diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/episodes.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/episodes.js
index f3b6979da9..9c8abf278b 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/episodes.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/episodes.js
@@ -232,10 +232,7 @@
             });
         }
 
-        self.initTab = function () {
-
-            initPage(tabContent);
-        };
+        initPage(tabContent);
 
        self.renderTab = function () {
 
             if (LibraryBrowser.needsRefresh(tabContent)) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvrecommended.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvrecommended.js
index f12d743738..0ce5d59ba6 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvrecommended.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvrecommended.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
             }
         };
 
+        var tabControllers = [];
         function loadTab(page, index) {
 
             var tabContent = page.querySelector('.pageTabContent[data-index=\'' + index + '\']');
@@ -216,11 +217,14 @@
                 if (index == 0) {
                     self.tabContent = tabContent;
                 }
-                var controller = index ? new controllerFactory(view, params, tabContent) : self;
+                var controller = tabControllers[index];
+                if (!controller) {
+                    controller = index ? new controllerFactory(view, params, tabContent) : self;
+                    tabControllers[index] = controller;
 
-                if (controller.initTab) {
-                    controller.initTab();
-                    tabContent.initComplete = true;
+                    if (controller.initTab) {
+                        controller.initTab();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 controller.renderTab();
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvshows.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvshows.js
index 419016b1a4..d812b9a906 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvshows.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/tvshows.js
@@ -258,10 +258,7 @@
             });
         }
 
-        self.initTab = function () {
-
-            initPage(tabContent);
-        };
+        initPage(tabContent);
 
        self.renderTab = function () {
 
             if (LibraryBrowser.needsRefresh(tabContent)) {