wtf is wrong with this tableview? - didSelectIndexPath is returning wrong values - and first touch selects the row, but didSelectIndexPath is not called

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@interface OVChannelViewController : UIViewController <OVChannelManagerDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate>

@property (strong, nonatomic) NSArray *channels;
@property (strong, nonatomic) UITableView *tableView;

@end


//
//  OVChannelViewController.m
//  OnVidi
//
//  Created by George Cook on 21/02/2012.
//  Copyright (c) 2012 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
//

#import "OVChannelViewController.h"
#import "OVResultList.h"
#import "OVChannel.h"
#import "OVSpringboardViewController.h"
#import "OVChannelVideoViewController.h"
#import "OVChannelCEll.h"

@interface OVChannelViewController ()
- (void)initializeChannels;


@end

@implementation OVChannelViewController {
    id _selectedChannel;
}
@synthesize channels = _channels;
@synthesize tableView = _tableView;


#pragma mark -
#pragma mark lifecycle

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    self.tableView = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds];
    self.tableView.delegate = self;
    self.tableView.dataSource = self;
    //self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    [self.view addSubview:self.tableView];
//        self.tableView.opaque = NO;
    //self.tableView.scrollEnabled = NO;
//    [self.tableView setSeparatorStyle:UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleSingleLine];
//    [self.tableView setSeparatorColor:[UIColor lightGrayColor]];
//
    self.navigationItem.title = @"Categories";

    if (![OVChannelManager shared].isInitialized) {
        [OVChannelManager shared].delegate = self;
        //self.tableView.hidden = YES;
        [[OVChannelManager shared] initializeChannels];
    } else {
        [self initializeChannels];
    }
}

- (void)viewDidUnload {
    [self setTableView:nil];
    [super viewDidUnload];
    if ([OVChannelManager shared].delegate == self) {
        [OVChannelManager shared].delegate = nil;
    }
    self.channels = nil;
}

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
    [super viewWillAppear:YES];

    self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [TTSpringBoardViewController sharedInstance].homeNavigationButton;

}

- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
    [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
}


- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
    return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
}

#pragma mark - Table view data source

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    return _channels.count;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    int row = indexPath.row;
    OVChannel *channel = [_channels objectAtIndex:row];
    NSLog(@"MADE CELL %d - channel is %@",row, channel);

    //OVChannelCell *cell = [[OVChannelCell alloc] initWithChannel:channel];
    UITableViewCell *cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"cell"];
    cell.textLabel.text = channel.name;
    return cell;
}


- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    return 77;
}


- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didDeselectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    int row = indexPath.row;
    _selectedChannel = [_channels objectAtIndex: row];
    NSLog(@"selected ip %@ - channel is %@",indexPath , _selectedChannel);

    [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"Videos" sender:self];
}


#pragma mark - Segue



- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
    if ([segue.destinationViewController isKindOfClass:[OVChannelVideoViewController class]]) {
        ((OVChannelVideoViewController *) segue.destinationViewController).channel = _selectedChannel;
    }
}

#pragma mark OVChannelManager impl

- (void)channelManager:(OVChannelManager *)channelManager didRetrieveChannels:(NSArray *)channels {
    //we are good to go! - show the table, hide the spinner.
    [self initializeChannels];
    self.tableView.hidden = NO;
    [self.tableView reloadData];
}

- (void)channelManagerFailedToRetrieveChannels:(OVChannelManager *)channelManager {
    //display alert to say we are not connected to the internets
}

#pragma mark private impl
- (void)initializeChannels {
//    NSMutableArray *allChannels = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[OVChannelManager shared].channels];
//    [allChannels insertObject:[OVChannelManager shared].allChannel atIndex:0];
    self.channels = [OVChannelManager shared].channels;
}

@end