Connect the Apple TV device to the Mac via the USB-C cable

Connect the Apple TV to the power supply

Launch Apple Configurator 2

Under “All Devices” select the Apple TV device, it should be highlighted in a  grey box

From the menu select > Action > Prepare...

Select Prepare with: ‘Manual Configuration’ and select the checkboxes for ‘Supervise devices’ and ‘Allow devices to pair with other computers’, uncheck all others.

Enroll in MDM Server - select: Do not enroll in MDM.

Enter your information on the Create an Organization step. You need your Apple ID for this step.

You should leave all Setup steps active. Click Prepare.

Your Apple TV device will perform a reset and you will be guided through the setup again. Your previously installed apps and settings should be restored from iCloud. Afterward, your device should be set to Supervision mode!

Open Apple Configurator and navigate to  File > New Profile.

Give your profile a name and a unique identifier. Typically you’ll be setting it up to   go through the same PC you’re using, so indicating this is encouraged (such as Charles-JoeLaptop ).

Select Global HTTP Proxy on the left and click Configure.

Input the IP address of the machine running Charles and 8888 (default) for the port.

Note: You can find your internal IP address on your Mac in Settings > Network (under either Wi-Fi or Ethernet, depending on your connection):

Open Charles and navigate to  Help > SSL Proxying > Save Charles Root Certificate.

Save the certificate as a Binary certificate (.cer) file.

Back in the Configurator, select Certificates on the left and click Configure.

In the dialog that appears, select the certificate you created and click Open.

You may see the message "This root certificate is not trusted." This just reflects the status of the user you’re using on the Mac.

Verify that both Global HTTP Proxy and Certificates show 1 Payload configured.

Close the Profile by clicking the red circle and save the configuration (as a .mobileconfig file).

Connect the Apple TV device to the Mac via a USB-C cable.

Connect the Apple TV to the power supply.

Open Apple Configurator 2.
The Apple TV should show up under All Devices.

Select the device (make sure it is highlighted in a grey box) and click Add at the top of the window.

Select Profiles, find the profile (the .mobileconfig file) you created, then click Add Profiles.

After the Profile installs, you see a Connection request on your computer running Charles Proxy. Click Allow.

In Charles Proxy, open Proxy > SSL Proxying Settings.

Add a new Host (*) and click OK.

Note: You will not be able to access the App Store on the Apple TV while SSL proxying is enabled. As a workaround to disable SSL proxying, clear the checkbox for this host.

Analytics and Heartbeat calls will now display in Charles Proxy from your Apple TV. Further instructions on focused hosts will be provided in your run details if necessary.