The current TV Show advanced recording features allows you to choose to “Keep 3 episodes” (or 1 or 5). As described on the associated Plex Support page link:
If you choose "3 episodes" and you currently have 3 unwatched episodes,
then when a new episode gets recorded, the oldest existing episode will
automatically be removed.
Many shows, like talk or game shows, are on often; some 10+ times a week. This results in a constant delete/record/delete/record cycle of the shows, whether they are watched or not. We end up with a lot of wasted, unwatched, transient recordings.
I would like to see another option like “Keep 3 episodes in the queue” (and 1 and 5). This would record up to 3 episodes, then pause the recording for that show until one of those episodes have been deleted (manually or by the auto-delete in the show’s advanced recording options). When an episode is deleted, Plex reenables the show’s recording until 3 shows are recorded again.
Checking my Recording Schedule, I have 14 shows that I’d use this on (judge, cooking, travel, sewing, and painting shows). Since I’m a humble OTA recording, it’s easy to imagine others have many more.
