I have four seasons of a TV show. When I add a new library, I’ll choose the TV Show and give it the name of the TV show. I’ll add my folder (which contains sub-folders of every season). Under Advanced, I can choose for the agent: TheTVDB or The Movie Database.
If I pick TheTVDB, it’ll add all the seasons and shows, but give them strange TV show names.
For example, I’ll add the TV show JAG - Season 1. When the library finishes updating, it adds it as Pokemon Season 4, or Batman Season 8. Then, when it processes Season 2, it’ll add it as The Brady Bunch Season 6. WTH??
If I choose The Movie Database, it’ll add them as normal - JAG Season 1, Season 2, etc. But it doesn’t collece any data about the show nor get posters or images.
exactly how are the shows involved named. For Plex to handle TV shows correctly you must follow Plex’s naming exactly:
…
TV Shows <- The TV library points here
_______ShowName (year)
____________Season 01
__________________ShowName (year) - s01e01 - Optional Name.ext
__________________ShowName (year) - s01e02 - Optional Name.ext
__________________and so on for the shows in season 01
____________Season 02 <- just like Season 01
____________Season 03 <- and so on for each season
____________Season 00 <- or “Specials”
__________________ShowName (year) - s00e01 - Optional name
__________________ShowName (year) - s00e02 - Optional name
__________________and so on for each special
Note: the eXX part of the specials must match EXACTLY what is found in TheTVDB
You can try other setups BUT Plex is very picky about TV show structure and it is best not to fight the great Plexisaurus.
