Thanks for adding that portion. I’m aware of this, but something in the original post I responded to made me think of this possibly causing an issue. However, after I looked back at the post, I don’t think it’s the case but since I brought it up I wanted to reply to OP’s response to me.
Thanks,
Shark2k
I see the bulk of the problem immediately.
You’re using the “Multimedia” shared folder.
Multimedia is a software API shared folder. It’s not real.
Every time QTS/QuTS scans, it will delete then re-add. You end up with multiple entries just like are being shown.
Solution:
Your QNAP answer is here (in the FAQ) Q14
The entire Multimedia / Codex Pack setup, while good if you’re running standalone (no PMS server), is a disaster if you use PMS.
Use the real shared folder definitions and it will all clear up
Going over the suggestions in this thread and editing the main Series Advanced settings solved this issue for me.
For the TNG series I changed Episode Ordering to TVDB(Aired)
It’s a bit weird because the first two “episodes” shown are now linked to the same file that contains episodes 1 and 2 combined, but I can live with that.
If Auto Play is on Plex will play “Episode 3” after “Episode 1” (which contains 1 and 2)… so that’s cool.
This made me think about why Plex was using anything other than TVDB(Aired) since I assumed that was the default for my server because I noticed a lot of series ratings from TMDB on the server
I took a look in Agents for the first time in awhile and notice that there is no way to “turn off/uncheck” The Movie Database so I just raised the Priority of TheTVDB above The Movie Database in the The Movie Database tab.
Also noticed that there isn’t a way to select Aired order as the default for all shows.
Any comments are appreciated
You don’t need to mess with the agents.
While TMDB is the default, I override it in the library section itself when I define it.
Yes, but I was looking for a global Plex solution since my file renaming scheme for all Series uses TVDB now. I have had a lot of issues with Series that Air their shows out of production order… NOVA being the worst.
Miami Vice and FireFly are equally bad
Out of curiosity, what are you running, now?
BYO. Ubuntu server, 109TB usable (12x12TB HUH721212ALE604) RAID 6.
Xeon E5-2690v4, 256GB, Between HDDs and SSDs – 21
16-port SAS/SATA HDD controller, 2x 10GbE, and Nvidia P2200.
I’ll share the build details if you want.
PS: Going back through the various logs from the past year, I suspect the QNAP burped when it was my main server. I know I did a file & size count moving from QNAP → the new one.
Speaking of Miami Vice… made me refresh meta just now, and now I need to fix it again, because just a couple of weeks ago someone over at TVDB f’d with the episode order in season 1. I’ve said this before, but an old show like that should be certified and locked.
This is where my TV Shows library is. I am running the Plex server on a Synology NAS.
I don’t see anything unusual there. Do you?
Looks good. Like I mentioned, at this point I no longer remember what my thought process was based on what I saw.
-Shark2k
For me (being one of the much newer members/Plex users here), “Library Default” was the default, but I don’t know
what “Library Default” refers to.
Having changed to TVDB(aired order), I think all of my Star Trek naming issues have been resolved.
I’m fairly sure this is documented somewhere, but yeah, it’s not clear just from looking at it in PMS. The default is TMDB (aired). I don’t think Plex supports any other sorting for TMDB, unlike TVDB. Someone correct me, if I’m wrong.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200241558-agents/
Personally, I like IMDB. That’s professionally curated by the studio.
For movies, yes, IMDB all the way. For shows, they tend to lack a lot of info, mostly names of episodes, both current and old. I find that TVDB with all its flaws is still the go-to here.
Personal note: totally off topic: 1.6 TB re-ripped 
Now what’s this thread about? 
Do I have the same problem as everyone?
Please notice how the alignment ends up with Episodes 25 & 26.
S01E26 is “The Neutral Zone” but the screenshot from Episode 25 is from Episode 26
[chuck@lizum Star Trek The Next Generation.2065]$ ll *01
total 205626508
drwxrwxr-x 2 chuck chuck 4096 Sep 7 10:39 ./
drwxrwxr-x 9 chuck chuck 157 Sep 7 12:49 ../
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 17459856182 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E01-E02 - Encounter at Farpoint.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 8208418223 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E03 - The Naked Now.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7408405587 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E04 - Code of Honor.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 8177492945 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E05 - The Last Outpost.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7778591152 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E06 - Where No One Has Gone Before.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7544791974 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E07 - Lonely Among Us.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7464676338 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E08 - Justice.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 8235977062 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E09 - The Battle.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7592438789 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E10 - Hide and Q.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7327550940 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E11 - Haven.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7936121950 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E12 - The Big Goodbye.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7756254279 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E13 - Datalore.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7336712840 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E14 - Angel One.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 8004953642 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E15 - 11001001.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7816756197 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E16 - Too Short a Season.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7472408348 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E17 - When the Bough Breaks.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7446017557 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E18 - Home Soil.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7803618847 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E19 - Coming of Age.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7866701942 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E20 - Heart of Glory.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7865111544 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E21 - The Arsenal of Freedom.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7780448181 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E22 - Symbiosis.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7828159453 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E23 - Skin of Evil.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 7765837845 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E24 - We'll Always Have Paris.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 11371863448 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E25 - Conspiracy.mkv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 chuck chuck 11312326727 Sep 7 16:10 Star Trek The Next Generation - S01E26 - The Neutral Zone.mkv
[chuck@lizum Star Trek The Next Generation.2066]$
The shift / error seems to occur right at the beginning with the compount episode file.
S01E01-E02 should get one/ same image. (E02 is actually lost here)
S01E03 should get Tasha’s pic.
Yes, you do 
Change to TVDB aired!
…or rename E01-E02 to just E01 and go from there, if you feel like sticking with TMDB.
Here’s the $50 question –
Request Engineering change TV Show default to TheTVDB ?
