for some reason it it only picking up 1 tv show and not the others on plex and I am using file bot

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for some reason it it only picking up 1 tv show and not the others on plex and I am using file bot

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You are using a TV library? All the files and folders are named in accordance with the Plex naming convention (check the FAQ)? Are you recording these or downloading them? If they are MP4, do they have crappy metadata in them that’s preventing them from being properly scanned (local media assets at the top of the agent listing, instead of being at the bottom of the list)?

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I used playon streaming video recorder for the tv shows and yes All the files and folders are named in accordance with the Plex naming convention

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And you checked TVDB and made sure the name matches what is listed there?

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Please list examples of the files that don’t get matched, including the complete directory structure and the exact names used.

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Is this how everything is structured and is the library type TV shows?
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TV Shows <— The library points here
---------TV Show Name (Year first aired if needed) <— This folder holds the season folders
------------------Season 01 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 01
-------------------------ShowName - s01e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------ShowName - s01e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 01
------------------Season 02 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 02
-------------------------ShowName - s02e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------ShowName - s02e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 02
------------------Season 03 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 03
-------------------------ShowName - s03e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------ShowName - s03e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 03
---------2nd TV Show Name (Year first aired if needed) <— This folder holds the season folders
------------------Season 01 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 01
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s01e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s01e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 01
------------------Season 02 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 02
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s02e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s02e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 02
------------------Season 03 <— This folder holds all the episodes for season 03
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s03e01 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------2nd ShowName - s03e02 - Episode Name.ext
-------------------------And so on for the rest of season 03
Note: The year after the show name is only normally needed or desired if there is more that one show with exactly the same name. Check http://thetvdb.com/ if you are not sure and match exactly the name used there. There are some exceptions to this where the year is needed even if there is no other show of that name.
There are naming methods other than the above that work but this does work 99.9% of the time.
If you are going to use Plex it is best to use the proper naming conventions so Plex makes the best match possible. Trying to force Plex to use other naming methods is just asking for frustration.
https://plexapp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200220687-Naming-Series-Based-TV-Shows
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Exact examples of your naming and structure would help if you continue to have problems.
PlayOn names the shows pretty well but Plex needs the structure to be exact as well.

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I Know for sure that the TVDB and made sure the name matches for fear the walking dead and the other tv shows in my libary

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And I am using filebot to make sure it is naming correctly it should work but for some reason it is not picking up the tv show in plex

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@Davidm30 said:
I Know for sure that the TVDB and made sure the name matches for fear the walking dead and the other tv shows in my libary

Please list exact examples so we can see.

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@Davidm30 said:
I Know for sure that the TVDB and made sure the name matches for fear the walking dead and the other tv shows in my libary

And is the structure EXACTLY what Plex wants. The library structure is more important, or at least as important, as the naming!

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I just changed my tv show fear the walking dead name from season 1 to Season 01 and now it is working for me