Live TV incorrect matches preventing new DVR recordings

Server Version#: 1.20.0.3133
Player Version#: 1.16.0.1364-da192ff7
Tuner Make/Model: HDHomeRun Connect Duo
Guide/Lineup name: The Best of the Joy of Painting
Using XMLTV?: No
Channel number/Name: KLRN 9.4

When trying to record The Best of the Joy of Painting from my antenna, I’m no longer getting any new recordings saved because Plex is incorrectly matching the airings to episodes in my library. Any way to resolve this? I saw some other threads related to this but none really had any solutions.

These are the matches I’m seeing.

This is the existing episode it’s matching to.

This is the upcoming episode with a different season and title that’s being ignored.

Plex Media Server Logs_2020-08-17_13-09-35.zip (7.4 MB)

Looking at your logs and the OTA guide data available on zap2it for zipcode 78202 and channel 9.4. I am not seeing where there are new airings and the episodes that I matched up were all identified with the exact same episode that the logs are showing already exist in your library.

For example, from your logs the episode for tomorrow shows:

Aug 17, 2020 12:47:21.321 [2312] DEBUG - Subscription: Episode 'Contemplative Lady' airs on channel 9.4 at 2020-08-18 10:30:00
Aug 17, 2020 12:47:21.321 [2312] DEBUG - Subscription: Episode 'Contemplative Lady' airs on channel 9.4 at 2020-08-18 14:00:00
Aug 17, 2020 12:47:21.321 [2312] DEBUG - Subscription: Episode 'Contemplative Lady' airs on channel 9.4 at 2020-08-18 22:30:00
Aug 17, 2020 12:47:21.321 [2312] DEBUG - Subscription: Episode 'Contemplative Lady' airs on channel 9.4 at 2020-08-19 04:30:00

Aug 17, 2020 12:47:21.339 [2312] DEBUG - Subscription: We found a match in the library for 'The Best of The Joy of Painting - E19 - Contemplative Lady'

From zap2it EPG data:

2020-08-17_17-48-22

Well this is embarrassing…

Looked thru every episode in my library again and found the episode. It’s been a while since a “new” episode had been recorded, and the episodes aren’t broken up by season like a regular show so I missed it. I guess KLRN has just been playing a lot of repeats lately.

Thanks for looking at this, sorry for posting what ended up being a non-issue.

No worries. Glad it is solved,

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