# Modified Shuffle Feature for TV shows

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/modified-shuffle-feature-for-tv-shows/452362
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/modified-shuffle-feature-for-tv-shows/452362 "2019-08-26T05:20:52Z")
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### Author: ![andrew\_m\_kuhlman\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@andrew\_m\_kuhlman\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andrew_m_kuhlman_gmail_com)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/modified-shuffle-feature-for-tv-shows/452362/1 "2019-08-26T05:20:52Z")

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I would like to see a shuffle option added where you can shuffle through television series however it plays each series episodes in order. I prefer to watch a tv series in order as one episode builds on another. However, I would like to watch multiple shows at random. This would obviously require a way of resetting whether you want to rewatch a series. I could easily build a playlist for this… however, I have like 40 television series.

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### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/modified-shuffle-feature-for-tv-shows/452362/2 "2021-07-22T21:28:02Z")

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2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@Shuffle SHOWS, not episodes when using the Library shuffle function](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shuffle-shows-not-episodes-when-using-the-library-shuffle-function/550184):
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> Plex TV Library has a shuffle option, but it just shuffles every episode randomly. This is chaos when you have shows like Lost or Dexter that are very clearly supposed to be watched in order. I propose an option that allows you to shuffle shows in your library, but plays them in Unwatched order. Say I have the following shows, and the corresponding Watched status: Lost - S03E04 Dexter - S01E09 The Office - Unwatched Breaking Bad - Unwatched The proposed shuffle function may play episodes i…
