# Naming TV Show 'Specials' \<- Is wrong, or outdated. **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [January 10, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196 "2017-01-10T01:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PunkleJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@PunkleJones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PunkleJones)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/1 "2017-01-10T01:03:42Z")
_/Specials Heroes - s00e02 - Countdown to Season 3.mkv_ is what your guide is saying. /Specials ShowName - 3xSpecial 9 - Episode Title Is what many Specials now are named. (Heros Specials as in your ex. is now: Heroes Specials 56 : Countdown to Season 3 (eg: Heroes - 3xSpecial 56 - Countdown to Season 3 ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jmckee/32/8332_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/2 "2017-01-10T01:07:47Z")
I think you’re misunderstanding the naming. In your example that special would simply be: `Heroes - S00E56 - Count Down to Season 3.ext` You’re reading the episode name as part of the episode number instead of putting it as the episode name. ---
**Author:** ![PunkleJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@PunkleJones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PunkleJones)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/3 "2017-01-19T21:17:19Z")
Plex uses [TVDB.COM](http://TVDB.COM) And correct naming of Specials are as i showed in my post. Even FileBot renames the specials as in my post. (\_Sherlock - 1xSpecial 1 - Unaired Pilot.mkv \_,_Sherlock - 3xSpecial 9 - The Abominable Bride.mkv_) Plex is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Nights0ng](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nights0ng/32/11035_2.png) [@Nights0ng](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Nights0ng)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/4 "2017-01-19T21:26:15Z")
> @PunkleJones said: > _/Specials > Heroes - s00e02 - Countdown to Season 3.mkv_ > is what your guide is saying. No, the guide would be telling you to do: TV\Specials\Heroes - s00e56 - Countdown to Season 3.mkv Where are you getting the the episode 2 from in your example? The screenshot you posted clearly says **Aired Episode Number: 56** … I’m not sure how this is out of line what is being shown on thetvdb. Perhaps instead of being defensive you could explain your naming pattern and why it is superior other that “Plex is wrong”. Especially in light of your example of Plex naming being incorrect is because you used the wrong episode number. ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jmckee/32/8332_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/5 "2017-01-19T22:03:12Z")
> @PunkleJones said: > Even FileBot renames the specials as in my post. (\_Sherlock - 1xSpecial 1 - Unaired Pilot.mkv \_,_Sherlock - 3xSpecial 9 - The Abominable Bride.mkv_) > Plex is wrong. > No, Plex is not wrong. Plex tells you how to name your files so that Plex Scanner will find the find, identify, and then match the file. Clearly, [theTVdb.com](http://theTVdb.com) lists those in the specials season under episode 1 and episode 9 ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/43a72ed830c7b58b59e39c63496ed767fc1ae58a.jpg) Now to name these following Plex’s naming standards and the numbering on theTVdb it would end up being: Sherlock - S00E01 - Unaired Pilot.mkv Sherlock - S00E09 - Abdominable Bride.mkv And if you actually use the {plex} tag in Filebot it names them correctly for you automatically (In the correct way): ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5ffded613746cfc33a0702b995ace91cc697fc35.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-tv-show-specials-is-wrong-or-outdated/175196/6 "2020-01-07T22:33:56Z")