# Plex confusing tv seasons & episodes

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows, android-mobile-legacy, plex-web, roku, library-management\
**Created:** [September 5, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444 "2024-09-05T23:11:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sjbjava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@sjbjava](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sjbjava)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/1 "2024-09-05T23:11:09Z")

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Server Version#: 4.133.0  
Player Version#: All (Roku, Web Plex Android App)  
The latest version of the server is confusing tv seasons and episodes. I mark season 1, all episodes watched, and season 5 is marked watched. When I fix that and go to watch a season 5 episode, that episode in season 1 opens. Sometimes, sometimes it is visa versa.

Similarly when I was browsing season 1 (or 3, etc), it was showing the metadata for season 5 (thumbnails, descriptions, etc). On another occasion I was watching an entirely different show and returned to the other that had the screwed up episodes, an  
[sysinfo.txt](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/qXptHD7Hk4362bIhl9ZRvQYpEVT.txt) (7.6 KB)  
d then the other show’s episodes were marked watched. I have just tried optimizing the database but doubt that will help.

Attached is my server system info.

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/2 "2024-09-05T23:54:58Z")

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99.999% sure its your file naming, and folder structure.

My canned response is to see [https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/) and:

If you want to save yourself a lot of time I would recommend using [archive.tinymediamanager.org](https://archive.tinymediamanager.org/v3.1/) and use:

Episode format:  
`${showTitle} - S${seasonNr2}E${episodeNr2} - ${title}`

Folder format:  
`${showTitle} (${showYear}) {tvdb-${tvShow.ids.tvdb}}/Season ${seasonNr2}`

as the new name format.

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**Author:** ![sjbjava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@sjbjava](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sjbjava)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/3 "2024-09-08T20:57:46Z")

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I am following the file name conventions precisely. This just started after the most recent server update.

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**Author:** ![CapMarkoRamius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@CapMarkoRamius](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CapMarkoRamius)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/4 "2024-09-08T22:08:44Z")

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99% of the time when someone declares this so precisely, they are not. Provide a screenshot to prove.

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/5 "2024-09-08T23:00:56Z")

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Can you provide a screenshot of your files, and a copy of your [server logs?](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-confusing-tv-seasons-episodes/887444/6 "2024-12-07T23:01:28Z")

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