# Plex ignoring TV Show

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** plex-web\
**Created:** [October 17, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100 "2022-10-17T04:31:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![itshorsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a183cd/32.png) [@itshorsey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/itshorsey)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/1 "2022-10-17T04:31:26Z")

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Server Version#: Version 4.87.2  
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I’ve encountered an issue with Plex ignoring a show with my TV Show folder, even with a .plexmatch file in the directory to add context. The TV appears in the plex db, however, it will not appear in the scan when I move the folder into the TV Shows directory.

At first, I thought it was an issue with the content, however when I moved the show to my Movies folder to scan, they shows appeared individually.

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**Author:** ![JaysPlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaysplex/32/281767_2.png) [@JaysPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JaysPlex)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/2 "2022-10-17T04:36:44Z")

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What show is it?

How is it named?

Does the TMDB and TVDB have it listed as a movie or tv show?

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**Author:** ![itshorsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a183cd/32.png) [@itshorsey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/itshorsey)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/3 "2022-10-17T04:47:30Z")

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It’s Insomniac with Dave Attell, I named the folder just that.

Plex has a listing for it. When I moved it into the Movies folder, Plex recognized it. I was able to look at the matched results and also see they have the show. For some reason it won’t register in the Shows directory.

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**Author:** ![JaysPlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaysplex/32/281767_2.png) [@JaysPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JaysPlex)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/4 "2022-10-17T05:02:36Z")

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Post the exact name of the file

Insomniac with Dave Attell (show folder)

Season 01

Insomniac with Dave Attell.S01E01.New York ← This is the most important part for things that show up the tv library

File names that have the S01E01 format shouldn’t even show up in a movie library at all.

There is a Dave Attell’s Insomniac Tour: Uncensored! which is listed on TVDB as a movie.

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**Author:** ![itshorsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a183cd/32.png) [@itshorsey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/itshorsey)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/5 "2022-10-17T05:32:21Z")

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Ah thanks, appending the season + ep to the title got them to appear. My mistake, I thought adding those only helps Plex retrieves the meta data. I didn’t know Plex would not display them entirely…thanks again.

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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:** [January 15, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignoring-tv-show/815100/6 "2023-01-15T05:32:48Z")

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