Plex Documentation → Your Media → Naming & Organizing Your TV Shows Files
Make sure you follow Plex naming and organization requirements for TV shows.
- TVDB/TMDB ID on show folder, not file name
- Use a Season folder
- Two digits for season & episode numbers.
/TV Shows/Date with the Angels (1957) {tvdb-71299}/Season 01/Date with the Angels (1957) s01e01-e13.ext ← ext = mkv/mp4/etc.
You may need to Plex Dance the show after renaming/reorganizing.
TMDB and TVDB list the show differently. Configure Plex to use the desired episode ordering.
TMDB: One season, 39 episodes
TVDB: Two seasons, Season 1 = 12 episodes, Season 2 = 21 episodes.
- Edit the TV show (pencil icon)
- Select Advanced
- Set Episode Ordering as desired
- Save Changes
- Refresh the metadata for the show if Plex does not do so automatically.
File named as above.
(Using a test video instead of actual tv show)
