# Plex Prioritizing Extended TV Show Episodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [March 11, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858 "2024-03-11T15:34:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Italicize4786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@Italicize4786](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Italicize4786)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/1 "2024-03-11T15:34:51Z")
I have multiple TV shows such as The Office (US) with superfan episodes, Parks and Recreation with extended episodes as well as Psych. These shows, and I’m sure many others, have extended or differently cut episodes than the ones that aired. When I name my files I’ll name it: Parks and Recreation S04E06 For the extended I add: Parks and Recreation S04E06 (Extended) However, when Plex combines these episodes it prioritizes the standard episode rather than the extended one. Is there a way to make it prioritize the extended episodes? Also, because of the major lack of information provided when you select “Play Version” it’s a 50/50 chance you select the right one. Maybe there’s a better way to present the other versions of an episode, but I digress. My first priority is finding a way to have Plex prioritize the extended episodes. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/2 "2024-03-11T16:11:42Z")
Plex doesn’t currently have a concept of different editions for tv shows / episodes. Your files are treated as different-quality versions of the same video. IIRC Plex will pick a version based on quality aspects and client compatibility (not sure if it’ll fallback to an alphabetical order if the other aspects are the same or similar). Personally I’m currently opting to treat my non-preferred edition of an episode as a local extra (while keeping my fingers crossed for proper edition support, e.g. ```plaintext Parks and Recreation Season 04 Parks and Recreation S04E06.ext Parks and Recreation S04E06 - Extended Version-other.ext ``` > [@Add "edition" support to TV-Shows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-edition-support-to-tv-shows/843629): > > Edition support was added for movie libraries recently: [image] Please add that to TV-Show libraries as well. There are lots of possibilities to use such a feature. In fact I’m naming some episodes already that way: [image] Thanks for listening. # > [@Italicize4786](#): > > Also, because of the major lack of information provided when you select “Play Version” it’s a 50/50 chance you select the right one. > [@More Info in "Play Version"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-info-in-play-version/312496): > > So my mom was trying to watch Return of the Jedi the other day, and she complained that the version I have is “the one with all the stupid cartoon stuff.” Of course, I know I have both the special edition and the theatrical release, but over the phone I was unable to direct her to the right version. Ultimately I deleted the special edition from my server entirely to avoid confusion in the future, but this presents a problem. The information provided by the “Play Version” modal is not particular… ---
**Author:** ![Italicize4786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@Italicize4786](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Italicize4786)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/3 "2024-03-11T19:13:37Z")
I think that’s what I’ll end up doing as well. Do you know if any work has begun on implementing edition support for TV shows? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/4 "2024-03-11T19:42:46Z")
Sorry, no idea. Plex don’t usually share their roadmap. Are you ok to close this suggestion and comment/vote in the other thread to help us avoid distracting votes (especially with this suggestion being based on mixing up versions and editions)? ---
**Author:** ![Italicize4786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@Italicize4786](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Italicize4786)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/5 "2024-03-11T19:43:21Z")
Yeah that sounds good. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-prioritizing-extended-tv-show-episodes/871858/6 "2024-03-11T19:51:08Z")
2024 clean-up: duplicate