# Plex re-recording existing episodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Live TV & DVR\ **Tags:** livetv-dvr\ **Created:** [May 29, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020 "2021-05-29T09:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/1 "2021-05-29T09:37:31Z")
Server Version#: 1.31.1.2262 (but happening for several versions at least) Tuner Make/Model: HDHomerun Connect Quatro Guide/Lineup name: UK Freeview OTA (OX25) Using XMLTV?: no Channel number/Name: 035 Pick TV I have one missing episode for Stargate Atlantic (the last one of the entire series). As it is showing again on TV, I decided to record so that I would get that last episode. However, it is trying to record everything again. - I have done the [Plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) to no avail. - I am using the new Plex TV scanner. - I am recording to the same library - There is no resolution improvement in the new recording - I have other similar recordings scheduled (for other shows with only a few episodes missing) that this is not happening to (same library). - When I search for the show, both the recorded and Live DVR versions are shown - The new recordings are formatted the same as the existing ones (show name, show year etc etc) **The existing recordings…** ![Screenshot 2021-05-29 at 10.30.40](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/f/4fe57b845bd85fb7ab628dc3954214ed12c6510c.jpeg) **Example of a scheduled recording** (the existing recording is in the above pic)… ![Screenshot 2021-05-29 at 10.29.15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/c/6c8e232681f28e9ddf324f3836e352c11536c03d.jpeg) Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/2 "2021-06-11T11:26:39Z")
OK, I think I have figured it out. I solved it by rematching my existing show/episodes using US (not UK) as the language: ![Screenshot 2021-06-11 at 12.09.56](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/c/2c57b10f62543af958275384747be7cf77288d89.png) For context, my library is set as follows: - **Language** : UK - **Scanner** : Plex TV Series - **Agent** : Plex TV Series …so I am in the weird situation of living in the UK but needing to match some shows in my library using “English - United States” (instead of “English - United Kingdom”) so that new recordings will match existing shows even though those existing shows were themselves DVR’d in the UK last year. ![Screenshot 2021-06-11 at 12.10.23](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/d/4d297e81ce7047399cf951d9946c646647c57fa2.png) ![Screenshot 2021-06-11 at 12.10.38](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/f/5f7da3d0e6b886fa65f22939f1a69e755e360444.png) ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/3 "2021-06-11T11:38:29Z")
Is it working as expected now? In my experience - the DVR will show the episodes will record, but they actually won’t if you have them already - and they’re all matched to the same show. It’s a Leap of Faith. You have to find out what happened afterwards to know (or guess) what’s gonna happen in the future. My EPG is so bad they’ll call American Experience - S01E10 ----\> S54E21 (or something equally incorrect), so… yea, the DVR records those. The EPG has the NOVA episodes correct, so it doesn’t record those repeats. Worse: The DVR adds a (YEAR) field to everything - and when matching against TVDB that doesn’t work very often. The EPG will provide the metadata, but if you’re matching (or trying to match) an existing show - they’ll be two different shows to the DVR. ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/4 "2021-06-11T12:18:11Z")
> [@JuiceWSA](#): > > Is it working as expected now? yes, working perfectly now. > [@JuiceWSA](#): > > In my experience - the DVR will show the episodes will record, but they actually won’t if you have them already The “new” episodes did record (giving me duplicates) and only stopped when I re-matched against US info. In some cases that means a different title (eg: NCIS) or not (eg: SG: Atlantis). > [@JuiceWSA](#): > > My EPG is so bad they’ll call American Experience - S01E10 ----\> S54E21 We have loads of “one-off” errors (so many, it must be a systematic error, of course): - Regularly, the last episode or a special will record with the date instead of season/episode so you have to go figure out what it really was (but at least it recorded). - Every now and then Plex’s EPG completely misses a show because of wrong episode/season (and you have already recorded that “wrong” one) so you’ve lost it until the repeats come round (if it comes round). - For many US shows, Plex shows the 1st two episodes as merged causing the 2nd episode to be missed and every subsequent episode to be out by 1 for the rest of that season. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/5 "2021-06-11T12:20:32Z")
Yep, I see that all the time too. It’s tricky - when the DVR isn’t using the right names by adding that (YEAR) field to everything. I expect it’ll need constant supervision… you know… from us… fiddling with it all the time…lol ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/6 "2021-06-11T12:38:42Z")
> [@JuiceWSA](#): > > I expect it’ll need constant supervision… you know… from us… fiddling with it all the time…lol correctamundo 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/7 "2021-06-11T12:42:08Z")
Lucky for me - our transmitter (the one) was hit by lightning 7 years ago so it only works when they reboot it - On The Air: 35%, Maybe. When it’s working it broadcasts 2 viable channels. It’s easier to fiddle with 2 channels that don’t half work - than… more than 2 channels that do work. Carry on… ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/8 "2021-06-11T12:55:27Z")
That’s a nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/9 "2021-06-11T13:01:37Z")
One last thing: If you’ve been trying to get that episode for as long as I tried to get ‘The Rose Tattoo (1955)’ - I suggest you move Stargate Atlantis OUT of Plex’s View - until you have it aboard. The Rose Tattoo was 37 years in the making… You wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/10 "2021-06-11T13:12:06Z")
wow - that’s commitment …and patience. Thanks for the advice. If I move it out, it will try to download every episode all again (I want the last episode of the last season only) which is over 2 months away, so I have put it in my schedule to check it the week and night before. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/11 "2021-06-11T13:18:01Z")
Yea, set your cell phone alarm to 24 hours prior. and in the end - The Rose Tattoo is one of Lancaster’s least liked performances. A reviewer called it ‘Wreched Overacting’ and while I would agree with that description - it’s still a pleasure to see him do it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/12 "2021-06-11T13:31:29Z")
> [@JuiceWSA](#): > > The Rose Tattoo I hadn’t heard of it and just looked it up… ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/13 "2021-07-07T20:46:44Z")
OK, so this is still going on and now for another series which is British (so rematching to US won’t work in this case). Is no-one else having this problem? ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/14 "2021-07-08T08:01:25Z")
@sa2000 - would appreciate your thoughts on this. The first incidences appear to be linked to Plex only associating Plex’s UK EPG TV listings with library TV that has been fix-matched using “English United States” as the language. I have no clue why the last one is happening as I tried the fix-match solution and it has made no difference. I am therefore recording episodes I don’t need to which is annoying. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-re-recording-existing-episodes/719020/15 "2021-10-06T08:01:43Z")
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