# Plex TV Series always Wrong - Always the same false Series

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273 "2022-07-27T15:40:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![filmproj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@filmproj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/filmproj)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/1 "2022-07-27T15:40:21Z")

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Server Version#: 1.27.2.5929  
Hello, since a few Updates, everytime I give a TV Series in the Server the Agent “Scrub” it Wrong - And Always Plex says it´s the Series “The Powerteam” from 1978

So I Had to Correct it manually - Ever and ever…  
I Really don´t know, whats going Wrong, cause Emby or Jellyfin on the other hand had no Problems at all with the Same Series.

Is here Anybody who has the same Problems, or know how to Fix?  
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**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/2 "2022-07-27T16:06:25Z")

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That sounds like there might be an issue with how you organized/named your media and/or the folder linked to your library. Plex can be a bit overwhelmed if you add or miss folder levels when it comes to TV show libraries.

Example:

```nohighlight
TV Shows <- folder linked to your library
  Show Name
    Season XX
      Show Name - sXXeYY - optional episode title.ext

```

_Where `XX` is the 2+ digit season number, `YY` is the 2+ digit episode number and `.ext` is a placeholder for your file extension._  
Sometimes it can help to include the year the show first aired next to the `Show Name` section (e.g. `Game of Thrones (2010)`).

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**Author:** ![filmproj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@filmproj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/filmproj)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/3 "2022-07-27T16:48:34Z")

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Hey, thanks for your reply,  
My Media is sorted like this

Folder (Name of Series) → Season → Name Sxx Exx.mkv

it is a bit dissapointing that Emby and Jellyfin don´t have such Problems.  
seems like i must clean the Installation and setup Plex Again…  
Work for Weekend 😒

Hopefully it will “Scrub” better then…

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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/4 "2022-07-27T17:56:27Z")

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[Plex Documentation](https://support.plex.tv/articles/) → [Your Media](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)  
 → [Naming & Organizing TV Shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)  
 → [Naming & Organizing Movies](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/)

> [@filmproj](#):
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> Folder (Name of Series) → Season → Name Sxx Exx.mkv  
> …  
> seems like i must clean the Installation and setup Plex Again…

You do not need to remove Plex Media Server from your system.

Rename/reorganize as @tom80H suggests. Note that “Season” should be in English, per Plex documentation.

Then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the series. This will remove any bad matching information from the Plex database.

See the documentation linked above. You can add the TVDB/TMDB ID to the show folder name. This tells Plex exactly which show to match. You can also add the IMDB/TMDB ID to movie folder & file names if desired.

If you’ve many shows to rename, there are tools that can help automate the process.

- [Filebot](https://www.filebot.net/)
- [Tiny Media Manager](https://www.tinymediamanager.org/)
- [Microsoft PowerTools PowerRenamer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)

Many people use Filebot. It is quite powerful and can rename an entire library in minutes.

Tiny Media Manager is also very useful. I’ve used the free version to rename several movies with the pattern `${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}`. You can easily set a pattern for TV shows that matches Plex’s naming standards.

PowerRenamer in Microsoft Power Tools is helpful for simple renaming with pattern matches or regular expressions. It makes quick work of tasks such as adding a year to file names, removing undesirable text from multiple files, etc. Simple example: Rip a TV show with MakeMKV and all the episodes have `_tXX` at the end. You can remove it from all episodes in just a few seconds.

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**Author:** ![rwoffice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rwoffice](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rwoffice)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/5 "2022-07-27T18:08:39Z")

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If they’re MP4s then it’s probably some junk metadata embedded in the file. You can either try and clean it, remux it to MKV, or fiddle with your Agent settings to not prefer Local Media Assets.

Also, you can go to Settings → Agents and put Local Media Assets underneath the real agent in the priority order and that would probably work once you Fix Match 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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-always-wrong-always-the-same-false-series/802273/6 "2022-10-25T18:09:03Z")

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