Same Show Different Years

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In TheTVDb.com, the new one is named Top Gear, while the old one is named Top Gear (1977).

If you have re-named the files after Plex initially scanned it, you’ll need to perform “Plex Dance” for Plex to forget that it already has finger-printed the episodes (and originally matched them as the same show).
Steps are:

  1. remove the show folders from the tv shows folder linked to Plex
  2. scan library files – this should result in the shows being gone from your Plex library
  3. empty trash
  4. clean bundles
  5. confirm the naming of your shows (folders and episode files!) and return them to your tv shows folder
  6. scan library files (again)
  7. enjoy the shows being correctly matched :wink:

As for #5… the air date should only be required for the 1977 version (as that is officially named that way). However make sure to also include the (1977) segment in all files belonging to that show!!

TV Shows
   Top Gear (1977)
      Season 01
         Top Gear (1977) - s01e01 - Episode 1.ext
         Top Gear (1977) - s01e02.ext
         ...
         Top Gear (1977) - s01e10.ext

   Top Gear   <- 2002 version
      Season 01
         Top Gear - s01e01 - Stig Outruns a Speed Camera.ext
         Top Gear - s01e02.ext
         ...
         Top Gear - s01e10.ext
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