# Shuffle SHOWS, not episodes when using the Library shuffle function

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**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [March 3, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shuffle-shows-not-episodes-when-using-the-library-shuffle-function/550184 "2020-03-03T02:21:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ksj1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@ksj1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ksj1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shuffle-shows-not-episodes-when-using-the-library-shuffle-function/550184/1 "2020-03-03T02:21:12Z")

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Plex TV Library has a shuffle option, but it just shuffles every episode randomly. This is chaos when you have shows like Lost or Dexter that are very clearly supposed to be watched in order.

I propose an option that allows you to shuffle shows in your library, but plays them in Unwatched order. Say I have the following shows, and the corresponding Watched status:

Lost - S03E04  
Dexter - S01E09  
The Office - Unwatched  
Breaking Bad - Unwatched

The proposed shuffle function may play episodes in the following order:

Breaking Bad - S01E01  
Lost - S03E05  
The Office - S01E01  
The Office - S01E02  
Dexter - S01E10

etc.

I don’t really want to start watching breaking bad in the middle of the show, then jump to the very beginning of Dexter and so forth.

This would also be super great to have in Playlists or Collections. Could make Plex feel like a more traditional television watching experience, if the user so chooses.

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