# TV Shows not appearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-not-appearing/768597 "2022-01-04T23:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cc\_plexer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cc\_plexer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cc_plexer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-not-appearing/768597/1 "2022-01-04T23:15:35Z")
Server Version#: 1.24.5.5173 Player Version#: I am unable to get TV Series to show up in any UI, The library is to use the “Plex TV Series” scanner and the agent “Plex TV Series” An example of the directory structure it is scanning. Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} Season 01 Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e01 - Pilot.mkv … Season 02 … This is what I was able to find from the log files. Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.750 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - [ID 200682] Media part analysis: /share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.758 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - [MI] Opening input file: “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.758 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - [FFMPEG] - Opening ‘/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv’ for reading Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.778 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - [MI] \* 5e1f0f87540fc1c755f1365103af9b5002baedf6 [mkv mpeg2video/ac3] Duration: 1678677ms, 720x480 (1.777070) 29.970fps, bitrate=4758kbps, audio channels=6, optimizedForStreaming=0 ("/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv") Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.780 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - [MI] Closing input file: “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” Plex Media Scanner Analysis.1.log:Jan 04, 2022 16:31:40.797 [0x7f4f04bbb848] DEBUG - Updating part with ID=200682 [/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv] Plex Media Scanner Matcher.3.log:Jan 04, 2022 15:33:25.569 [0x7fd9e8e86848] VERBOSE - Scanner: discovered file “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” inside “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01” Plex Media Scanner Matcher.3.log:Jan 04, 2022 15:33:25.569 [0x7fd9e8e86848] VERBOSE - Scanner: discovered file “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” inside “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Iron Man: Extremis (TV Mini Series 2010) {imdb-tt2212455}/Season 01” Plex Media Scanner Matcher.3.log:Jan 04, 2022 15:33:25.572 [0x7fd9e8e86848] VERBOSE - Scanner: discovered file “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” inside “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Spider-Man (TV Series 2003) {imdb-tt0290983}/Season 01” Plex Media Scanner Matcher.3.log:Jan 04, 2022 15:33:25.573 [0x7fd9e8e86848] VERBOSE - Scanner: discovered file “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” inside “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Winx Club (TV Series 2004–2019) {imdb-tt0421482}” Plex Media Scanner Matcher.3.log:Jan 04, 2022 15:33:26.459 [0x7fd9e8e86848] DEBUG - Matcher: no sidecar subtitle files found for /share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv ---
**Author:** ![anon5074910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@anon5074910](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon5074910)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-not-appearing/768597/2 "2022-01-04T23:20:58Z")
Most likely the stuff in () is causing problems as it’s not what plex would expect. See [Naming and Organizing Your TV Show Files | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files) with the examples at the end of the document. ---
**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-not-appearing/768597/3 "2022-01-04T23:26:39Z")
> [@cc\_plexer](#): > > “/share/CACHEDEV2\_DATA/Public\_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection/Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) {imdb-tt0904208}/Season 01/Californication (TV Series 2007–2014) {imdb-tt0904208} - s01e11 - Turn the Page.mkv” First of all, I assume that your TV Library is pointing towards: `/share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/Public_1/Media/Show Series/Home Collection` ? Secondly, the Show folder has an imdb tag in it, which is only supported by a movie library A Show library takes either an tmdb-id (recommended) or a tvdb-id. Also the Show folder has an invalid year entry Ref: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/) So I recommend you rename the Show folder as follows: `Californication (2007) {tmdb-1215}` Ref: [Californication (TV Series 2007-2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1215-californication) There’s no need for id’s in episodes After the rename, I recommend a [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-not-appearing/768597/4 "2022-04-04T23:27:16Z")
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