Why is Plex getting rid of TheTVDB agent for scanning TV shows?

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I got the new Mac Mini M4 and I just got done setting everything up. I copied my TV shows over to the appropriate folders, season folder, etc. I followed TheTVDB to the “T” to ensure episodes were copied over to the correct season folder based on TheTVDB.

I had Plex scan my folders and noticed episode titles and info were missing. I figured it out and switch the agent from Plex’s sh*tty scanner back to TheTVDB. Problem solved! Yay! My episodes are all appearing as I intended.

NOW I get a big red ! mark saying that I need to upgrade my libraries and that “legacy” agents will not be supported in the future. WHY!?!? LET ME PICK WHAT AGENT I WANT TO USE!

Someone please explain to me why Plex is taking TheTVDB away? What website am I supposed to use now to ensure episodes are in their correct folders based on the Plex scanner. This is so stupid.

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The new agent uses TMDB episode ordering by default. If you always follow TVDB, you can change that in the library’s advanced settings (Manage Library > Edit > Advanced > Episode ordering > TheTVDB):

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The metadata itself will still be a combination of other sources, but the episodes themselves should be matched correctly.

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Wow! THANK YOU! It’s working!! Phew… that was a close one! Thanks again!

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