No Metadata at the Season Level (Episodes are Fine)

[js28194 66]

Didn't want to hijack another thread and I did try to search (maybe my searching skills are loosing their touch) but I just noticed that NONE of my TV shows have any metadata for seasons. Zero, Zilch, Nada.  So last night I ran a refresh metadata at the ROOT TV level (nor show level) and checked the logs.  No errors at all.  I double checked the fetcher settings and they all set to the TVDBB.  Also, looking at the season.nfo files, they have no plot / nor outline /  Please note that EVERY SINGLE TV show is like this not just he one below.  A snippet of log file as I am currently remote today.

Folder Structure:

\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\TV Show

\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\Animation\TV Show

\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\Documentaries\TV Show

\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user2\TV Show

2026-07-13 09:06:40.929 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\ffprobe.exe -i file:"\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\Life Below Zero\Season 23\Life Below Zero 23x10 Tastes Like Home.mkv" -threads 0 -v info -print_format json -show_streams -show_chapters -show_format -show_data
2026-07-13 09:06:40.994 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Process exited with code 0
2026-07-13 09:06:40.995 Info HttpClient: GET https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10841710/extended?meta=translations
2026-07-13 09:06:41.112 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10841710/extended?meta=translations after 116ms
2026-07-13 09:06:41.168 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\ffprobe.exe -i file:"\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\Life Below Zero\Season 23\Life Below Zero 23x11 It's Never Easy.mkv" -threads 0 -v info -print_format json -show_streams -show_chapters -show_format -show_data
2026-07-13 09:06:41.257 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Process exited with code 0
2026-07-13 09:06:41.258 Info HttpClient: GET https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10841711/extended?meta=translations
2026-07-13 09:06:41.376 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10841711/extended?meta=translations after 118ms
2026-07-13 09:06:41.435 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\ffprobe.exe -i file:"\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\Life Below Zero\Season 23\Life Below Zero 23x13 Into the Tundra.mkv" -threads 0 -v info -print_format json -show_streams -show_chapters -show_format -show_data
2026-07-13 09:06:41.518 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Process exited with code 0
2026-07-13 09:06:41.518 Info HttpClient: GET https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10857915/extended?meta=translations
2026-07-13 09:06:41.629 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10857915/extended?meta=translations after 111ms
2026-07-13 09:06:41.709 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\ffprobe.exe -i file:"\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\Life Below Zero\Season 23\Life Below Zero 23x15 Rising Water.mkv" -threads 0 -v info -print_format json -show_streams -show_chapters -show_format -show_data
2026-07-13 09:06:41.802 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Process exited with code 0
2026-07-13 09:06:41.805 Info HttpClient: GET https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10926076/extended?meta=translations
2026-07-13 09:06:41.958 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/episodes/10926076/extended?meta=translations after 153ms
2026-07-13 09:06:42.040 Info MediaProbeManager: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\ffprobe.exe -i file:"\\192.168.40.200\NAS\TV\user\Life Below Zero\Season 23\Life Below Zero 23x18 The Rat Race.mkv" -threads 0 -v info -print_format json -show_streams -show_chapters -show_format -show_data

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<season>
  <plot />
  <outline />
  <lockdata>false</lockdata>
  <dateadded>2024-10-10 21:27:27</dateadded>
  <title>Season 23</title>
  <year>2024</year>
  <sorttitle>Season 23</sorttitle>
  <tvdbid>2150314</tvdbid>
  <premiered>2024-10-08</premiered>
  <releasedate>2024-10-08</releasedate>
  <uniqueid type="tvdb">2150314</uniqueid>
  <seasonnumber>23</seasonnumber>
</season>

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by js28194

[GrimReaper 5049]

20 minutes ago, js28194 said:

Didn't want to hijack another thread and I did try to search (maybe my searching skills are loosing their touch) but I just noticed that NONE of my TV shows have any metadata for seasons. Zero, Zilch, Nada.  So last night I ran a refresh metadata at the ROOT TV show level (nor show level) and checked the logs.  No errors at all.  I double checked the fetcher settings and they all set to the TVDBB.  Also, looking at the season.nfo files, they have no plot / nor outline /  Please note that EVERY SINGLE TV show is like this not just he one below. 

Season info is generally quite rare, actually, way more often than not you won't find any, except for some popular shows or some enthusiasts filling it for the shows they have particular knack for. 

Life Below Zero Season 23 has no season overview, you can easily check it by yourself. 

Look at some popular shows in your library, like GoT, they should be there, in particular since you refreshed metadata. 

Edited 5 hours ago by GrimReaper

[js28194 66]

Same... I stumbled upon this look at that other TV Show naming thread dealing with Silo and noticed it then on Silo season levels.  It does have season level data .  Checked GOT.

[js28194 66]

Something strange is really happening because I'm not use to seeing actual filenames.  I am running a manual rescan on GOT to see if it changes.  Ok, after manual, Season 1 changed to Winter is coming and the filenames have been replaced with cleaner names.  Still no season detail though.

Edited 5 hours ago by js28194