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Shows

Folder Layout​

The Shows library requires show and season subfolders. The following is a (non-exhaustive) example of valid (show and season) folders and filenames for episodes:

├── Some Show (1999)
|   └── Season 01
|       └── Show - S01E01.mp4
└── Another Show
    └── Season 1
        ├── Show - s1e1.mp4
        └── Episode 2
            └── Show - s1e2.mp4

Show NFO Metadata​

Each show folder may contain a tvshow.nfo file. See Kodi Wiki for more information. ErsatzTV will read the following fields from the show NFO:

  • Title
  • Year
  • Premiered
  • Plot
  • Genre(s)
  • Tag(s)
  • Studio(s)

Show Fallback Metadata​

When no show NFO is found, the show metadata will only contain the title and an optional year, both parsed from the show subfolder name. Examples:

  • Title
  • Title (1999)

Season Metadata​

The season number is parsed from the season subfolder. Examples:

  • Season 01
  • Season 1

Episode NFO Metadata​

Each episode may have a corresponding NFO file with exactly the same name, except for the .nfo extension. See Kodi Wiki for more information. ErsatzTV will read the following fields from the episode NFO:

  • Title
  • Episode
  • Aired
  • Plot

Episode Fallback Metadata​

When no episode NFO is found, the episode metadata will only contain the title and the episode number, both parsed from the episode file name. Examples:

  • Title - s01e04.mkv
  • Title - S1E4.mkv