Single epside shows, no episode number, UK date

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Sonarr version (exact version): 4.0.14.2939
Mono version (if Sonarr is not running on Windows):
OS: Docker

Hello all, I am trying to work out how to handle single-episode shows with no season or episode number, which Sonarr seems to miss. For instance, I am trying to grab the documentary ( BBC Two - Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz, which is on my torrent site listed as: Simon Schama The Road to Auschwitz (7 Apr 2025) [1080p HEVC MP4 SUBS]

However, Sonarr seems to miss it if I use standard series type (no season number, no episode number), date type (date is wrong for the search: UK date format), or Anime (no tentacles, no episode number). What’s the best way to handle this?

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It’s a release naming issue.

TVDB considers it S01E01

https://thetvdb.com/series/simon-schama-the-road-to-auschwitz/seasons/official/1

Either just manual download and import, or

https://wiki.servarr.com/sonarr/faq#why-cant-sonarr-import-episode-files-for-series-x-why-cant-sonarr-find-releases-for-series-x

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Ahh, okay: I get it. I understand why TVDB does it that way, but it isn’t a show that will likely get a sequel or follow-up series.

Yeah, the Torrent site I use doesn’t follow the same naming criteria as TVDB, and I think they are right in this situation.

I’ll post this as a future feature suggestion, but it would be great to have more control over the formats that define this to stop this from happening, as it has happened before, and it’s kind of annoying.