The forgotten show you already finished
After a tracker dies, people re-add titles they completed years ago and then get told to watch episode one. Search your export before you rebuild from memory.
nextepisode is for unfinished business and a clean Up Next. A finished show belongs on a done shelf, not in the catch-up pile.
Memory is a bad database
Trakt, a GDPR dump, or last year’s CSV will beat the couch argument. Import first, then fill holes.
TV Maze lists help when a show retitled. They do not know if you finished it.
Drop versus done
If you quit, mark dropped. If you finished, mark finished. Both keep the show out of “what to watch next from unfinished.”
Frequently asked questions
I lost every export.
Rebuild slowly. Prefer not to start shows you are 80% sure you finished.
What if a reboot reused the name?
New show, new row. Do not attach new episodes to the finished original.