Watch order versus air date in a TV tracker
Up-next should follow the order you intend to watch. Return dates should follow the calendar. Mixing them is how you “miss” a show that is not back.
Use unfinished progress for tonight. Use TVmaze return dates for the gap year. GetTVTime will not pretend a 2019 air date is a recommendation.
Two clocks
A paused drama and a show that comes back in March need different shelves. Paused means you stopped. The gap year means the show stopped.
What is on tonight is a guide problem. This tracker is a state problem.
Households make it worse
If two people share a couch and not a social graph, write which profile owns the progress. Air dates do not care who fell asleep.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sort by popularity?
Not as a substitute for your list. Popularity is taste. You already started something.
What if the return date is wrong?
TVmaze is a community database. Correct the show page there if you can, and do not treat a rumour as a reminder.