If you are seeing "Expected" episodes that are not being imported, it is often due to:
: The episode may have "aired" according to UTC time but is not yet available on your indexers. Expect Missing Series Update
The phrase "Expect Missing Series Update" commonly refers to a specific automation behavior in media management tools like , where the system identifies that a series in your library is missing episodes that were expected based on release metadata. Feature Overview If you are seeing "Expected" episodes that are
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: You can manually trigger a "Search Missing" command to force the system to crawl through all your indexers specifically for those missing files.
: The system compares your local file library against external databases (like TVDB ). If the database lists an episode as "aired" but it is not in your folders, it is flagged as Missing .