diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/EpisodeProviderTest.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/EpisodeProviderTest.cs
index 28229bb67..66db8435f 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/EpisodeProviderTest.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/EpisodeProviderTest.cs
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests
             //act
             var seriesProvider = Mocker.Resolve<SeriesProvider>();
 
-            seriesProvider.AddSeries("Test Series","c:\\test\\", tvDbSeriesId, 1);
+            seriesProvider.AddSeries("Test Series","c:\\test\\", tvDbSeriesId, 1, null);
 
             var episodeProvider = Mocker.Resolve<EpisodeProvider>();
             episodeProvider.RefreshEpisodeInfo(seriesProvider.GetSeries(tvDbSeriesId));
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SeriesProviderTest.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SeriesProviderTest.cs
index a003c773e..2d765676e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SeriesProviderTest.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SeriesProviderTest.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests
 
             //Act
             var seriesProvider = Mocker.Resolve<SeriesProvider>();
-            seriesProvider.AddSeries(title, path, tvDbId, qualityProfileId);
+            seriesProvider.AddSeries(title, path, tvDbId, qualityProfileId, null);
 
             //Assert
             var series = seriesProvider.GetAllSeries();
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests
         public void add_series_should_fail_if_series_is_less_than_zero(int seriesId)
         {
             WithRealDb();
-            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => Mocker.Resolve<SeriesProvider>().AddSeries("Title", "C:\\Test", seriesId, 1));
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => Mocker.Resolve<SeriesProvider>().AddSeries("Title", "C:\\Test", seriesId, 1, null));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
index aee5b150d..2f223dfa8 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/SeriesProvider.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
             return series;
         }
 
-        public virtual void AddSeries(string title, string path, int tvDbSeriesId, int qualityProfileId)
+        public virtual void AddSeries(string title, string path, int tvDbSeriesId, int qualityProfileId, DateTime? airedAfter)
         {
             Logger.Info("Adding Series [{0}] Path: [{1}]", tvDbSeriesId, path);
 
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
             repoSeries.SeasonFolder = _configProvider.UseSeasonFolder;
             repoSeries.BacklogSetting = BacklogSettingType.Inherit;
 
+            if (airedAfter.HasValue)
+                repoSeries.DownloadEpisodesAiredAfter = airedAfter;
+
             _database.Insert(repoSeries);
         }
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css b/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
index 1e80b38d8..3badb5c64 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ hr
 }
 
 
-input[type=text], select
+input[type=text], input[type=date], select
 {
     font-size: small;
     padding: 2px 2px;
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
index 4b164671c..04dff1a5a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpPost]
-        public JsonResult AddNewSeries(string path, string seriesName, int seriesId, int qualityProfileId)
+        public JsonResult AddNewSeries(string path, string seriesName, int seriesId, int qualityProfileId, string airedAfter)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || String.Equals(path,"null",StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)) 
                 return JsonNotificationResult.Error("Couldn't add " + seriesName, "You need a valid root folder"); 
@@ -127,17 +128,22 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
             //Use the created folder name when adding the series
             path = _diskProvider.CreateDirectory(path);
 
-            return AddExistingSeries(path, seriesName, seriesId, qualityProfileId);
+            return AddExistingSeries(path, seriesName, seriesId, qualityProfileId, airedAfter);
         }
 
         [HttpPost]
         [JsonErrorFilter]
-        public JsonResult AddExistingSeries(string path, string seriesName, int seriesId, int qualityProfileId)
+        public JsonResult AddExistingSeries(string path, string seriesName, int seriesId, int qualityProfileId, string airedAfter)
         {
             if (seriesId == 0 || String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(seriesName))
                 return JsonNotificationResult.Error("Add Existing series failed.", "Invalid Series information");
 
-            _seriesProvider.AddSeries(seriesName,path, seriesId, qualityProfileId);
+            DateTime? date = null;
+            
+            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(airedAfter))
+                date = DateTime.Parse(airedAfter, null, DateTimeStyles.RoundtripKind);
+
+            _seriesProvider.AddSeries(seriesName,path, seriesId, qualityProfileId, date);
             ScanNewSeries();
 
             return JsonNotificationResult.Info(seriesName, "Was added successfully");
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
             //Use the created folder name when adding the series
             path = _diskProvider.CreateDirectory(path);
 
-            return AddExistingSeries(path, seriesName, seriesId, qualityProfileId);
+            return AddExistingSeries(path, seriesName, seriesId, qualityProfileId, null);
         }
 
         [ChildActionOnly]
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/AutoBind.js b/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/AutoBind.js
index 702fa43b2..5c9947995 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/AutoBind.js
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/AutoBind.js
@@ -44,4 +44,10 @@
             }
         });
     });
+    
+    $('.jQuery-dateTime').livequery(function () {
+        $(this).datepicker({
+            dateFormat: "yy-mm-dd"
+        });
+    });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/addSeries.js b/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/addSeries.js
index 2455de01f..b52489cf3 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/addSeries.js
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Scripts/NzbDrone/addSeries.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $(".addExistingButton").live('click', function() {
     var title = $(this).siblings(".seriesLookup").val();
     var seriesId = $(this).siblings(".seriesId").val();
     var qualityId = $(this).siblings(".qualitySelector").val();
+    var date = $(this).siblings('.aired-after').val();
 
     var path = root.find(".seriesPathValue Label").text();
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ $(".addExistingButton").live('click', function() {
     $.ajax({
         type: "POST",
         url: addSeriesUrl,
-        data: jQuery.param({ path: path, seriesName: title, seriesId: seriesId, qualityProfileId: qualityId }),
+        data: jQuery.param({ path: path, seriesName: title, seriesId: seriesId, qualityProfileId: qualityId, airedAfter: date }),
         error: function(req, status, error) {
             alert("Sorry! We could not add " + path + " at this time. " + error);
         },
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ function reloadExistingSeries() {
     });
 }
 
+$(".aired-after-master").live('change', function () {
+
+    var date = $(this).val();
+    $("#existingSeries").find(".aired-after").each(function () {
+        $(this).val(date);
+    });
+});
+
 //RootDir
 //Delete RootDir
 $('#rootDirs .actionButton img').live('click', function (image) {
@@ -116,11 +125,12 @@ $('#saveNewSeries').live('click', function () {
     var seriesId = $("#newSeriesId").val();
     var qualityId = $("#qualityList").val();
     var path = $('#newSeriesPath').val();
+    var date = $('#newAiredAfter').val();
 
     $.ajax({
         type: "POST",
         url: addNewSeriesUrl,
-        data: jQuery.param({ path: path, seriesName: seriesTitle, seriesId: seriesId, qualityProfileId: qualityId }),
+        data: jQuery.param({ path: path, seriesName: seriesTitle, seriesId: seriesId, qualityProfileId: qualityId, airedAfter: date }),
         error: function (req, status, error) {
             alert("Sorry! We could not add " + path + " at this time. " + error);
         },
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/AddNew.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/AddNew.cshtml
index ebd84fb33..1d4be560d 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/AddNew.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/AddNew.cshtml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     </div>
     @Html.DropDownList("newSeriesPath", new SelectList((IList)ViewData["RootDirs"]), new { style = "width: 406px; margin-left: 0px;" })
     @Html.DropDownList("qualityList", (SelectList)ViewData["QualityProfiles"], new { @class = "qualitySelector" })
+    @Html.TextBox("newAiredAfter", "", new { type = "date", @class = "jQuery-dateTime aired-after", title = "Only download episodes that aired after the choosen date" })
     <button id="saveNewSeries">
         Add</button>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
index 1e95d2ddd..dfb807ffb 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ else
 {
     @Html.DropDownList(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), Model.Quality, new { @class = "qualitySelector masterQualitySelector" })
 
+    @Html.TextBox(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), "", new { type="date", @class = "jQuery-dateTime aired-after-master", title = "Skip episodes that aired before the choosen date" })
+
     foreach (var series in Model.ExistingSeries)
     {
     <div class="existingSeries">
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ else
             <label>@series.Item1</label>
         </span>
         <div class="existingSeriesContainer">
-            <input class="seriesLookup" type="text" style="width: 400px;" value="@series.Item2" />
+            <input class="seriesLookup" type="text" style="width: 400px;" value="@series.Item2" placeholder="Series Title" />
             @Html.Hidden("seriesId", series.Item3, new { @class = "seriesId" })
             @Html.DropDownList(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), Model.Quality, new { @class = "qualitySelector" })
+            @Html.TextBox(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), "", new { type="date", @class = "jQuery-dateTime aired-after", title = "Only download episodes that aired after the choosen date" })
             <button class="addExistingButton">
                 Add</button>
         </div>
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/Index.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/Index.cshtml
index fa8b5f638..14746e52a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/Index.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/Index.cshtml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
         left: 415px;
         position: relative;
     }
+
+    .aired-after-master {
+        left: 430px;
+        position: relative;
+    }
     
     .seriesPathValue
     {
@@ -45,6 +50,10 @@
         cursor: pointer;
         text-decoration: underline;
     }
+
+    input[type=date].aired-after {
+        margin-left: 10px;
+    }
 </style>
 }