diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/AnimeBytes.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/AnimeBytes.cs
index 86fc836c7..b87d12403 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/AnimeBytes.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/AnimeBytes.cs
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions
 
                     // Ignore these categories as they'll cause hell with the matcher
                     // TV Special, DVD Special, BD Special
+                    if (groupName is "TV Special" or "DVD Special" or "BD Special")
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     if (groupName is "TV Series" or "OVA" or "ONA")
                     {
                         categories = new List<IndexerCategory> { NewznabStandardCategory.TVAnime };
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
index 8e7f0fc1e..a8280f3ff 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
                             }
                         }
 
-                        releases.AddRange(pagedReleases.Where(IsValidRelease));
+                        releases.AddRange(pagedReleases.Where(r => IsValidRelease(r, searchCriteria.InteractiveSearch)));
                     }
 
                     if (releases.Any())
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             return Capabilities ?? ((IndexerDefinition)Definition).Capabilities;
         }
 
-        protected virtual bool IsValidRelease(ReleaseInfo release)
+        protected virtual bool IsValidRelease(ReleaseInfo release, bool interactiveSearch = false)
         {
             if (release.Title.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
@@ -512,6 +512,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if (interactiveSearch)
+            {
+                // Show releases with issues in the interactive search
+                return true;
+            }
+
             if (release.Size == null)
             {
                 _logger.Warn("Invalid Release: '{0}' from indexer: {1}. No size provided.", release.Title, Definition.Name);