diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
index 93998a1102..b455e56349 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -111,10 +111,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
 
             var item = new Episode
             {
-                Name = info.Name,
                 IndexNumber = info.IndexNumber,
                 ParentIndexNumber = info.ParentIndexNumber,
-                IndexNumberEnd = info.IndexNumberEnd
+                IndexNumberEnd = info.IndexNumberEnd,
+                Name = episodeResult.Name,
+                PremiereDate = episodeResult.AirDate,
+                ProductionYear = episodeResult.AirDate?.Year,
+                Overview = episodeResult.Overview,
+                CommunityRating = Convert.ToSingle(episodeResult.VoteAverage)
             };
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(episodeResult.ExternalIds?.TvdbId))
@@ -122,14 +126,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                 item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tvdb, episodeResult.ExternalIds.TvdbId);
             }
 
-            item.PremiereDate = episodeResult.AirDate;
-            item.ProductionYear = episodeResult.AirDate?.Year;
-
-            item.Name = episodeResult.Name;
-            item.Overview = episodeResult.Overview;
-
-            item.CommunityRating = Convert.ToSingle(episodeResult.VoteAverage);
-
             if (episodeResult.Videos?.Results != null)
             {
                 foreach (var video in episodeResult.Videos.Results)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 942c85b90d..0238d0574b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
@@ -22,15 +23,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
     public class TmdbSeriesProvider : IRemoteMetadataProvider<Series, SeriesInfo>, IHasOrder
     {
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
+        private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
         private readonly TmdbClientManager _tmdbClientManager;
 
         public TmdbSeriesProvider(
+            ILibraryManager libraryManager,
             IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
             TmdbClientManager tmdbClientManager)
         {
+            _libraryManager = libraryManager;
             _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
             _tmdbClientManager = tmdbClientManager;
-            Current = this;
         }
 
         public string Name => TmdbUtils.ProviderName;
@@ -38,8 +41,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
         // After TheTVDB
         public int Order => 1;
 
-        internal static TmdbSeriesProvider Current { get; private set; }
-
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteSearchResult>> GetSearchResults(SeriesInfo searchInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var tmdbId = searchInfo.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb);
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                 }
             }
 
-            var tvSearchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(searchInfo.Name, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, cancellationToken)
+            var tvSearchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(searchInfo.Name, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, cancellationToken: cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             var remoteResults = new RemoteSearchResult[tvSearchResults.Count];
@@ -203,7 +204,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId))
             {
                 result.QueriedById = false;
-                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(info.Name, info.MetadataLanguage, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                // ParseName is required here.
+                // Caller provides the filename with extension stripped and NOT the parsed filename
+                var parsedName = _libraryManager.ParseName(info.Name);
+                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(parsedName.Name, info.MetadataLanguage, info.Year ?? 0, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (searchResults.Count > 0)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbClientManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbClientManager.cs
index 2dc5cd55da..bf0f027fce 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbClientManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbClientManager.cs
@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name of the tv show.</param>
         /// <param name="language">The tv show's language.</param>
+        /// <param name="year">The year the tv show first aired.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>The TMDb tv show information.</returns>
-        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<SearchTv>> SearchSeriesAsync(string name, string language, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<SearchTv>> SearchSeriesAsync(string name, string language, int year = 0, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             var key = $"searchseries-{name}-{language}";
             if (_memoryCache.TryGetValue(key, out SearchContainer<SearchTv> series))
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
             await EnsureClientConfigAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             var searchResults = await _tmDbClient
-                .SearchTvShowAsync(name, TmdbUtils.NormalizeLanguage(language), cancellationToken: cancellationToken)
+                .SearchTvShowAsync(name, TmdbUtils.NormalizeLanguage(language), firstAirDateYear: year, cancellationToken: cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (searchResults.Results.Count > 0)