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HolyArrs finds each aired episode by itself. Here you search on demand, pick a release by hand and tune season packs. Only the owner and admins see these screens.

A release is one copy offered by a Source, such as Copper.Valley.S01E02.1080p.WEB-DL. Each episode has its own place in each Version, so one episode can be in the Library while the next is still missing.

Search from the show page

1. Open the show.

2. Press Search now at the place that fits:

   Where	Searches
   Top of the show	Every season that still needs episodes.
   A season	A season pack if the whole season is missing, otherwise each missing episode.
   An episode	That episode. Says Find a better copy when your copy is below Good enough.

You should see the episodes on Downloads within a minute, and in the Searches block on Home, for example “Searching for Copper Valley S01E02”.

Choose a release yourself

1. Press Choose a release on a season or an episode. HolyArrs searches every Source and picks nothing.

2. Read the list, best first. Each release has a label:

   Label	Means
   Would be chosen	The one HolyArrs would pick.
   Passed over	Passed the Pick rules, lost to a better one.
   Turned away by the rules	Failed the Pick rules, or matched no episode.
   Turned down	Someone said never to pick it.

3. Press Choose on the one you want, then confirm. For a season pack, the box lists the episodes it fills.

You should see the episodes on Downloads. Each release lists the episodes it holds, its Source, size, seeders, points, rank and the reasons that decided it.

The confirm box warns you when the release failed the rules (the button then says Choose anyway), when the episode has not aired, or when you already have a good enough copy.

Tip

Turn down on an episode’s list turns the release down for that episode only. On a season’s list it covers every episode the release holds.

What HolyArrs does by itself

An episode is looked for only when Keep up to date is on for the show, its season, the episode and the Version.

When	What happens
Feed check	Reads the TV categories of your Sources. A new release that fits a missing episode, or is a better copy, is judged by the show’s Pick rules.
Each night	Several missing episodes of one season get one season search. A single missing episode gets its own search. Unaired episodes are never searched.
Always	A copy below Good enough keeps looking.

Choices

Season packs

• A pack is taken only once every episode of the season has aired, or airs within a day. Until then it is turned away with a reason such as “not every episode of season 4 has aired”.
• By default a pack is taken only when every episode in it would be new or better. Otherwise the missing episodes are searched one by one.
• When a pack and single episodes are equally good, the pack wins.
• A release with more than one season is turned away unless you allow it.

Change these on Settings > Search, see the settings reference below.

Several Versions

A show kept in HD and 4K is searched once per Version, each with its own Pick rules. An HD pack fills only HD episodes. The 4K Version needs its own pack.

Search now on an episode looks for every Version. Choose a release on an episode lists releases for the main Version. A season’s list names the Version next to each release.

Held and Turned down

Open Library, then Held or Turned down. Each row names the show and episode, like “Copper Valley S01E02”.

• Stop holding sends the episode back to looking.
• Take off the list allows a turned-down release again.

If it does not work

An episode is never searched. Cause: Keep up to date is off somewhere, or the episode has not aired. Fix: turn it on for the show, the season, the episode and the Version.

A season pack is turned away. Cause: not every episode has aired, or some episodes already have a copy as good. Fix: read the reasons in Choose a release on the season. To let packs fill only the gaps, change A season pack is taken when.

A release is turned away as early or fake. Cause: posted before the last episode it holds aired, or far too small for its length. Fix: see Fake and early releases.

For downloads that fail or stall, see Show downloads.

For experts

Settings reference: Settings > Search

Setting	What it does	Default	Change it when
Search for missing episodes too	The nightly search and Search all missing cover aired episodes, a season at a time when several are missing.	On	Your Sources limit searches.
Episode length when not known (minutes)	Used for season pack size checks, 1 to 240.	20	Your shows run much longer and packs pass as too small.
A season pack is taken when	Every episode in it would be new or better, or At least one episode in it would be new or better. With the second, the pack fills only the episodes it improves.	Every episode	Packs keep getting turned away.
Season pack or single episodes	Best copy first (a pack wins a tie), or a season pack whenever one passes the Pick rules.	Best copy first	You prefer whole seasons.
Take Releases with several seasons	Lets a release like seasons 1 to 3 fill every missing episode it holds.	Off	You add old, finished shows.

Feed check interval and the nightly search count are shared with movies, see Search for movies settings.

What a release can hold

Kind	Example
One episode	Copper.Valley.S01E02.1080p.WEB-DL
Several episodes	S01E02E03 or S01E02-E04
A whole season (season pack)	Copper.Valley.S01.1080p.BluRay
Several seasons	S01-S03
An air date, for talk shows and news	The.Late.Lamp.Show.2025.03.14
A running number, for anime	[Group] Starfall Kitchen - 112 [1080p]
A special	S00E03, S04E00 or OVA 02

HolyArrs matches the release to the show by its name or another name the show is known by. It then matches episodes by season and episode, air date or running number. Show releases never match movies, and movie releases never match shows. A season pack goes to your Downloader once, as one download.

Related

• Show downloads
• Organise shows
• Search for movies