diff --git a/src/services/external-api-helper.ts b/src/services/external-api-helper.ts
index 95c719a6c..47742f907 100644
--- a/src/services/external-api-helper.ts
+++ b/src/services/external-api-helper.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { jaroWinkler } from '@skyra/jaro-winkler';
 import * as episodeParser from 'episode-parser';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import { FlattenMaps, Types } from 'mongoose';
-import { Episode, EpisodeRequest, ExternalId, SearchMovieRequest, SearchTvRequest, SimpleEpisode, TvExternalIdsResponse } from 'moviedb-promise/dist/request-types';
+import { Episode, EpisodeRequest, ExternalId, SearchMovieRequest, SearchTvRequest, SimpleEpisode, TvExternalIdsResponse, TvResult } from 'moviedb-promise/dist/request-types';
 
 import { tmdb } from './tmdb-api';
 import { ValidationError } from '../helpers/customErrors';
@@ -29,11 +29,27 @@ const getSeriesTMDBIDFromTMDBAPI = async(imdbID?: string, seriesTitle?: string,
     if (language) {
       tmdbQuery.language = language;
     }
+
     const searchResults = await tmdb.searchTv(tmdbQuery);
-    if (searchResults?.results && searchResults.results[0] && searchResults.results[0].id) {
-      const searchResult = searchResults.results[0];
 
+    if (searchResults?.results && searchResults.results[0]) {
+      let searchResult: TvResult;
+      let didMatchYear: boolean;
       if (year) {
+        const resultWithMatchingYear = _.find(searchResults.results, function(result) {
+          return result.first_air_date.substring(0, 4) === year.toString();
+        });
+        if (resultWithMatchingYear?.id) {
+          searchResult = resultWithMatchingYear;
+          didMatchYear = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!searchResult) {
+        searchResult = searchResults.results[0];
+      }
+
+      if (didMatchYear) {
         // a wrong year could cause a wrong result, so also do a similarity check to be sure
         const resultNameLowerCase = searchResult.name.toLowerCase();
         const requestNameLowerCase = seriesTitle.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/test/e2e/media-series.spec.ts b/test/e2e/media-series.spec.ts
index 6309da6e0..7d0ce84e2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/media-series.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/media-series.spec.ts
@@ -149,9 +149,15 @@ describe('Media Metadata endpoints', () => {
       expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('title', 'Galactica 1980');
     });
 
-    it('should return series even when the year is when the episode aired, not the series start year', async() => {
-      const response = await axios.get(`${appUrl}/api/media/series/v2?title=From&year=2023`) as UmsApiSeriesAxiosResponse;
-      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('title', 'FROM');
+    // this used to return a result but it was really a workaround for a client bug, it should not return
+    it('should NOT return series when the year is when the episode aired, not the series start year', async() => {
+      let error;
+      try {
+        await axios.get(`${appUrl}/api/media/series/v2?title=From&year=2023`) as UmsApiSeriesAxiosResponse;
+      } catch (err) {
+        error = err;
+      }
+      expect(error.message).toBe('Request failed with status code 404');
     });
 
     it('should not return series when the year has no overlap with episode air dates', async() => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/media-video.spec.ts b/test/e2e/media-video.spec.ts
index 80f0b4fe5..1370d4667 100644
--- a/test/e2e/media-video.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/media-video.spec.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ const EPISODE_PRISONBREAK = {
   'seriesIMDbID': 'tt0455275',
 };
 
+const EPISODE_DOCTORWHO = {
+  'episodeTitle': 'Lucky Day',
+  'title': 'Doctor Who',
+  'season': '2',
+  'episode': '4',
+  "seriesIMDbID": "tt31433814",
+  'year': 2024,
+};
+
 const EPISODE_AVATAR = {
   'episodeTitle': 'The Boiling Rock (1) & The Boiling Rock (2)',
   'osdbHash': 'de334f38f153fb6f',
@@ -211,7 +220,7 @@ describe('get by all', () => {
       expect(response.data.seriesIMDbID).toEqual(EPISODE_LOST.seriesIMDbID);
     });
 
-    test('should return an episode by when passed all possible params, from source APIs then store', async() => {
+    test('should return an episode by all possible params, from source APIs then store', async() => {
       const url = `${appUrl}/api/media/video/v2?`+
         `osdbHash=${EPISODE_PRISONBREAK.osdbHash}`+
         `&filebytesize=${EPISODE_PRISONBREAK.filebytesize}`+
@@ -232,6 +241,25 @@ describe('get by all', () => {
       expect(response.data.seriesIMDbID).toEqual(EPISODE_PRISONBREAK.seriesIMDbID);
     });
 
+    test('should return the episode from the correct series, when multiple series exist with different years, from source APIs then store', async() => {
+      const url = `${appUrl}/api/media/video/v2?`+
+        `title=${EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.title}`+
+        `&season=${EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.season}`+
+        `&episode=${EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.episode}`+
+        `&year=${EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.year}`;
+      let response = await axios.get(url) as UmsApiMediaAxiosResponse;
+      expect(response.data.title).toEqual(EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.episodeTitle);
+      expect(response.data.type).toEqual('episode');
+
+      expect(response.data.seriesIMDbID).toEqual(EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.seriesIMDbID);
+
+      // subsequent calls should return MongoDB result rather than calling external apis
+      response = await axios.get(url);
+      expect(response.data.title).toEqual(EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.episodeTitle);
+      expect(response.data.type).toEqual('episode');
+      expect(response.data.seriesIMDbID).toEqual(EPISODE_DOCTORWHO.seriesIMDbID);
+    });
+
     test('should return two episodes when passed all possible params, from source APIs then store', async() => {
       const url = `${appUrl}/api/media/video/v2?`+
         `osdbHash=${EPISODE_AVATAR.osdbHash}`+