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title: "Seasons"
canonical: "https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343800/Seasons"
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## Overview
A season is a collection of episodes that are available within a certain time frame and comprise a segment of a show’s overall run. The following can be added to a Season:
- [season](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343800/Seasons#How-to-create-a-season)
- [episode](https://pbs-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MM/pages/5343798)
- [extra (preview or clip)](https://pbs-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MM/pages/5344064)
All assets associated with each season are visible right from the dashboard, as seen in the video below:
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## Where Seasons display on [PBS.org](http://PBS.org)
- Seasons can be found on the Show page under the Episodes section (Figure 1.1).
- Click the **Season dropdown menu** to display all seasons (Figure 1.2).
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## How to create a season
| **Field** | **Notes** | **Required for create?** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Season Number | A sequential number that must be unique per show (i.e.: you cannot have more than one of the same numbered season per show). | Y |
| Title | Title of the season. No more than 256 characters, including spaces. | N |
| PBS Content ID | Unique identifier that is auto-generated upon create. | N |
| Short Description | 100 characters or less, including spaces. Used primarily when space is limited, such as on apps and small screens. | N |
| Long Description | 400 characters or less, including spaces. | N |
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### Create your season
> ⚠️ **If no seasons currently exist for your show, you will encounter a message explaining that each season you add will follow the format, either ordinal (e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.) or year-based (e.g. 2016, 2017, etc.), that was designated in the ****[Core Data tab of your show](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343796/Shows#Core-Data)**** when your show was created. Each season you add will follow the format that was initially assigned. ****[Contact PBS](http://digitalsupport.pbs.org/support/tickets/new)**** if the Ordinal Season field needs to be changed.**
- In the left side navigation menu, click **Shows** (Figure 1.1).
- Click the **show** to which you want to add a season (Figure 1.2).
- Type **keywords** into the search textbox in the upper right side of the page to search for the show you want (Figure 1.3).
- Click the **Display records dropdown menu** and select how many records you want to appear on the page at once (Figure 1.4).
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- Click **Create Season** located on the right side of the page (Figure 2).
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- Type the **season number in the textbox** or, once you hover over or click inside the textbox, click the **up and down arrows** on the far right side of the selectbox to assign a season number (Figure 4.1). :warning: If the Ordinal Season toggle is turned OFF in the Core Data tab of the Show, this will be presented in years (2015, 2016, etc.). To change this setting, you must [contact PBS](http://digitalsupport.pbs.org/support/tickets/new).
- When finished, click **Save** (Figure 4.2).
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The season has been created and you can begin adding metadata.
### Add Core Data
- The season number displays and can be changed, if necessary (Figure 4.1).
- In the Title textbox, type a **title for your episode containing no more than 256 characters, including spaces** (Figure 4.2).
- The PBS Content ID is a unique identifier for your season and cannot be modified (Figure 4.3).
- In the Short Description textbox, type a **short description containing no more than 100 characters, including spaces **(Figure 4.4).*
- In the Long Description textbox, type a **long description containing no more than 400 characters, including spaces** (Figure 4.5).*
> ⚠️ *** Short and Long Description fields accept HTML (example code: PBS). These fields will only show up on over-the-top devices such as Roku and Apple TV. The Show description is used for seasons.**
#### URLs & Social
Use this section to create social media links that are specific to your season. Example: [https://www.facebook.com/mercystreetpbs/](https://www.facebook.com/100044262077719/videos/3708047409436935)
- Click the **Type dropdown menu** and click the **type of social media site** you want to target, and in the corresponding URL textbox, type the **full URL of your season on the associated site **(Figure 4.6). **Do not use the***** Buy DVD***** field. This feature is no longer in use.**
- Click the blue **Add More button** to add additional rows (Figure 4.7).
- The Created and Updated dates are automatically generated and cannot be modified (Figure 4.8). If you see *Corebot* on this line it simply means your season was ported from the old video manager called COVE to Media Manager and no action is required by you.
- When finished, click **Save** (Figure 4.9).
> ⚠️ **If you need additional items added to the Type list, please ****[submit a support ticket](http://digitalsupport.pbs.org/support/tickets/new)****.**
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#### Image
Adding an image to your season is optional. If you do not manually add an image, an image is automatically added in one of the following ways:
- The image from the most recent full length asset is used.
- If no full length asset is available, the image from the most recent preview asset is used.
- If no previews are available, the image from the most recent clip is used.
**How to manually add an image**
- Click the** Image tab** and under the Add New Image section, click **Choose **to select an image from your computer (Figure 1).
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- Click the **name of the image** you want to use (Figure 2.1).
- Click **Open **to add the image (Figure 2.2).
> ⚠️ **These steps may look differently depending on your operating system.**
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- After the image has been added, click **Save **(Figure 3).
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- Your image thumbnail displays (Figure 4).
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## How to create an episode within a season
If you are working within a season that has already been created, use the steps below to create an episode within the season. [Learn how to create a season](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343800/Seasons#How-to-create-a-season)
- Be sure you are in the correct season by clicking the **Show name**, then the **Seasons tab**, and then click the** link to the season** that you want to hold your episode. Check your **breadcrumbs at the top of the page** to confirm you are in the right place (Figure 1.1).
- Once you are in the season you want, click the **Episodes tab** (Figure 1).
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- **Click Create Episode** (Figure 2).
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** ****[Learn how to create an episode](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343798/Episodes#How-to-create-an-episode)**** **
## How to create a video asset within an episode
> ❌ **You must be in an episode within a season in order to create a video asset for a season. **
- Use the breadcrumbs to be sure that you are in the correct season and episode (Figure 1.1).
- Click the **green Create Asset button** located on the right side of the page (Figure 1.2).
**Please refer to the ****[Asset](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343793/Assets)**** section to ****[learn how to create a video asset](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5343793/Assets#How-to-create-a-video-asset)****.**
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## How to create a season extra
You must be in a season to add an extra to the season.
- Use the breadcrumbs to be sure that you are in the correct season (Figure 1.1).
- When you are in the correct season, click the** Extras tab** (Figure 1.2).
** ****[Learn how to create an Extra](https://docs.pbs.org/space/MM/5344064/Extras#How-to-create-an-extra)**** **
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## How to delete a season
A season can be deleted from the Core Data and Image tabs.
- Open the **season** you want to delete and click the** Core Data **or** Image tab** (Figure 1).
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- At the bottom left side of the page, click **Delete Season** (Figure 2).
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- In the lower right side of the page, click **Yes, I'm sure** to confirm deletion (Figure 3).
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- A message confirming the season has been deleted appears and the season is removed from your list of seasons (Figure 4).
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