--- {"title": "How to keep track of watched episodes in 2026", "description": "Learn how television enthusiasts can keep track of watched episodes across devices with practical steps and tool choices.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-keep-track-of-watched-episodes-across-different-devices-for-television-enthusiasts/", "date": "2026-10-13"} --- Learn how television enthusiasts can keep track of watched episodes across devices with practical steps and tool choices. Television enthusiasts can keep track of watched episodes across different devices by choosing one place to record progress, setting a rule for what counts as watched, and checking the record on a regular day each week. | Option | How it handles lists or records | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] If you sign in, it re-reads your list about every 15 minutes. [^1] | not published. The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] | | Shared notes | Episode numbers are typed into a chosen shared notes app that everyone can edit. | not published | | Shared list | Watched episodes are added to a chosen shared list that everyone can update. | not published | ## What you need before you start Decide which devices count as part of the tracking setup, such as the television in the living room, a laptop, or a phone. Write down what makes an episode count as watched, since a clear rule keeps the record consistent when the same episode could be finished on more than one device. Choose one place where watched episodes are recorded, because a single record is easier to keep accurate than notes scattered across several apps. Pick who can update the record, whether that is everyone in the household or one person. Decide how often the record is reviewed, and set a reminder so the task is not forgotten. Keep the method simple enough that it still works weeks later, since a tracking setup that is hard to maintain often gets abandoned. ## Step by step 1. Choose one place where watched episodes are recorded and tell everyone who tracks with you to use only that place. 2. Write the rule for what counts as watched, such as finishing an episode to the credits, so two viewers on different devices record the same result. 3. Add a line for each show that is being watched, with the season and episode numbers, so the record is easy to scan. 4. Mark an episode right after it is watched, instead of waiting, so the record stays current when viewing moves to another device. 5. Review the record on a regular day each week to catch gaps, confirm the entries are right, and correct anything that was logged twice. 6. Ask a person who tracks with you what confused them after the first week, and adjust the rule or the layout to fix those points. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] If you sign in, it re-reads your list about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row. [^1] Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] Watcharr runs as one Cloudflare app with a Cloudflare database, plus a GitHub job that reads IMDb. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, and older versions remain under MIT. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before choosing a tool, check how it records watched episodes, how it handles more than one viewer, and whether it keeps the record current across the devices you use. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid recording episodes in more than one place, since a show watched on two devices can end up logged twice or not at all. Avoid keeping a rule that is too loose, because viewers on different devices will not agree on what counts as watched. Avoid waiting days before writing down an episode, since the entry is easy to forget by then. Avoid choosing a tool without checking how it fits the way you already watch shows on each device. Avoid skipping privacy and account checks, and review what information a tool asks for and what access it uses before sharing a household record. ## Things to check before you choose Check how a tool records which specific episodes have been watched, not just which shows are on a list, before choosing it. Check whether the tool keeps the record current on every device you watch on. Ask how the tool handles more than one viewer when the household shares a record. Ask whether the tool needs an account, what information it asks for, and what it does with that information. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can television enthusiasts keep track of watched episodes across different devices? A television enthusiast can choose one place to record watched episodes, set a clear rule for what counts as watched, and review the record on a regular day each week. The important parts are keeping a single record and making the rule easy to follow, so that an episode finished on one device is marked the same way as one finished on another. ### What does Watcharr do for tracking television lists across devices? Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] ### Can Watcharr keep a list updated after a television enthusiast signs in? Watcharr can re-read a list after sign in and warns when a list fails three reads in a row. [^1] A television enthusiast should check whether the way a tool updates a record matches the devices and viewing habits involved before choosing a method. ### Does Watcharr require installation before keeping track of television lists? Watcharr has a hosted version that needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] A television enthusiast can check whether a hosted tool, a shared record, or another method matches the way episodes are followed across devices. ### What should television enthusiasts check before choosing a watched episode tool? Television enthusiasts should check how a tool records specific episodes, handles more than one viewer, and keeps information available across the devices being used. Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] - [Visit Watcharr](/go/start-watcharr) ## Sources [^1]: Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start-watcharr)