diff --git a/media_manager/metadataProvider/tmdb.py b/media_manager/metadataProvider/tmdb.py
index 8658830..c7de4bb 100644
--- a/media_manager/metadataProvider/tmdb.py
+++ b/media_manager/metadataProvider/tmdb.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class TmdbConfig(BaseSettings):
     TMDB_API_KEY: str | None = None
 
 
+ENDED_STATUS = {"Ended", "Canceled"}
+
 config = TmdbConfig()
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class TmdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
     name = "tmdb"
 
+    def __init__(self, api_key: str = None):
+        tmdbsimple.API_KEY = api_key
+
     def download_show_poster_image(self, show: Show) -> bool:
         show_metadata = TV(show.external_id).info()
         # downloading the poster
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ class TmdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
             year=year,
             seasons=season_list,
             metadata_provider=self.name,
+            ended=show_metadata["status"] in ENDED_STATUS,
         )
 
         return show
@@ -146,8 +152,6 @@ class TmdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
                 log.warning(f"Error processing search result {result}: {e}")
         return formatted_results
 
-    def __init__(self, api_key: str = None):
-        tmdbsimple.API_KEY = api_key
 
 
 if config.TMDB_API_KEY is not None:
diff --git a/media_manager/metadataProvider/tvdb.py b/media_manager/metadataProvider/tvdb.py
index 968a50c..94786ba 100644
--- a/media_manager/metadataProvider/tvdb.py
+++ b/media_manager/metadataProvider/tvdb.py
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class TvdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
 
         if show_metadata["image"] is not None:
             media_manager.metadataProvider.utils.download_poster_image(
-                storage_path=self.storage_path, poster_url=show_metadata["image"], show=show
+                storage_path=self.storage_path,
+                poster_url=show_metadata["image"],
+                show=show,
             )
             log.info("Successfully downloaded poster image for show " + show.name)
             return True
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ class TvdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
             year = series["year"]
         except KeyError:
             year = None
+        # NOTE: the TVDB API is fucking shit and seems to be very poorly documentated, I can't for the life of me
+        #  figure out which statuses this fucking api returns
         show = Show(
             name=series["name"],
             overview=series["overview"],
@@ -83,12 +87,13 @@ class TvdbMetadataProvider(AbstractMetadataProvider):
             external_id=series["id"],
             metadata_provider=self.name,
             seasons=seasons,
+            ended=False,
         )
 
         return show
 
     def search_show(
-            self, query: str | None = None
+        self, query: str | None = None
     ) -> list[MetaDataProviderShowSearchResult]:
         if query is None:
             results = self.tvdb_client.get_all_series()
diff --git a/tests/tv/test_service.py b/tests/tv/test_service.py
index 29206af..5ec5f33 100644
--- a/tests/tv/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/tv/test_service.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def tv_service(mock_tv_repository, mock_torrent_service, mock_indexer_service):
     )
 
 
-def test_add_show(tv_service, mock_tv_repository, mock_torrent_service):
+def test_add_show(tv_service, mock_tv_repository, mock_torrent_service, monkeypatch):
     external_id = 123
     metadata_provider = "tmdb"
     show_data = Show(
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_add_show(tv_service, mock_tv_repository, mock_torrent_service):
         metadata_provider=metadata_provider,
         seasons=[],
     )
-
+    monkeypatch.setattr("media_manager.metadataProvider.download_show_poster_image", lambda show:True)
     with patch(
         "media_manager.metadataProvider.get_show_metadata", return_value=show_data
     ) as mock_get_metadata:
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ def test_add_show_with_invalid_metadata(
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         "media_manager.metadataProvider.get_show_metadata", lambda id, provider: None
     )
+    monkeypatch.setattr("media_manager.metadataProvider.download_show_poster_image", lambda show:False)
+
     mock_tv_repository.save_show.return_value = None
     result = tv_service.add_show(
         external_id=external_id, metadata_provider=metadata_provider