# midgetspy/Sick-Beard

PVR & episode guide that downloads and manages all your TV shows

Repository: https://github.com/midgetspy/Sick-Beard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sick-beard
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/sickbeard/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-10-27T04:30:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6014, "days_push": 675, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2855, forks 1425 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:25.845199+00:00)

## What it is
Sick Beard is a self-hosted PVR application that automatically downloads, sorts, renames, and manages TV show episodes from usenet and torrent sources. It watches for new episodes, backfills missing ones, upgrades to better quality versions, and integrates with SABnzbd and media centers like XBMC.

## Use cases
- automatically download new tv show episodes as they air
- rename and organize my tv library
- find and download missing episodes of shows I collect
- upgrade episodes to better quality when available
- send nzbs to sabnzbd automatically
- self-hosted pvr for usenet downloads

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight Python-based PVR that runs on almost any platform
- you want simple usenet/nzb automation with SABnzbd integration
- you're maintaining a legacy Sick Beard setup

## When to avoid
- starting a new install - the project is explicitly unmaintained; use Sonarr or an active fork instead
- you need modern torrent support or active bug fixes
- you're on Python 3 only, since it requires Python 2.5+

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, workflow-automation, scheduling
- domain: media, self-hosted, entertainment
- platform: python, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: pvr, usenet, torrents, tv-shows, episode-downloader, media-management, sabnzbd, deprecated, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- midgetspy/Sick-Beard (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.845199+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:36:44.701553+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/midgetspy/Sick-Beard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.845199+00:00, sha d8443ce4eeca)
  - homepage: http://code.google.com/p/sickbeard/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:16.833521+00:00, sha 5ebef9bb766f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.