diff --git a/both-dir/src/PseudoChannelDatabase.py b/both-dir/src/PseudoChannelDatabase.py
index 0804988..4055c52 100644
--- a/both-dir/src/PseudoChannelDatabase.py
+++ b/both-dir/src/PseudoChannelDatabase.py
@@ -817,18 +817,18 @@ class PseudoChannelDatabase():
         return media_item
 
     def get_first_episode(self, tvshow):
-
-        sql = ("SELECT id, unix, mediaID, title, duration, MIN(episodeNumber), MIN(seasonNumber), "
-                "showTitle, plexMediaID, customSectionName FROM episodes WHERE ( showTitle LIKE ?) COLLATE NOCASE")
-        self.cursor.execute(sql, (tvshow, ))
+        sql = ("SELECT * FROM episodes WHERE ( showTitle LIKE ? AND "
+                "episodeNumber LIKE (SELECT MIN(episodeNumber) FROM episodes WHERE (showTitle LIKE ?)) AND "
+                "seasonNumber LIKE (SELECT MIN(seasonNumber) FROM episodes WHERE (showTitle LIKE ?))) COLLATE NOCASE")
+        self.cursor.execute(sql, (tvshow, tvshow, tvshow, ))
         first_episode = self.cursor.fetchone()
         return first_episode
 
     def get_first_episode_by_id(self, tvshow):
-
-        sql = ("SELECT id, unix, mediaID, title, duration, MIN(episodeNumber), MIN(seasonNumber), "
-                "showTitle, plexMediaID, customSectionName FROM episodes WHERE ( mediaID LIKE ?) COLLATE NOCASE")
-        self.cursor.execute(sql, (tvshow, ))
+        sql = ("SELECT * FROM episodes WHERE ( mediaID LIKE ? AND "
+                "episodeNumber LIKE (SELECT MIN(episodeNumber) FROM episodes WHERE (mediaID LIKE ?)) AND "
+                "seasonNumber LIKE (SELECT MIN(seasonNumber) FROM episodes WHERE (mediaID LIKE ?))) COLLATE NOCASE")
+        self.cursor.execute(sql, (tvshow, tvshow, tvshow, ))
         first_episode = self.cursor.fetchone()
         return first_episode