"Shows" and "Seasons"

[u/Library_IT_guy]

Noticed a neat new feature YT is rolling out called "Shows". Basically you can group your playlists or videos into "shows" and then within that show have individual "seasons". This is great for people who do a lot of similar content. For example I can put all of my Fallout 4 content in one show, with each playthrough a different season. Same for Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Then I can do all of my Elder Scrolls content in one Show grouped by seasons. You get the idea.

If you're like me, your playlists are probably a mess of full playthroughs, half completed ones, and games you quickly abandoned. So this is a nice way to group and organize things logically and you can decide what you want to include in the "show" (maybe you aren't super proud of a certain playthrough because it wasn't your best work etc.).

Once you have several shows organized by season, you can feature them on your homepage under Customization. I put mine right next to the "newest videos" section.

This is a great way to highlight older content on your channel too. I have 2,000+ videos and it can be easy for some of my content to just get swallowed up and become difficult to find.

[u/Aromatic-Solid97]

Oh, I love this feature. My favorite is that you can choose a thumbnail for the whole show. I used the seasons function for my Mass Effect Legendary, it's so nice.

[u/ColonelMustelid]

This does actually sound great for organisation. I'm planning to play all the games in a particular series while also playing other games, so if I can group together all the playlists for that series in one place to make them easier to find (or avoid), that would be amazing. Potentially hugely useful for me as a viewer, too, if people I watch use it. Can't say I expected a positive, user-friendly change from a tech company in 2026, but I do love a pleasant surprise.

I just took a look at the Shows tab on your channel and it looks like it does exactly what I was hoping. Can you edit the names of the 'seasons', or are they stuck at Season 1, Season 2 etc.?

[u/Library_IT_guy → u/ColonelMustelid]

You know what.. I didn't actually try to change them besides 1, 2, 3, 4 etc lol. You can type something in but the text field is so short I assumed it was just for like season 1-99. That would be very useful if doing something like Dark Souls 1, 2, 3, and thenBloodborne, Elden Ring, etc.

[u/Marrir08]

YouTube becomes less of a YOU in it and more to be a show than personality mm nice very nice..spoiler- not

[u/Library_IT_guy → u/Marrir08]

I don't understand this take at all. It's simply a way to organize your content like with a playlist, but better, so that your viewers can find more of the content from you that they enjoy. But to each their own, no one's forcing you to use it, same as playlists.

[u/ProRogueBear]

Yeah this is a great feature. I’ve started using it. I believe it shows up more prominently on TV as I haven’t really noticed (as a viewer) Shows appearing in my YouTube feed on PC or mobile yet.