diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
index dbade510..635f83eb 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ class GenericProvider:
                 logger.log(u'Searching "%s" for "%s" as "%s"' % (self.name, ep_obj.prettyName(), ep_obj.scene_prettyName()))
 
             if seasonSearch:
-                for curString in self._get_season_search_strings(ep_obj.scene_season, ep_obj.scene_episode):
+                for curString in self._get_season_search_strings(ep_obj.scene_season, ep_obj.airdate if show.air_by_date or show.sports else ep_obj.scene_episode):
                     itemList += self._doSearch(curString, show=show)
             else:
-                for curString in self._get_episode_search_strings(ep_obj.scene_season, ep_obj.scene_episode):
+                for curString in self._get_episode_search_strings(ep_obj.scene_season, ep_obj.airdate if show.air_by_date or show.sports else ep_obj.scene_episode):
                     itemList += self._doSearch(curString, show=show)
 
         for item in itemList:
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py b/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
index 827d474c..496f5f49 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/hdtorrents.py
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ class HDTorrentsProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py b/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
index 20836bb7..28e85692 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/iptorrents.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class IPTorrentsProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
             searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
index 73a53220..64720ca1 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
@@ -380,10 +380,10 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py b/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
index 956eedcd..cdad7d6d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/nextgen.py
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ class NextGenProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
index 66a30d0a..beca9f1f 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class PublicHDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
             season = curEp.scene_season
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class PublicHDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports:
                 episode = curEp.airdate
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
index 04c7421f..1706b166 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/scc.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class SCCProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
             season = curEp.scene_season
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class SCCProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports:
                 episode = curEp.airdate
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py b/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
index e941f51a..d6d45044 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/speedcd.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class SpeedCDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
             season = curEp.scene_season
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
index 351a3cad..94782bf8 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
@@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py b/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
index f07f59b2..88067de5 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/torrentday.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TorrentDayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
             season = curEp.scene_season
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class TorrentDayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports:
                 episode = curEp.airdate
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py b/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
index 6ad957de..44dc8e8e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/torrentleech.py
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ class TorrentLeechProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return []
 
         for sqlshow in sqlResults:
-            curshow = helpers.findCertainshow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
+            self.show = curshow = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlshow["showid"]))
             curEp = curshow.getEpisode(int(sqlshow["season"]), int(sqlshow["episode"]))
 
-            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curshow, curEp.scene_season, curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
+            searchString = self._get_episode_search_strings(curEp.scene_season, curEp.airdate if curshow.air_by_date or curshow.sports else curEp.scene_episode, add_string='PROPER|REPACK')
 
             for item in self._doSearch(searchString[0], show=curshow):
                 title, url = self._get_title_and_url(item)