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title Title Movies, Shows, Episodes, Artists, Albums, Tracks
season Season Seasons
show Show Seasons, Episodes
album_artist Album Artist Albums, Tracks
artist Artist Tracks
album Album Tracks
year Year Movies, Shows, Episodes, Albums
release Release Date (Originally Available) Movies, Shows, Episodes, Albums
episode_release Episode Release Date (Originally Available) Shows, Seasons, Episodes
critic_rating Critic Rating Movies, Shows, Episodes, Albums
audience_rating Audience Rating Movies, Shows, Episodes
user_rating User Rating Movies, Shows, Seasons, Episodes, Artists, Albums, Tracks
content_rating Content Rating Movies, Shows
duration Duration Movies, Episodes, Tracks
progress Progress Episodes
played Date Last Played Artists, Albums, Tracks
plays Number of Plays Movies, Episodes, Artists, Albums, Tracks
unplayed Unplayed Shows
episode_added Last Episode Date Added Shows
added Date Added Movies, Shows, Seasons, Episodes, Artists, Albums, Tracks
viewed Date Last Viewed Movies, Shows, Episodes
rated Date Last Rated Tracks
popularity Popularity Tracks
resolution Resolution Movies, Episodes
bitrate Bitrate Movies, Episodes, Tracks
random Random Movies, Shows, Seasons, Episodes, Artists, Albums, Tracks