diff --git a/scripts/add_item.py b/scripts/add_item.py
index e86d070..8547682 100644
--- a/scripts/add_item.py
+++ b/scripts/add_item.py
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ def add_item_to_log(item_id, media_type, log) -> None:
 
     logger.info(f"Processing {item_id}…")
 
-    item, log_to_delete = check_for_existing(item_id, media_type, log)
+    item = None
+    log_to_delete = None
+    if "tv-episodes" != media_type:
+        item, log_to_delete = check_for_existing(item_id, media_type, log)
 
     if item is None:
         item = import_by_id(item_id, media_type)
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ def import_by_id(import_id, media_type) -> dict:
         return import_from_tmdb_by_id(import_id, media_type)
 
     if media_type in ["tv-episodes"]:
-        return  # import_from_tvdb_by_id(import_id, media_type)
+        return import_from_tmdb_by_imdb_id(import_id, media_type)
 
     if media_type in ["books"]:
         return import_from_openlibrary_by_id(
@@ -201,9 +204,52 @@ def import_by_id(import_id, media_type) -> dict:
         )
 
 
-def import_from_tmdb_by_id(tmdb_id, media_type) -> dict:
+def import_from_tmdb_by_imdb_id(imdb_id, media_type) -> dict:
     """Retrieve a film, TV show or TV episode from TMDB using an IMDB ID"""
 
+    api_url = f"https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{imdb_id}"
+
+    # Sending API request
+    response = requests.get(
+        api_url,
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {TMDB_API_KEY}"},
+        params={"external_source": "imdb_id"},
+        timeout=15
+    )
+
+    # Process the response
+    if 200 == response.status_code:
+        logger.debug(response.status_code)
+
+    elif 429 == response.status_code:
+        time.sleep(2)
+        return import_from_tmdb_by_imdb_id(imdb_id, media_type)
+
+    else:
+        raise Exception(f"Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
+
+    key = ""
+    if "tv-episodes" == media_type:
+        key = "tv_episode_results"
+    elif "tv-series" == media_type:
+        key = "tv_results"
+    elif "films" == media_type:
+        key = "movie_results"
+
+    response_data = json.loads(response.text)[key][0]
+    if response_data == None:
+        raise Exception(f"Nothing found for IMDB ID {imdb_id}!")
+
+    # Modify the returned result to add additional data
+    return cleanup_result(response_data, media_type)
+
+
+def import_from_tmdb_by_id(tmdb_id, media_type) -> dict:
+    """Retrieve a film, TV show or TV episode from TMDB using an TMDB ID"""
+
+    if "tv-episodes" == media_type:
+        raise Exception("TV Episodes are TODO!")
+
     api_path = "movie" if "films" == media_type else "tv"
     api_url = f"https://api.themoviedb.org/3/{api_path}/{tmdb_id}"
 
@@ -223,9 +269,6 @@ def import_from_tmdb_by_id(tmdb_id, media_type) -> dict:
     else:
         raise Exception(f"Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
 
-    if "tv-episodes" == media_type:
-        raise Exception("TV Episodes are TODO!")
-
     response_data = json.loads(response.text)
 
     # Modify the returned result to add additional data