TV Time shut down on July 15, 2026

Notion or a spreadsheet to track your shows: what it really costs

It is the solution everyone tries at least once, and it has a real merit: it does exactly what you want, since you build it. The honest calculation is not 'does it work' — it does — but 'how much time it asks, and for how long you will give it'.

Checked on August 15, 2026

Notion et les tableurs and WatchTrail, point by point

Criterion	Notion et les tableurs	WatchTrail
Who fills in the data	You. Every title, every season, every episode number	The catalogue is already there: title, seasons, episodes, running times, air dates
What is coming next week	—	An automatic calendar and per-show alerts
Total time	—	Computed from the real running times of ticked episodes
What happens after six months	—	Nothing: there is nothing to maintain

What Notion et les tableurs does better than us

**Total freedom**: you organise it your way, add the columns you want, nobody decides for you.
**Your data is yours**, in a file you fully control — a serious argument, and we will not downplay it.
For a handful of shows and someone who enjoys spreadsheets, it is perfectly sufficient.

Where Notion et les tableurs falls short

Everything the table holds, you had to type: episode numbers, running times, dates.
And you have to keep going — that is where most of these tables die, between the third and the sixth month.

Notion et les tableurs is the right pick if…

If you follow five shows and enjoy keeping a table, keep it. One more tool would add nothing, and yours already does exactly what you want.

So where does WatchTrail fit?

What WatchTrail replaces is not your table: it is the **typing**. The catalogue, running times, air dates and calendar are already there — you tick, and the rest computes. In exchange you lose the freedom to arrange everything your way, and that is a real trade.

Frequently asked questions

Can I import my spreadsheet?

Yes, if it has the right columns — show, season, episode, and the date if you have it.

Can I get my data back out?

That is the question to ask any service before settling in, and the privacy page answers it.

Can a spreadsheet do a calendar?

Yes, if you type in each air date by hand. That is exactly the work at stake here.

The real criterion: your history

Whatever tool you pick, check that it takes your TV Time export — and how. On WatchTrail, every show is matched by its ID, not by its title.

See how to move my history

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