diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/show/library/episode/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/show/library/episode/main.py
index 911ebdd..07344a0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/show/library/episode/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/show/library/episode/main.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class EpisodeLibraryPlugin(LibraryBase):
                 parent = parent,
                 season_number = tryInt(attrs.get('seasonnumber', None)),
                 episode_number = tryInt(attrs.get('episodenumber', None)),
+                absolute_number = tryInt(attrs.get('absolute_number', None))
             )
 
             title = LibraryTitle(
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class EpisodeLibraryPlugin(LibraryBase):
 
         episode_params = {'season_identifier':  parent_identifier,
                           'episode_identifier': identifier,
-                          'episode': library.episode_number}
+                          'episode': library.episode_number,
+                          'absolute':  library.absolute_number,}
         info = fireEvent('episode.info', merge = True, params = episode_params)
 
         # Don't need those here
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ class EpisodeLibraryPlugin(LibraryBase):
             library.status_id = done_status.get('id')
             library.season_number = tryInt(info.get('seasonnumber', None))
             library.episode_number = tryInt(info.get('episodenumber', None))
+            library.absolute_number = tryInt(info.get('absolute_number', None))
             try:
                 library.last_updated = int(info.get('lastupdated'))
             except:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/xem/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/xem/main.py
index 0fe260d..ef28fc7 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/xem/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/xem/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.providers.info.base import ShowProvider
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import tryUrlencode
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import toUnicode, tryUrlencode
 import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Xem(ShowProvider):
                 if map_absolute:
                     map.update({'map_absolute': map_absolute})
 
-            map_names = result.get('map_names', {}).get(season, {}).get(episode, {})
+            map_names = result.get('map_names', {}).get(toUnicode(season), {})
             if map_names:
                 map.update({'map_names': map_names})
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
index 3240282..472f669 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/settings/model.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class EpisodeLibrary(Library):
     last_updated = Field(Integer, index = True)
     season_number = Field(Integer, index = True)
     episode_number = Field(Integer, index = True)
+    absolute_number = Field(Integer, index = True)
 
 
 class LibraryTitle(Entity):