diff --git a/sites/virginmedia.com/virginmedia.com.config.js b/sites/virginmedia.com/virginmedia.com.config.js
index e6f2dcdb..89d79c7f 100644
--- a/sites/virginmedia.com/virginmedia.com.config.js
+++ b/sites/virginmedia.com/virginmedia.com.config.js
@@ -96,13 +96,17 @@ function parseCategory(detail) {
         categories.push(category.title)
     });
     return categories
-  }
+}
 
-  function parseSeason(detail) {
-    return detail.program.seriesNumber || null
-  }
+function parseSeason(detail) {
+    if (!detail.program.seriesNumber) return null
+    if (String(detail.program.seriesNumber).length > 2) return null
+    return detail.program.seriesNumber
+}
 
-  function parseEpisode(detail) {
-    return detail.program.seriesEpisodeNumber || null
-  }
+function parseEpisode(detail) {
+    if (!detail.program.seriesEpisodeNumber) return null
+    if (String(detail.program.seriesEpisodeNumber).length > 3) return null
+    return detail.program.seriesEpisodeNumber
+}
 
diff --git a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
index d216820d..937ed893 100644
--- a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
+++ b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ module.exports = {
         description: detail.longDescription,
         category: detail.genres,
         actors: detail.actors,
-        season: detail.seasonNumber,
-        episode: detail.episodeNumber,
+        season: parseSeason(detail),
+        episode: parseEpisode(detail),
         start: parseStart(item),
         stop: parseStop(item)
       })
@@ -118,3 +118,15 @@ function parseItems(content, channel) {
 
   return Array.isArray(channelData.events) ? channelData.events : []
 }
+
+function parseSeason(detail) {
+    if (!detail.seasonNumber) return null
+    if (String(detail.seasonNumber).length > 2) return null
+    return detail.seasonNumber
+}
+
+function parseEpisode(detail) {
+    if (!detail.episodeNumber) return null
+    if (String(detail.episodeNumber).length > 3) return null
+    return detail.episodeNumber
+}
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