diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
index 8c15f8f6..cd36951a 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
@@ -137,13 +137,18 @@ class NameParser(object):
                         result.series_name = self.clean_series_name(result.series_name)
 
                         cur_show = helpers.get_show_by_name(result.series_name, useIndexer=self.useIndexers)
-                        if self.show and cur_show:
+                        if not cur_show:
+                            continue
+
+                        # if we have a show object to compare against then do so else return the result anyways
+                        if self.show:
                             if self.show.indexerid != cur_show.indexerid:
                                 logger.log(
                                     u"I expected an episode of the show " + self.show.name + " but the parser thinks its the show " + cur_show.name + ". I will continue thinking its " + self.show.name,
                                     logger.WARNING)
-                            else:
-                                result.show = self.show
+                                continue
+
+                        result.show = cur_show
 
                 if 'season_num' in named_groups:
                     tmp_season = int(match.group('season_num'))
diff --git a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
index 6763272d..6cb4fa05 100644
--- a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
+++ b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
                 continue
 
             show = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sql_results[0]["showid"]))
+            if not show:
+                continue
+
             season = int(sql_results[0]["season"])
             quality = int(sql_results[0]["quality"])
 
@@ -481,6 +484,10 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
 
         self._log(u"Parsed " + name + " into " + str(parse_result).decode('utf-8', 'xmlcharrefreplace'), logger.DEBUG)
 
+        # couldn't find this in our show list
+        if not parse_result.show:
+            return to_return
+
         if parse_result.air_by_date:
             season = -1
             episodes = [parse_result.air_date]