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Problems with the new "Producer" update

Recently, there was an update to organize the "Producers" section to order various roles by priority. For example, for movie pages the Produced by role is at the top of the section, followed by Executive Producers, then everything else after.

However, this Producer prioritization feature has been applied to every section in the pages.

For example, on this episode page the actor credited as "Producer" is listed in position 14 in classical editor view, but is inexplicably at the top of the page when in regular view, instead of in its ordered spot.

And it's not just the cast section this update has messed up, it's any role in any section containing the word "producer", even when it doesn't make sense to apply, such as "producer's assistant" or "score producer", etc.

  

So IMDb pages are now stuck in a format that leaves any role that has the word "producer" in it and nonsensically places them at the top of every section, and leaves all other roles to follow in alphabetical order. This is a ridiculous format and should be fixed to just limit itself to the Producers section, instead of every section in an IMDb page.

Additionally, Producers for TV series correctly format the Producers section with the priority of EP (showrunner), followed by EP, co-executive producer, Produced by, and everything else (below):

However, the individual page for an episode of the same show will feature the Producers in the order as it would be shown in a movie (Producer first, then EP), which contradicts the correct traditional television producer ordering that Series' page formats:

If it's possible to order producers the correct way on a Television series's page, I don't think it's unreasonable to apply this same format to all television productions, whether it be episodes or TV specials, so I think that is another issue that should be sorted out.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26691978/reference/?ref_=ttep_ep_7

The actor at credited at spot #18 in the cast list suddenly appears at the top spot on both the episode and the series page. If you go to edit the page they're still at #18.

I assume this has something to do with IMDb placing producers above the cast list all of the sudden, and the role the actor plays being listed as "Producer".

I don't see a way to correct this manually, so I'm bringing it here.

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urn:alx:doc:937a93d2-a8ca-450d-ba84-56832d6ccf2d:fdc07e0b-e883-462b-aeee-d4bb61188701

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation Link : https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/producer-character-name-on-top-of-cast-list/6a3577078e348939f54e8a8a Title : "Producer" character name on top of cast list

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Hello Zutroy

You can submit the correction for the credited role and add the respective order number using the online Update Form, you can find help and instructions in the Help Articles.

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Well no, I can't, that's why I asked.

The actor has the order number #18 yet shows up on top of the cast list on the actual page. What correction am I supposed to submit?

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The correction of the Character name and add what he was credited as, you can submit the correction, if this is the correct order number, keep it as it is.

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"Producer" is the character name. There's nothing to correct. The credit has been erroneously bumped to the top of the cast list despite name + order being correctly listed.

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Hi @Zutroy​ -

Thanks for your follow-up, I am able to replicate the display bug and filed a ticket (#P457566663) for our tech team to investigate.  Once I have an update I will post those details here.

Thanks again!

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2 hours ago

@mickeydj20 Thanks for the wider problem report, we have upgraded the original ticket since this is significantly more widespread.