diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatacommon.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatacommon.cpp
index d28d54e..14f1a9e 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatacommon.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatacommon.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ MetadataLookup::MetadataLookup(
     m_artwork(artwork),
     m_downloads(downloads)
 {
+    QString manRecSuffix = QString(" (%1)").arg(QObject::tr("Manual Record"));
+    m_base_title = title;
+    m_base_title.replace(manRecSuffix,"");
 }
 
 // ProgramInfo-style constructor
@@ -312,6 +315,9 @@ MetadataLookup::MetadataLookup(
     m_popularity = 0;
     m_budget = 0;
     m_revenue = 0;
+    QString manRecSuffix = QString(" (%1)").arg(QObject::tr("Manual Record"));
+    m_base_title = title;
+    m_base_title.replace(manRecSuffix,"");
 }
 
 // XBMC NFO-style constructor
@@ -388,6 +394,9 @@ MetadataLookup::MetadataLookup(
     m_artwork(artwork),
     m_downloads(downloads)
 {
+    QString manRecSuffix = QString(" (%1)").arg(QObject::tr("Manual Record"));
+    m_base_title = title;
+    m_base_title.replace(manRecSuffix,"");
 }
 
 MetadataLookup::~MetadataLookup()
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatadownload.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatadownload.cpp
index bf5d4fb..5c6194b 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatadownload.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythmetadata/metadatadownload.cpp
@@ -204,16 +204,26 @@ MetadataLookup* MetadataDownload::findBestMatch(MetadataLookupList list,
 {
     QStringList titles;
     MetadataLookup *ret = NULL;
+    QDate exactTitleDate;
 
     // Build a list of all the titles
     int exactMatches = 0;
     for (MetadataLookupList::const_iterator i = list.begin();
             i != list.end(); ++i)
     {
-        QString title = (*i)->GetBaseTitle();
-        if (title == originaltitle)
+        QString title = (*i)->GetTitle();
+        LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, QString("Comparing metadata title '%1' to recording title '%2'")
+                .arg(title)
+                .arg(originaltitle));
+        if (QString::compare(title, originaltitle, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
         {
-            ret = (*i);
+            // We have an exact match on the title (ignoring case). After
+            // the first exact match, prefer any more recently released one.
+            if ((ret == NULL) || ((*i)->GetReleaseDate() > exactTitleDate))
+            {
+                exactTitleDate = (*i)->GetReleaseDate();
+                ret = (*i);
+            }
             exactMatches++;
         }
 
@@ -226,18 +236,18 @@ MetadataLookup* MetadataDownload::findBestMatch(MetadataLookupList list,
     {
         if (exactMatches == 1)
         {
-            LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, QString("Single Exact Title Match For %1")
+            LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, QString("Single exact title match for '%1'")
                     .arg(originaltitle));
-            return ret;
         }
         else
         {
-            LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR,
-                QString("Multiple exact title matches found for %1. "
-                        "Need to match on other criteria.")
-                    .arg(originaltitle));
-            return NULL;
+            LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO,
+                QString("Multiple exact title matches found for '%1'. "
+                        "Selecting most recent [%2]")
+                    .arg(originaltitle)
+                    .arg(exactTitleDate.toString()));
         }
+        return ret;
     }
 
     // Apply Levenshtein distance algorithm to determine closest match
@@ -260,7 +270,7 @@ MetadataLookup* MetadataDownload::findBestMatch(MetadataLookupList list,
     MetadataLookupList::const_iterator i = list.begin();
     for (; i != list.end(); ++i)
     {
-        if ((*i)->GetBaseTitle() == bestTitle)
+        if ((*i)->GetTitle() == bestTitle)
         {
             ret = (*i);
             break;
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythmetadatalookup/lookup.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythmetadatalookup/lookup.cpp
index 6de23a1..eb3c2ab 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythmetadatalookup/lookup.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythmetadatalookup/lookup.cpp
@@ -246,11 +246,25 @@ void LookerUpper::customEvent(QEvent *levent)
         if (list.count() > 1)
         {
             int yearindex = -1;
+            MetadataLookup *exactTitleMeta = NULL;
+            QDate exactTitleDate;
 
             for (int p = 0; p != list.size(); ++p)
             {
                 ProgramInfo *pginfo = list[p]->GetData().value<ProgramInfo *>();
 
+                if (pginfo && (QString::compare(pginfo->GetTitle(), list[p]->GetBaseTitle(), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) == 0)
+                {
+                    // We have an exact match on the title (ignoring case)
+                    if ((exactTitleMeta == NULL) ||
+                        (list[p]->GetReleaseDate() > exactTitleDate))
+                    {
+                        // remember the most recently released exact match
+                        exactTitleDate = list[p]->GetReleaseDate();
+                        exactTitleMeta = list[p];
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (pginfo && !pginfo->GetSeriesID().isEmpty() &&
                     pginfo->GetSeriesID() == (list[p])->GetTMSref())
                 {
@@ -291,6 +305,18 @@ void LookerUpper::customEvent(QEvent *levent)
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (exactTitleMeta != NULL)
+            {
+                LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, QString("Most recent exact match released %1").arg(exactTitleDate.toString()));
+                MetadataLookup *lookup = exactTitleMeta;
+                ProgramInfo *pginfo = exactTitleMeta->GetData().value<ProgramInfo *>();
+                if (lookup->GetSubtype() != kProbableGenericTelevision)
+                    pginfo->SaveSeasonEpisode(lookup->GetSeason(), lookup->GetEpisode());
+                pginfo->SaveInetRef(lookup->GetInetref());
+                m_busyRecList.removeAll(pginfo);
+                return;
+            }
+
             LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, "Unable to match this title, too many possible matches. "
                                       "You may wish to manually set the season, episode, and "
                                       "inetref in the 'Watch Recordings' screen.");