diff --git a/src/tvsort.py b/src/tvsort.py
index 49375f8..5ad8fc5 100644
--- a/src/tvsort.py
+++ b/src/tvsort.py
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ class Static:
         year_pattern = re.compile(r'\(?[0-9]{4}\)?')
         year = year_pattern.findall(showname)
         if year and year[0] != showname:
-            showname = showname.replace(year[0], '').replace("..", ".")
+            words = showname.split()
+            words.remove(year[0])
+            if len(words) > 1:
+                showname = showname.replace(year[0], '').replace("..", ".")
         # find acronym
         acronym = [i for i in showname.split(".") if len(i) == 1]
         # clean up