diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/GetChannel/GetChannelQueryHandler.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/GetChannel/GetChannelQueryHandler.cs
index 744369d..0a563cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/GetChannel/GetChannelQueryHandler.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/GetChannel/GetChannelQueryHandler.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ public sealed class GetChannelQueryHandler(IAppDbContext dbContext)
         var channel = await dbContext.Channels.AsNoTracking()
             .Include(c => c.Shows)
             .Include(c => c.Ads)
+            .Include(c => c.Jingles)
             .Include(c => c.Overrides)
             .ThenInclude(o => o.Shows)
+            .AsSplitQuery()
             .FirstOrDefaultAsync(c => c.Id == query.Id, cancellationToken);
         if (channel is null)
             return Result.Failure<ChannelDto>(ChannelErrors.NotFound);
diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/Scheduling/ScheduleGenerator.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/Scheduling/ScheduleGenerator.cs
index 0526d4f..4324d31 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/Scheduling/ScheduleGenerator.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Broadcast/Scheduling/ScheduleGenerator.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public sealed class ScheduleGenerator(
             .Include(c => c.Jingles)
             .Include(c => c.Overrides)
             .ThenInclude(o => o.Shows)
+            .AsSplitQuery()
             .FirstOrDefaultAsync(c => c.Id == channelId, cancellationToken);
 
         if (channel is null || !channel.IsEnabled)
diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/MetadataErrors.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/MetadataErrors.cs
index 31d9bcb..35d6e95 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/MetadataErrors.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/MetadataErrors.cs
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ public static class MetadataErrors
         "Metadata.NoLinkedSource",
         "У шоу не привязан внешний источник — сначала найдите шоу в TMDb/OMDb."
     );
+
+    public static readonly Error ProviderRequestFailed = Error.Validation(
+        "Metadata.ProviderRequestFailed",
+        "Источник метаданных вернул ошибку — проверьте API-ключ."
+    );
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/SearchShows/SearchShowMetadataQueryHandler.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/SearchShows/SearchShowMetadataQueryHandler.cs
index a8cec61..29e760b 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/SearchShows/SearchShowMetadataQueryHandler.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/SearchShows/SearchShowMetadataQueryHandler.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@ public sealed class SearchShowMetadataQueryHandler(IMetadataProviderResolver res
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Query))
             return Result.Success<IReadOnlyList<MetadataCandidate>>([]);
 
-        var results = await provider.SearchShowsAsync(query.Query, cancellationToken);
-        return Result.Success(results);
+        try
+        {
+            var results = await provider.SearchShowsAsync(query.Query, cancellationToken);
+            return Result.Success(results);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is HttpRequestException or TaskCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Не-2xx (например, 401 — неверный ключ) или сетевой сбой источника.
+            return Result.Failure<IReadOnlyList<MetadataCandidate>>(
+                MetadataErrors.ProviderRequestFailed
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/OmdbMetadataProvider.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/OmdbMetadataProvider.cs
index bcbfcea..96cf749 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/OmdbMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/OmdbMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public sealed class OmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
     {
         var url = $"{_omdb.BaseUrl}/?apikey={_omdb.ApiKey}&type=series&s={Uri.EscapeDataString(query)}";
         using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
-        if (doc is null || !doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Search", out var search))
+        if (!doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Search", out var search))
             return [];
 
         var list = new List<MetadataCandidate>();
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public sealed class OmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
     public async Task<ShowMetadata?> GetShowAsync(string externalId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var url = $"{_omdb.BaseUrl}/?apikey={_omdb.ApiKey}&i={Uri.EscapeDataString(externalId)}";
-        using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        using var doc = await TryGetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         if (doc is null || !IsResponseTrue(doc.RootElement))
             return null;
         var root = doc.RootElement;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public sealed class OmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
         var url =
             $"{_omdb.BaseUrl}/?apikey={_omdb.ApiKey}&i={Uri.EscapeDataString(externalId)}"
             + $"&Season={season}&Episode={episode}";
-        using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        using var doc = await TryGetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         if (doc is null || !IsResponseTrue(doc.RootElement))
             return null;
         var root = doc.RootElement;
@@ -81,16 +81,22 @@ public sealed class OmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
         );
     }
 
-    private async Task<JsonDocument?> GetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    /// <summary>GET+parse; бросает при не-2xx/сетевой ошибке (для поиска — чтобы показать сбой).</summary>
+    private async Task<JsonDocument> GetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var client = httpFactory.CreateClient("metadata");
+        using var response = await client.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+        var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(stream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Как GetJsonAsync, но глотает ошибки в null (для get/episode — деградируем мягко).</summary>
+    private async Task<JsonDocument?> TryGetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
         try
         {
-            using var response = await client.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken);
-            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-                return null;
-            var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
-            return await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(stream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+            return await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) when (ex is HttpRequestException or JsonException or TaskCanceledException)
         {
diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/TmdbMetadataProvider.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/TmdbMetadataProvider.cs
index 20dd35d..b0f78e2 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/TmdbMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Infrastructure/Metadata/TmdbMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public sealed class TmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
             $"{Tmdb.BaseUrl}/search/tv?api_key={Tmdb.ApiKey}&language={_options.Language}"
             + $"&include_adult=false&query={Uri.EscapeDataString(query)}";
         using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
-        if (doc is null || !doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("results", out var results))
+        if (!doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("results", out var results))
             return [];
 
         var list = new List<MetadataCandidate>();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public sealed class TmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
     public async Task<ShowMetadata?> GetShowAsync(string externalId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var url = $"{Tmdb.BaseUrl}/tv/{externalId}?api_key={Tmdb.ApiKey}&language={_options.Language}";
-        using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        using var doc = await TryGetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         if (doc is null)
             return null;
         var root = doc.RootElement;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public sealed class TmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
         var url =
             $"{Tmdb.BaseUrl}/tv/{externalId}/season/{season}/episode/{episode}"
             + $"?api_key={Tmdb.ApiKey}&language={_options.Language}";
-        using var doc = await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        using var doc = await TryGetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         if (doc is null)
             return null;
         var root = doc.RootElement;
@@ -91,16 +91,22 @@ public sealed class TmdbMetadataProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, IOption
     private string? StillUrl(string? path) =>
         string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) ? null : $"{Tmdb.ImageBaseUrl}/{Tmdb.StillSize}{path}";
 
-    private async Task<JsonDocument?> GetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    /// <summary>GET+parse; бросает при не-2xx/сетевой ошибке (для поиска — чтобы показать сбой).</summary>
+    private async Task<JsonDocument> GetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var client = httpFactory.CreateClient("metadata");
+        using var response = await client.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+        var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(stream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Как GetJsonAsync, но глотает ошибки в null (для get/episode — деградируем мягко).</summary>
+    private async Task<JsonDocument?> TryGetJsonAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
         try
         {
-            using var response = await client.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken);
-            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-                return null;
-            var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
-            return await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(stream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+            return await GetJsonAsync(url, cancellationToken);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) when (ex is HttpRequestException or JsonException or TaskCanceledException)
         {
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/admin/shows/ShowMetadataCard.tsx b/frontend/src/features/admin/shows/ShowMetadataCard.tsx
index a9a8de5..9d3d99e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/admin/shows/ShowMetadataCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/admin/shows/ShowMetadataCard.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function ShowMetadataCard({ show, onChanged }: { show: ShowDto; onChanged
   const [provider, setProvider] = useState('')
   const [query, setQuery] = useState(show.name)
   const [results, setResults] = useState<MetadataCandidate[]>([])
+  const [searched, setSearched] = useState(false)
   const [description, setDescription] = useState(show.description ?? '')
   const [year, setYear] = useState(show.year != null ? String(show.year) : '')
 
@@ -46,13 +47,17 @@ export function ShowMetadataCard({ show, onChanged }: { show: ShowDto; onChanged
 
   const search = useMutation({
     mutationFn: () => searchMetadata(effectiveProvider, query.trim()),
-    onSuccess: setResults,
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setResults(data)
+      setSearched(true)
+    },
     onError,
   })
   const apply = useMutation({
     mutationFn: (externalId: string) => applyMetadata(show.id, effectiveProvider, externalId),
     onSuccess: () => {
       setResults([])
+      setSearched(false)
       toast.success(t('admin.metadata.applied'))
       changed()
     },
@@ -159,7 +164,10 @@ export function ShowMetadataCard({ show, onChanged }: { show: ShowDto; onChanged
                 <Input
                   className="min-w-40 flex-1"
                   value={query}
-                  onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+                  onChange={(e) => {
+                    setQuery(e.target.value)
+                    setSearched(false)
+                  }}
                   placeholder={t('admin.metadata.searchPlaceholder')}
                 />
                 <Button size="sm" disabled={search.isPending || !query.trim()} onClick={() => search.mutate()}>
@@ -167,6 +175,10 @@ export function ShowMetadataCard({ show, onChanged }: { show: ShowDto; onChanged
                 </Button>
               </div>
 
+              {searched && results.length === 0 && (
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('admin.metadata.nothingFound')}</p>
+              )}
+
               {results.length > 0 && (
                 <ul className="crt-panel max-h-72 divide-y divide-border overflow-y-auto rounded-md">
                   {results.map((r) => (
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/lib/i18n.ts b/frontend/src/shared/lib/i18n.ts
index 4ba7ac1..336c2b0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ const resources = {
           sourceLabel: 'Источник',
           searchPlaceholder: 'Название для поиска',
           searchBtn: 'Искать',
+          nothingFound: 'Ничего не найдено',
           apply: 'Применить',
           applied: 'Метаданные применены',
           overview: 'Описание',
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ const resources = {
           sourceLabel: 'Source',
           searchPlaceholder: 'Title to search',
           searchBtn: 'Search',
+          nothingFound: 'Nothing found',
           apply: 'Apply',
           applied: 'Metadata applied',
           overview: 'Overview',