Methods and apparatus to identify an episode number based on fingerprint and matched viewing information

A method comprising:

• obtaining meter data indicative of media presentations at monitored media presentation locations;
• and
• determining, based on a comparison of a common segment from at least one of the monitored media presentation locations with a common segment of a reference media signature associated with a known episode and with a common segment of a reference media signature associated with an unknown episode, that the unknown episode was presented sequentially after the known episode at the at least one of the monitored media presentation locations.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:

• obtaining meter data indicative of media presentations at monitored media presentation locations;
• and
• determining, based on a comparison of a common segment from at least one of the monitored media presentation locations with a common segment of a reference media signature associated with a known episode and with a common segment of a reference media signature associated with an unknown episode, that the unknown episode was presented sequentially after the known episode at the at least one of the monitored media presentation locations.