diff --git a/backend/app/Episode.php b/backend/app/Episode.php
index 881f3b9..b660dcd 100644
--- a/backend/app/Episode.php
+++ b/backend/app/Episode.php
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
       'episode_tmdb_id',
       'seen',
       'season_tmdb_id',
+      'created_at'
     ];
   }
diff --git a/backend/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/backend/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index 3b90b6a..ad7b4d9 100644
--- a/backend/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
           $new->episode_number = $episode->episode_number;
           $new->name = $episode->name;
           $new->tmdb_id = $tmdbId;
+          $new->created_at = time();
           $new->save();
         }
       }
diff --git a/backend/database/migrations/2016_11_29_110058_add_created_at_field.php b/backend/database/migrations/2016_11_29_110058_add_created_at_field.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c8c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/migrations/2016_11_29_110058_add_created_at_field.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddCreatedAtField extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('episodes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('created_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('episodes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('created_at');
+        });
+    }
+}