def METHOD_NAME(self, name):
    today_date = get_todays_date()
    self.my_history = {
        'version': self.cache_version,
        'name': name,
        'skipped': [],
        'episodes': [],
        'latest_season': 0,
        'next_check': today_date,
        'last_check': today_date,
        'log_msg': ''}