Remove a show from Continue Watching by opening the title and selecting "Remove from Continue Watching"

Paramount Plus stores every show you start watching in a "Continue Watching" row on your home screen. To remove one, open the show's page, look for a menu icon (three dots or a similar symbol), and select the option to remove it from your list. The show stays in your account history, but it stops appearing in that row. On some devices, you can also right-click or long-press a title directly from the Continue Watching row to see a removal option without opening the full page.

The exact steps vary slightly depending on whether you are using a phone, tablet, web browser, or streaming device. The principle is the same across all platforms: find the show, access its menu, and choose remove. This takes about 10 seconds per title.

Key Takeaways

  • Open any show in your Continue Watching row, tap or click the menu icon, and select "Remove from Continue Watching" to hide it from that list.
  • On some devices, you can right-click or long-press a title in the Continue Watching row itself to see a removal option without opening the show's full page.
  • Removing a show from Continue Watching does not delete it from your account or your watch history — it only hides it from that specific row.
  • If you remove a show by mistake, you can start watching it again and it will reappear in Continue Watching automatically.

Steps on a phone or tablet

On the Paramount Plus app for iPhone, iPad, or Android, open the show you want to remove. Tap the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the screen (or sometimes in the bottom right, depending on your app version). A menu will appear with several options. Look for "Remove from Continue Watching" or similar wording and tap it. The show will disappear from your Continue Watching row when ready.

If you do not see a menu icon on the show's page, try scrolling down slightly — sometimes the menu is positioned below the title and description. On some Android devices, you can also long-press the show's tile directly from the home screen to see a quick menu with removal options.

Steps on a web browser

Log into Paramount Plus on your computer or mobile browser. Find the show in your Continue Watching row on the home page. Hover your mouse over the show's tile — a menu icon (usually three dots) will appear in the corner. Click it and select "Remove from Continue Watching." The show will vanish from that row within a few seconds.

If you are already on the show's detail page, look for the three-dot menu icon near the title or in the top right area of the player. Click it and choose the removal option. The page will refresh or the row will update automatically.

Steps on a streaming device (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.)

Navigate to your Continue Watching row using your remote. Highlight the show you want to remove. Press the menu button on your remote (often labeled as Options, Menu, or represented by three dots). A context menu will appear. Select "Remove from Continue Watching" and confirm if prompted. The show will be removed from the row.

On some devices like Roku, you may need to press the star button or a dedicated options button instead of a traditional menu button. Check your remote's layout or your device's help section if the standard menu button does not work. The removal is when ready and does not require any additional confirmation.

What happens to the show after you remove it

Removing a show from Continue Watching does not affect your account in any other way. The show remains in your watch history, so Paramount Plus still knows you started it. You can find it again by searching for the title or browsing the category it belongs to. Your progress in the show is saved — if you watch episode 3 of a series, stop, and then remove it from Continue Watching, you can come back weeks later and resume from where you left off.

The show will not reappear in Continue Watching unless you start watching it again. Once you press play on any episode, it automatically returns to that row.

Clearing your entire Continue Watching row at once

Paramount Plus does not offer a single button to clear all titles from Continue Watching at once. You must remove each show individually using the steps above. If you have many shows to remove, this takes several minutes, but there is no faster method within the app or website.

Some users clear their Continue Watching row by removing shows in batches — for example, removing five shows one day and five the next. This spreads the task out and makes it feel less tedious. There is no penalty for removing shows, so you can remove as many as you want without affecting your account.

Why a show might reappear in Continue Watching

If you removed a show but it shows up again in your Continue Watching row, you likely started watching it again on another device or in another browser session. Paramount Plus syncs your viewing across all devices, so if you resume a show on your phone after removing it from your tablet, it will reappear on both devices. This is by design — the app assumes you want to continue watching if you press play again.

If a show reappears without you watching it, log out of Paramount Plus on all devices and log back in. This can sometimes refresh the list and remove stale entries. If the problem persists, contact Paramount Plus support through the app or website.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does removing a show from Continue Watching delete my progress?

No. Your watch history and progress are saved separately from the Continue Watching row. You can remove a show from that row and come back to it weeks later at the exact spot you left off. Removing it only hides it from that specific list on your home screen.

Can I remove a show from Continue Watching on one device but keep it on another?

No. Paramount Plus syncs your Continue Watching list across all devices linked to your account. If you remove a show on your phone, it will be removed from the list on your tablet, TV, and web browser as well. The removal happens within a few seconds on all devices.

What if I accidentally remove a show I wanted to keep?

Start watching the show again by searching for it or finding it in its category. Once you press play on any episode, it will automatically return to your Continue Watching row. Your progress will be exactly where you left it before you removed it.

Why does Paramount Plus show me Continue Watching if I only watched one episode?

Paramount Plus adds any show to Continue Watching as soon as you start the first episode, even if you only watch 30 seconds. This is standard behavior across most streaming services. If you do not want to see a show in that row, remove it using the steps above.

Can I hide Continue Watching without removing individual shows?

No. Paramount Plus does not have a setting to hide the entire Continue Watching row from your home screen. You can only remove shows one at a time. If you want a cleaner home screen, removing all shows from that row is the only option.