Remove a Show From Continue Watching in Three Steps
To remove a show from your Continue Watching row on Peacock, find the title in that section, press and hold on it (or right-click on a computer), then select the remove or delete option from the menu that appears. The show stays in your account and library — removing it from Continue Watching only clears it from that row on your home screen.
The exact wording of the menu option depends on your device. On phones and tablets, you'll see "Remove from Continue Watching" or similar. On a web browser or streaming device, the option may say "Remove" or have a trash icon. Either way, one tap or click removes the title from the row.
After you remove a title, it no longer appears in Continue Watching, but you can still find it by searching for the show by name or browsing the category where it lives (Drama, Comedy, Sports, and so on). Your watch history and progress in that show are not deleted.
Key Takeaways
- Press and hold (or right-click) any show in the Continue Watching row to see the remove option.
- Removing a show from Continue Watching does not delete it from your account or erase your progress in that show.
- You can still watch the show later by searching for it by title or finding it in its category.
- The Continue Watching row updates automatically as you watch new shows and remove old ones.
How to Clear Your Entire Continue Watching Row
Peacock does not offer a button to clear all Continue Watching titles at once. You must remove each show individually by pressing and holding it and selecting remove. If you have many titles in the row, this takes a few minutes but is straightforward.
As an alternative, you can straightforward ignore the Continue Watching row and start watching something new. Once you begin a new show or movie, it will appear at the top of Continue Watching, and older titles will move down the row. Over time, titles you are no longer watching will drop off the visible list.
Why Shows Appear in Continue Watching
Any show or movie you start watching — even if you only watch five seconds — appears in your Continue Watching row. Peacock uses this row to help you pick up where you left off without having to search for the title again.
If you accidentally clicked on a show and want it gone when ready, removing it from Continue Watching is faster than waiting for it to age out naturally. This is especially useful if you browsed a title by mistake or started something you decided not to finish.
Continue Watching on Different Devices
The Continue Watching row appears on all devices where you use Peacock — phones, tablets, computers, and streaming devices like Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick. Your watch history syncs across devices, so if you remove a show from Continue Watching on your phone, it also disappears from the row on your TV.
The steps to remove a title are the same on every device: find the show in Continue Watching, press and hold (or right-click), and select remove. The menu layout may look slightly different depending on your screen size and device type, but the action is identical.
What Happens to Your Watch Progress
Removing a show from Continue Watching does not affect your progress in that show. If you were on episode 5 of a 10-episode series, Peacock remembers that you watched episodes 1 through 5. When you search for the show later and start watching again, it will resume at episode 6 where you left off.
Your watch history also remains intact. You can see every show and movie you have ever started on Peacock by going to your account settings and viewing your full watch history, even if those titles are no longer in the Continue Watching row.
Organizing Your Continue Watching Row
Since Peacock does not let you reorder or pin shows in Continue Watching, the best way to keep the row useful is to remove titles you have finished or no longer plan to watch. This keeps the row focused on shows you are actively watching or plan to resume soon.
If you want to keep a show visible but are taking a break from it, you can leave it in Continue Watching. It will stay there until you remove it manually or until it ages out naturally as you watch other content. There is no time limit — a show can sit in Continue Watching for months if you do not remove it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does removing a show from Continue Watching delete it from my account?
No. Removing a show from Continue Watching only hides it from that row on your home screen. The show remains in your account, your watch history, and your library. You can still search for it and watch it anytime.
Can I remove a show from Continue Watching on my phone but keep it on my TV?
No. Your Peacock account syncs across all devices. When you remove a show from Continue Watching on one device, it disappears from the row on all your other devices too.
What if I remove a show by accident?
You can start watching the show again, and it will reappear in Continue Watching. Peacock does not have an undo button, but straightforward clicking on the show again will add it back to the row.
Why is a show I watched months ago still in Continue Watching?
Peacock keeps shows in Continue Watching until you remove them manually. There is no automatic expiration date. If you finished a show and do not want to see it anymore, you need to remove it from the row yourself.
Can I hide Continue Watching from my home screen entirely?
Peacock does not offer an option to hide the Continue Watching row. Your only choice is to remove individual shows from it or ignore the row and use search or categories to find content instead.