Delete individual shows from Continue Watching
You can remove a show from your Continue Watching list on Peacock without deleting it from your account entirely. The fastest way is to find the show on your home screen, hover over or long-press the thumbnail, and select the option to remove it from your list. The exact wording varies slightly between devices — you might see "Remove from Continue Watching" or a similar phrase.
On a phone or tablet, tap and hold the show's thumbnail until a menu appears, then choose remove. On a web browser or TV device, move your cursor over the thumbnail and look for an X icon or three-dot menu button in the corner. Click that menu and select the remove option. The show stays in Peacock's catalog and you can watch it again anytime — this only clears it from the row that tracks where you left off.
If you cannot find the remove option on your device, try a different approach: start playing the show, then stop it immediately without watching anything new. This sometimes resets how Peacock tracks that title, though it is not as reliable as the direct removal method.
Key Takeaways
- Removing a show from Continue Watching takes seconds and does not delete the show from your Peacock account.
- On phones and tablets, tap and hold the show's thumbnail until a menu appears, then select remove.
- On web browsers and TV devices, hover over the thumbnail to find an X icon or menu button, then choose remove.
- If you want to clear your entire Continue Watching list at once, you may need to remove shows one at a time, as Peacock does not offer a bulk-clear option.
Clear your Continue Watching list on different devices
The steps change slightly depending on whether you are using Peacock on a phone, computer, or TV. The principle is the same — find the show and remove it — but the button locations and menu names differ.
On iPhone or iPad: Open Peacock and go to your home screen. Find the Continue Watching row. Tap and hold any show thumbnail until a popup menu appears. Tap "Remove from Continue Watching" or the equivalent option. Repeat for each show you want to remove.
On Android phones: The process is identical to iPhone. Open Peacock, locate Continue Watching, tap and hold a show, and select remove from the menu that appears.
On a web browser (computer): Log into Peacock on your computer. Scroll to the Continue Watching section on your home page. Move your mouse over a show thumbnail. An X icon or three-dot menu should appear in the corner of the thumbnail. Click it and select the remove option.
On Roku, Apple TV, Fire Stick, or other streaming devices: Navigate to Continue Watching using your remote. Highlight a show. Press the options button (often marked with three dots or lines) on your remote. Select "Remove from Continue Watching" from the menu. The exact button name varies by device, but the options menu is always available when you highlight content.
Why shows stay in Continue Watching
Peacock adds a show to your Continue Watching list the moment you start playing it, even if you only watch a few seconds. The show remains there until you either finish it completely or manually remove it. This is why you might see shows you clicked by accident or started out of curiosity.
Completed shows usually disappear from Continue Watching on their own after a few days or weeks, though the timing is not always predictable. If a show is still showing up after you finished it, removing it manually is the fastest solution. Peacock does not offer a setting to change how long completed shows stay visible.
Remove shows without opening them
You do not have to play a show to remove it from Continue Watching. The remove option appears on the thumbnail itself, so you can clean up your list without starting playback. This is useful if you want to quickly go through and remove several shows at once without accidentally resuming something you did not mean to watch.
Start at your home screen, find the Continue Watching section, and work through the list. On phones, tap and hold each thumbnail. On computers or TV devices, hover over or highlight each one and use the menu button. You can remove as many as you want in one session — there is no limit to how many times you can use this feature.
What happens to your watch history
Removing a show from Continue Watching does not erase your watch history. Peacock keeps a separate record of everything you have watched, and that record remains even after you remove a show from the Continue Watching list. If you want to remove a show from your watch history entirely, you need to take a different step.
To delete a show from your watch history, go to your account settings and look for a "Watch History" or "Viewing Activity" section. From there, you can remove individual titles from your history. This is different from removing them from Continue Watching — one clears the row on your home screen, the other removes the record that you watched it at all.
Prevent shows from appearing in Continue Watching
Peacock does not have a setting to stop adding shows to Continue Watching automatically. Every show you start playing will be added to that list. The only way to keep your Continue Watching list clean is to remove shows manually as you go, or to remove them in batches when the list gets too long.
If you share your Peacock account with others, keep in mind that everyone using that account sees the same Continue Watching list. Removing a show removes it for all users on that account. If you want separate viewing lists, you would need to set up individual profiles within Peacock, which allows each person to have their own Continue Watching section and watch history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does removing a show from Continue Watching delete it from Peacock?
No. Removing a show from Continue Watching only clears it from that specific row on your home screen. The show remains in Peacock's catalog and you can search for it and watch it anytime. Your watch history record also stays intact unless you separately remove it from your viewing activity.
Why is a show still in Continue Watching after I finished it?
Peacock sometimes keeps completed shows in Continue Watching for a few days or weeks before removing them automatically. If it is still there and bothering you, remove it manually using the menu option on the thumbnail. There is no setting to speed up the automatic removal.
Can I clear my entire Continue Watching list at once?
Peacock does not have a bulk-clear option. You have to remove shows one at a time by tapping and holding (on phones) or hovering and clicking the menu (on computers and TV devices). If your list is very long, this takes a few minutes, but it is the only way to clear everything at once.
If I remove a show from Continue Watching, can I get it back?
Yes. Start playing the show again and it will reappear in your Continue Watching list. Peacock will resume from where you left off if you have not watched anything else in the meantime. If you have watched other shows, it will start from the beginning.
Do other people on my account see my Continue Watching list?
Yes, if you share your Peacock login. Everyone using that account sees the same Continue Watching row and watch history. To have separate lists, create individual profiles within Peacock — each profile has its own Continue Watching section and viewing activity.