diff --git a/src/backend/accounts/user.ts b/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
index 2b6492f1..5bde3d4e 100644
--- a/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
+++ b/src/backend/accounts/user.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export interface ProgressResponse {
     poster?: string;
     type: "show" | "movie";
   };
-  duration: number;
-  watched: number;
+  duration: string;
+  watched: string;
   updatedAt: string;
 }
 
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export function progressResponsesToEntries(responses: ProgressResponse[]) {
     const item = items[v.tmdbId];
     if (item.type === "movie") {
       item.progress = {
-        duration: v.duration,
-        watched: v.watched,
+        duration: Number(v.duration),
+        watched: Number(v.watched),
       };
     }
 
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ export function progressResponsesToEntries(responses: ProgressResponse[]) {
         number: v.episode.number ?? 0,
         title: "",
         progress: {
-          duration: v.duration,
-          watched: v.watched,
+          duration: Number(v.duration),
+          watched: Number(v.watched),
         },
         seasonId: v.season.id,
         updatedAt: new Date(v.updatedAt).getTime(),
diff --git a/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx b/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
index 0e66e235..b9a28e39 100644
--- a/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
@@ -1,48 +1,47 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 
-import { ProgressMediaItem, useProgressStore } from "@/stores/progress";
+import { useProgressStore } from "@/stores/progress";
+import {
+  ShowProgressResult,
+  shouldShowProgress,
+} from "@/stores/progress/utils";
 import { MediaItem } from "@/utils/mediaTypes";
 
 import { MediaCard } from "./MediaCard";
 
+function formatSeries(series?: ShowProgressResult | null) {
+  if (!series || !series.episode || !series.season) return undefined;
+  return {
+    episode: series.episode?.number,
+    season: series.season?.number,
+    episodeId: series.episode?.id,
+    seasonId: series.season?.id,
+  };
+}
+
 export interface WatchedMediaCardProps {
   media: MediaItem;
   closable?: boolean;
   onClose?: () => void;
 }
 
-function formatSeries(obj: ProgressMediaItem | undefined) {
-  if (!obj) return undefined;
-  if (obj.type !== "show") return;
-  const ep = Object.values(obj.episodes).sort(
-    (a, b) => b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt
-  )[0];
-  const season = obj.seasons[ep?.seasonId];
-  if (!ep || !season) return;
-  return {
-    season: season.number,
-    episode: ep.number,
-    episodeId: ep.id,
-    seasonId: ep.seasonId,
-    progress: ep.progress,
-  };
-}
-
 export function WatchedMediaCard(props: WatchedMediaCardProps) {
   const progressItems = useProgressStore((s) => s.items);
   const item = useMemo(() => {
     return progressItems[props.media.id];
   }, [progressItems, props.media]);
-  const series = useMemo(() => formatSeries(item), [item]);
-  const progress = item?.progress ?? series?.progress;
-  const percentage = progress
-    ? (progress.watched / progress.duration) * 100
+  const itemToDisplay = useMemo(
+    () => (item ? shouldShowProgress(item) : null),
+    [item]
+  );
+  const percentage = itemToDisplay?.show
+    ? (itemToDisplay.progress.watched / itemToDisplay.progress.duration) * 100
     : undefined;
 
   return (
     <MediaCard
       media={props.media}
-      series={series}
+      series={formatSeries(itemToDisplay)}
       linkable
       percentage={percentage}
       onClose={props.onClose}
diff --git a/src/pages/parts/home/WatchingPart.tsx b/src/pages/parts/home/WatchingPart.tsx
index 62daa769..9e69da4e 100644
--- a/src/pages/parts/home/WatchingPart.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/parts/home/WatchingPart.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { MediaGrid } from "@/components/media/MediaGrid";
 import { WatchedMediaCard } from "@/components/media/WatchedMediaCard";
 import { useBookmarkStore } from "@/stores/bookmarks";
 import { useProgressStore } from "@/stores/progress";
+import { shouldShowProgress } from "@/stores/progress/utils";
 import { MediaItem } from "@/utils/mediaTypes";
 
 export function WatchingPart() {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export function WatchingPart() {
   const sortedProgressItems = useMemo(() => {
     let output: MediaItem[] = [];
     Object.entries(progressItems)
+      .filter((entry) => shouldShowProgress(entry[1]).show)
       .sort((a, b) => b[1].updatedAt - a[1].updatedAt)
       .forEach((entry) => {
         output.push({
diff --git a/src/stores/progress/utils.ts b/src/stores/progress/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24db571f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/progress/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import {
+  ProgressEpisodeItem,
+  ProgressItem,
+  ProgressMediaItem,
+  ProgressSeasonItem,
+} from "@/stores/progress";
+
+export interface ShowProgressResult {
+  episode?: ProgressEpisodeItem;
+  season?: ProgressSeasonItem;
+  progress: ProgressItem;
+  show: boolean;
+}
+
+const defaultProgress = {
+  duration: 0,
+  watched: 0,
+};
+
+function progressIsCompleted(duration: number, watched: number): boolean {
+  const timeFromEnd = duration - watched;
+
+  // too close to the end, is completed
+  if (timeFromEnd < 60 * 2) return true;
+
+  // satisfies all constraints, not completed
+  return false;
+}
+
+function progressIsNotStarted(duration: number, watched: number): boolean {
+  // too short watch time
+  if (watched < 20) return true;
+
+  // satisfies all constraints, not completed
+  return false;
+}
+
+function progressIsAcceptableRange(duration: number, watched: number): boolean {
+  // not started enough yet, not acceptable
+  if (progressIsNotStarted(duration, watched)) return false;
+
+  // is already at the end, not acceptable
+  if (progressIsCompleted(duration, watched)) return false;
+
+  // satisfied all constraints
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function shouldShowProgress(
+  item: ProgressMediaItem
+): ShowProgressResult {
+  // non shows just hide or show depending on acceptable ranges
+  if (item.type !== "show") {
+    return {
+      show: progressIsAcceptableRange(
+        item.progress?.duration ?? 0,
+        item.progress?.watched ?? 0
+      ),
+      progress: item.progress ?? defaultProgress,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // shows only hide an item if its too early in episode, it still shows if its near the end.
+  // Otherwise you would lose episode progress
+  const ep = Object.values(item.episodes)
+    .sort((a, b) => b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt)
+    .filter(
+      (epi) =>
+        !progressIsNotStarted(epi.progress.duration, epi.progress.watched)
+    )[0];
+  const season = item.seasons[ep?.seasonId];
+  if (!ep || !season)
+    return {
+      show: false,
+      progress: defaultProgress,
+    };
+  return {
+    season,
+    episode: ep,
+    show: true,
+    progress: ep.progress,
+  };
+}