How Do You Remove a Movie From Your Continue Watching on Netflix

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete movies, episodes, and entire shows from your Netflix viewing history. Since this feature is web-based, you'll need a computer to clear your Netflix viewing history.

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1. 1

   Open Netflix. Go to https://www.netflix.com in your computer's web browser. This will open the profile selection page if you're logged in.

   • If you aren't logged in, click Sign In in the top-right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password before continuing.

2. 2

   Select your profile. Click the icon and name for your Netflix user profile.

   • You may need to skip this step if you only have one user profile on your account.

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3. 3

   Select your profile icon. Place your mouse cursor over the profile icon in the top-right corner of the page. A drop-down menu will appear.

4. 4

   Click Account . It's in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens your account settings page.

5. 5

   Scroll down and click Viewing activity . This link is in the middle column of the "MY PROFILE" section of settings.

6. 6

   Find a movie or episode to remove. Scroll through the list of entries until you find the title of an episode or a show that you want to remove.

   • You can scroll all the way down and click Show More to see older entries.

7. 7

   Click the "Remove" icon. It's a circle with a slash through it to the right of the movie or episode title. Doing so will immediately remove the movie or episode from your viewing activity list; Netflix will also stop sending you recommendations based on the movie or episode.

   • If you want to delete an entire show from your viewing activity, click the Hide series? link in the notification that appears after clicking the "Remove" icon.
   • It can take up to 24 hours for the changes you make on the Netflix website to take effect in other locations (e.g., mobile platforms, consoles, smart TVs, etc.).

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• Question

  Can I delete viewed shows on the app?

  

  You cannot delete any sort of viewing on the app itself, you have to use a browser on computer or other devices.

• Question

  How do I edit my list of shows?

  

  To add a show to your list, hover over it and click the "+" button in the lower right corner. To delete a show from your list, hover over it and click on the check mark in the lower right corner.

• Question

  How do I delete "similar" movies if I don't want them listed?

  

  Removing items from your viewing activity will also remove suggestions for other movies and shows, but you cannot manually disable Netflix's recommended movies and shows.

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• It's technically possible to delete your Netflix viewing activity from a smartphone or tablet: you can open Netflix in your browser and access your account settings from there.

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• You cannot remove movies or shows from your viewing activity without using Netflix in a web browser.

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• It's impossible to hide Netflix shows from a "Kids" profile's viewing activity.^[1]

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1. Sign into Netflix.
2. Click your profile.
3. Click your profile photo.
4. Click Account.
5. Click Viewing activity.
6. Scroll to the show or movie.
7. Click the crossed-out circle.

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