diff --git a/backend/internal/http/handlers.go b/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
index 665c652..ce972d4 100644
--- a/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
+++ b/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
@@ -98,5 +98,14 @@ func NewRouter(svc service.EpisodeService) *gin.Engine {
 		})
 	})
 
+	// GET /v1/shows — list all rows from "current"
+	v1.GET("/shows", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		items, err := svc.ListAll(c.Request.Context())
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "list failed"})
+			return
+		}
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, items)
+	})
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/http/handlers_test.go b/backend/internal/http/handlers_test.go
index 0b1a92a..97e56eb 100644
--- a/backend/internal/http/handlers_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/http/handlers_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ func (f *fakeSvc) MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (repo.MoveResu
 	f.lastMove = append([]int64(nil), ids...)
 	return f.moveRes, f.moveErr
 }
+func (f *fakeSvc) ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]repo.Episode, error) {
+	if f.moveErr != nil {
+		return nil, f.moveErr
+	}
+	return []repo.Episode{
+		{Id: 10, EpTitle: "X"},
+	}, nil
+}
 
 // ---- helpers ----
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go b/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
index 519df9f..e2b7295 100644
--- a/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
+++ b/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
 
 type Episode struct {
+	Id             int       `json:"id"`
 	EpNum          int       `json:"ep_num"`
 	EpTitle        string    `json:"ep_title"`
 	SeasonName     string    `json:"season_name"`
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type EpisodeRepository interface {
 	GetCurrent(ctx context.Context) (Episode, error)
 	SetCurrent(ctx context.Context, id int64, startHHMMSS string) error
 	MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (MoveResult, error)
+	ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]Episode, error)
 }
 
 type pgxEpisodeRepo struct {
@@ -40,9 +42,40 @@ func NewEpisodeRepo(pool *pgxpool.Pool) EpisodeRepository {
 	return &pgxEpisodeRepo{pool: pool}
 }
 
+func (r *pgxEpisodeRepo) ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]Episode, error) {
+	const q = `
+SELECT
+  id,
+  ep_num,
+  ep_title,
+  season_name,
+  to_char(start_time, 'HH24:MI:SS')       AS start_time,
+  to_char(playback_length, 'HH24:MI:SS') AS playback_length,
+  date_created
+FROM current
+ORDER BY id DESC;
+`
+	rows, err := r.pool.Query(ctx, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var out []Episode
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var e Episode
+		if err := rows.Scan(&e.Id, &e.EpNum, &e.EpTitle, &e.SeasonName, &e.StartTime, &e.PlaybackLength, &e.DateCreated); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out = append(out, e)
+	}
+	return out, rows.Err()
+}
+
 func (r *pgxEpisodeRepo) GetCurrent(ctx context.Context) (Episode, error) {
 	const q = `
 SELECT
+  id,
   ep_num,
   ep_title,
   season_name,
@@ -56,7 +89,7 @@ LIMIT 1;
 `
 	var e Episode
 	err := r.pool.QueryRow(ctx, q).Scan(
-		&e.EpNum, &e.EpTitle, &e.SeasonName, &e.StartTime, &e.PlaybackLength, &e.DateCreated,
+		&e.Id, &e.EpNum, &e.EpTitle, &e.SeasonName, &e.StartTime, &e.PlaybackLength, &e.DateCreated,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go b/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
index dac38b3..ab50e05 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type EpisodeService interface {
 	GetCurrent(ctx context.Context) (repo.Episode, error)
 	SetCurrent(ctx context.Context, id int64, start string) (repo.Episode, error)
 	MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (repo.MoveResult, error)
+	ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]repo.Episode, error)
 }
 
 type episodeService struct {
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ func NewEpisodeService(r repo.EpisodeRepository) EpisodeService {
 	return &episodeService{repo: r}
 }
 
+func (s *episodeService) ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]repo.Episode, error) {
+	c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	return s.repo.ListAll(c)
+}
+
 func (s *episodeService) GetCurrent(ctx context.Context) (repo.Episode, error) {
 	c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/episode_service_test.go b/backend/internal/service/episode_service_test.go
index 0f9b96d..4122992 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/episode_service_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/episode_service_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type fakeRepo struct {
 		start string
 	}
 	moveCalls [][]int64
+	listRes   []repo.Episode
+	listErr   error
 }
 
 func (f *fakeRepo) GetCurrent(ctx context.Context) (repo.Episode, error) {
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ func (f *fakeRepo) MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (repo.MoveRes
 	f.moveCalls = append(f.moveCalls, ids)
 	return f.moveRes, f.moveErr
 }
+func (f *fakeRepo) ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]repo.Episode, error) {
+	return f.listRes, f.listErr
+}
 
 // ---- tests ----
 
@@ -141,3 +146,23 @@ func TestEpisodeService_MoveToArchive_DedupAndOK(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: %+v", res)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEpisodeService_ListAll_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	fr := &fakeRepo{listRes: []repo.Episode{{Id: 3}, {Id: 1}}}
+	svc := service.NewEpisodeService(fr)
+	got, err := svc.ListAll(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 || got[0].Id != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEpisodeService_ListAll_Error(t *testing.T) {
+	fr := &fakeRepo{listErr: errors.New("boom")}
+	svc := service.NewEpisodeService(fr)
+	if _, err := svc.ListAll(context.Background()); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+}