diff --git a/backend/internal/http/handlers.go b/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
index e83b949..081a77a 100644
--- a/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
+++ b/backend/internal/http/handlers.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package httpapi
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"watch-party-backend/internal/repo"
@@ -118,5 +120,26 @@ func NewRouter(svc service.EpisodeService) *gin.Engine {
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, items)
 	})
+
+	// DELETE /v1/shows/:id — delete a row from "current" by id
+	v1.DELETE("/shows/:id", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		idStr := c.Param("id")
+		id, err := strconv.ParseInt(idStr, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid id"})
+			return
+		}
+		err = svc.Delete(c.Request.Context(), id)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, repo.ErrNotFound) {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "id not found"})
+				return
+			}
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "delete failed"})
+			return
+		}
+		c.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go b/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
index e2b7295..e8f6cc4 100644
--- a/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
+++ b/backend/internal/repo/episode_repo.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type EpisodeRepository interface {
 	SetCurrent(ctx context.Context, id int64, startHHMMSS string) error
 	MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (MoveResult, error)
 	ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]Episode, error)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error
 }
 
 type pgxEpisodeRepo struct {
@@ -199,3 +200,14 @@ func (r *pgxEpisodeRepo) MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (MoveRe
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }
+
+func (r *pgxEpisodeRepo) Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
+	cmdTag, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, `DELETE FROM current WHERE id = $1`, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cmdTag.RowsAffected() == 0 {
+		return ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go b/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
index ab50e05..2ef8897 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/episode_service.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type EpisodeService interface {
 	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)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error
 }
 
 type episodeService struct {
@@ -72,3 +73,9 @@ func (s *episodeService) MoveToArchive(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (repo.M
 	defer cancel()
 	return s.repo.MoveToArchive(c, uniq)
 }
+
+func (s *episodeService) Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
+	c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	return s.repo.Delete(c, id)
+}