Choose the size of the cleanup
First identify the unwanted programme and whether you want to remove only that item or reset the collection. ABC’s Continue Watching help describes moving the programme’s timeline to its end as an individual-item method. Its other method is deleting Viewing History, which removes all programmes from the Continue Watching row.
Those choices have different consequences. A household member who wants to stop seeing one unfinished documentary may still need the saved position of a drama. Before using a broad removal command, make a private note of any episode and position you want to keep. Do not use a screen full of personal viewing history as a public support attachment.
Try the individual programme route
Open the unwanted programme in the correct viewing profile. ABC describes fast-forwarding, or moving the position marker on the player timeline, to the end. Return to the home screen and inspect Continue Watching again. This is a collection-cleanup action; it is not a way to restore a programme whose viewing availability has expired.
If you still want to watch the programme later, consider whether moving its progress is useful. You may prefer to keep the item and its actual resume position. A tidy row is less important than retaining the information you need for your next session.
Use history removal only with its wider scope understood
ABC says Viewing History can be cleared on its website or mobile app. The television app displays Continue Watching but does not provide the same history-clearing route. On the website, the documented route goes through the profile icon, Switch profile, the relevant profile’s edit control and Viewing History.
The history help warns that clearing viewing activity removes Continue Watching across devices; new watching subsequently repopulates it. Verify the intended profile and the scope shown before confirming. If the individual timeline method behaves unexpectedly, report the programme, app and observed row behaviour rather than immediately repeating a full-history deletion.