diff --git a/src/services/traktService.ts b/src/services/traktService.ts
index 1ff45ab6..1c7f7406 100644
--- a/src/services/traktService.ts
+++ b/src/services/traktService.ts
@@ -1396,6 +1396,8 @@ export class TraktService {
    */
   public async getPlaybackProgressWithImages(type?: 'movies' | 'shows'): Promise<TraktPlaybackItem[]> {
     try {
+      // extended=full,images so we receive episode.first_aired (needed for the new-episode priority boost
+    // in mergeTraktContinueWatching.ts — brand-new/recently-aired episodes now jump to the top of Continue Watching).
       const endpoint = type ? `/sync/playback/${type}?extended=full,images` : '/sync/playback?extended=full,images';
       return this.apiRequest<TraktPlaybackItem[]>(endpoint);
     } catch (error) {