diff --git a/src/components/player/base/Container.tsx b/src/components/player/base/Container.tsx
index 762e95be..9f37b87d 100644
--- a/src/components/player/base/Container.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/base/Container.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ReactNode, RefObject, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 
 import { OverlayDisplay } from "@/components/overlays/OverlayDisplay";
+import { SkipTracker } from "@/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker";
 import { CastingInternal } from "@/components/player/internals/CastingInternal";
 import { HeadUpdater } from "@/components/player/internals/HeadUpdater";
 import { KeyboardEvents } from "@/components/player/internals/KeyboardEvents";
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ import { ThumbnailScraper } from "@/components/player/internals/ThumbnailScraper
 import { VideoClickTarget } from "@/components/player/internals/VideoClickTarget";
 import { VideoContainer } from "@/components/player/internals/VideoContainer";
 import { WatchPartyResetter } from "@/components/player/internals/WatchPartyResetter";
-import { WebhookReporter } from "@/components/player/internals/WebhookReporter";
 import { PlayerHoverState } from "@/stores/player/slices/interface";
 import { usePlayerStore } from "@/stores/player/store";
 
+import { WatchPartyReporter } from "../internals/Backend/WatchPartyReporter";
+
 export interface PlayerProps {
   children?: ReactNode;
   showingControls: boolean;
@@ -95,7 +97,8 @@ export function Container(props: PlayerProps) {
         <ProgressSaver />
         <KeyboardEvents />
         <MediaSession />
-        <WebhookReporter />
+        <WatchPartyReporter />
+        <SkipTracker />
         <WatchPartyResetter />
         <div className="relative h-screen overflow-hidden">
           <VideoClickTarget showingControls={props.showingControls} />
diff --git a/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4747da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import { usePlayerStore } from "@/stores/player/store";
+
+interface SkipEvent {
+  startTime: number;
+  endTime: number;
+  skipDuration: number;
+  timestamp: number;
+  meta?: {
+    title: string;
+    type: string;
+    tmdbId?: string;
+    seasonNumber?: number;
+    episodeNumber?: number;
+  };
+}
+
+interface SkipTrackingResult {
+  /** Array of skip events detected */
+  skipHistory: SkipEvent[];
+  /** The most recent skip event */
+  latestSkip: SkipEvent | null;
+  /** Clear the skip history */
+  clearHistory: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook that tracks when users skip or scrub more than 15 seconds
+ * Useful for gathering information about show intros and user behavior
+ *
+ * @param minSkipThreshold Minimum skip duration in seconds to track (default: 15)
+ * @param maxHistory Maximum number of skip events to keep in history (default: 50)
+ */
+export function useSkipTracking(
+  minSkipThreshold: number = 15,
+  maxHistory: number = 50,
+): SkipTrackingResult {
+  const [skipHistory, setSkipHistory] = useState<SkipEvent[]>([]);
+  const previousTimeRef = useRef<number>(0);
+  const lastUpdateTimeRef = useRef<number>(0);
+  const isSeekingRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
+
+  // Get current player state
+  const progress = usePlayerStore((s) => s.progress);
+  const mediaPlaying = usePlayerStore((s) => s.mediaPlaying);
+  const meta = usePlayerStore((s) => s.meta);
+  const isSeeking = usePlayerStore((s) => s.interface.isSeeking);
+
+  // Track seeking state to avoid false positives during drag seeking
+  useEffect(() => {
+    isSeekingRef.current = isSeeking;
+  }, [isSeeking]);
+
+  const clearHistory = useCallback(() => {
+    setSkipHistory([]);
+    previousTimeRef.current = 0;
+    lastUpdateTimeRef.current = 0;
+  }, []);
+
+  const detectSkip = useCallback(() => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const currentTime = progress.time;
+
+    // Don't track if video hasn't started playing or if we're actively seeking
+    if (!mediaPlaying.hasPlayedOnce || isSeekingRef.current) {
+      previousTimeRef.current = currentTime;
+      lastUpdateTimeRef.current = now;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Initialize on first run
+    if (previousTimeRef.current === 0) {
+      previousTimeRef.current = currentTime;
+      lastUpdateTimeRef.current = now;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const timeDelta = currentTime - previousTimeRef.current;
+    const realTimeDelta = now - lastUpdateTimeRef.current;
+
+    // Calculate expected time change based on playback rate and real time passed
+    const expectedTimeDelta = mediaPlaying.isPlaying
+      ? (realTimeDelta / 1000) * mediaPlaying.playbackRate
+      : 0;
+
+    // Detect if the time jump is significantly different from expected
+    // This accounts for normal playback, pausing, and small buffering hiccups
+    const unexpectedJump = Math.abs(timeDelta - expectedTimeDelta);
+
+    // Only consider it a skip if:
+    // 1. The time jump is greater than our threshold
+    // 2. The unexpected jump is significant (more than 3 seconds difference from expected)
+    // 3. We're not in a seeking state
+    if (Math.abs(timeDelta) >= minSkipThreshold && unexpectedJump >= 3) {
+      const skipEvent: SkipEvent = {
+        startTime: previousTimeRef.current,
+        endTime: currentTime,
+        skipDuration: timeDelta,
+        timestamp: now,
+        meta: meta
+          ? {
+              title:
+                meta.type === "show" && meta.episode
+                  ? `${meta.title} - S${meta.season?.number || 0}E${meta.episode.number || 0}`
+                  : meta.title,
+              type: meta.type === "movie" ? "Movie" : "TV Show",
+              tmdbId: meta.tmdbId,
+              seasonNumber: meta.season?.number,
+              episodeNumber: meta.episode?.number,
+            }
+          : undefined,
+      };
+
+      setSkipHistory((prev) => {
+        const newHistory = [...prev, skipEvent];
+        return newHistory.length > maxHistory
+          ? newHistory.slice(newHistory.length - maxHistory)
+          : newHistory;
+      });
+    }
+
+    previousTimeRef.current = currentTime;
+    lastUpdateTimeRef.current = now;
+  }, [progress.time, mediaPlaying, meta, minSkipThreshold, maxHistory]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Run detection every second when video is playing
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (mediaPlaying.hasPlayedOnce) {
+        detectSkip();
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [detectSkip, mediaPlaying.hasPlayedOnce]);
+
+  // Reset tracking when content changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearHistory();
+  }, [meta?.tmdbId, clearHistory]);
+
+  return {
+    skipHistory,
+    latestSkip:
+      skipHistory.length > 0 ? skipHistory[skipHistory.length - 1] : null,
+    clearHistory,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx b/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b28ce08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/player/internals/Backend/SkipTracker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import { useSkipTracking } from "@/components/player/hooks/useSkipTracking";
+import { usePlayerStore } from "@/stores/player/store";
+
+/**
+ * Component that tracks when users skip or scrub more than 15 seconds
+ * Useful for gathering information about show intros and user behavior patterns
+ * Currently logs to console - can be extended to send to backend analytics endpoint
+ */
+export function SkipTracker() {
+  const { skipHistory, latestSkip } = useSkipTracking(15); // Track skips > 15 seconds
+  const lastLoggedSkipRef = useRef<number>(0);
+
+  // Player metadata for context
+  const meta = usePlayerStore((s) => s.meta);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!latestSkip || !meta) return;
+
+    // Avoid logging the same skip multiple times
+    if (latestSkip.timestamp === lastLoggedSkipRef.current) return;
+
+    // Format skip duration for readability
+    const formatDuration = (seconds: number): string => {
+      const absSeconds = Math.abs(seconds);
+      const minutes = Math.floor(absSeconds / 60);
+      const remainingSeconds = Math.floor(absSeconds % 60);
+
+      if (minutes > 0) {
+        return `${minutes}m ${remainingSeconds}s`;
+      }
+      return `${remainingSeconds}s`;
+    };
+
+    // Format time position for readability
+    const formatTime = (seconds: number): string => {
+      const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+      const remainingSeconds = Math.floor(seconds % 60);
+      return `${minutes}:${remainingSeconds.toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
+    };
+
+    const skipDirection = latestSkip.skipDuration > 0 ? "forward" : "backward";
+    const skipType = Math.abs(latestSkip.skipDuration) >= 30 ? "scrub" : "skip";
+
+    // Log the skip event with detailed information
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`User ${skipType.toUpperCase()} detected`, {
+      // Basic skip info
+      direction: skipDirection,
+      duration: formatDuration(latestSkip.skipDuration),
+      from: formatTime(latestSkip.startTime),
+      to: formatTime(latestSkip.endTime),
+
+      // Content context
+      content: {
+        title: latestSkip.meta?.title || "Unknown",
+        type: latestSkip.meta?.type || "Unknown",
+        tmdbId: latestSkip.meta?.tmdbId,
+      },
+
+      // Episode context (for TV shows)
+      ...(meta.type === "show" && {
+        episode: {
+          season: latestSkip.meta?.seasonNumber,
+          episode: latestSkip.meta?.episodeNumber,
+        },
+      }),
+
+      // Analytics data that could be sent to backend
+      analytics: {
+        timestamp: new Date(latestSkip.timestamp).toISOString(),
+        startTime: latestSkip.startTime,
+        endTime: latestSkip.endTime,
+        skipDuration: latestSkip.skipDuration,
+        contentId: latestSkip.meta?.tmdbId,
+        contentType: latestSkip.meta?.type,
+        seasonId: meta.season?.tmdbId,
+        episodeId: meta.episode?.tmdbId,
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Log special cases that might indicate intro skipping
+    if (
+      meta.type === "show" &&
+      latestSkip.startTime <= 30 && // Skip happened in first 30 seconds
+      latestSkip.skipDuration > 15 && // Forward skip of at least 15 seconds
+      latestSkip.skipDuration <= 120 // But not more than 2 minutes (reasonable intro length)
+    ) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(`Potential intro skip dete`, {
+        show: latestSkip.meta?.title,
+        season: latestSkip.meta?.seasonNumber,
+        episode: latestSkip.meta?.episodeNumber,
+        introSkipDuration: formatDuration(latestSkip.skipDuration),
+        message: "User likely skipped intro sequence",
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Log potential outro/credits skipping
+    const progress = usePlayerStore.getState().progress;
+    const timeRemaining = progress.duration - latestSkip.endTime;
+    if (
+      latestSkip.skipDuration > 0 && // Forward skip
+      timeRemaining <= 300 && // Within last 5 minutes
+      latestSkip.skipDuration >= 15
+    ) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(`Potential outro skip detected`, {
+        content: latestSkip.meta?.title,
+        timeRemaining: formatDuration(timeRemaining),
+        skipDuration: formatDuration(latestSkip.skipDuration),
+        message: "User likely skipped credits/outro",
+      });
+    }
+
+    lastLoggedSkipRef.current = latestSkip.timestamp;
+  }, [latestSkip, meta]);
+
+  // Log summary statistics occasionally... just for testing, we likely wont use it unless useful.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (skipHistory.length > 0 && skipHistory.length % 5 === 0) {
+      const forwardSkips = skipHistory.filter((s) => s.skipDuration > 0);
+      const backwardSkips = skipHistory.filter((s) => s.skipDuration < 0);
+      const avgSkipDuration =
+        skipHistory.reduce((sum, s) => sum + Math.abs(s.skipDuration), 0) /
+        skipHistory.length;
+
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(`skip analytics`, {
+        totalSkips: skipHistory.length,
+        forwardSkips: forwardSkips.length,
+        backwardSkips: backwardSkips.length,
+        averageSkipDuration: `${Math.round(avgSkipDuration)}s`,
+        content: meta?.title || "Unknown",
+      });
+    }
+  }, [skipHistory.length, skipHistory, meta?.title]);
+
+  // TODO: When backend endpoint is ready, replace console.log with API calls
+  // Example implementation:
+  /*
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!latestSkip || !account?.userId) return;
+    
+    // Send skip data to analytics endpoint
+    const sendSkipAnalytics = async () => {
+      try {
+        await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/analytics/skips`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            userId: account.userId,
+            skipData: latestSkip,
+            contentContext: {
+              tmdbId: meta?.tmdbId,
+              type: meta?.type,
+              seasonId: meta?.season?.tmdbId,
+              episodeId: meta?.episode?.tmdbId,
+            }
+          })
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to send skip analytics:', error);
+      }
+    };
+    
+    sendSkipAnalytics();
+  }, [latestSkip, account?.userId, meta]);
+  */
+
+  return null;
+}