diff --git a/components/home/Home.tv.tsx b/components/home/Home.tv.tsx
index cffff54f..594580f3 100644
--- a/components/home/Home.tv.tsx
+++ b/components/home/Home.tv.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import { updateTVDiscovery } from "@/utils/tvDiscovery/sync";
 const HORIZONTAL_PADDING = scaleSize(60);
 const TOP_PADDING = scaleSize(100);
 // Generous gap between sections for Apple TV+ aesthetic
-const SECTION_GAP = scaleSize(10);
+const SECTION_GAP = scaleSize(24);
 
 type InfiniteScrollingCollectionListSection = {
   type: "InfiniteScrollingCollectionList";
diff --git a/components/home/TVHeroCarousel.tsx b/components/home/TVHeroCarousel.tsx
index 7a71fbfb..4e9e4712 100644
--- a/components/home/TVHeroCarousel.tsx
+++ b/components/home/TVHeroCarousel.tsx
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const TVHeroCarousel: React.FC<TVHeroCarouselProps> = ({
   const typography = useScaledTVTypography();
   const sizes = useScaledTVSizes();
   const api = useAtomValue(apiAtom);
-  const _insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const router = useRouter();
 
   // Active item for featured display (debounced)
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ export const TVHeroCarousel: React.FC<TVHeroCarouselProps> = ({
   const heroHeight = SCREEN_HEIGHT * sizes.padding.heroHeight;
 
   return (
-    <View style={{ height: heroHeight, width: "100%" }}>
+    <View
+      style={{
+        height: heroHeight + insets.top,
+        width: "100%",
+        paddingTop: insets.top,
+      }}
+    >
       {/* Backdrop layers with crossfade */}
       <View
         style={{
diff --git a/components/tv/TVPosterCard.tsx b/components/tv/TVPosterCard.tsx
index 83274ea3..fad7261b 100644
--- a/components/tv/TVPosterCard.tsx
+++ b/components/tv/TVPosterCard.tsx
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ export const TVPosterCard: React.FC<TVPosterCardProps> = ({
           position: "relative",
           width,
           aspectRatio,
-          borderRadius: scaleSize(4),
+          borderRadius: scaleSize(24),
           overflow: "hidden",
           backgroundColor: "#1a1a1a",
           borderWidth: scaleSize(2),
diff --git a/constants/TVSizes.ts b/constants/TVSizes.ts
index 676609bc..403b8ebd 100644
--- a/constants/TVSizes.ts
+++ b/constants/TVSizes.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const TVAnimation = {
  * Applied to poster sizes and gaps.
  */
 const sizeScaleMultipliers: Record<TVTypographyScale, number> = {
-  [TVTypographyScale.Small]: 0.9,
+  [TVTypographyScale.Small]: 0.8,
   [TVTypographyScale.Default]: 1.0,
   [TVTypographyScale.Large]: 1.1,
   [TVTypographyScale.ExtraLarge]: 1.2,
diff --git a/constants/TVTypography.ts b/constants/TVTypography.ts
index 833f617e..d53726ad 100644
--- a/constants/TVTypography.ts
+++ b/constants/TVTypography.ts
@@ -1,56 +1,75 @@
 import { TVTypographyScale, useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { scaleSize } from "@/utils/scaleSize";
 
 /**
  * TV Typography Scale
  *
  * Consistent text sizes for TV interface components.
- * Design values are for 1920×1080 and scaled proportionally
- * to the actual viewport via scaleSize().
+ * Base values are designed for 1920x1080 and scaled to the actual viewport via
+ * scaleSize(), then further adjusted by the user's tvTypographyScale setting.
  */
 
-import { scaleSize } from "@/utils/scaleSize";
+// =============================================================================
+// BASE VALUES (at Default scale)
+// =============================================================================
 
 export const TVTypography = {
   /** Hero titles, movie/show names */
-  display: scaleSize(70),
+  display: 70,
 
   /** Episode series name, major headings */
-  title: scaleSize(42),
+  title: 42,
 
   /** Section headers (Cast, Technical Details, From this Series) */
-  heading: scaleSize(32),
+  heading: 32,
 
   /** Overview, actor names, card titles, metadata */
-  body: scaleSize(40),
+  body: 40,
 
   /** Secondary text, labels, subtitles */
-  callout: scaleSize(26),
+  callout: 26,
 };
 
 export type TVTypographyKey = keyof typeof TVTypography;
 
+// =============================================================================
+// SCALING
+// =============================================================================
+
 const scaleMultipliers: Record<TVTypographyScale, number> = {
-  [TVTypographyScale.Small]: 0.85,
+  [TVTypographyScale.Small]: 0.8,
   [TVTypographyScale.Default]: 1.0,
-  [TVTypographyScale.Large]: 1.2,
-  [TVTypographyScale.ExtraLarge]: 1.4,
+  [TVTypographyScale.Large]: 1.1,
+  [TVTypographyScale.ExtraLarge]: 1.2,
+};
+
+// =============================================================================
+// HOOKS
+// =============================================================================
+
+export type ScaledTVTypography = {
+  display: number;
+  title: number;
+  heading: number;
+  body: number;
+  callout: number;
 };
 
 /**
  * Hook that returns scaled TV typography values based on user settings.
  * Use this instead of the static TVTypography constant for dynamic scaling.
  */
-export const useScaledTVTypography = () => {
+export const useScaledTVTypography = (): ScaledTVTypography => {
   const { settings } = useSettings();
   const scale =
     scaleMultipliers[settings.tvTypographyScale] ??
     scaleMultipliers[TVTypographyScale.Default];
 
   return {
-    display: Math.round(TVTypography.display * scale),
-    title: Math.round(TVTypography.title * scale),
-    heading: Math.round(TVTypography.heading * scale),
-    body: Math.round(TVTypography.body * scale),
-    callout: Math.round(TVTypography.callout * scale),
+    display: Math.round(scaleSize(TVTypography.display) * scale),
+    title: Math.round(scaleSize(TVTypography.title) * scale),
+    heading: Math.round(scaleSize(TVTypography.heading) * scale),
+    body: Math.round(scaleSize(TVTypography.body) * scale),
+    callout: Math.round(scaleSize(TVTypography.callout) * scale),
   };
 };