diff --git a/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx b/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
index eadc61fd..0286a51b 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ export default function page() {
 
   // TV: Navigate to next item
   const goToNextItem = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!nextItem || !settings) return;
+    if (!nextItem || !settings || isPlaybackStopped) return;
 
     const {
       mediaSource: newMediaSource,
@@ -1074,6 +1074,7 @@ export default function page() {
     stream?.mediaSource,
     bitrateValue,
     router,
+    isPlaybackStopped,
   ]);
 
   // Apply subtitle settings when video loads
diff --git a/components/tv/TVNextEpisodeCountdown.tsx b/components/tv/TVNextEpisodeCountdown.tsx
index e6360875..6582cacb 100644
--- a/components/tv/TVNextEpisodeCountdown.tsx
+++ b/components/tv/TVNextEpisodeCountdown.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ export const TVNextEpisodeCountdown: FC<TVNextEpisodeCountdownProps> = ({
         }
       },
     );
+
+    // Cancel animation on unmount to prevent onFinish from firing after exit
+    return () => {
+      cancelAnimation(progress);
+    };
   }, [show, isPlaying, progress]);
 
   const progressStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/NextEpisodeCountDownButton.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/NextEpisodeCountDownButton.tsx
index e769c2f5..7a47e66e 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/NextEpisodeCountDownButton.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/NextEpisodeCountDownButton.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   View,
 } from "react-native";
 import Animated, {
+  cancelAnimation,
   Easing,
   runOnJS,
   useAnimatedStyle,
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ const NextEpisodeCountDownButton: React.FC<NextEpisodeCountDownButtonProps> = ({
           }
         },
       );
+
+      // Cancel animation on unmount to prevent onFinish from firing after exit
+      return () => {
+        cancelAnimation(progress);
+      };
     }
   }, [show, onFinish]);