diff --git a/apps/desktop/lib/src/schedule/schedule_model.dart b/apps/desktop/lib/src/schedule/schedule_model.dart
index 219ef03..6b77bb6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/lib/src/schedule/schedule_model.dart
+++ b/apps/desktop/lib/src/schedule/schedule_model.dart
@@ -140,17 +140,24 @@ List<ScheduleEntry> matchSchedule(
     final id = s.anilistId;
     if (id != null) refs[id] ??= _SeriesRef(s.seriesId, s.jellyfinSeriesId, s.followed);
   }
+  // AnimeFlow's AniList episode number wins outright: TVDB numbering runs
+  // on across split entries (JoJo S6E4 is "2nd & 3rd STAGE" ep 3), so a TVDB
+  // or absolute number, or an air day, is only a guess for AniList entries
+  // AnimeFlow gives no AniList numbers for.
+  final byAni = <String, AnimeFlowScheduleItem>{};
   final byEp = <String, AnimeFlowScheduleItem>{};
   final byAbs = <String, AnimeFlowScheduleItem>{};
   final byDay = <String, AnimeFlowScheduleItem>{};
+  final numbered = <int>{};
   for (final it in schedule) {
     final e = it.episode, id = e.anilistId;
     if (id == null) continue;
     final ref = refs[id] ??= _SeriesRef(it.seriesId, it.jellyfinSeriesId, it.followed);
     if (it.followed) ref.followed = true;
-    // AnimeFlow's AniList episode number first: TVDB numbering can run on
-    // across split cours.
-    if (e.anilistEpisode != null) byEp.putIfAbsent('$id#${e.anilistEpisode}', () => it);
+    if (e.anilistEpisode != null) {
+      numbered.add(id);
+      byAni.putIfAbsent('$id#${e.anilistEpisode}', () => it);
+    }
     byEp.putIfAbsent('$id#${e.episode}', () => it);
     if (e.absolute != null) byAbs.putIfAbsent('$id#${e.absolute}', () => it);
     if (e.airDate != null) byDay.putIfAbsent('$id@${_day(e.airDate!)}', () => it);
@@ -160,7 +167,9 @@ List<ScheduleEntry> matchSchedule(
       () {
         final id = a.anilistId;
         final ref = refs[id];
-        final it = byEp['$id#${a.episode}'] ?? byAbs['$id#${a.episode}'] ?? byDay['$id@${_day(a.airingAt)}'];
+        final it = numbered.contains(id)
+            ? byAni['$id#${a.episode}']
+            : byEp['$id#${a.episode}'] ?? byAbs['$id#${a.episode}'] ?? byDay['$id@${_day(a.airingAt)}'];
         if (it != null) {
           final e = it.episode;
           return ScheduleEntry(
diff --git a/apps/desktop/test/schedule_model_test.dart b/apps/desktop/test/schedule_model_test.dart
index 8122afa..c7d0bdc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/test/schedule_model_test.dart
+++ b/apps/desktop/test/schedule_model_test.dart
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ void main() {
       expect(out.single.season, 2);
     });
 
+    test('a TVDB number never claims another AniList episode (JoJo S6E4 = 2nd STAGE ep 3)', () {
+      AnimeFlowScheduleItem row(int tvdbEp, int aniEp, EpisodeStatus st) => AnimeFlowScheduleItem(
+            episode: AnimeFlowEpisode(season: 6, episode: tvdbEp, anilistId: 210482, anilistEpisode: aniEp, status: st),
+            seriesId: 40,
+            title: 'JoJo',
+            jellyfinSeriesId: 'jfJ',
+          );
+      final out = matchSchedule(
+        [airing(210482, 3, DateTime(2026, 10, 9, 11)), airing(210482, 4, DateTime(2026, 10, 16, 11))],
+        schedule: [row(4, 3, EpisodeStatus.available), row(5, 4, EpisodeStatus.upcoming)],
+        now: now,
+      );
+      expect(out.map((e) => e.status), [ScheduleStatus.available, ScheduleStatus.upcoming]);
+    });
+
     test('by AniList id + episode, per season ids', () {
       // One AnimeFlow series (7) spans two AniList entries: S1 = 100, S2 = 200.
       final out = matchSchedule(