diff --git a/stats/src/components/library/LibraryTab.tsx b/stats/src/components/library/LibraryTab.tsx
index e058062f..bc37605a 100644
--- a/stats/src/components/library/LibraryTab.tsx
+++ b/stats/src/components/library/LibraryTab.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface LibraryTabProps {
 }
 
 export function LibraryTab({ onNavigateToSession }: LibraryTabProps) {
-  const { media, loading, error } = useMediaLibrary();
+  const { media, loading, error, refresh } = useMediaLibrary();
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
   const [selectedVideoId, setSelectedVideoId] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ export function LibraryTab({ onNavigateToSession }: LibraryTabProps) {
   const summary = useMemo(() => summarizeMediaLibraryGroups(grouped), [grouped]);
 
   if (selectedVideoId !== null) {
-    return <MediaDetailView videoId={selectedVideoId} onBack={() => setSelectedVideoId(null)} />;
+    return (
+      <MediaDetailView
+        videoId={selectedVideoId}
+        onBack={() => {
+          setSelectedVideoId(null);
+          refresh();
+        }}
+      />
+    );
   }
 
   if (loading) return <div className="text-ctp-overlay2 p-4">Loading...</div>;
diff --git a/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.test.tsx b/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.test.tsx
index accce1ed..6a8c47a9 100644
--- a/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.test.tsx
+++ b/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import test from 'node:test';
-import { getRelatedCollectionLabel } from './MediaDetailView';
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+import { getRelatedCollectionLabel, buildDeleteEpisodeHandler } from './MediaDetailView';
 
 test('getRelatedCollectionLabel returns View Channel for youtube-backed media', () => {
   assert.equal(
@@ -41,3 +43,85 @@ test('getRelatedCollectionLabel returns View Anime for non-youtube media', () =>
     'View Anime',
   );
 });
+
+test('buildDeleteEpisodeHandler calls deleteVideo then onBack when confirm returns true', async () => {
+  let deletedVideoId: number | null = null;
+  let onBackCalled = false;
+
+  const fakeApiClient = {
+    deleteVideo: async (id: number) => {
+      deletedVideoId = id;
+    },
+  };
+
+  const fakeConfirm = (_title: string) => true;
+
+  const handler = buildDeleteEpisodeHandler({
+    videoId: 42,
+    title: 'Test Episode',
+    apiClient: fakeApiClient as { deleteVideo: (id: number) => Promise<void> },
+    confirmFn: fakeConfirm,
+    onBack: () => {
+      onBackCalled = true;
+    },
+    setDeleteError: () => {},
+  });
+
+  await handler();
+  assert.equal(deletedVideoId, 42);
+  assert.equal(onBackCalled, true);
+});
+
+test('buildDeleteEpisodeHandler does nothing when confirm returns false', async () => {
+  let deletedVideoId: number | null = null;
+  let onBackCalled = false;
+
+  const fakeApiClient = {
+    deleteVideo: async (id: number) => {
+      deletedVideoId = id;
+    },
+  };
+
+  const fakeConfirm = (_title: string) => false;
+
+  const handler = buildDeleteEpisodeHandler({
+    videoId: 42,
+    title: 'Test Episode',
+    apiClient: fakeApiClient as { deleteVideo: (id: number) => Promise<void> },
+    confirmFn: fakeConfirm,
+    onBack: () => {
+      onBackCalled = true;
+    },
+    setDeleteError: () => {},
+  });
+
+  await handler();
+  assert.equal(deletedVideoId, null);
+  assert.equal(onBackCalled, false);
+});
+
+test('buildDeleteEpisodeHandler sets error when deleteVideo throws', async () => {
+  let capturedError: string | null = null;
+
+  const fakeApiClient = {
+    deleteVideo: async (_id: number) => {
+      throw new Error('Network failure');
+    },
+  };
+
+  const fakeConfirm = (_title: string) => true;
+
+  const handler = buildDeleteEpisodeHandler({
+    videoId: 42,
+    title: 'Test Episode',
+    apiClient: fakeApiClient as { deleteVideo: (id: number) => Promise<void> },
+    confirmFn: fakeConfirm,
+    onBack: () => {},
+    setDeleteError: (msg) => {
+      capturedError = msg;
+    },
+  });
+
+  await handler();
+  assert.equal(capturedError, 'Network failure');
+});
diff --git a/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.tsx b/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.tsx
index 4f353c93..a2096001 100644
--- a/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.tsx
+++ b/stats/src/components/library/MediaDetailView.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useMediaDetail } from '../../hooks/useMediaDetail';
 import { apiClient } from '../../lib/api-client';
-import { confirmSessionDelete } from '../../lib/delete-confirm';
+import { confirmSessionDelete, confirmEpisodeDelete } from '../../lib/delete-confirm';
 import { getSessionDisplayWordCount } from '../../lib/session-word-count';
 import { MediaHeader } from './MediaHeader';
 import { MediaSessionList } from './MediaSessionList';
 import type { MediaDetailData, SessionSummary } from '../../types/stats';
 
+interface DeleteEpisodeHandlerOptions {
+  videoId: number;
+  title: string;
+  apiClient: { deleteVideo: (id: number) => Promise<void> };
+  confirmFn: (title: string) => boolean;
+  onBack: () => void;
+  setDeleteError: (msg: string | null) => void;
+}
+
+export function buildDeleteEpisodeHandler(opts: DeleteEpisodeHandlerOptions): () => Promise<void> {
+  return async () => {
+    if (!opts.confirmFn(opts.title)) return;
+    opts.setDeleteError(null);
+    try {
+      await opts.apiClient.deleteVideo(opts.videoId);
+      opts.onBack();
+    } catch (err) {
+      opts.setDeleteError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to delete episode.');
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 export function getRelatedCollectionLabel(detail: MediaDetailData['detail']): string {
   if (detail?.channelName?.trim()) {
     return 'View Channel';
@@ -79,6 +101,15 @@ export function MediaDetailView({
     }
   };
 
+  const handleDeleteEpisode = buildDeleteEpisodeHandler({
+    videoId,
+    title: detail.canonicalTitle,
+    apiClient,
+    confirmFn: confirmEpisodeDelete,
+    onBack,
+    setDeleteError,
+  });
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
@@ -99,7 +130,7 @@ export function MediaDetailView({
           </button>
         ) : null}
       </div>
-      <MediaHeader detail={detail} />
+      <MediaHeader detail={detail} onDeleteEpisode={handleDeleteEpisode} />
       {deleteError ? <div className="text-sm text-ctp-red">{deleteError}</div> : null}
       <MediaSessionList
         sessions={sessions}
diff --git a/stats/src/components/library/MediaHeader.tsx b/stats/src/components/library/MediaHeader.tsx
index 5dfda272..f5476d5e 100644
--- a/stats/src/components/library/MediaHeader.tsx
+++ b/stats/src/components/library/MediaHeader.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ interface MediaHeaderProps {
     totalUniqueWords: number;
     knownWordCount: number;
   } | null;
+  onDeleteEpisode?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function MediaHeader({ detail, initialKnownWordsSummary = null }: MediaHeaderProps) {
+export function MediaHeader({
+  detail,
+  initialKnownWordsSummary = null,
+  onDeleteEpisode,
+}: MediaHeaderProps) {
   const knownTokenRate =
     detail.totalLookupCount > 0 ? detail.totalLookupHits / detail.totalLookupCount : null;
   const avgSessionMs =
@@ -50,7 +55,18 @@ export function MediaHeader({ detail, initialKnownWordsSummary = null }: MediaHe
         className="w-32 h-44 rounded-lg shrink-0"
       />
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-ctp-text truncate">{detail.canonicalTitle}</h2>
+        <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-ctp-text truncate">{detail.canonicalTitle}</h2>
+          {onDeleteEpisode != null ? (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={onDeleteEpisode}
+              className="shrink-0 text-xs text-ctp-red hover:opacity-75 transition-opacity"
+            >
+              Delete Episode
+            </button>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
         {detail.channelName ? (
           <div className="mt-1 text-sm text-ctp-subtext1 truncate">
             {detail.channelUrl ? (
diff --git a/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.test.ts b/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.test.ts
index 39abbbea..8ae94e3a 100644
--- a/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.test.ts
+++ b/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.test.ts
@@ -55,3 +55,11 @@ test('shouldRefreshMediaLibraryRows ignores non-youtube rows', () => {
     false,
   );
 });
+
+test('useMediaLibrary is a function export', async () => {
+  // Verify the hook is exported as a function. The `refresh` return value
+  // is exercised at the component level; reactive re-fetch via version bump
+  // cannot be tested without a full React test environment (no @testing-library).
+  const mod = await import('./useMediaLibrary');
+  assert.equal(typeof mod.useMediaLibrary, 'function');
+});
diff --git a/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.ts b/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.ts
index a28b0c59..889fab2c 100644
--- a/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.ts
+++ b/stats/src/hooks/useMediaLibrary.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { getStatsClient } from './useStatsApi';
 import type { MediaLibraryItem } from '../types/stats';
 
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export function useMediaLibrary() {
   const [media, setMedia] = useState<MediaLibraryItem[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState(0);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(() => setVersion((v) => v + 1), []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ export function useMediaLibrary() {
         clearTimeout(retryTimer);
       }
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [version]);
 
-  return { media, loading, error };
+  return { media, loading, error, refresh };
 }