diff --git a/js/historyView.js b/js/historyView.js
index 8a4b6ef2..79840982 100644
--- a/js/historyView.js
+++ b/js/historyView.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "./config.js";
 import { getApplication } from "./applicationContext.js";
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
+import { logWatchHistoryDebug } from "./watchHistoryDebug.js";
 import {
   normalizeVideoModerationContext,
   applyModerationContextDatasets,
@@ -2321,6 +2322,13 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
       });
     }
     const feedItems = Array.isArray(result?.items) ? result.items : [];
+    logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:read", "info", "loadHistory result", {
+      force: force === true,
+      itemCount: feedItems.length,
+      values: feedItems
+        .map((entry) => entry?.pointer?.value || entry?.value)
+        .slice(0, 20),
+    });
     const normalized = [];
     for (const entry of feedItems) {
       const pointer = normalizePointerInput(entry?.pointer || entry);
diff --git a/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js b/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
index 2064d944..a6e35267 100644
--- a/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
+++ b/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from "../nostr/watchHistory.js";
 import { normalizeDesignSystemContext } from "../designSystem.js";
 import { devLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { logWatchHistoryDebug } from "../watchHistoryDebug.js";
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
@@ -307,6 +308,15 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
       });
     }
 
+    logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:remove", "info", "removal requested", {
+      removedPointerKey,
+      itemsSource: Array.isArray(payload.items) && payload.items.length
+        ? "renderer"
+        : "loadLatest",
+      remainingCount: normalizedItems.length,
+      remainingValues: normalizedItems.map((p) => p?.value).slice(0, 20),
+    });
+
     this.showSuccess("Removing from history…");
 
     try {
@@ -316,18 +326,33 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
         // Removal must replace the list, not merge the removed item back in.
         replace: true,
       });
+      logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:remove", "info", "snapshot published", {
+        ok: snapshotResult?.ok,
+        empty: snapshotResult?.empty,
+        skipped: snapshotResult?.skipped,
+      });
 
       try {
-        await this.nostrClient?.updateWatchHistoryList?.(normalizedItems, {
-          actorPubkey: actorCandidate || undefined,
-          replace: true,
-          source: reason,
+        const updateResult = await this.nostrClient?.updateWatchHistoryList?.(
+          normalizedItems,
+          {
+            actorPubkey: actorCandidate || undefined,
+            replace: true,
+            source: reason,
+          },
+        );
+        logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:remove", "info", "list update published", {
+          ok: updateResult?.ok,
+          finalItemCount: updateResult?.items?.length,
         });
       } catch (updateError) {
         devLogger.warn(
           "[watchHistoryController] Failed to update local watch history list:",
           updateError,
         );
+        logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:remove", "warn", "list update failed", {
+          error: updateError?.message || String(updateError),
+        });
       }
 
       this.showSuccess(
@@ -336,6 +361,11 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
 
       return { handledToasts: true, snapshot: snapshotResult };
     } catch (error) {
+      logWatchHistoryDebug("watch-history:remove", "warn", "removal publish failed", {
+        error: error?.message || String(error),
+        retryable: error?.result?.retryable,
+        result: error?.result || null,
+      });
       let message = "Failed to remove from history. Please try again.";
       if (error?.result?.retryable) {
         message =
diff --git a/js/watchHistoryDebug.js b/js/watchHistoryDebug.js
index 929be4d9..ed9ab91c 100644
--- a/js/watchHistoryDebug.js
+++ b/js/watchHistoryDebug.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // js/watchHistoryDebug.js
 
-import { devLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
-
 const WATCH_HISTORY_DEBUG_STORAGE_KEY =
   "bitvid:debug:watch-history";
 
@@ -170,10 +168,19 @@ export function logWatchHistoryDebug(namespace, level, message, details) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Route to console directly (not devLogger) so these opt-in diagnostics are
+  // visible in PRODUCTION builds too — the whole point of the flag is to debug
+  // issues on the hosted site, where devLogger is suppressed.
+  const consoleScope =
+    globalScope && globalScope.console ? globalScope.console : null;
+  const sink = consoleScope || (typeof console !== "undefined" ? console : null);
+  if (!sink) {
+    return;
+  }
   const methodName =
-    typeof level === "string" && level && typeof devLogger[level] === "function"
+    typeof level === "string" && level && typeof sink[level] === "function"
       ? level
-      : typeof devLogger.info === "function"
+      : typeof sink.info === "function"
         ? "info"
         : "log";
 
@@ -181,13 +188,13 @@ export function logWatchHistoryDebug(namespace, level, message, details) {
 
   try {
     if (details && typeof details === "object") {
-      devLogger[methodName](prefix, details);
+      sink[methodName](prefix, details);
     } else {
-      devLogger[methodName](prefix);
+      sink[methodName](prefix);
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    if (typeof devLogger.log === "function") {
-      devLogger.log(prefix);
+    if (typeof sink.log === "function") {
+      sink.log(prefix);
     }
   }
 }