diff --git a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
index be48eee07a..d8b8f3e29e 100644
--- a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
+++ b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.config.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ module.exports = {
           subTitle: event.episodeName,
           description: event.longDescription ? event.longDescription : event.shortDescription,
           category: event.genres,
-          season: event.seasonNumber,
-          episode: event.episodeNumber,
+          season: parsePlausibleNumber(event.seasonNumber, 1000),
+          episode: parsePlausibleNumber(event.episodeNumber, 100000),
           country: event.countryOfOrigin,
           actor: event.actors,
           director: event.directors,
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ module.exports = {
   }
 }
 
+function parsePlausibleNumber(value, max) {
+  // events without real season/episode data carry internal ids in these fields
+  // (e.g. seasonNumber 93850000, episodeNumber 513104549); the ziggogo.tv
+  // frontend hides such values, so drop anything outside a plausible range
+  return value > 0 && value < max ? value : null
+}
+
 function segmentUrl(date, segment = 0) {
   return `https://staticqbr-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/eng/web/epg-service-lite/nl/en/events/segments/${date.format(
     'YYYYMMDD'
diff --git a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.test.js b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.test.js
index 381fa71a34..f44d5c1885 100644
--- a/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.test.js
+++ b/sites/ziggogo.tv/ziggogo.tv.test.js
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ it('can parse response', async () => {
     description:
       'Homeshoppingprogramma waarin de kijker via de telefoon allerlei producten kan aanschaffen.',
     category: ["Consumentenprogramma's", 'Shoppen'],
-    season: 78610000,
-    episode: 492767862
+    // The source sends internal ids here rather than real numbering
+    // (season 78610000, episode 492767862), so they are dropped.
+    season: null,
+    episode: null
   })
   expect(result[19]).toMatchObject({
     start: '2026-05-30T22:44:00.000Z',