diff --git a/client/components/tables/podcast/LazyEpisodesTable.vue b/client/components/tables/podcast/LazyEpisodesTable.vue
index b23cc5605..b17d93017 100644
--- a/client/components/tables/podcast/LazyEpisodesTable.vue
+++ b/client/components/tables/podcast/LazyEpisodesTable.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 <template>
   <div id="lazy-episodes-table" class="w-full py-6">
     <div class="flex flex-wrap flex-col md:flex-row md:items-center mb-4">
@@ -175,13 +176,6 @@ export default {
           return episodeProgress && !episodeProgress.isFinished
         })
         .sort((a, b) => {
-          // Swap values if sort descending
-          if (this.sortDesc) {
-            const temp = a
-            a = b
-            b = temp
-          }
-
           let aValue
           let bValue
 
@@ -200,23 +194,10 @@ export default {
             if (!bValue) bValue = Number.MAX_VALUE
           }
 
-          const primaryCompare = String(aValue).localeCompare(String(bValue), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
-          if (primaryCompare !== 0 || this.sortKey === 'publishedAt') return primaryCompare
-
-          // When sorting by season, secondary sort is by episode number
-          if (this.sortKey === 'season') {
-            const aEpisode = a.episode || ''
-            const bEpisode = b.episode || ''
-
-            const secondaryCompare = String(aEpisode).localeCompare(String(bEpisode), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
-            if (secondaryCompare !== 0) return secondaryCompare
+          if (this.sortDesc) {
+            return String(bValue).localeCompare(String(aValue), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
           }
-
-          // Final sort by publishedAt
-          let aPubDate = a.publishedAt || Number.MAX_VALUE
-          let bPubDate = b.publishedAt || Number.MAX_VALUE
-
-          return String(aPubDate).localeCompare(String(bPubDate), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
+          return String(aValue).localeCompare(String(bValue), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
         })
     },
     episodesList() {