diff --git a/legacy/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php b/legacy/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
index 54f62170d..e504c3013 100644
--- a/legacy/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
+++ b/legacy/application/common/AutoPlaylistManager.php
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class AutoPlaylistManager
                 $si->addPlaylistToShow($outroplaylistid, false);
             }
             $si->setAutoPlaylistBuilt(true);
+
+            // now trim excessively overbooked shows so the display isn't cluttered with myriads of red off-time blocks
+            if (Application_Model_Preference::getScheduleTrimOverbooked()) {
+                $si->trimOverbooked();
+            }
         }
         Application_Model_Preference::setAutoPlaylistPollLock(microtime(true));
     }
diff --git a/legacy/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php b/legacy/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
index 8dba80c22..db48390dd 100644
--- a/legacy/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
+++ b/legacy/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetAllow3rdPartyApi($values['thirdPartyApi']);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetDefaultLocale($values['locale']);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetWeekStartDay($values['weekStartDay']);
+                Application_Model_Preference::setScheduleTrimOverbooked($values['scheduleTrimOverbooked']);
                 Application_Model_Preference::setRadioPageDisplayLoginButton($values['radioPageLoginButton']);
                 Application_Model_Preference::setRadioPageDisabled($values['radioPageDisabled']);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetFeaturePreviewMode($values['featurePreviewMode']);
diff --git a/legacy/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/legacy/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index bec987c56..59ace16a4 100644
--- a/legacy/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/legacy/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
         ]);
         $this->addElement($podcast_auto_smartblock);
 
+        $scheduleTrimOverbooked = new Zend_Form_Element_Checkbox('scheduleTrimOverbooked');
+        $scheduleTrimOverbooked->setDecorators([
+            'ViewHelper',
+            'Errors',
+            'Label',
+        ]);
+        $displayScheduleTrimOverbookedValue = Application_Model_Preference::getScheduleTrimOverbooked();
+        $scheduleTrimOverbooked->addDecorator('Label');
+        $scheduleTrimOverbooked->setLabel(_('Trim overbooked shows after autoloading?'));
+        $scheduleTrimOverbooked->setValue($displayScheduleTrimOverbookedValue);
+        $this->addElement($scheduleTrimOverbooked);
+
         // TODO add and insert Podcast Smartblock and Playlist autogenerate options
 
         $third_party_api = new Zend_Form_Element_Radio('thirdPartyApi');
diff --git a/legacy/application/models/Preference.php b/legacy/application/models/Preference.php
index 0ea3034aa..bc3cd3753 100644
--- a/legacy/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/legacy/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -1399,6 +1399,16 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
         self::setValue('radio_page_display_login_button', $value);
     }
 
+    public static function getScheduleTrimOverbooked()
+    {
+        return boolval(self::getValue('schedule_trim_overbooked', false));
+    }
+
+    public static function setScheduleTrimOverbooked($value)
+    {
+        self::setValue('schedule_trim_overbooked', $value);
+    }
+
     public static function getRadioPageDisabled()
     {
         return boolval(self::getValue('radio_page_disabled', false));
diff --git a/legacy/application/models/ShowInstance.php b/legacy/application/models/ShowInstance.php
index b5aa109df..7b91dc8ed 100644
--- a/legacy/application/models/ShowInstance.php
+++ b/legacy/application/models/ShowInstance.php
@@ -844,4 +844,33 @@ SQL;
     {
         return $this->getShow()->isRepeating();
     }
+
+    public function trimOverbooked()
+    {
+        // Remove all scheduled items that start time after the show has ended
+        $sql = <<<'SQL'
+        delete
+        from
+            cc_schedule
+        where
+            id in (
+            select
+                s.id
+            from
+                cc_schedule s
+            left join cc_show_instances si on
+                s.instance_id = si.id
+            where
+                si.id = :instance_id
+                and si.ends < s.starts
+                and s.playout_status = 0 -- playout_status = 0 double check that si.ends < s.starts
+        );
+        SQL;
+
+        return Application_Common_Database::prepareAndExecute(
+            $sql,
+            [':instance_id' => $this->_instanceId],
+            'execute'
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/legacy/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml b/legacy/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
index 31517aa2d..43adb22dc 100644
--- a/legacy/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
+++ b/legacy/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 
         <?php echo $this->element->getElement('thirdPartyApi')->render() ?>
 
+        <?php echo $this->element->getElement('scheduleTrimOverbooked')->renderViewHelper() ?>
+        <?php echo $this->element->getElement('scheduleTrimOverbooked')->renderLabel() ?>
+        <br/>
         <?php echo $this->element->getElement('radioPageLoginButton')->renderViewHelper() ?>
         <?php echo $this->element->getElement('radioPageLoginButton')->renderLabel() ?>
         <br />