diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 85d30c0..3b045cc 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -1172,8 +1172,15 @@ class Database:
             result = await session.execute(stmt)
             return [row[0] for row in result.fetchall()]
 
-    async def get_job_media_timeline(self, job_id: int) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Get all media for a job ordered by discovery time for replay.
+    async def get_job_media_timeline(
+        self, job_id: int, limit: int = None, offset: int = 0
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get media for a job ordered by discovery time for replay.
+
+        Args:
+            job_id: The crawl job ID
+            limit: Max items to return (None = all)
+            offset: Number of items to skip
 
         Returns list of {md5_hash, media_type, discovered_at, page_uri, page_title}
         sorted by discovered_at ascending.
@@ -1187,6 +1194,9 @@ class Database:
                 .join(MediaSource, Media.md5_hash == MediaSource.md5_hash)
                 .where(MediaSource.crawl_job_id == job_id)
                 .order_by(MediaSource.discovered_at.asc())
+                .offset(offset)
             )
+            if limit:
+                stmt = stmt.limit(limit)
             result = await session.execute(stmt)
             return [dict(row._mapping) for row in result.fetchall()]
diff --git a/serp.py b/serp.py
index 9280bab..e19c960 100644
--- a/serp.py
+++ b/serp.py
@@ -2734,46 +2734,55 @@ async def replay_crawl_job(job_id: int, speed: float = Query(1.0, ge=0.1, le=100
     if not job:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Job not found")
 
-    # Get media timeline for this job
-    timeline = await db.get_job_media_timeline(job_id)
-    if not timeline:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No media found for this job")
-
     async def replay_generator():
         prev_time = None
-        for item in timeline:
-            # Parse discovery time
-            discovered_at = item.get('discovered_at')
-            if discovered_at:
-                try:
-                    curr_time = datetime.fromisoformat(discovered_at.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+        total_count = 0
+        batch_size = 100
+        offset = 0
 
-                    # Calculate delay from previous item
-                    if prev_time:
-                        delta = (curr_time - prev_time).total_seconds()
-                        # Apply speed multiplier and cap delay at 5 seconds max
-                        delay = min(delta / speed, 5.0)
-                        if delay > 0:
-                            await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+        while True:
+            # Fetch next batch
+            batch = await db.get_job_media_timeline(job_id, limit=batch_size, offset=offset)
+            if not batch:
+                break
 
-                    prev_time = curr_time
-                except (ValueError, TypeError):
-                    pass
+            for item in batch:
+                total_count += 1
 
-            # Format media item for SSE (same format as live stream)
-            media_event = {
-                'md5_hash': item['md5_hash'],
-                'media_type': item.get('media_type', 'image'),
-                'mime_type': item.get('mime_type', ''),
-                'page_uri': item.get('page_uri', ''),
-                'page_title': item.get('page_title', ''),
-                'replay': True,  # Flag to indicate this is a replay
-                'job_id': job_id,
-            }
-            yield f"data: {json.dumps(media_event)}\n\n"
+                # Parse discovery time
+                discovered_at = item.get('discovered_at')
+                if discovered_at:
+                    try:
+                        curr_time = datetime.fromisoformat(discovered_at.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+
+                        # Calculate delay from previous item
+                        if prev_time:
+                            delta = (curr_time - prev_time).total_seconds()
+                            # Apply speed multiplier and cap delay at 5 seconds max
+                            delay = min(delta / speed, 5.0)
+                            if delay > 0:
+                                await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+
+                        prev_time = curr_time
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                        pass
+
+                # Format media item for SSE (same format as live stream)
+                media_event = {
+                    'md5_hash': item['md5_hash'],
+                    'media_type': item.get('media_type', 'image'),
+                    'mime_type': item.get('mime_type', ''),
+                    'page_uri': item.get('page_uri', ''),
+                    'page_title': item.get('page_title', ''),
+                    'replay': True,
+                    'job_id': job_id,
+                }
+                yield f"data: {json.dumps(media_event)}\n\n"
+
+            offset += batch_size
 
         # Send end-of-replay marker
-        yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'replay_end', 'job_id': job_id, 'total': len(timeline)})}\n\n"
+        yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'replay_end', 'job_id': job_id, 'total': total_count})}\n\n"
 
     return StreamingResponse(
         replay_generator(),
diff --git a/templates/live.html.j2 b/templates/live.html.j2
index 554e878..16a6bd7 100644
--- a/templates/live.html.j2
+++ b/templates/live.html.j2
@@ -261,7 +261,11 @@ function getScoreBadge(score, mediaType) {
     return `<span class="score-badge ${cssClass}">${label}</span>`;
 }
 
-poll();
+// In replay mode: start with empty feed, only stream replay data
+// In normal mode: poll for existing media and connect to live stream
+if (!replayMode) {
+    poll();
+}
 connectSSE();
 </script>
 {% endblock %}