diff --git a/src/ntr_fetcher/week.py b/src/ntr_fetcher/week.py
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+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
+EASTERN = ZoneInfo("America/New_York")
+SHOW_DAY_DEFAULT = 2  # Wednesday (Monday=0)
+SHOW_HOUR_DEFAULT = 22
+
+
+def get_show_week(
+    now_utc: datetime,
+    show_day: int = SHOW_DAY_DEFAULT,
+    show_hour: int = SHOW_HOUR_DEFAULT,
+) -> tuple[datetime, datetime]:
+    """Return (week_start_utc, week_end_utc) for the show week containing now_utc.
+
+    The week starts at show_day at show_hour Eastern Time and runs for 7 days.
+    """
+    now_et = now_utc.astimezone(EASTERN)
+
+    days_since_show_day = (now_et.weekday() - show_day) % 7
+    candidate_date = now_et.date() - timedelta(days=days_since_show_day)
+    candidate = datetime(
+        candidate_date.year,
+        candidate_date.month,
+        candidate_date.day,
+        show_hour,
+        0,
+        0,
+        tzinfo=EASTERN,
+    )
+
+    if candidate > now_et:
+        candidate -= timedelta(days=7)
+
+    week_start_utc = candidate.astimezone(timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    week_end_utc = (candidate + timedelta(days=7)).astimezone(timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+    return week_start_utc, week_end_utc
diff --git a/tests/test_week.py b/tests/test_week.py
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+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from ntr_fetcher.week import get_show_week, SHOW_DAY_DEFAULT, SHOW_HOUR_DEFAULT
+
+
+def test_mid_week_thursday():
+    """Thursday should belong to the show that started the previous Wednesday."""
+    # 2025-03-13 is Thursday (2026-03-13 is Friday)
+    now = datetime(2025, 3, 13, 15, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    start, end = get_show_week(now, show_day=2, show_hour=22)
+    assert start == datetime(2025, 3, 13, 2, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    assert end == datetime(2025, 3, 20, 2, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_wednesday_before_show():
+    """Wednesday before 22:00 ET belongs to the previous week's show."""
+    # 2025-03-12 is Wednesday
+    now = datetime(2025, 3, 12, 20, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    start, end = get_show_week(now, show_day=2, show_hour=22)
+    assert start == datetime(2025, 3, 6, 3, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    assert end == datetime(2025, 3, 13, 2, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_wednesday_after_show_starts():
+    """Wednesday at or after 22:00 ET belongs to the new week."""
+    # 2025-03-13 02:30 UTC = Wed 2025-03-12 22:30 ET
+    now = datetime(2025, 3, 13, 2, 30, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    start, end = get_show_week(now, show_day=2, show_hour=22)
+    assert start == datetime(2025, 3, 13, 2, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    assert end == datetime(2025, 3, 20, 2, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_est_period_no_dst():
+    """January — firmly in EST (UTC-5)."""
+    now = datetime(2026, 1, 15, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    start, end = get_show_week(now, show_day=2, show_hour=22)
+    assert start == datetime(2026, 1, 15, 3, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    assert end == datetime(2026, 1, 22, 3, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)