diff --git a/web/scan_terminal_city_row.py b/web/scan_terminal_city_row.py
index 4c5d6f0e..48eff4aa 100644
--- a/web/scan_terminal_city_row.py
+++ b/web/scan_terminal_city_row.py
@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ def _scan_city_terminal_rows(
         if not isinstance(raw_rows, list) or not raw_rows:
             raw_rows = [scan.get("primary_signal")] if isinstance(scan.get("primary_signal"), dict) else []
         if not raw_rows:
+            # No Polymarket market for this city — still emit an observation-only row
+            fallback_row = {
+                "id": f"{city}|{target_date}|live_only",
+                "city": city,
+                "side": "",
+                "edge_percent": None,
+                "final_score": None,
+                "volume": None,
+                "selected_date": target_date,
+                "market_slug": None,
+                "is_primary_signal": True,
+            }
+            row = _build_terminal_row(
+                city=city,
+                data=data,
+                scan=scan,
+                row=fallback_row,
+            )
+            rows.append(row)
             continue
         for raw_row in raw_rows:
             if not isinstance(raw_row, dict) or not raw_row: