2005 · FOX · Animation, Comedy
How long does it take to watch American Dad!?
American Dad! runs about 147 hours so far: 401 episodes aired, across 22 seasons.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 401
- Seasons
- 22
- Per episode
- 22 min
- Status
- Between seasons
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. "
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2.6h | 7 eps | |
| Season 2 | 5.9h | 16 eps | |
| Season 3 | 7.0h | 19 eps | |
| Season 4 | 5.9h | 16 eps | |
| Season 5 | 7.3h | 20 eps | |
| Season 6 | 6.6h | 18 eps | |
| Season 7 | 7.0h | 19 eps | |
| Season 8 | 6.6h | 18 eps | |
| Season 9 | 7.0h | 19 eps | |
| Season 10 | 7.3h | 20 eps | |
| Season 11 | 1.1h | 3 eps | |
| Season 12 | 5.5h | 15 eps | |
| Season 13 | 7.7h | 22 eps | |
| Season 14 | 8.0h | 22 eps | |
| Season 15 | 8.1h | 22 eps | |
| Season 16 | 7.3h | 20 eps | |
| Season 17 | 8.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 18 | 8.1h | 22 eps | |
| Season 19 | 8.1h | 22 eps | |
| Season 20 | 8.0h | 22 eps | |
| Season 21 | 8.1h | 22 eps | |
| Season 22 | 4.7h | 13 eps |
Longest: season 17, 8.8 hours. Shortest: season 11, 1.1 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 401 nights, about 13 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 134 nights, about 4 months
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 10 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 6 days, 2 hours
Counts aired regular-season episodes only; specials are excluded. Runtimes come from TMDB, so totals can differ from other sources.
How it holds up
- Best-rated season
- Season 8 7.6
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 16 5.8
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Between seasons
- Networks
- FOX, TBS
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy
- First aired
- 2005
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