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2012 · NBC · Drama

How long does it take to watch Chicago Fire?

Chicago Fire runs about 208 hours so far: 295 episodes aired, across 14 seasons.

Updated October 2, 2026

Episodes
295
Seasons
14
Per episode
42 min
Status
Airing now

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating.

Season by season

Hours and episodes in each season of Chicago Fire
SeasonLengthHoursEpisodes
Season 117.2h24 eps
Season 215.7h22 eps
Season 316.4h23 eps
Season 416.3h23 eps
Season 515.6h22 eps
Season 615.7h23 eps
Season 715.3h22 eps
Season 814.0h20 eps
Season 911.2h16 eps
Season 1015.4h22 eps
Season 1115.6h22 eps
Season 129.0h13 eps
Season 1315.5h22 eps
Season 1414.9h21 eps

Longest: season 1, 17.2 hours. Shortest: season 12, 9.0 hours.

At your pace

1 episode a night
295 nights, about 10 months
3 episodes a night
99 nights, about 3 months
Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
13 weekends
Straight through, no sleep
8 days, 15 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 14 8.2
Lowest-rated season
Season 6 7.0

Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.

The details

Status
Airing now. Next up: season 15, episode 1.
Network
NBC
Genres
Drama
First aired
2012

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