2012 · CBS · Drama, Mystery
How long does it take to watch Elementary?
Elementary takes about 109 hours to watch: 154 episodes across 7 seasons, 6,566 minutes in all.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 154
- Seasons
- 7
- Per episode
- 43 min
- Status
- Ended in 2019
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 17.3h | 24 eps | |
| Season 2 | 17.2h | 24 eps | |
| Season 3 | 17.0h | 24 eps | |
| Season 4 | 17.0h | 24 eps | |
| Season 5 | 17.0h | 24 eps | |
| Season 6 | 14.9h | 21 eps | |
| Season 7 | 9.2h | 13 eps |
Longest: season 1, 17.3 hours. Shortest: season 7, 9.2 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 154 nights, about 5 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 52 nights, about 7 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 7 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 4 days, 13 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 7 8.0
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 5 7.5
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Ended in 2019
- Network
- CBS
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- First aired
- 2012
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