2004 · ABC · Mystery, Action & Adventure
How long does it take to watch Lost?
Lost takes about 88 hours to watch: 118 episodes across 6 seasons, 5,289 minutes in all.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 118
- Seasons
- 6
- Per episode
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 2010
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 18.1h | 24 eps | |
| Season 2 | 17.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 3 | 16.5h | 23 eps | |
| Season 4 | 10.0h | 13 eps | |
| Season 5 | 12.3h | 17 eps | |
| Season 6 | 13.5h | 17 eps |
Longest: season 1, 18.1 hours. Shortest: season 4, 10.0 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 118 nights, about 4 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 40 nights, about 6 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 6 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 3 days, 16 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 5 8.5
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 1 8.2
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Ended in 2010
- Network
- ABC
- Genres
- Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
- First aired
- 2004
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