1997 · ITV1 · Crime, Drama
How long does it take to watch Midsomer Murders?
Midsomer Murders runs about 218 hours so far: 138 episodes aired, across 24 seasons.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 138
- Seasons
- 24
- Per episode
- 95 min
- Status
- Between seasons
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8.5h | 5 eps | |
| Season 2 | 6.7h | 4 eps | |
| Season 3 | 6.7h | 4 eps | |
| Season 4 | 9.9h | 6 eps | |
| Season 5 | 6.6h | 4 eps | |
| Season 6 | 8.2h | 5 eps | |
| Season 7 | 9.6h | 6 eps | |
| Season 8 | 14.1h | 9 eps | |
| Season 9 | 12.5h | 8 eps | |
| Season 10 | 12.4h | 8 eps | |
| Season 11 | 11.1h | 7 eps | |
| Season 12 | 11.3h | 7 eps | |
| Season 13 | 12.3h | 8 eps | |
| Season 14 | 12.4h | 8 eps | |
| Season 15 | 9.3h | 6 eps | |
| Season 16 | 7.7h | 5 eps | |
| Season 17 | 6.2h | 4 eps | |
| Season 18 | 9.3h | 6 eps | |
| Season 19 | 9.3h | 6 eps | |
| Season 20 | 9.3h | 6 eps | |
| Season 21 | 6.2h | 4 eps | |
| Season 22 | 9.3h | 6 eps | |
| Season 23 | 6.2h | 4 eps | |
| Season 24 | 3.1h | 2 eps |
Longest: season 8, 14.1 hours. Shortest: season 24, 3.1 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 138 nights, about 5 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 46 nights, about 7 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 14 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 9 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 7.8
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 23 2.4
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Between seasons
- Network
- ITV1
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- First aired
- 1997
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