2018 · ABC · Crime, Drama
How long does it take to watch The Rookie?
The Rookie runs about 103 hours so far: 144 episodes aired, across 8 seasons.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 144
- Seasons
- 8
- Per episode
- 43 min
- Status
- Airing now
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14.2h | 20 eps | |
| Season 2 | 14.3h | 20 eps | |
| Season 3 | 10.0h | 14 eps | |
| Season 4 | 15.7h | 22 eps | |
| Season 5 | 15.8h | 22 eps | |
| Season 6 | 7.2h | 10 eps | |
| Season 7 | 13.0h | 18 eps | |
| Season 8 | 13.0h | 18 eps |
Longest: season 5, 15.8 hours. Shortest: season 6, 7.2 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 144 nights, about 5 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 48 nights, about 7 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 7 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 4 days, 7 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 6 8.9
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 3 7.5
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Airing now. Next up: season 9, episode 1.
- Network
- ABC
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Comedy
- First aired
- 2018
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