1999 · HBO · Crime, Drama
How long does it take to watch The Sopranos?
The Sopranos takes about 78 hours to watch: 86 episodes across 6 seasons, 4,693 minutes in all.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 86
- Seasons
- 6
- Per episode
- 55 min
- Status
- Ended in 2007
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11.3h | 13 eps | |
| Season 2 | 11.6h | 13 eps | |
| Season 3 | 12.1h | 13 eps | |
| Season 4 | 12.3h | 13 eps | |
| Season 5 | 11.8h | 13 eps | |
| Season 6 | 19.2h | 21 eps |
Longest: season 6, 19.2 hours. Shortest: season 1, 11.3 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 86 nights, about 3 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 29 nights, about 4 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 5 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 3 days, 6 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 8.3
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 1 8.0
- The finale
- Rated 8.6 against a 8.1 series average
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Ended in 2007
- Network
- HBO
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- First aired
- 1999
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