1990 · ABC · Drama, Mystery
How long does it take to watch Twin Peaks?
Twin Peaks takes about 43 hours to watch: 48 episodes across 3 seasons, 2,560 minutes in all.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 48
- Seasons
- 3
- Per episode
- 53 min
- Status
- Ended in 2017
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7.1h | 8 eps | |
| Season 2 | 18.2h | 22 eps | |
| Season 3 | 17.4h | 18 eps |
Longest: season 2, 18.2 hours. Shortest: season 1, 7.1 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 48 nights, about 7 weeks
- 3 episodes a night
- 16 nights, about 2 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 3 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 1 day, 18 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 1 8.0
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 2 7.6
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Ended in 2017
- Networks
- ABC, Showtime
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- First aired
- 1990
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