How many days to binge American Horror Story
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 145 | 21 |
| 1 hour a day | 143 | 20 |
| 2 hours a day | 72 | 10 |
| 3 hours a day | 48 | 7 |
| 4 hours a day | 36 | 5 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 18 | 3 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 5 days, 22 hours | |
American Horror Story runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | 60 min | 12 hours | October 5, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | October 17, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | October 9, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | October 8, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 12 | 69 min | 13.8 hours | October 7, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 10 | 60 min | 10 hours | September 14, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 11 | 61 min | 11.2 hours | September 5, 2017 |
| Season 8 | 10 | 62 min | 10.3 hours | September 12, 2018 |
| Season 9 | 9 | 61 min | 9.2 hours | September 18, 2019 |
| Season 10 | 10 | 60 min | 9.9 hours | August 25, 2021 |
| Season 11 | 10 | 59 min | 9.8 hours | October 19, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 9 | 59 min | 8.8 hours | September 20, 2023 |
| Season 13 | 13 | 37 min | 8 hours | September 24, 2026 |
About American Horror Story
American Horror Story is an horror television anthology series. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. While some actors appear for more than one year, they play completely different roles in each season.
How to get through American Horror Story faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 3 hours, 1 minute across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 114 hours; at 1.5× it's 94.7 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
American Horror Story FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of American Horror Story?
142 hours (5 days, 22 hours) of screen time. That's 145 episodes at about 59 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 72 days.
How many episodes of American Horror Story are there?
145 regular episodes across 13 seasons (2011–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of American Horror Story?
Episodes average 59 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is American Horror Story still running?
TVmaze lists American Horror Story as “Running”. No next episode date is listed yet. See the release countdown.
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