How many days to binge Gossip Girl
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 | 121 | 17 |
| 1 hour a day | 121 | 17 |
| 2 hours a day | 61 | 9 |
| 3 hours a day | 41 | 6 |
| 4 hours a day | 31 | 4 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 16 | 2 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 5 days, 1 hour | |
Gossip Girl runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 18 | 60 min | 18 hours | September 19, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 25 | 60 min | 25 hours | September 1, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 14, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 13, 2010 |
| Season 5 | 24 | 60 min | 24 hours | September 26, 2011 |
| Season 6 | 10 | 60 min | 10 hours | October 8, 2012 |
About Gossip Girl
The privileged prep school teens on Manhattan's Upper East Side first learn that notorious party girl Serena van der Woodsen is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives -- from the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl's identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her website and text messages for the latest scoop. Even Serena's closest and most competitive…
How to get through Gossip Girl faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 2 hours, 31 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 96.8 hours; at 1.5× it's 80.7 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.
Gossip Girl FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Gossip Girl?
5 days, 1 hour of screen time. That's 121 episodes at about 60 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 61 days.
How many episodes of Gossip Girl are there?
121 regular episodes across 6 seasons (2007–2012). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Gossip Girl?
Episodes average 60 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Gossip Girl still running?
No. Gossip Girl ended on December 17, 2012 after 6 seasons.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-09-23). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.