How many days to binge Parks and Recreation
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 | 125 | 18 |
| 1 hour a day | 63 | 9 |
| 2 hours a day | 32 | 5 |
| 3 hours a day | 21 | 3 |
| 4 hours a day | 16 | 2 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 8 | 1 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 2 days, 14 hours | |
Parks and Recreation runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | 30 min | 3 hours | April 9, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 17, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 16 | 30 min | 8 hours | January 20, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 22, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 20, 2012 |
| Season 6 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 26, 2013 |
| Season 7 | 13 | 30 min | 6.5 hours | January 13, 2015 |
About Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation is a comedy series based around the main character Leslie Knope (a bureaucrat) in the parks department of Pawnee.
How to get through Parks and Recreation faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 2 hours, 36 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 50 hours; at 1.5× it's 41.7 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.
Parks and Recreation FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Parks and Recreation?
2 days, 14 hours of screen time. That's 125 episodes at about 30 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 32 days.
How many episodes of Parks and Recreation are there?
125 regular episodes across 7 seasons (2009–2015). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Parks and Recreation?
Episodes average 30 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Parks and Recreation still running?
No. Parks and Recreation ended on February 24, 2015 after 7 seasons.
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