How many days to binge Six Feet Under
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 | 63 | 9 |
| 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, 15 hours | |
Six Feet Under runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | June 3, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | March 3, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 13 | 60 min | 13 hours | March 2, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 12 | 60 min | 12 hours | June 13, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 12 | 60 min | 12 hours | June 6, 2005 |
About Six Feet Under
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside on Six Feet Under.
How to get through Six Feet Under faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 1 hour, 19 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 50.4 hours; at 1.5× it's 42 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.
Six Feet Under FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Six Feet Under?
2 days, 15 hours of screen time. That's 63 episodes at about 60 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 32 days.
How many episodes of Six Feet Under are there?
63 regular episodes across 5 seasons (2001–2005). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Six Feet Under?
Episodes average 60 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Six Feet Under still running?
No. Six Feet Under ended on August 21, 2005 after 5 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.