How many days to binge Survivor
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 | 744 | 106 |
| 1 hour a day | 831 | 119 |
| 2 hours a day | 416 | 59 |
| 3 hours a day | 277 | 40 |
| 4 hours a day | 208 | 30 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 104 | 15 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 34 days, 14 hours | |
Survivor runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | 60 min | 14 hours | May 31, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | January 28, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | October 11, 2001 |
| Season 4 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 28, 2002 |
| Season 5 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 19, 2002 |
| Season 6 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 13, 2003 |
| Season 7 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 18, 2003 |
| Season 8 | 17 | 60 min | 17 hours | February 1, 2004 |
| Season 9 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 16, 2004 |
| Season 10 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 17, 2005 |
| Season 11 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 15, 2005 |
| Season 12 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | February 2, 2006 |
| Season 13 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | September 14, 2006 |
| Season 14 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 8, 2007 |
| Season 15 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 20, 2007 |
| Season 16 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 7, 2008 |
| Season 17 | 14 | 60 min | 14 hours | September 25, 2008 |
| Season 18 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 12, 2009 |
| Season 19 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | September 17, 2009 |
| Season 20 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 11, 2010 |
| Season 21 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | September 15, 2010 |
| Season 22 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 16, 2011 |
| Season 23 | 16 | 60 min | 16 hours | September 14, 2011 |
| Season 24 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 15, 2012 |
| Season 25 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 19, 2012 |
| Season 26 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 13, 2013 |
| Season 27 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | September 18, 2013 |
| Season 28 | 14 | 60 min | 14 hours | February 26, 2014 |
| Season 29 | 14 | 64 min | 15 hours | September 24, 2014 |
| Season 30 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | February 25, 2015 |
| Season 31 | 15 | 66 min | 16.5 hours | September 23, 2015 |
| Season 32 | 15 | 66 min | 16.5 hours | February 17, 2016 |
| Season 33 | 14 | 71 min | 16.5 hours | September 21, 2016 |
| Season 34 | 13 | 74 min | 16 hours | March 8, 2017 |
| Season 35 | 15 | 64 min | 16 hours | September 27, 2017 |
| Season 36 | 15 | 64 min | 16 hours | February 28, 2018 |
| Season 37 | 14 | 71 min | 16.5 hours | September 26, 2018 |
| Season 38 | 14 | 69 min | 16 hours | February 20, 2019 |
| Season 39 | 14 | 71 min | 16.5 hours | September 25, 2019 |
| Season 40 | 14 | 77 min | 18 hours | February 12, 2020 |
| Season 41 | 13 | 74 min | 16 hours | September 22, 2021 |
| Season 42 | 13 | 74 min | 16 hours | March 9, 2022 |
| Season 43 | 13 | 76 min | 16.5 hours | September 21, 2022 |
| Season 44 | 13 | 74 min | 16 hours | March 1, 2023 |
| Season 45 | 13 | 97 min | 21 hours | September 27, 2023 |
| Season 46 | 13 | 102 min | 22 hours | February 28, 2024 |
| Season 47 | 14 | 96 min | 22.5 hours | September 18, 2024 |
| Season 48 | 13 | 99 min | 21.5 hours | February 26, 2025 |
| Season 49 | 14 | 92 min | 21.5 hours | September 24, 2025 |
| Season 50 | 13 | 109 min | 23.5 hours | February 25, 2026 |
| Season 51 | 9 | 93 min | 14 hours | September 23, 2026 |
About Survivor
Eighteen to twenty castaways will compete against each other on Survivor. All castaways will compete to outwit, outplay, outlast and ultimately be crowned Sole Survivor.
How to get through Survivor faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 15 hours, 23 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 664 hours; at 1.5× it's 553 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.
Survivor FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Survivor?
34 days, 14 hours of screen time. That's 738 episodes at about 67 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 416 days.
How many episodes of Survivor are there?
738 regular episodes across 51 seasons (2000–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Survivor?
Episodes average 67 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Survivor still running?
TVmaze lists Survivor as “Running”. The next episode is scheduled for September 23, 2026. See the release countdown.
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