How many days to binge The Good Place
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 | 52 | 7 |
| 1 hour a day | 27 | 4 |
| 2 hours a day | 14 | 2 |
| 3 hours a day | 9 | 1 |
| 4 hours a day | 7 | 1 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 4 | <1 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 1 day, 2 hours | |
The Good Place runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | 30 min | 6.5 hours | September 19, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 13 | 30 min | 6.5 hours | September 20, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 13 | 30 min | 6.5 hours | September 27, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 13 | 33 min | 7.3 hours | September 26, 2019 |
About The Good Place
The Good Place is a smart, unique comedy about what makes a good person. The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife and, thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place, which is definitely where she belongs. While hiding in plain sight from Michael, the wise architect of the Good Place (who doesn't know he's made a mistake), she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or, at…
How to get through The Good Place faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 1 hour, 5 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 21.4 hours; at 1.5× it's 17.8 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.
The Good Place FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of The Good Place?
1 day, 2 hours of screen time. That's 52 episodes at about 31 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 14 days.
How many episodes of The Good Place are there?
52 regular episodes across 4 seasons (2016–2020). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of The Good Place?
Episodes average 31 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is The Good Place still running?
No. The Good Place ended on January 30, 2020 after 4 seasons.
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