We have all sat down to enjoy one episode of a new TV show, or the first movie of a series, and then found ourselves sat there, many hours and multiple episodes later. Once again, you have been sucked into the vortex of binge-watching.
Once again, you have been sucked into the vortex of binge-watching.
And sometimes, there are days where a movie marathon or a day of TV shows is just what you need, and all you have to do is select the titles. But how do you go about choosing the TV show or movie series that is perfect for the time you have to put your feet up and relax?
Read on for the ultimate guide to hours of content in the top streaming and cable titles of today.
THE FINE ART OF
BINGE-WATCHING
With the introduction of home streaming services, the way we view media has changed significantly.
With so much content at our fingertips and only a screen’s distance away from the couch, watching episodes of your favorite shows back-to-back is a natural reaction.
The cultural force of “binge-watching” was born with Netflix, Prime Video, and other streaming platforms.
Though Netflix and Prime Video primarily made their mark with rerunnable series of older titles, such as Friends or Seinfeld, newer shows were also added to the platforms and gained immediate results from it.
This binge-watching created larger viewer bases for TV shows, through social media buzz and the occasional national pop culture conversation, including shows that were currently running, and might have been previously overlooked.
A great example of this is
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
once the show started streaming on Netflix,
Its viewership skyrocketed
10 times
Its previous cable audience
Snack Ideas, Cozy Setups, & Streaming Services
To prepare for your binge-watching experience, it’s time to stock up on snacks and comfortable items. Fuzzy blankets, slippers, pillows, and tea are all great ways to enhance your cozy setup, and snacks like popcorn, candy, trail mix, pizza bites, nachos, poutine, and any other bite-sized, hand-held nibble are all great ways to sustain yourself through a successful binge-watch.
When it comes to streaming services, the following are the most popular platforms around the world:
And to top it all off, read on for the best movie theater-style popcorn recipe that you can easily make at home:
Ingredients:
For the Movie Popcorn:
3 tablespoons
of clarified butter or ghee
of clarified butter or ghee
3/4 cup
popcorn kernels
popcorn kernels
2-3 tablespoons
extra clarified butter or ghee for topping
extra clarified butter or ghee for topping
Popcorn Salt:
1 tablespoon
salt, finely ground with a mortar and pestle
salt, finely ground with a mortar and pestle
For Yellow Coloring (optional):
1.5 teaspoon
warm tap water
warm tap water
1/4 teaspoon
saffron powder
saffron powder
1/8 teaspoon
turmeric powder
turmeric powder
Now that we have snacks, setups, and streaming services touched upon, let’s get into the hours of content of the most popular TV shows and movie series!
Action/
Adventure
Titles
Movie Series
Bourne
- 5 films
- 2002 – 2016
- 10 hours and 00 minutes watch time
Die Hard
- 5 films
- 1988 – present
- 10 hours and 10 minutes watch time
Indiana Jones
- 5 films
- 1981 – present
- 08 hours and 02 minutes watch time
James Bond
- 26 films
- 1962 – present
- 55.4 Hours(2 days, 7 hours and 41 minutes watch time)
Jurassic Park
- 6 films
- 1990 – present
- 10 hours and 02 minutes watch time
Mission: Impossible
- 6 films
- 1996 – present
- 12 hours and 49 minutes watch time
Rocky
- 9 films
- 1976 – 2020
- 14 hours and 58 minutes watch time
Rush Hour
- 3 films
- 1998 – 2007
- 4 hours and 39 minutes watch time
Fast and Furious
- 9 films
- 2001 – present
- 18 hours and 29 minutes watch time
Terminator
- 6 films
- 1984 – 2019
- 12 hours and 02 minutes watch time
Transformers
- 6 films
- 2007 – 2018
- 14 hours and 41 minutes watch time
Anime
Titles
Animated TV Shows
Attack On Titan
- 15.5 hours watch time
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 30 hours (1 day & 6 hours watch time)
Bleach
- 183 hours (7 days and 15 hours watch time)
Blue Exorcist
- 20 hours and 30 minutes watch time
Attack On Titan
- 11 hours watch time
Deadman Wonderland
- 53 hours (2 days, 5 hours and 12 minutes watch time)
Devil May Cry
- 4 hours and 48 minutes watch time
Dragon Ball Z
- 170 hours (7 days and 2 hours watch time)
Dragon Ball
- 79.5 hours (3 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
- 18 hours and 48 minutes watch time
Fullmetal Alchemist
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- 53 hours (2 days, 5 hours and 12 minutes watch time)
My Hero Academia
- 16 hours and 24 minutes watch time
Naruto
- 110 hours (4 days and 14 hours watch time)
Naruto: Shippuden
- 250 hours (10 days 10 hours watch time)
Pokémon
- 513.5 hours (21 days, 9 hours, 30 minutes watch time)
Sazae-san
- 3,666 hours (152 days and 18 hours watch time)
Sword Art Online
- 82 hours (3 days and 10 hours watch time)
The Legend of Korra
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
The Seven Deadly Sins
- 12 hours and 30 minutes watch time
Movie Series
Studio Ghibli Works
- 24 films
- 1984 – present
- 40.6 Hours (1 day, 16 hours and 6 minutes watch time)
comedy
Titles
Animated TV Shows
Adventure Time
- 60 hours (2 days, 22 hours and 45 minutes watch time)
American Dad
- 139 hours (5 days and 19 hours watch time)
Archer
- 56 hours (2 days and 8 hours watch time
Big Mouth
- 14 hours and 19 minutes watch time
Bob’s Burgers
- 95 hours (3 days 23 hours watch time)
Bojack Horseman
- 20 hours and 50 minutes watch time
Brickleberry
- 18 hours watch time
Family Guy
- 165 hours (6 days and 21 hours watch time)
Futurama
- 62 hours (2 days and 14 hours watch time)
King of the Hill
- 127 hours (5 days and 7 hours watch time)
Rick and Morty
- 162 hours (6 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes watch time)
South Park
- 156.5 hours (6 days, 12 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Sponge Bob Square Pants
- 120 hours (5 days watch time)
Steven Universe
- 44.5 hours (1 day, 20 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
- 12 hours watch time
The Simpsons
- 334 hours (13 days and 22 hours watch time)
Live Action TV Shows
Arrested Development
- 51 hours (2 days, 3 hours and 58 minutes watch time)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- 65 hours (2 days and 17 hours watch time)
Community
- 55 hours (2 days and 7 hours watch time)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
- 14 hours and 19 minutes watch time
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- 74 hours (3 days and 2 hours watch time)
Friends
- 5 days and 1 hour watch time
How I Met Your Mother
- 104 hours (4 days and 8 hours watch time)
I Love Lucy
- 165 hours (6 days and 21 hours watch time)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- 77 hours (3 days and 5 hours watch time)
Parks and Recreation
- 63 hours (2 days and 15 hours watch time)
Schitt’s Creek
- 40.5 hours (1 day, 16 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Seinfeld
- 90 hours (3 days and 18 hours watch time)
Silicon Valley
- 26.5 hours (1 day, 2 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
That 70s Show
- 103 hours (4 days and 6 hours watch time)
The Big Bang Theory
- 139.5 hours (5 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
The IT Crowd
- 84 hours (3 days and 12 hours watch time)
The Office (UK)
- 7 hours watch time
The Office (US)
- 99.5 hours (4 days, 3 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- 25.5 hours (1 day, 1 hour and 22 minutes watch time)
comic book
inspired
Titles
Animated TV Shows
Batman: the Animated Series
- 45.5 hours; 1 day, 21 hours and 30 minutes
Green Lantern: the Animated Series
- 85 hours (3 days and 13 hours watch time)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- 720.5 hours; 11 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes
Samurai Jack
- 31 hours (1 day and 7 hours watch time)
Teen Titans Go!
- 107 hours (4 days and 11 hours)
Teen Titans
- 32.5 hours (1 day, 8 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Young Justice
- 71 hours (2 days and 23 hours watch time)
Live Action TV Shows
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- 122 hours (5 days and 2 hours watch time)
Arrow
- 167 hours (6 days and 23 hours watch time)
Daredevil
- 58.5 hours (1 day, 10 hours and 38 minutes watch time)
Fear the Walking Dead
- 60 hours (2 days, 22 hours watch time)
Gotham
- 100 hours (4 days and 4 hours)
Jessica Jones
- 33.5 hours (1 day, 9 hours and 35 minutes watch time)
Legends of Tomorrow
- 75 hours (3 days and 3 hours watch time)
Luke Cage
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
Powers
- 86.5 hours (3 days, 14 hours and 22 minutes)
Supergirl
- 96 hours (4 days watch time)
The Flash
- 132 hours (5 days and 12 hours watch time)
The Punisher
- 22 hours and 49 minutes watch time
The Umbrella Academy
- 9 hours and 7 minutes watch time
The Walking Dead
- 146 hours (6 days and 2 hours watch time)
WandaVision
- 5 hours and 41 minutes watch time
Watchmen
- 9 hours watch time
Movie Series
Batman
- 8 films
- 1966 – present
- 1 Day, 9 hours and 7 minutes watch time
DC Extended Universe
- 10 films
- 2013 – present
- 22 hours and 55 minutes watch time
Spider-Man
- 8 films
- 2002 – present
- 17 hours and 23 minutes watch time
Superman
- 15 films
- 1948 – present
- 40.6 Hours (1 day, 16 hours and 6 minutes watch time)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
- 23 films
- 2008 – present
- 2 days 1 hours 57 minutes
Wolverine
- 9 films
- 2009 – 2018
- 18 hours 38 minutes
X-Men
- 13 films
- 2002 – 2020
- 1 days 1 hours 53 minutes
crime
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
Alias
- 105 hours (4 days and 9 hours watch time)
Bones
- 250 hours (10 days and 6 hours watch time)
Chicago P.D.
- 150 hours (6 days and 6 hours watch time)
Criminal Minds
- 326 hours (13 days and 14 hours watch time)
CSI: Miami
- 232 hours (9 days and 16 hours watch time)
CSI: NY
- 197 hours (8 days and 5 hours watch time)
Dexter
- 96 hours (4 days watch time)
Flashpoint
- 75 hours (3 days and 3 hours watch time)
Hannibal
- 27 hours (1 day and 3 hours watch time)
How to Get Away with Murder
- 86 hours (3 days and 14 hours watch time)
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
- 460 hours (19 days and 4 hours watch time)
Law and Order: UK
- 53 hours (2 days and 5 hours watch time)
Lie To Me
- 48 hours (2 days watch time)
Magnum, P.I.
- 162 hours (6 days and 18 hours watch time)
Midsomer Murders
- 228 hours (9 days and 12 hours watch time)
Mindhunter
- 16 hours and 59 minutes watch time
Monk
- 125 hours (5 days and 5 hours watch time)
NCIS
- 379 hours (15 days and 19 hours watch time)
Psych
- 123.5 hours (5 days, 3 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Sherlock
- 19 hours and 30 minutes watch time
The Mentalist
- 151 hours (6 days and 7 hours watch time)
White Collar
- 81 hours (3 days and 9 hours watch time)
9-1-1
- 42 hours (1 day and 18 hours watch time)
9-1-1
- 10 hours watch time
Movie Series
Ocean’s
- 5 films
- 1960 – 2018
- 7 hours 54 minutes Watch Time
The Pink Panther
- 11 films
- 1963 – 2009
- 18 hours 29 minutes Watch Time
Drama
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
13 Reasons Why
- 36 hours (1 day, 12 hours and 51 minutes watch time)
Atypical
- 14 hours and 36 minutes watch time
Bates Motel
- 50 hours (2 days and 2 hours watch time)
Better Call Saul
- 49 hours (2 days and 1 hour watch time)
Big Little Lies
- 14 hours watch time
Breaking Bad
- 62 hours (2 days and 14 hours watch time)
Californication
- 32 hours (1 day and 18 hours watch time)
Cheers
- 138 hours (5 days and 18 hours watch time)
Dawson’s Creek
- 128 hours (5 days and 8 hours watch time)
Days of Our Lives
- 11, 398 hours (474 days and 22 hours watch time)
Dead to Me
- 4 hours and 53 minutes watch time
Defending Jacob
- 6 hours and 47 minutes watch time
Designated Survivor
- 54 hours (2 days and 5 hours watch time)
Desperate Housewives
- 180 hours (7 days and 12 hours watch time)
Empire
- 105 hours (4 days and 9 hours watch time)
Fargo
- 36 hours (1 day and 8 hours watch time)
Full House (US)
- 96 hours (4 days watch time)
Gilmore Girls
- 153 hours (6 days, 9 hours watch time)
Gossip Girl
- 121 hours (5 days and 7 hours watch time)
Grace and Frankie
- 38 hours (1 day, 14 hours and 5 minutes watch time)
Hell on Wheels
- 57 hours (2 days and 9 hours watch time)
Homeland
- 94 hours (3 days and 22 hours watch time)
House of Cards (US)
- 73 hours (3 days and 1 hour watch time)
Little Fires Everywhere
- 12 hours watch time
Lost
- 121 hours (5 days and 1 hour watch time)
Mad Men
- 92 hours (3 days and 20 hours watch time)
Mr. Robot
- 45 hours (1 day and 21 hours watch time)
One Day at a Time
- 18 hours and 5 minutes watch time
Orange is the New Black
- 91 hours (3 days and 19 hours watch time)
Pretty Little Liars
- 160 hours (6 days and 16 hours watch time)
Prison Break
- 90 hours (3 days and 18 hours watch time)
Riverdale
- 72 hours (3 days watch time
Sense 8
- 24 hours watch time
Shameless (UK)
- 110 hours (4 days and 14 hours watch time)
Shameless (US)
- 121 hours (5 days and 1 hour watch time)
Sharp Objects
- 6 hours and 40 minutes watch time
Sons of Anarchy
- 105 hours (4 days and 9 hours watch time)
Suits
- 134 hours (5 days and 14 hours watch time)
The Americans
- 75 hours (3 days and 3 hours watch time)
Little Fires Everywhere
- 12 hours watch time
House of Cards (US)
- 73 hours (3 days and 1 hour watch time)
The Bold and the Beautiful
- 3,645 hours (151 days and 21 hours watch time)
The Fosters
- 104 hours (4 days and 8 hours watch time)
The Good Wife
- 151 hours (6 days and 7 hours watch time)
The Guiding Light
- 14,184 hours (591 days and 1 hour watch time)
The Ranch
- 35 hours (1 day, 11 hours and 54 minutes watch time)
The Sopranos
- 86 hours (3 days and 14 hours watch time)
The West Wing
- 154 hours (6 days, 10 hours watch time)
The Wire
- 60 hours (2 days and 12 hours watch time)
You
- 15 hours and 29 minutes watch time
Movie Series
Annabelle
- 3 films
- 2014 – 2019
- 5 hours and 13 minutes watch time
Friday the 13th
- 12 films
- 1980 – 2009
- 18 hours 29 minutes Watch Time
Halloween
- 12 films
- 1978 – present
- 17 hours and 8 minutes watch time
Insidious
- 4 films
- 2010 – present
- 6 hours 49 minutes Watch Time
Nightmare on Elm Street
- 9 films
- 1984 – 2010
- 14 hours and 17 minutes watch time
The Conjuring
- 3 films
- 2013 – present
- 12 hours and 29 minutes watch time
fantasy/sci-fi
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
Battlestar Galactica
- 84 hours (3 days and 12 hours watch time)
Black Mirror
- 21 hours watch time
Doctor Who
- 138 hours and 45 minutes (5 days, 18 hours, and 45 minutes watch time)
Firefly
- 49 hours (2 days and 1 hour watch time)
Game of Thrones
- 70 hours (2 days 22 hours watch time)
Men in Black: the Series
- 26.5 hours (1 day, 2 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Star Trek
- 79 hours (3 days and 7 hours watch time)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- 176 hours (7 days and 8 hours watch time)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
- 178 hours (7 days and 10 hours watch time)
Star Wars: Rebels
- 37.5 hours (1 day, 13 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Star Wars: the Clone Wars
- 66 hours (2 days and 18 hours watch time)
Star Wars: the Mandalorian
- 14 hours and 25 minutes watch time
Stargate SG-1
- 218 hours (9 days and 2 hours watch time)
The 100
- 86 hours (3 days and 14 hours watch time)
The X-Files
- 218 hours (9 days and 2 hours watch time)
Westworld
- 28 hours (1 day and 4 hours watch time)
Movie Series
Godzilla
- 30 films
- 1954 – present
- 2 days 2 hours 48 minutes watch time
King Kong
- 12 films
- 1933 – present
- 20 hours 51 minutes watch time
Men in Black
- 4 films
- 1997 – 2019
- 6 hours 47 minutes watch time
Planet of the Apes
- 9 films
- 1968 – 2017
- 16 hours 21 minutes watch time
Star Trek
- 12 films
- 1979 – present
- 1 days 1 hours 18 minutes watch time
Star Wars
- 11 films
- 1977 – present
- 1 days 0 hours 49 minutes watch time
The Chronicles of Narnia
- 3 films
- 2005 – 2010
- 6 hours 46 minutes watch time
The Hobbit
- 3 films
- 2012 – 2014
- 7 hours 54 minutes watch time
The Lord of the Rings
- 3 films
- 2001– 2003
- 9 hours 18 minutes watch time
historical
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
Black Sails
- 41 hours (1 day, 17 hours and 10 minutes watch time)
Da Vinci’s Demons
- 28 hours (1 day and 4 hours watch time)
Downton Abbey
- 56 hours (2 days and 8 hours watch time)
Harlots
- 6 hours watch time watch time
I, Claudius
- 12 hours watch time
Marco Polo
- 21 hours watch time
Peaky Blinders
- 22 hours and 48 minutes watch time
Rome
- 22 hours watch time
Spartacus
- 33 hours (1 day and 9 hours watch time)
The Last Kingdom
- 15 hours and 36 minutes watch time
The White Queen
- 10 hours watch time
Troy: Fall of a City
- 7 hours and 41 minutes watch time
Vikings
- 79 hours (3 days and 7 hours watch time)
horror
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
American Horror Story
- 103 hours (4 days and 7 hours watch time)
Castle Rock
- 20 hours watch time
Channel Zero
- 12 hours watch time
Marianne
- 6 hours and 40 minutes watch time
Scream Queens
- 23 hours watch time
Scream: the TV Series
- 29 hours (1 day and 5 hours watch time)
The Exorcist
- 20 hours watch time
The Haunting of Hill House
- 8 hours and 20 minutes watch time
The Purge
- 19 hours watch time
The Terror
- 20 hours watch time
Movie Series
Annabelle
- 3 films
- 2014 – 2019
- 5 hours 14 minutes watch time
Friday the 13th
- 12 films
- 1980 – 2009
- 18 hours 29 minutes watch time
Halloween
- 12 films
- 1978 – present
- 19 hours 16 minutes watch time
Insidious
- 4 films
- 2010 – present
- 6 hours 49 minutes watch time
Nightmare on Elm Street
- 9 films
- 1984 – 2010
- 14 hours 6 minutes watch time
The Conjuring
- 3 films
- 2013 – present
- 5 hours 58 minutes watch time
medical
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
Call The Midwife
- 56 hours (2 days and 8 hours watch time)
Chicago Fire
- 179 hours (7 days and 11 hours watch time)
Chicago Med
- 101 hours (4 days and 7 hours watch time)
E.R.
- 331 hours (13 days and 19 hours watch time)
General Hospital
- 11,398 hours (474 days, 22 hours)
Grey’s Anatomy
- 363 hours (15 days and 3 hours)
House, M.D.
- 176 hours (7 days and 8 hours watch time)
Nip/Tuck
- 100 hours (4 days and 4 hours watch time)
Scrubs
- 91 hours (3 days and 19 hours watch time)
The Good Doctor
- 56 hours (2 days and 8 hours watch time)
The Resident
- 58 hours (2 days and 10 hours watch time)
military
Titles
TV Shows
Band of Brothers
- 10 hours watch time
M*A*S*H
- 129 hours (5 days and 9 hours watch time)
SEAL Team
- 62 hours (2 days and 14 hours watch time)
The Pacific
- 10 hours watch time
The Unit
- 69 hours (2 days and 21 hours watch time)
The World at War
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
reality
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
American Idol
- 555 hours (23 days and 3 hours watch time)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
- 88 hours (3 days and 16 hours watch time)
Dance Moms
- 223 hours (9 days and 7 hours watch time)
Deadliest Catch
- 270 hours (11 days and 6 hours watch time)
First Dates
- 200 hours (8 days and 20 minutes watch time)
Geordie Shore
- 12 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
- 129 hours (5 days and 9 hours watch time)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- 93.5 hours (3 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Love is Blind
- 7 hours and 89 minutes watch time
Love Island
- 238 hours (9 days and 22 hours watch time)
MasterChef (UK)
- 635 hours (26 days and 11 hours watch time)
MasterChef (US)
- 157 hours (6 days and 13 hours watch time)
Naked and Afraid
- 99 hours (4 days and 3 hours watch time)
Project Runway
- 227 hours (9 days and 11 hours watch time)
Queer Eye
- 20 hours and 48 minutes watch time
RuPaul’s Drag Race
- 115 hours (4 days and 21 hours watch time)
Saturday Night Live
- 1,308 hours (54 days and 12 hours watch time)
Shark Tank
- 240 hours (10 days watch time)
The Bachelor
- 256 hours (10 days and 16 hours watch time)
The Bachelorette
- 170 hours (7 days and 2 hours watch time)
The Great British Bakeoff
- 65 hours (2 days and 17 hours watch time)
The Great British Baking Show
- 95 hours (3 days and 23 hours watch time)
The Neighbors
- 94 hours (3 days and 22 hours watch time)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- 190 hours (7 days and 22 hours watch time)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
- 169 hours (7 days and 1 hour watch time)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- 1,230 hours (51 days and 6 hours watch time)
The Voice (UK)
- 81 hours (3 days and 9 hours watch time)
The Voice (US)
- 408 hours (17 days watch time)
Too Hot to Handle
- 6 hours watch time
Top Gear (Australia)
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
Top Gear (UK)
- 113 hours (8 days and 11 hours watch time)
Top Gear (US)
- 72 hours (3 days watch time)
16 and Pregnant
- 12 hours watch time
romantic
Titles
Live Action TV Shows
Beauty and the Beast
- 70 hours (2 days and 22 hours watch time)
Being Mary Jane
- 26 hours (1 day and 2 hours watch time)
Big Love
- 29 hours (2 days and 5 hours watch time)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- 62 hours (2 days and 14 hours watch time)
Drop Dead Diva
- 78 hours (3 days and 6 hours watch time)
Easy
- 12 hours and 30 minutes watch time
Love
- 25.5 hours (1 day, 1 hour and 30 minutes watch time)
Lovesick
- 6 hours and 15 minutes watch time
New Girl
- 73 days (3 days and 1 hour watch time)
Queer as Folk
- 84 hours (3 days and 12 hours watch time)
Sex and the City
- 47 hours (1 day and 23 hours watch time)
Sex Education
- 6 hours 45 minutes watch time
She’s Gotta Have It
- 5 hours and 40 minutes watch time
The L Word
- 70 hours (2 days and 22 hours watch time)
supernatural
Titles
TV Shows
American Gods
- 16 hours watch time
Angel
- 110 hours (4 days and 14 hours watch time)
Animorphs
- 157 hours (6 days and 13 hours watch time)
Being Human
- 52 hours (2 days and 4 hours watch time)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 144 hours (6 days watch time)
Carnival Row
- 8 hours watch time
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- 19 hours and 9 minutes watch time
Ghost Whisperer
- 107 hours (4 days and 11 hours watch time)
Good Omens
- 5 hours and 30 minutes watch time
Hemlock Grove
- 27.5 hours (1 day, 3 hours and 30 minutes watch time)
Luther
- 3,644 hours (151 days and 20 hours watch time)
Merlin
- 65 hours (2 days and 17 hours watch time)
Once Upon a Time
- 155 hours (6 days and 11 hours watch time)
Preacher
- 43 hours (1 day and 19 hours watch time)
Ripper Street
- 37 hours (1 day and 13 hours watch time)
Stranger Things
- 20 hours watch time
Supernatural
- 319 hours (13 days and 7 hours watch time)
Teen Wolf
- 100 hours (4 days and 4 hours watch time)
The Alienist
- 10 hours
The Frankenstein Chronicles
- 9 hours and 14 minutes watch time
The Originals
- 88 hours (3 days and 16 hours watch time)
The Santa Clarita Diet
- 14 hours and 19 minutes watch time
The Vampire Diaries
- 171 hours (7 days and 3 hours watch time)
True Blood
- 80 hours (3 days and 8 hours watch time)
Movie Series
Harry Potter
- 8 films
- 2001 – 2011
- 19 hours 39 minutes watch time
Pirates of the Caribbean
- 5 films
- 2003 – 2017
- 12 hours 6 minutes watch time
The Mummy
- 10 films
- 19732 – 2017
- 14 hours 37 minutes watch time
The Twilight Saga
- 5 films
- 2008 – 2012
- 10 hours 14 minutes
tv shows and
movie series
with the most
hours of content
Now that we’ve covered the options for your next watch party, all that’s left is to grab your popcorn, put on your comfiest slippers, and sink into the couch cushions to enjoy a few hours of a TV show or movie series.
With this definitive list of content hours for the most popular titles out there, we hope that you can plan your next long weekend or week off with the most expeditious watch times.
Don’t forget to recline your seat and hydrate, and we wish you the best of luck on your binge-watch!
Key Questions
What is "binge-watching?"
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Binge-watching is the practice of watching multiple episodes of a TV show or movie series back-to-back in one sitting. This cultural phenomenon was born with streaming platforms like Netflix and Prime Video that made content instantly accessible.
What are the best streaming services?
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The most popular streaming platforms include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Apple TV+, Peacock, and YouTube TV. Other options include BBC iPlayer, BritBox, CBS All Access, Curiosity Stream, and Roku.
How do you make movie-quality popcorn?
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Melt 3 tablespoons of clarified butter or ghee, add 3/4 cup popcorn kernels, cover and shake until popped, then top with finely ground salt and extra butter. For yellow coloring, mix saffron and turmeric powder with warm water and add to the butter.
What are the longest movie series?
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James Bond leads with 26 films totaling over 55 hours, followed by Godzilla (30 films, 50+ hours), the Marvel Cinematic Universe (23 films, 49 hours), and Superman (15 films, 40 hours).
What are the longest action movie series?
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James Bond tops the list with 26 films and 55+ hours of watch time, followed by Fast and Furious (9 films, 18.5 hours), Rocky (9 films, 15 hours), and Transformers (6 films, 14.5 hours).
What are the longest-running anime series?
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Sazae-san holds the record at 3,666 hours (152 days), followed by Pokémon (513 hours), Naruto: Shippuden (250 hours), Bleach (183 hours), and Dragon Ball Z (170 hours).
What are all the comic book movie series?
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Major comic book movie franchises include the Marvel Cinematic Universe (23 films), X-Men (13 films), Superman (15 films), Batman (8 films), Spider-Man (8 films), DC Extended Universe (10 films), and Wolverine (9 films).
What historical TV shows have been running the longest?
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Vikings leads with 79 hours, followed by Downton Abbey (56 hours), Black Sails (41 hours), Spartacus (33 hours), and Da Vinci's Demons (28 hours).
What horror movie collections are the longest?
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Halloween leads with 12 films totaling 19 hours, followed by Friday the 13th (12 films, 18.5 hours), Nightmare on Elm Street (9 films, 14 hours), and Insidious (4 films, 7 hours).
What are the longest-running live-action reality shows?
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Saturday Night Live tops the list at 1,308 hours, followed by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1,230 hours), MasterChef UK (635 hours), American Idol (555 hours), and The Voice US (408 hours).
What fantasy TV shows are the best to binge-watch?
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Top fantasy/sci-fi shows include Stargate SG-1 and The X-Files (both 218 hours), Star Trek: The Next Generation (178 hours), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (176 hours), and Game of Thrones (70 hours).
What are the best Drama series to binge-watch?
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Top drama series include The Guiding Light (14,184 hours), Days of Our Lives (11,398 hours), The Bold and the Beautiful (3,645 hours), Grey's Anatomy (363 hours), and Criminal Minds (326 hours).
