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title: "How long to listen to Serial season one? about 8 hours 30 minu"
description: "Serial season one takes about 8 hours 30 minutes — 12 episodes. What that assumes, how it breaks down, and how long at a realistic pace."
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# How long does it take to listen to Serial season one?

**How long to listen to Serial season one: about 8 hours 30 minutes**

12 episodes

Serial's first season is twelve episodes and about eight and a half hours — a single long day, or a week of commutes. It was the first podcast to reach five million downloads and is generally credited with turning podcasting from a niche format into a mainstream one. Episodes range from 27 to 55 minutes, because the series was still being reported while it was being released and the length followed the material. The case it covered was reopened partly as a result.

## The numbers

- **Total:** 8 hours 30 minutes
- **In hours:** 8.5 hours
- **Non-stop:** 0.4 days without sleeping
- **Covers:** 12 episodes
- **At a realistic pace:** an episode a day
- **That works out as:** about 13 days

## What this assumes

12 episodes averaging about 42 minutes, across a 27-55 minute spread.

## Other podcasts and audio

| What | How long |
| --- | --- |
| Dan Carlin's Blueprint for Armageddon | about 23 hours |
| The Joe Rogan Experience | about 310 days |
| S-Town | about 6 hours 24 minutes |

## Common questions

### How long does it take to listen to Serial season one?

about 8 hours 30 minutes — 12 episodes.

### What does that assume?

12 episodes averaging about 42 minutes, across a 27-55 minute spread.

### How long at a realistic pace?

an episode a day — about 13 days.

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