Episodes
272
16 seasons
272 episodes · 16 seasons · 194.9 hours to binge
272
16 seasons
194.9 h
8d 2h
8 days
non-stop
7.8/10
597 votes
MythBusters runs to 272 episodes across 16 seasons, at roughly 43 minutes each. Watching every episode back to back is 194.9 hours of pure run time — that's 8 days and 2 hours without a single break.
More realistically, at two episodes a night you'll finish in about 136 days. That's 24.4 full 8-hour work days of screen time. Use the planner below to pick your own pace and get an exact finish date.
194.9 h
Pure run time
136 days
At 2 episodes/day
43 min
Per episode
Day 136: 100% done (272 of 272 episodes)
17.0
on average
12.2 h
on average
11,696
8 days non-stop
At 194.9 hours, MythBusters is longer than 97% of every series tracked here — making it true marathon material. Within the Documentary genre the average is 32.7 hours, so MythBusters sits above that.
MythBusters is very well rated at 7.8/10 from 597 votes. With 194.9 hours of total run time it's a genuine long-haul marathon — plan accordingly before you press play.
All 272 episodes of MythBusters add up to 194.9 hours of pure run time — that's 8 days and 2 hours non-stop.
MythBusters has 272 episodes across 16 seasons, averaging about 43 minutes per episode.
At 1 episode a day it takes 272 days, at 2 episodes a day 136 days, and at a marathon pace of 8 a day just 34 days.
MythBusters is rated 7.8/10 from 597 votes. Budget 194.9 hours if you want to watch the whole thing.
Episodes, seasons, runtime (43 min/episode) and rating come directly from TMDB (as of 2/12/2026).
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