Episodes
38
4 seasons
38 episodes · 4 seasons · 28.5 hours to binge
38
4 seasons
28.5 h
1d 4h
1 days
non-stop
8.2/10
1,606 votes
The Bear runs to 38 episodes across 4 seasons, at roughly 45 minutes each. Watching every episode back to back is 28.5 hours of pure run time — that's 1 days and 4 hours without a single break.
More realistically, at two episodes a night you'll finish in about 19 days. That's 3.6 full 8-hour work days of screen time. Use the planner below to pick your own pace and get an exact finish date.
28.5 h
Pure run time
19 days
At 2 episodes/day
45 min
Per episode
Day 19: 100% done (38 of 38 episodes)
9.5
on average
7.1 h
on average
1,710
1 days non-stop
At 28.5 hours, The Bear is longer than 55% of every series tracked here — making it a solid commitment. Within the Drama genre the average is 48.5 hours, so The Bear sits below that.
The Bear is very well rated at 8.2/10 from 1,606 votes. With 28.5 hours of total run time it's a few weeks of viewing — plan accordingly before you press play.
All 38 episodes of The Bear add up to 28.5 hours of pure run time — that's 1 days and 4 hours non-stop.
The Bear has 38 episodes across 4 seasons, averaging about 45 minutes per episode.
At 1 episode a day it takes 38 days, at 2 episodes a day 19 days, and at a marathon pace of 8 a day just 5 days.
The Bear is rated 8.2/10 from 1,606 votes. Budget 28.5 hours if you want to watch the whole thing.
Episodes, seasons and rating come from TMDB (as of 2/12/2026). The Bear had no official per-episode runtime on file, so the 45 minutes shown are a genre-based estimate.
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