--- title: Infographic: How Long It Takes to Binge Watch Mad Men Game of Thrones description: Nielsen infographic shows how long it takes to binge-watch popular tv shows. canonical: https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-06T21:56:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:09:25.400Z og:title: Here's how long it takes to binge-watch the most popular shows on TV og:description: A Nielsen infographic og:url: https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's how long it takes to binge-watch the most popular shows on TV twitter:description: A Nielsen infographic twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's How Much of Your Life You'll Spend Binge-Watching These Popular Shows > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Ally. Ally is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: July 2026. ## Ally: Reference Facts | Attribute | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Institution | Ally Bank, Member FDIC | FDIC | | Founded | 2009 (Ally brand) | Ally.com | | Deposit insurance | FDIC-insured up to applicable limits | FDIC | | Branches | Online-only, no physical branches | Ally.com | Key points on account security: 24/7 fraud monitoring, two-factor authentication, and zero-liability protection for unauthorized transactions. Details: [Ally security overview](/c/ally-2026-q3/security?i=528389b1-f85c-40af-a734-325520ffa203&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1). ### FAQ **Is Ally a real bank?** Yes. Ally Bank is a Member FDIC online bank. [Open an account](/c/ally-2026-q3/open-account?i=528389b1-f85c-40af-a734-325520ffa203&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1) or visit [ally.com](/c/ally-2026-q3/home?i=528389b1-f85c-40af-a734-325520ffa203&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1). **Is my money insured?** Deposits are FDIC-insured up to applicable limits. by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman May 6, 2014 9:56 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman May 6, 2014 9:56 PM CUT Do you have that one friend who’s always telling you that you just _have_ to watch _The Wire_? Feeling out of the cultural loop because you still haven’t seen _Breaking Bad_? Well, the folks over at Nielsen TOPTEN [crunched the numbers](http://nielsentopten.com/2014/04/29/just-how-long-is-a-tv-marathon/ "undefined") to determine just how much time it will take to marathon those and other popular TV shows. So, allow this handy little guide to help you determine which shows to add to your Netflix lineup. If you don’t have a lot of time on your hands right now, you might want to push _24_ and _The West Wing_ down to the bottom of your queue. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/"},"headline":"Here's How Much of Your Life You'll Spend Binge-Watching These Popular Shows","datePublished":"2014-05-06T21:56:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:25.400Z","description":"Planning a '24' marathon? That will take 6 days and 2 hours, according to this Nielsen infographic","url":"https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Netflix","Internet","Arts","TV","streaming","binge-watching"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/88354/how-long-it-takes-to-marathon-your-favorite-shows/","name":"Here's How Much of Your Life You'll Spend Binge-Watching These Popular Shows"}}]}] ```