The State of Podcasting 2026

How long are TV and film podcasts?

The typical top-charting TV and film podcast runs 62 minutes an episode: that is the median of 51 shows' own medians, from 6,685 episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026. Longer than the all-chart figure of 50 minutes, it ranks 2nd longest of 11 categories. 43% of episodes run over an hour.

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  • 62 mintypical show’s median episode
  • 43%of episodes run over an hour
  • 8.7episodes a month, median show
  • 2nd of 11categories, longest first

How long is the typical TV and film episode?

Across all 6,685 TV and film episodes, the median is 56.0 minutes and the middle half run 41 to 74 minutes. Only a tenth run past 96 minutes.

Show
90th percentile96.375th percentile74.4Median of show medians62.0Median episode56.025th percentile40.710th percentile26.1
Full episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026, in minutes.
10th percentile26.110.1
25th percentile40.722.8
Median episode56.041.8
75th percentile74.461.7
90th percentile96.392.7
Median of show medians62.049.9
Under 30 minutes13.7%30 to 60 minutes43%Over an hour43.3%

Are TV and film podcasts longer than other categories?

Mostly: only comedy runs longer.

Comedy66 minTV & Film62 minThis pageSports57 minTechnology54 minSociety & Culture54 minHealth & Fitness53 minArts47 minTrue Crime44 minBusiness40 minEducation37 minNews35 min

Median of each show's own median length. Categories with at least 40 charting shows.

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How often do TV and film podcasts publish?

The median TV and film show publishes 8.7 episodes a month (all chart shows: 7.2). 25% are weekly and 18% daily. The most common schedule among the 51 charting TV and film shows is weekly (13).

Daily (5+ a week)9 shows (18%)3–4 a week8 shows (16%)Twice a week11 shows (22%)Weekly13 shows (25%)Less than weekly3 shows (6%)Irregular3 shows (6%)Fewer than 3 in six months1 show (2%)New (under four weeks old)3 shows (6%)

Schedule over the last 182 days of each feed.

How long are the top TV and film podcasts?

The ten highest on Apple's US TV & Film chart, with each show's median episode. Across all 51 charting TV and film shows the range runs from Pop Culture Happy Hour (22 min) to Blank Check with Griffin & David (156 min).

Show
1118 min3114 min684 min973 min857 min1057 min255 min746 min435 min522 min
Apple Podcasts US TV & Film chart, 2 October 2026.
1The Big Picture118 min9.0
2Watch What Crappens55 min45.5
3The Rewatchables114 min4.8
4Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge35 min50.0
5Pop Culture Happy Hour22 min17.4
6WHAT WENT WRONG84 min4.5
7Two Sons and Me46 min4.3
8Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino57 min7.5
9The Watch73 min8.4
10Pod Meets World57 min28.3

How many TV and film podcasts are there?

The Podcast Index lists 102,909 shows filed under TV & Film, 2.3% of all podcasts. 12,103 of them published in the 90 days to 26 September 2026: 11.8% of the category, a higher survival rate than the 9.4% for all podcasts.

Questions

How long should a TV and film podcast be?

There is no rule, but the top-charting TV and film shows have a median episode of 62 minutes, and half of their episodes run between 41 and 74 minutes.

How many episodes a month do TV and film podcasts release?

The median charting TV and film show released 8.7 episodes a month over the last six months; 18% published daily and 25% weekly.

What share of TV and film podcast episodes are over an hour?

43.3% of the 6,685 TV and film episodes released in the past year ran over 60 minutes, and 13.7% were under 30.

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Where do these numbers come from?

Slice, The State of Podcasting 2026: the RSS feed of every show on Apple Podcasts' top charts in six countries and eleven US genre charts, read on 2 October 2026. Category counts from the Podcast Census 2026 (Podcast Index database of 26 September 2026).

n = 51 TV and film shows and 6,685 episodes. Last updated 2 October 2026.

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