When you decide what show to watch next, there are a lot of considerations to keep in mind, including how long a TV series is and how many episodes it has. Sometimes, you want something easy and quick that you might be able to go through on a weekend, and other times, you’re looking for a much longer commitment. The more episodes a TV series has, the more in love you can fall for its characters and create relationships with them where they can become part of your family.
The other important consideration is, what are you in the mood for? What kind of genre is your favorite? Are you a sci-fi fan? A lawyer or doctor show watcher? Love action and drama? Just want to laugh for a bit with a sitcom? Whatever you love most, here are some ideas for you about the greatest shows with 100-plus episodes for a long binge.
15Supernatural (2005-2020)
Supernatural
Supernatural tells the story of the Winchester brothers, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles), who hunt all kinds of monsters across America, as that’s their family business. Their battles are not only with monsters but also with angels, demons, and God themself.
One of the Greatest Fantasy Shows of All Time
This isone of the greatest fantasy shows of all time, and with 327 episodes, it can be one of the greatest long binges if you love the genre. The chemistry between Padalecki and Ackles makes the show great and holds it together in the not-so-great episodes. The addition of Angel Castiel (Misha Collins) in season four also helped, as it gave their missions a more Godly scope and consequences, as from that moment on, heaven and hell were involved in the Winchester brothers’ story.
Stream on Netflix
14Suits (2011-2019)
Last year,Suitsmade the news when it broke every streaming-watching record. This lawyer TV series starts when Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) hires a college dropout with photographic memory, Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), to work at his firm. It also has 134 episodes and has proven perfect for a long binge.
The Performances Make it a Great Binge
The series has everything: incredible chemistry between its two leads and their mentor-mentee relationship; will they-won’t they romantic stories; fun cases; power battles inside the firm; and even a future Princess. The cases might sometimes be convoluted, and the firm’s internal power struggles might become repetitive after a few seasons, but the performances and the dialogue make it a great binge. One where you might end up even liking Louis.
13Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Vampires, magic, and life-and-death situations were all typical occurrences inBuffy the Vampire Slayer, as the show used evil monsters as a metaphor for high school and puberty. This TV series was great with comedy and drama, and always knew how to break the audience’s hearts. The whole cast was impressive, but nobody was better (and has never been given such a well-written role) than Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Fantastic, Quippy Writing
This TV series had 144 episodes where the Scooby gang (a name they give themselves) must save Sunnydale and the world. The show had great characters and unique, quippy writing, and with the excuse of magic, some very inventive episodes, like a musical one and one where nobody could talk, creating one of the most beloved and cult status shows of the early internet era.
Stream on Hulu
12Grey’s Anatomy (2005-Present)
Grey’s Anatomy
Five surgical interns start their medical careers at Seattle Grace. The problem is that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) might’ve already slept with one of her medical attendants. That’s howGrey’s Anatomystarted almost 20 years ago. With 420 episodes and counting, this is the only show on the list that’s still going, offering surprising medical cases and many relationships happening at the hospital.
The Longest-Running Prime-time Medical Drama Ever
Everyseason has something interesting, and each fan has their favorite doctor. The Ellen Pompeo show has become the longest-running prime-time medical drama ever by creating great love stories, killing many characters, and proving how a hospital can be sexier than it looks at first sight. If all that wasn’t enough, there’s also the promise of new episodes at the end of your binge.
11Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girlstells the story of a mother, Lorelai (Lauren Graham), and a daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), who are just 16 years apart and behave more like sisters than mother and daughter. The TV series is about their relationship and everything else that happens in the small town of Stars Hollow during its 153-episode run.
Very Quick Dialogue and a Beautiful Mother-Daughter Relationship
From the mind of Amy Sherman-Palladino, the show hasmany rewatchable episodes, with very quick dialogue, full of pop culture references, and a beautiful relationship between mother and daughter. This story will melt your heart. Even if it never won awards, this TV series proved how good Lauren Graham is and how unique Sherman-Palladino’s writing is, as she’s proven time and time again in other projects likeThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. If you loveGilmore Girls’first scene, it means this is the perfect show for you to binge.
10The Good Wife (2009-2016)
The Good Wife
Julianna Margulies returned to TV withThe Good Wife, a show about Alicia Florrick (Margulies), a woman, who, after her former state attorney husband goes to jail for a sex and corruption scandal, goes back to being a lawyer, so she can provide for her two kids.
The Best Lawyer Drama Out There
Interesting cases, morally grey characters, and great performances are what you’ll find in this show’s 156 episodes. Margulies is great, but so are Josh Charles and Christine Baranski as the firm’s partners, and, especially Alan Cumming in a scene-stealing performance as Eli Gold. If you love lawyer dramas, this might be the greatest of them all, as it has the best of both worlds, the easy watch of the case-of-the-week structure, and having season arcs and incredibly quirky recurring characters.
Stream on Paramount+
9ER (1994-2009)
ERwas able to transmit all the chaos and tension of an emergency room to television, capturing the hearts and minds of everyone watching TV in 1994. The show about a hospital in Chicago, lasted 15 years and 331 episodes and had absolutely everything: love stories, helicopter accidents, bomb threats, and everything in between.
A Before and After for Medical Shows
There was a before and afterERin how it filmed the show and what themes they decided to talk about, winning 23 Emmys in the process, and creating a style from which many medical series like Grey’s Anatomylearned from.ERwas always thrilling, but through its characters, it allowed audiences to fall in love, cry when someone died, and get to know some memorable patients. There are fans of the George Clooney and Anthony Edwards era, while others prefer the Goran Visnjic and Maura Tierney years, and some like the Laura Cardellini and John Stamos years. Audiences could always expect good performances, great ER scenes, and some thrilling moments.
Stream on Max
Related:ER: Where the Cast is Today
8The Office (2005-2013)
The Office (U.S.)
When an American remake of Ricky Gervais’ British comedy started, nobody thought this Steve Carell sitcom would become one of the funnier and more heartfelt comedies on TV. That’s what happened withThe Office, a show that lasted 201 episodes, 187 more than its English counterpart.
Cringe Comedy That Made Steve Carell a TV Star
Steve Carell became a TV star thanks to Michael Scott, but the show was much more. It was a love story between Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer), the eccentricities of Dwight (Rainn Wilson), and a new TV format where characters could speak to the camera as if there was a documentary crew filming their every move. If you want to laugh and cry, and enjoy cringe-worthy comedy and hilarious non-sequiturs, this should be your next long binge.
Stream on Peacock Premium
7Seinfeld (1989-1998)
Seinfeldwas a show about nothing, where nobody ever learned anything, and there were no hugs at the end. And yet, the stories of Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer were always hilarious, and most of them still hold up all these years later. There are 180 episodes withsome incredible characters, making for an easy, hilarious, brisk binge.
A Revolutionary Comedy Show
The show was revolutionary when it started, as many episodes had the dumbest of premises, like the gang getting lost in a mall parking lot for the whole episode, which allowed TV comedies to start doing more experimental stuff. It was also Larry David’s first successful show before he created and starred inCurb Your Enthusiasm.
624 (2001-2010)
24 episodes per season, which represented the 24 hours in a day, one episode per hour. That was the surprising premise of the thrilling24, as Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) had to deal with terrorists, bomb threats, and moles at the CTU in “real” time.
A Thrilling, Stressful Ride
Kiefer Sutherland gave his all to the show, and when it started, the thrilling, stressful ride where every second counted made for great TV. Some of the later seasons were more irregular, but the show is a perfect long binge, with 192 episodes. If you watch you still want more Jack Bauer, you may add24: Live Another Dayand24: Legacyto your watchlist.
