Binge-Watching? Here's How Much Time You Should Budget for Each TV Show

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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Binge-Watching? Here's How Much Time You Should Budget for Each TV Show
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24: Live Another Day -- a limited-series follow-up to 24 -- debuted this week, marking the return of Jack Bauer. If you had planned to binge-watch all eight seasons of 24 ahead of the Live Another Day premiere, you would have had to set aside six days and two hours to power through every episode, non-stop.

But how much time would you need to consume other major TV shows in their entirety?

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Nielsen TOPTEN created the following infographic, which displays the runtimes for some of your favorite completed and ongoing series such as Game of Thrones, Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Scandal and House of Cards:

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Credit: Nielsen TOPTEN

If you're ready to commit to devouring one of these shows, here's Mashable's handy survival guide to ensure you don't die while doing so. Godspeed, my friend.

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Credit: Mashable, Danielle Hernandez

BONUS: The Complete Workout Guide for Binge Watchers

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