3QUESTION 3 OF 3
Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
296
hours
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
The Simpsons has run since the late 80s, so call it about 36 years. Roughly 22 episodes a season, each about 22 minutes without ads.
- Years on air
- ~36
- Episodes per year
- × 22
- Minutes each
- × 22
- ÷ 60
- ≈ 290 hours
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Total episodes aired (through Feb 2026)
- ≈ 808
- Avg runtime (no ads)
- × 22 min
- 808 × 22 ÷ 60
- ≈ 296 hours (~12.3 days)
Reference cited by Fermi: Wikisimpsons list of episodes
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