Though a few minutes here or there have been known to change in the HBO schedule, if it is to be believed we now know the running time of every season seven episode.
Let’s just get to the hard data, because that’s what you are all looking for here:.
Together, these seven episodes make up about 7 hours 20 minutes.
With three fewer episodes to work with, that may be significantly less than the average 9 hours 15 minutes season, yet at the same time it’s the longest run of seven episodes in the show.
Historically, the average episode ranges very little from season to season (from a low of 54:25 in season two to a high of 56:08 in season one), so it’s fair to claim this season leaps ahead with its 63 minutes average — that is, 8 minutes longer than the typical Game of Thrones episode.
Though the longer episodes do not make up for the missing three, they do make up for one of them; this season may as well have eight episodes.
I don’t know about you guys, but that feels like a long season to me!. »