The Sopranos, a
television drama series created by
David Chase, premiered on the
premium television channel HBO in the
United States on January 10, 1999 and ended on June 10, 2007.
The series consists of a total of 86 episodes over six seasons; the episodes are approximately 50 minutes long each. The first five seasons each consist of thirteen episodes; the sixth season comprises twenty-one. HBO broadcast the sixth season in two parts: the first part ran from March to June 2006 and featured twelve episodes; the second part ran from April to June 2007 and included nine. HBO also released each part of the season as separate DVD boxsets,
effectively turning the second part into a short seventh season, although this is not recognized by the show's producers or HBO.
All six seasons are available on
DVD in
Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Unlike most
network and
cable that put their
television programs on a four month
hiatus between
seasons,
The Sopranos took longer hiatuses between seasons. Season four, for example,
premiered sixteen months after the third season
finale,
and the sixth season returned almost two years after the end of season five.
