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There are 11 seasons and 251 episodes of M*A*S*H, an American television series that covered a three-year military conflict. The series was developed by Larry Gelbart and adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH, which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. The television episodes were produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the CBS network and aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. Out of the series' 251 episodes, 245 are half an hour long, 5 are an hour long, and the finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," is 2½ hours long. 24 episodes aired on a Sunday, 23 aired on a Saturday, "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" aired on a Thursday, 66 aired on a Tuesday, 22 aired on a Friday, 114 aired on a Monday and "Rally Round the Flagg, Boys" aired on a Wednesday. "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" became the most-watched television show in American television history with 106 million viewers. The series continues to air in syndication, while the entire run has been released on DVD. (Full list...)