The following is an episode list for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The series began on July 5, 1989 as The Seinfeld Chronicles and was soon picked up for a full season, which began airing on May 31, 1990. The final episode aired on May 14, 1998.During its nine-year run, 180 episodes of Seinfeld were produced. The count includes both halves of three one-hour episodes, including the finale, and two retrospective episodes, each split into two parts: "The Highlights of 100", covering the first 100 episodes; and "The Clip Show", also known as "The Chronicle", which aired before the series finale. On November 25, 2004, a special titled The Seinfeld Story was broadcast. This marked the first appearance of Seinfeld on NBC since its series finale in 1998.All nine seasons are available on DVD and as of 2008, the show is still rerun regularly in syndication.This list is arranged in the order the episodes were broadcast.