| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 (8 lost) | May 1972 | February 1973 |
| 2 | 26 (7 lost) | March 1973 | December 1973 |
| 3 | 34 (2 lost) | February 1974 | December 1974 |
| 4 | 35 (3 lost) | January 1975 | December 1975 |
| 5 | 38 (5 lost) | January 1976 | December 1976 |
| 6 | 44 (2 lost) | January 1977 | December 1977 |
| 7 | 34 (3 lost) | January 1978 | December 1978 |
| 8 | 48 (2 lost) | January 1979 | January 1980 |
The first season (1972-1973) is made of sketches of approximately 7–8 minutes, with exception of "La Fiesta de la Buena Vecindad" which has 15 minutes of duration. The first episodes of the 1973 season, and the last ones of El Chavo in Chespirito show, have 15–17 minutes of duration (the other minutes are filled by sketches of other characters, mostly of "Los Caquitos"), the later ones have 23–25 minutes. Most of the episodes of the 1974 season have 23–25 minutes of duration, with some exceptions of 17–19 minutes that have sketches preceding, or the episode "Termina el Romance" that has nearly 28 minutes. From 1975 onwards, most of the episodes have 23–25 minutes, after 1974, only three episodes with sketches preceding were made (episodes of 17–19 minutes), all in 1975. Starting in 1976, all episodes have 23 minutes of more of duration.
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