How many seasons did The Andy Griffith Show have? It had eight seasons.
The Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, through April 1, 1968. Across those eight seasons, the sitcom produced 249 half-hour episodes centered on Sheriff Andy Taylor and the fictional North Carolina town of Mayberry.
The first five seasons were filmed and broadcast in black and white, while seasons six through eight were produced in color. That visual change can sometimes make the later run feel like a separate era, but it remained part of the same eight-season series.
The show’s cast and format changed over time. Don Knotts left the regular cast after season five, although he returned for guest appearances, and the program increasingly introduced new characters and storylines. After the eighth season, Andy Griffith left, and CBS continued the Mayberry setting with the retitled series Mayberry R.F.D.
The number eight refers to The Andy Griffith Show itself, not the combined run of its successor. Mayberry R.F.D. lasted three additional seasons, bringing the broader Mayberry television continuity to eleven seasons.