List of longest-running United States television series
This is a list of the longest-running United States television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. This list includes only first-run series originating in North America and available throughout the United States via national broadcast networks, U.S. cable networks, or syndication. Series continuations (with name changes and/or changes in network) are noted, but series' revivals are treated as separate from the originals (see The People's Court and Jeopardy!). Series broadcast within the U.S. but produced in other countries, such as Coronation Street (50+ years) and Doctor Who are not included (see: List of longest-running UK television series).
Legend
Series shaded in light blue are currently in production. |
60–69 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
69 years |
69 |
Meet the Press (NBC News)[1] |
NBC |
November 6, 1947[2] |
present |
17,590+ |
Longest-running show. |
68 years |
68 |
CBS Evening News (CBS News)[3] |
CBS |
May 3, 1948 |
present |
16,400+ |
Longest-running network newscast. |
67 years |
67 |
Music & the Spoken Word[4] |
Syndicated |
October 1949 |
present |
4,500+ |
|
64 years |
65 |
Hallmark Hall of Fame[5] |
NBC |
December 24, 1951* |
December 17, 1978 |
243+ |
Not broadcast on a regular schedule, with only a limited number of productions per year. |
CBS |
November 14, 1979 |
April 30, 1980 |
PBS |
February 9, 1981 |
May 6, 1981 |
CBS |
December 1, 1981 |
January 29, 1989 |
ABC |
April 30, 1989 |
April 23, 1995 |
CBS |
December 10, 1995 |
April 24, 2011 |
ABC |
November 27, 2011 |
April 20, 2014 |
Hallmark Channel |
November 30, 2014[6] |
present |
64 years |
65 |
Today (NBC News) |
NBC |
January 14, 1952 |
present |
15,785+ |
Longest running morning show. |
63 years |
63 |
ABC World News Tonight (ABC News)[7] |
ABC |
September 1953 |
present |
15,722+ |
|
62 years |
62 |
The Tonight Show[8] |
NBC |
September 27, 1954 |
present |
11,800 |
World's longest-running talk show |
62 years |
62 |
Face the Nation (CBS News) |
CBS |
November 7, 1954 |
present |
|
|
60 years |
61 [9] |
It Is Written |
Syndicated |
March 1, 1956[9] |
present |
|
First religious television program to broadcast in color.[10] |
60 years |
60 |
The Open Mind |
Syndicated |
May 1956[11] |
present |
|
|
50–59 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
57 years |
57 |
Guiding Light (CBS Daytime)[12] |
CBS |
June 30, 1952* |
September 18, 2009 |
15,762 |
Longest-running dramatic series of any genre. Longest-running daytime drama. *While its television debut was on June 30, 1952, The Guiding Light's first incarnation was as a radio show, which premiered on January 25, 1937. |
55 years |
56 |
NFL on CBS |
CBS |
September 30, 1956 |
January 23, 1994 |
5,000+ |
|
September 6, 1998 |
present |
55 years |
55 |
It's Academic |
NBC, CBS |
October 7, 1961 |
present |
|
|
54 years |
55 |
Professional Bowlers Tour[13] |
ABC[14] |
January 27, 1962 |
June 21, 1997 |
|
ESPN airs some of the tours on ABC. |
CBS |
1998[15] |
1999 |
Fox Sports Net |
1999 |
2000 |
ESPN |
2000 |
present |
54 years |
54 |
As the World Turns (CBS Daytime) |
CBS |
April 2, 1956 |
September 17, 2010 |
13,858 |
|
54 years |
53 |
The Wonderful World of Disney[16] |
ABC |
October 27, 1954 |
June 11, 1961 |
1,224 |
Anthology Television series featuring wide variety of topics. Ranging from Disney Animation to Live-action and Documentaries. Walt Disney was the original host from show's inception until he passed away. |
NBC |
September 24, 1961 |
August 16, 1981 |
CBS |
September 26, 1981 |
May 3, 1983 |
ABC |
February 2, 1986 |
May 22, 1988 |
NBC |
October 9, 1988 |
August 26, 1990 |
Disney Channel |
September 23, 1990 |
August 25, 1996 |
ABC |
September 28, 1997 |
December 24, 2008 |
54 years |
53 |
Sábado Gigante |
Univision |
August 8, 1962 |
September 19, 2015 |
2,800+ |
Longest-running imported TV show |
53 years |
53 |
General Hospital (ABC Daytime) |
ABC |
April 1, 1963 |
present |
13,600+ |
As of July 12, 2016[17] |
51 years |
51 |
Days of Our Lives (NBC Daytime) |
NBC |
November 8, 1965 |
present |
12,818+ |
As of April 5, 2016[18] |
40–49 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
49 years |
50 |
Washington Week[19] |
NET, PBS |
February 23, 1967 |
present |
2,000+ |
|
49 years |
48 |
NFL Films Presents |
Syndicated |
September 17, 1967[20][21] |
January 26, 1997 |
|
|
ESPN |
August 31, 1997 |
present |
|
NFL Network |
November 4, 2003 |
present |
|
48 years |
48 |
Day of Discovery |
Syndicated |
May 5, 1968 |
present |
|
|
48 years |
48 |
60 Minutes (CBS News) |
CBS |
September 24, 1968 |
present |
|
|
46 years |
46 |
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon |
Syndicated |
September 4, 1966[22] |
August 31, 2014 |
46 |
Annual broadcast |
47 years |
46 |
Sesame Street |
NET |
November 10, 1969 |
October 4, 1970 |
4,386 |
Longest-running children's show.[23] While Sesame Street remains on the PBS schedule, new episodes now premiere on HBO and become available to PBS nine months later. |
PBS |
October 5, 1970 |
June 8, 2015 |
HBO |
January 16, 2016 |
present |
46 years |
47 |
Hour of Power |
Syndicated |
February 1970 |
present |
2,000+ |
|
46 years |
46 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
September 21, 1970 |
December 26, 2005 |
641+ |
|
ESPN |
September 11, 2006 |
present |
46 years |
46 |
NBC Nightly News (NBC News) |
NBC |
August 3, 1970 |
present |
|
NBC has had an evening broadcast since 1948, starting with Camel News Caravan, lasting until 1956, when it was replaced by Nightly News' predecessor the Huntley-Brinkley Report. |
45 years |
46 |
Masterpiece Theatre |
PBS |
January 10, 1971 |
present |
|
|
45 years |
45 |
Wide World of Sports (ABC Sports) |
ABC |
April 29, 1961 |
August 2006[24] |
|
|
45 years |
45 |
NASCAR on ABC |
ABC |
February 26, 1961 |
August 5, 2000 |
|
|
March 10, 2007 |
October 11, 2014 |
|
|
45 years |
45 |
Agronsky & Co./Inside Washington |
Syndicated |
1969 |
December 20, 2013 |
|
|
45 years |
46 |
One Life to Live (ABC Daytime) |
ABC |
July 15, 1968 |
January 13, 2012 |
11,096 |
While the show had ceased airing as a television series it was still in production for a brief time after. On April 29, 2013 the show had resumed airing now as a web series on the internet and could be seen through Hulu, iTunes and YouTube until August 19, 2013 before being confirmed as being discontinued again on September 3, 2013. |
44 years |
44 |
The Price Is Right (CBS Daytime)[25] |
CBS |
September 4, 1972 |
present |
8,000+ |
Longest-running game show. |
44 years |
44 |
Great Performances |
PBS |
November 4, 1972 |
present |
|
|
43 years |
43 |
The Young and the Restless (CBS Daytime) |
CBS |
March 26, 1973 |
present |
10,400+ |
|
41 years |
41 |
Romper Room/Romper Room & Friends[26] |
Syndicated |
February 9, 1953[27] |
September 1994 |
|
|
41 years |
42 |
All My Children (ABC Daytime) |
ABC |
January 5, 1970 |
September 23, 2011 |
10,712 |
While the show had ceased airing as a television series it was still in production for a brief time after. On April 29, 2013 the show had resumed airing now as a web series on the internet and could be seen through Hulu, iTunes and YouTube until September 2, 2013 before being confirmed as being discontinued again on November 11, 2013. |
42 years |
43 |
Nova |
PBS |
March 3, 1974 |
present |
698 |
|
41 years |
41 |
The Victory Garden[28] |
PBS |
April 16, 1975 |
present |
|
|
41 years |
41 |
Saturday Night Live[29] |
NBC |
October 11, 1975 |
present |
808 |
The longest-running sketch comedy show on American television, as well as the longest-running variety show in U.S. history. |
41 years |
41 |
PBS NewsHour[30] |
PBS |
October 20, 1975 |
present |
|
|
41 years |
41 |
Good Morning America |
ABC |
November 3, 1975 |
present |
9,914+ |
|
40 years |
41 |
Austin City Limits |
PBS |
1976 |
present |
|
|
40 years |
41 |
Creative Living with Sheryl Borden |
Syndicated |
1976 |
present |
|
|
40 years |
41 |
Live from Lincoln Center |
PBS |
January 30, 1976 |
present[31] |
|
|
40 years |
40 |
NASCAR on CBS |
CBS |
February 12, 1960 |
July 15, 2000 |
|
|
35–39 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
37 years |
38 |
The 700 Club[32] |
Syndicated[33] |
1966 |
present |
|
|
ABC Family |
1977 |
present |
37 years |
38 |
Inside the NFL |
HBO |
1977 |
February 6, 2008 |
|
|
Showtime |
September 10, 2008[34] |
present |
38 years |
38 |
20/20 |
ABC |
June 6, 1978 |
present |
|
|
37 years |
38 |
Nightly Business Report[35] |
PBS |
January 22, 1979 |
present |
|
|
37 years |
38 |
CBS News Sunday Morning |
CBS |
January 28, 1979 |
present |
|
|
37 years |
38 |
This Old House |
PBS |
1979 |
present |
900+ |
|
37 years |
38 |
The Woodwright's Shop[36] |
PBS |
1979 |
present |
429+ |
|
37 years |
37 |
SportsCenter |
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS |
September 7, 1979 |
present |
90,000+ |
More episodes than any other television series. |
36 years |
36 |
Nightline[37] |
ABC |
March 24, 1980 |
present |
|
|
36 years |
36 |
Washington Journal[38] |
C-SPAN |
October 7, 1980 |
present |
|
|
35 years |
35 |
Search for Tomorrow (CBS and NBC Daytime) |
CBS |
September 3, 1951 |
March 23, 1982 |
9,130 |
|
NBC |
March 26, 1982 |
December 26, 1986 |
35 years |
35 |
Another World (NBC Daytime) |
NBC |
May 4, 1964 |
June 25, 1999 |
8,891 |
Longest-running continuous title sequences on television |
35 years |
35 |
Soul Train |
Syndicated |
October 2, 1971 |
March 25, 2006[39] |
1,117 |
|
35 years |
35 |
Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser[40] |
PBS |
November 20, 1970 |
June 24, 2005 |
|
|
35 years |
35 |
Noticiero Univision[41] |
Univision |
June 1, 1981 |
present |
|
|
35 years |
35 |
Entertainment Tonight |
Syndicated |
September 14, 1981 |
present |
10,211+ |
Longest-running entertainment news program. |
35 years |
36 |
MotorWeek[42] |
PBS |
October 15, 1981 |
present |
|
|
35 years |
35 |
Bobby Jones Gospel |
BET |
January 27, 1980 |
July 31, 2016 |
|
|
30–34 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
35 years |
35 |
This Week[43] |
ABC |
November 15, 1981 |
present |
|
|
34 years |
34 |
Late Night[44] |
NBC |
February 1, 1982 |
June 21, 1993 |
1,819 |
... with David Letterman |
September 13, 1993 |
February 20, 2009 |
2,725 |
... with Conan O'Brien |
March 2, 2009 |
February 7, 2014 |
977 |
... with Jimmy Fallon |
February 24, 2014 |
present |
456[45] |
... with Seth Meyers |
34 years |
34 |
Nature |
PBS |
October 10, 1982 |
present |
440+ |
|
34 years |
34 |
Evening at Pops |
PBS |
July 12, 1970 |
August 29, 2004 |
|
|
34 years |
35 |
The McLaughlin Group |
Syndicated |
January 1, 1982 |
August 12, 2016 |
|
|
33 years |
34 |
Frontline |
PBS |
January 17, 1983 |
present |
520+ |
|
33 years |
33 |
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |
NET |
February 19, 1968 |
October 4, 1970 |
895 |
|
PBS |
October 5, 1970 |
August 31, 2001 |
33 years |
33 |
Firing Line |
Syndicated |
1966[46] |
1971 |
1,504 |
Longest-running television program to have a single host. |
PBS |
1971 |
December 26, 1999 |
33 years |
33 |
Wheel of Fortune (prime time) |
Syndicated |
September 19, 1983 |
present |
6,000+ |
2nd Longest Running Game Show |
32 years |
32 |
American Bandstand[47] |
ABC |
August 5, 1957 |
November 5, 1987 |
4,134 |
|
Syndicated |
1987 |
1988 |
USA |
April 8, 1989 |
October 7, 1989 |
32 years |
32 |
Jeopardy! (revival)[48] |
Syndicated |
September 10, 1984 |
present |
6,600+ |
3rd Longest Running Game Show |
32 years |
32 |
Real Videos |
TBN, JCTV |
October 4, 1984[49] |
present |
900+ |
|
31 years |
31 |
Faith for Today[50] |
ABC |
May 21, 1950 |
1955 |
|
|
Syndicated |
1955 |
1981 |
31 years |
31 |
Lamp Unto My Feet |
CBS |
1948 |
1979 |
|
|
30 years |
31 |
Gilad's Bodies in Motion |
ESPN |
1983 |
1994 |
|
|
Fox Sports Net |
1994 |
1995 |
Discovery Health |
1995 |
2004 |
FitTV |
2004 |
2011 |
Discovery Fit & Health |
2011 |
present |
31 years |
31 |
Sunday NFL Countdown |
ESPN |
September 7, 1985 |
present |
|
|
31 years |
31 |
Grand Ole Opry Live[51] |
TNN |
April 20, 1985 |
August 2001 |
|
|
CMT |
August 2001 |
2003 |
GAC[52] |
2003 |
present |
30 years |
30 |
Live from the Met[53] |
PBS |
1977 |
2007 |
|
|
30 years |
30 |
NASCAR on ESPN |
ESPN, ESPN2, ABC |
1981 |
2002 |
|
|
2007 |
2014 |
|
|
25–29 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
29 years |
29 |
Captain Kangaroo[54] |
CBS |
October 3, 1955 |
December 8, 1984 |
|
|
29 years |
29 |
Lou Dobbs Tonight[55] |
CNN |
June 1, 1980 |
November 11, 2009 |
|
|
28 years |
29 |
National Geographic Explorer[56] |
Nickelodeon |
1985 |
1986 |
|
|
WTBS/TBS |
1986 |
1999 |
CNBC |
1999 |
2001 |
MSNBC[57] |
2001 |
2005 |
National Geographic |
2005 |
present |
29 years |
29 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
CBS |
March 23, 1987 |
present |
6,500+ |
|
29 years |
29 |
Biography[58] |
A&E |
April 6, 1987[59] |
August 2006 |
|
|
Biography Channel |
August 2006 |
present[60] |
30 years |
29 |
Hometime |
PBS |
November 1, 1986 |
present |
|
|
28 years |
29 |
48 Hours[61] |
CBS |
January 2, 1988 |
present |
|
|
28 years |
29 |
The Edge of Night |
CBS |
April 2, 1956 |
November 28, 1975 |
7,420 |
|
ABC |
December 1, 1975 |
December 28, 1984 |
28 years |
29 |
Love of Life |
CBS |
September 24, 1951 |
February 1, 1980 |
7,316 |
|
28 years |
28 |
Live with Kelly[62] |
Syndicated |
September 5, 1988[63] |
present |
7,700+ |
|
28 years |
28 |
ESPN SpeedWorld |
ESPN |
1979 |
2006 |
|
|
28 years |
28 |
Mystery![64] |
PBS |
February 5, 1980 |
2008 |
|
|
27 years |
27 |
The Lawrence Welk Show[65] |
ABC |
July 2, 1955 |
September 4, 1971 |
1065 |
|
Syndicated |
1971 |
February 1982 |
|
29 years |
29 |
The Phil Donahue Show[66] |
Syndicated |
1969 |
1996 |
5,515 |
|
26 years |
26 |
The David Susskind Show[67] |
Syndicated |
1961 |
1987 |
|
|
26 years |
27 |
College GameDay (football series) |
ESPN |
September 1987 |
present |
|
|
26 years |
27 |
NFL Primetime |
ESPN |
1987 |
present |
|
|
26 years |
27 |
Showtime at the Apollo[68] |
Syndicated |
1987 |
present |
|
|
27 years |
27 |
Inside Edition |
Syndicated |
January 9, 1989 |
present |
|
|
27 years |
27 |
Cops |
Fox |
March 11, 1989 |
2013 |
903+ |
|
Spike |
2013 |
present |
28 years |
27 |
American Experience |
PBS |
October 1, 1988 |
present |
230+ |
|
28 years |
27 |
The Sports Reporters[69] |
ESPN[70] |
October 9, 1988 |
present |
|
|
28 years |
27 |
NBA on TNT |
TNT |
October 30, 1988 |
present |
|
|
26 years |
28 |
The Simpsons[71] |
Fox |
December 17, 1989 |
present |
605 |
Longest-running animated American series, longest running American sitcom and longest running scripted prime-time series. |
27 years |
28 |
America's Funniest Home Videos |
ABC |
November 26, 1989 |
present |
500 |
|
26 years |
27 |
ESPN Major League Baseball[72] |
ESPN, ESPN2[73] |
April 15, 1990 |
present |
|
|
25 years |
26 |
Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito[74] |
PBS |
October 1989 |
present |
|
Longest-running cooking program. |
25 years |
25 |
What's My Line?[75] |
CBS |
February 16, 1950 |
September 3, 1967 |
2,191 |
|
Syndicated |
September 1968 |
September 1975 |
25 years |
25 |
Insight |
Syndicated |
October 2, 1960 |
January 21, 1985 |
|
|
25 years |
25 |
Camera Three |
CBS |
January 22, 1956 |
1979 |
|
|
PBS |
1979 |
July 1, 1980 |
25 years |
25 |
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom |
NBC |
January 6, 1963 |
April 11, 1971 |
|
|
Syndicated |
1971 |
1988 |
25 years |
3 |
The Jetsons |
ABC |
September 23, 1962 |
March 17, 1963 |
75 |
|
Syndicated |
September 16, 1985 |
November 12, 1987 |
25 years |
25 |
Larry King Live |
CNN |
June 3, 1985 |
December 16, 2010 |
|
|
25 years |
25 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
Syndicated |
September 8, 1986 |
May 25, 2011 |
4,561 |
|
20–24 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
25 years |
25 |
E! News[76] |
E! |
September 1, 1991 |
present |
|
|
25 years |
25 |
The Jerry Springer Show |
Syndicated |
September 20, 1991 |
present |
5,084+ |
|
25 years |
25 |
Investigative Reports |
A&E |
September 27, 1991 |
present |
|
|
25 years |
25 |
Charlie Rose |
PBS |
September 30, 1991 |
present |
|
|
24 years |
24 |
CBS Morning News[77] |
CBS |
September 2, 1963 |
January 9, 1987 |
|
|
24 years |
24 |
Hee Haw[78] |
CBS |
June 15, 1969 |
July 17, 1971 |
|
|
Syndicated |
1971 |
1992 |
24 years |
24 |
Truth or Consequences[79] |
CBS[80] |
September 7, 1950 |
May 1951 |
|
|
NBC[81] |
1952 |
1952 |
NBC |
May 18, 1954[82] |
September 24, 1965 |
Syndicated[83] |
1966 |
1974 |
24 years |
24 |
At the Movies[84] |
Syndicated |
September 18, 1986 |
August 14, 2010 |
|
|
PBS |
January 2011 |
December 2011 |
23 years |
24 |
Crossfire |
CNN |
1982 |
June 3, 2005 |
|
|
CNN |
September 9, 2013 |
October 15, 2014 |
23 years |
24 |
Baseball Tonight |
ESPN |
March 19, 1990 |
present |
|
|
23 years |
24 |
NBA Inside Stuff |
NBC |
1990 |
2002 |
|
|
ABC |
2002 |
present |
23 years |
24 |
Outside the Lines |
ESPN |
1990 |
present |
|
|
24 years |
24 |
Dateline NBC[85] |
NBC |
March 31, 1992 |
present |
1,700+ |
|
24 years |
24 |
Reliable Sources |
CNN |
March 7, 1992 |
present |
|
|
24 years |
31 |
The Real World |
MTV |
May 21, 1992 |
present |
532+ |
Longest-running MTV reality series. |
23 years |
24 |
WWE Raw |
USA Network |
January 11, 1993 |
September 18, 2000 |
1,200+ |
|
TNN/Spike TV |
September 25, 2000 |
September 26, 2005 |
USA Network |
October 3, 2005 |
present |
23 years |
24 |
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee |
Nickelodeon |
April 18, 1992 |
December 15, 2015 |
178 |
|
23 years |
23[86] |
Power Rangers[87] |
FOX[88] |
August 28, 1993 |
September 7, 2002 |
809 |
Longest-running United States Tokusatsu series.[89] |
ABC Family[90] |
March 3, 2002 |
August 31, 2006 |
Toon Disney[91] |
February 14, 2004 |
February 12, 2009 |
ABC[92] |
September 14, 2002 |
August 28, 2010 |
The CW[93] |
August 25, 2012 |
January 12, 2013 |
Nickelodeon[94] |
February 7, 2011 |
present |
Nicktoons[95] |
February 11, 2011 |
present |
23 years |
23 |
Monday Night Countdown |
ESPN |
September 6, 1993 |
present |
|
|
23 years |
23 |
NFL Matchup |
ESPN, ESPN2[96] |
September 5, 1993 |
present |
|
|
23 years |
23 |
Death Valley Days |
Syndicated |
March 1, 1952 |
August 1, 1975 |
558 |
|
23 years |
23 |
The Ed Sullivan Show[97] |
CBS |
June 20, 1948 |
June 6, 1971 |
1,087 |
|
23 years |
23 |
The George Michael Sports Machine[98] |
NBC |
September 2, 1984 |
September 8, 1991 |
|
|
Syndicated |
September 15, 1991 |
March 25, 2007 |
23 years |
23 |
America's Most Wanted |
Fox |
February 7, 1988 |
April 21, 2012 |
1149 |
|
Lifetime |
December 2, 2011 |
October 12, 2012 |
23 years |
23 |
Lilias, Yoga and You[99] |
PBS |
1976 |
1999 |
|
|
23 years |
23 |
Reading Rainbow |
PBS |
June 6, 1983 |
November 10, 2006 |
155 |
|
22 years |
22 |
The Original Amateur Hour[100] |
DuMont |
January 18, 1948 |
October 1949 |
|
|
NBC |
October 1949 |
September 1954 |
ABC |
October 1955 |
June 1957 |
NBC |
July 1957 |
October 1958 |
CBS |
May 1959 |
October 1959 |
ABC |
March 1960 |
September 26, 1960 |
CBS |
October 2, 1960 |
September 27, 1970 |
22 years |
22 |
The Merv Griffin Show |
NBC |
October 1962 |
March 1963 |
|
|
Syndicated |
1965 |
1969 |
CBS |
August 18, 1969 |
February 11, 1972 |
Syndicated |
1972 |
September 1986 |
22 years |
22 |
Late Show with David Letterman |
CBS |
August 30, 1993 |
May 20, 2015 |
4,263 |
|
22 years |
22 |
NFL on NBC[101] |
NBC |
1975 |
1997 |
|
|
22 years |
22 |
Inside the Actors Studio |
Bravo |
August 14, 1994 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
22 |
Kickin' It with Byron Allen[102] |
Syndicated |
1994 |
present |
|
|
22 years |
22 |
Extra[103] |
Syndicated |
September 5, 1994 |
present |
4,000+ |
|
22 years |
22 |
Fox NFL Sunday |
Fox |
September 18, 1994 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
22 |
Entertainers with Byron Allen[104] |
Syndicated |
September 1994 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
22 |
Modern Marvels |
History Channel |
January 1, 1995 |
present |
529+ |
|
21 years |
22 |
The Late Late Show[105] |
CBS |
January 9, 1995 |
present |
3,468+ |
|
21 years |
22 |
Golf Talk |
Golf Channel |
January 17, 1995 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
22 |
Golf Central |
Golf Channel |
January 18, 1995 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Issues and Answers[106] |
ABC |
1960 |
1981 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Mike Douglas Show |
Syndicated |
1961 |
1982 |
6,000+ |
|
21 years |
21 |
Sneak Previews[107] |
PBS |
1975 |
1996 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
This Week in Baseball[108] |
Syndicated |
1977 |
1998 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Style with Elsa Klensch |
CNN |
June 1, 1980 |
January 2001 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Cookin' Cheap |
PBS |
1981 |
2002 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
The New Yankee Workshop |
PBS |
January 1988 |
June 27, 2009 |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel |
HBO |
April 2, 1995 |
present |
|
|
21 years |
21 |
Squawk Box |
CNBC |
August 7, 1995 |
present |
|
|
20 years |
21 |
Private Screenings |
TCM |
January 1, 1996 |
present |
|
|
20 years |
20 |
The Red Skelton Show |
NBC |
September 30, 1951 |
June 21, 1953 |
|
|
CBS |
September 22, 1953 |
June 23, 1970 |
NBC |
September 14, 1970 |
August 29, 1971 |
20 years |
20 |
Gunsmoke[109] |
CBS |
September 10, 1955 |
September 1, 1975 |
635 |
Longest-running prime-time drama. |
19 years, 8 months |
20 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
September 13, 1990 |
May 24, 2010 |
456 |
Second longest-running prime-time drama. |
20 years |
20 |
The Secret Storm |
CBS |
February 1, 1954 |
February 8, 1974 |
5,195 |
|
20 years |
20 |
Evans and Novak[110] |
CNN |
September 1982 |
November 9, 2002 |
|
|
20 years |
20 |
My Classic Car |
Velocity, MAVTV |
1997 |
present |
390+ |
|
20 years |
20 |
The Doctors |
NBC |
April 1, 1963 |
December 31, 1982 |
5,280 |
|
20 years |
20 |
The Daily Show |
Comedy Central |
July 22, 1996 |
present |
2,869 |
|
20 years |
20 |
Arthur |
PBS |
September 2, 1996 |
present |
229 |
Longest-running animated series on PBS and second longest-running animated series on U.S. television. |
20 years |
20 |
Access Hollywood |
Syndicated |
September 9, 1996 |
present |
3,265+ |
|
20 years |
20 |
Judge Judy |
Syndicated |
September 16, 1996 |
present |
|
Longest-running reality courtroom show. |
15–19 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
20 years |
20 |
MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon |
Syndicated |
October 1, 1996 |
present |
850+ |
|
20 years |
20 |
Your World with Neil Cavuto |
Fox News Channel |
October 6, 1996 |
present |
|
|
20 years |
20 |
The O'Reilly Factor[111] |
Fox News Channel |
October 6, 1996 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
19 |
Gardening by the Yard |
HGTV |
1996 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
19 |
E! True Hollywood Story |
E! |
1996 |
present |
500+ |
|
18 years |
19 |
Fox News Sunday |
Fox[112] |
1996 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
19 |
A Wedding Story |
TLC |
1996 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
19 |
Denise Austin's Daily Workout |
Lifetime |
1997 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
19 |
Hardball with Chris Matthews[113] |
CNBC |
1997 |
1999 |
|
|
MSNBC |
1999 |
present |
18 years |
19 |
WNBA on ESPN |
ESPN |
1997 |
present |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
Antiques Roadshow |
PBS |
January 9, 1997 |
present |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
¡Despierta América! |
Univision |
April 14, 1997 |
present |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
The View |
ABC |
August 11, 1997 |
present |
3,953+ |
|
19 years |
20 |
South Park |
Comedy Central |
August 13, 1997 |
present |
276 |
Longest-running Comedy Central series and the third longest-running animated series in American television. |
19 years |
19 |
The People's Court (revival)[114] |
Syndicated |
September 8, 1997 |
present |
1,500+ |
|
19 years |
19 |
Lassie |
CBS |
September 12, 1954 |
May 1971 |
571 |
|
Syndicated |
September 1971 |
March 24, 1973 |
19 years |
19 |
Barney & Friends[115] |
PBS |
April 5, 1992 |
November 2, 2010 |
248 |
|
19 years |
19 |
The Porter Wagoner Show |
Syndicated |
1960 |
1979 |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
The NFL Today (original series) |
CBS |
1975 |
January 23, 1994 |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
Computer Chronicles |
PBS |
1983 |
June 25, 2002 |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
Friday Night Videos[116] |
NBC |
July 29, 1983 |
May 24, 2002 |
|
|
19 years |
19 |
ESPN Sunday Night Football[117] |
ESPN |
November 8, 1987[118] |
January 1, 2006 |
|
|
18 years |
18 |
Fox & Friends |
Fox News Channel |
February 1, 1998 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
27 |
Real World/Road Rules Challenge |
MTV |
June 1, 1998 |
present |
|
|
18 years |
18 |
Art Linkletter's House Party[119] |
CBS |
September 1, 1952 |
September 5, 1969 |
|
|
NBC |
December 29, 1969 |
September 25, 1970 |
18 years |
18 |
NASCAR on TBS |
TBS |
1983 |
2000 |
|
|
18 years |
18 |
WWF Superstars |
syndication |
1984 |
1996 |
924 |
|
USA |
1996 |
2000 |
TNN |
2000 |
2001 |
17 years |
15 |
Family Guy |
Fox |
January 31, 1999 |
December 10, 2004 |
277 |
Fox's second longest-running American animated series and the fourth longest-running animated series on American television & Seth MacFarlane's longest-running Show. |
May 1, 2005 |
present |
17 years |
10 |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Nickelodeon |
May 1, 1999 |
October 11, 2004 |
205 |
Longest-running Nickelodeon series, longest-running Nicktoon, the only remaining '90s series on Nickelodeon currently on the air and in production, and the fifth longest-running animated series on U.S. television. |
May 6, 2005 |
present |
17 years |
17 |
Divorce Court (revival reality show) |
Syndicated/Fox Twentieth Television |
September 15, 1999 |
Present |
2,076 |
|
17 years |
17 |
Family Feud |
Syndicated |
September 20, 1999 |
present |
2,390+ |
|
17 years |
17 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
September 20, 1999 |
present |
389 |
The longest running currently-running scripted non-animated U.S. prime-time television series, longest running television spinoff. |
17 years |
17 |
Cheaters |
Syndicated/ The CW |
November 26, 1999 |
present |
264 |
|
17 years |
17 |
WWE SmackDown |
UPN |
April 29, 1999 |
September 15, 2006 |
899+ |
|
The CW |
September 22, 2006 |
September 26, 2008 |
MyNetworkTV |
October 3, 2008 |
September 24, 2010 |
Syfy |
October 1, 2010 |
December 31, 2015 |
USA |
January 7, 2016[120][121] |
present |
17 years |
17 |
NBA on CBS |
CBS |
October 20, 1973 |
June 14, 1990 |
|
|
17 years |
17 |
Showbiz Today |
CNN |
October 29, 1984 |
2001 |
|
|
17 years |
17 |
USA Tuesday Night Fights |
USA |
March 30, 1982 |
1998 |
|
|
17 years |
17 |
The Capital Gang |
CNN |
September 7, 1988 |
2005 |
|
|
17 years |
17 |
The Montel Williams Show |
Syndicated |
June 24, 1991 |
May 16, 2008 |
3,000+ |
|
16 years |
16 |
MTV Unplugged |
MTV |
November 26, 1989 |
March 2, 2007[122] |
108 |
|
16 years |
16 |
Booknotes |
C-SPAN |
April 2, 1989 |
December 5, 2004 |
|
|
16 years |
16 |
Wheel of Fortune (daytime) |
NBC |
January 6, 1975 |
June 30, 1989 |
|
|
CBS |
July 17, 1989 |
January 11, 1991 |
NBC |
January 14, 1991 |
September 20, 1991 |
16 years |
16 |
Fight Back! with David Horowitz |
Syndicated |
1976 |
1992 |
|
|
16 years |
16 |
Forensic Files |
TruTV |
April 21, 1996 |
June 17, 2011 |
410+ |
|
16 years |
14 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet[123] |
ABC |
October 10, 1952 |
September 3, 1966 |
435 |
The longest running U.S. live-action sitcom. |
16 years |
18 |
Big Brother (U.S.) |
CBS |
July 5, 2000 |
present |
627 |
Although Big Brother has multiple versions known around the world, the U.S. version is the longest running. |
16 years |
33 |
Survivor (U.S. series) |
CBS |
May 31, 2000 |
present |
485 |
Features two seasons per year. |
15 years |
16 |
America's Test Kitchen |
PBS |
January 4, 2001 |
present |
|
|
15 years |
16 |
NASCAR on Fox |
FOX |
February 18, 2001 |
present |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures |
Syndicated |
September 1, 1993 |
May 24, 2008 |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
Sportsworld |
NBC |
1978 |
1992 |
|
|
15 years |
11 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force |
Adult Swim |
December 30, 2000 |
August 30, 2015 |
139 |
Longest-running Adult Swim series. The episode "Boston" was never released. |
15 years |
15 |
For Your Home |
PBS |
1996 |
2011 |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
June 19, 1952 |
April 3, 1967 |
350+ |
|
15 years |
15 |
Concentration |
NBC |
August 25, 1958 |
March 23, 1973 |
3,770 |
|
15 years |
15 |
The Jack Benny Program |
CBS |
October 29, 1950 |
September 15, 1964 |
343 |
|
NBC |
September 25, 1964 |
September 10, 1965 |
15 years |
15 |
That Good Ole Nashville Music |
Syndicated |
1970 |
1985 |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
Scientific American Frontiers |
PBS |
October 1, 1990 |
October 19, 2005 |
97 |
|
15 years |
15 |
Newton's Apple |
PBS |
1983 |
1998 |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
ER |
NBC |
September 19, 1994 |
April 2, 2009 |
331 |
|
15 years |
16 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
October 6, 2000 |
September 27, 2015 |
337 |
|
15 years |
10 |
The Fairly OddParents |
Nickelodeon |
March 30, 2001 |
November 25, 2006 |
161 (aired) |
Second longest-running Nickelodeon animated series, the only remaining 2000s' series on Nickelodeon currently on the air and in production, and Nickelodeon's animated show with the most number of seasons. |
February 18, 2008 |
present |
15 years |
24 |
The Amazing Race (U.S. series) |
CBS |
September 5, 2001 |
present |
270 |
Two seasons per year |
15 years |
15 |
Don Francisco Presenta |
Univision |
October 10, 2001 |
present |
|
|
15 years |
15 |
30 Minute Meals |
Food Network |
November 17, 2001 |
present |
445+ |
|
10–14 years
Length | Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes | Notes |
14 years |
15 |
CBS This Morning |
CBS |
November 30, 1987 |
October 29, 1999 |
3,110 |
|
CBS |
January 9, 2012 |
present |
620+ |
|
14 years |
15 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
ABC |
August 16, 1999 |
June 27, 2002 |
2,300+ |
|
Syndicated |
September 16, 2002 |
present |
15 years |
15 |
BET's Top 25 |
BET |
September 22, 2001 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
15 |
Last Call with Carson Daly |
NBC |
January 8, 2002 |
present |
1,700+ |
|
14 years |
10 |
Cyberchase |
PBS |
February 21, 2002 |
present |
104 |
Second longest-running PBS animated show |
14 years |
15 |
Closing Bell |
CNBC |
February 4, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
15 |
On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren |
Fox News Channel |
February 12, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
15 |
Ryan's Hope |
ABC |
July 7, 1975 |
January 13, 1989 |
3,515 |
|
14 years |
15 |
An Evening at the Improv |
A&E |
February 3, 1982 |
January 1, 1996 |
|
|
14 years |
15 |
MythBusters |
Discovery Channel, TLC |
January 23, 2003 |
March 5, 2016 |
282 |
|
14 years |
7 |
Futurama |
Fox |
March 28, 1999 |
August 10, 2003 |
140 |
|
Comedy Central |
March 23, 2008 |
September 4, 2013 |
13 years |
14 |
Dora the Explorer |
Nickelodeon |
August 14, 2000 |
June 5, 2014 |
172 |
Longest-running Nick Jr. series, cancelled due to Dora and Friends: Into the City! spin-off show. |
14 years |
14 |
Watch Mr. Wizard (original series) |
NBC |
May 26, 1951 |
June 27, 1965 |
547 |
|
14 years |
14 |
The Jack LaLanne Show |
Syndicated |
1956 |
1970 |
|
|
13 years, 4 months |
14 |
Bonanza[124] |
NBC |
September 12, 1959 |
January 16, 1973 |
430 |
|
14 years |
14 |
Hollywood Squares |
NBC |
October 17, 1966 |
June 20, 1980 |
3,536 |
|
14 years |
14 |
Knots Landing |
CBS |
December 27, 1979 |
May 13, 1993 |
344 |
|
14 years |
14 |
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show |
ABC |
September 13, 1986 |
September 2, 2000 |
387+ |
|
14 years |
14 |
Marty Stouffer's Wild America |
PBS |
1982 |
1996 |
120 |
|
14 years |
14 |
Speed Week |
ESPN |
1983 |
1997 |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
Video Soul |
BET |
June 26, 1983 |
1997 |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
MADtv |
FOX |
October 14, 1995 |
May 16, 2009 |
321 |
Longest running rival sketch show to Saturday Night Live; longest-running FOX sketch show. |
14 years |
14 |
X-Play |
G4 |
July 4, 1998 |
January 23, 2013 |
1,000+ |
|
14 years |
14 |
NASCAR on TNT |
TNT |
July 22, 2001 |
July 13, 2014 |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
Illegal Knowledge |
Access Tucson |
March 24, 2002 |
present |
66+ |
|
14 years |
14 |
Barefoot Contessa |
Food Network |
March 25, 2002 |
present |
111+ |
|
14 years |
14 |
Monday Night Baseball |
ESPN |
April 7, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
15 |
American Idol |
FOX |
June 11, 2002 |
April 7, 2016 |
557 |
|
14 years |
14 |
The Daily Buzz |
Syndicated, The CW Plus |
September 16, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
Dr. Phil |
Syndicated |
September 16, 2002 |
present |
1,671 |
|
14 years |
14 |
Around the Horn |
ESPN |
November 4, 2002 |
present |
2,310+ |
|
13 years |
14 |
NBA Countdown |
ESPN |
December 25, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
NBA Shootaround |
ESPN |
October 25, 2002 |
present |
|
|
13 years |
14 |
ESPN's coverage of the NBA on ABC |
ABC |
December 25, 2002 |
present |
|
Originally known as NBA on ABC |
13 years |
14 |
NBA on ESPN |
ESPN and ESPN2 |
December 25, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
14 |
Recipe TV Featuring the World's Greatest Chefs |
Syndicated |
September 30, 2002 |
present |
|
|
14 years |
5 |
Scared! |
Staten Island Community Television |
September 12, 2002 |
present |
19 |
|
13 years |
6 |
The Venture Bros. |
Adult Swim |
February 16, 2003 |
present |
71 |
|
13 years |
14 |
Good Eats |
Food Network |
July 7, 1999 |
April 29, 2010 |
220 |
|
Cooking Channel |
May 27, 2010 |
February 10, 2012 |
23 |
|
13 years |
13 |
Let's Make a Deal[125] |
NBC |
December 30, 1963 |
December 27, 1968 |
|
|
ABC |
December 30, 1968 |
July 9, 1976 |
13 years |
13 |
Howdy Doody |
NBC |
December 27, 1947 |
September 24, 1960 |
|
|
13 years |
13 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre |
NBC |
June 6, 1950 |
June 1957 |
|
|
CBS |
October 1957 |
August 28, 1963 |
13 years |
13 |
The 20th Century[126] |
CBS |
October 20, 1957 |
January 4, 1970 |
|
|
13 years |
13 |
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids |
CBS |
September 9, 1972 |
August 25, 1984 |
|
|
Syndicated |
1984 |
1985 |
13 years |
14 |
Dallas |
CBS |
April 2, 1978 |
May 3, 1991 |
357 |
|
13 years |
13 |
PM Magazine[127] |
Syndicated |
September 1978 |
January 1, 1991 |
|
|
13 years |
13 |
Later |
NBC |
August 22, 1988 |
February 1, 2001 |
|
|
13 years |
13 |
Unsolved Mysteries (original series) |
NBC |
January 20, 1987[128] |
September 5, 1997 |
560+ |
|
CBS |
November 13, 1997 |
June 11, 1999 |
Lifetime |
July 2, 2001 |
September 20, 2002 |
13 years |
13 |
Tim Russert |
CNBC |
1994 |
2008 |
|
|
13 years |
13 |
King of the Hill |
FOX |
January 12, 1997 |
May 6, 2010[129] |
259 |
Third longest running Fox animated series. |
13 years |
13 |
Hannity & Colmes |
Fox News Channel |
October 6, 1996 |
January 9, 2009 |
|
|
13 years |
9 |
Rugrats |
Nickelodeon |
August 11, 1991 |
August 1, 2004 (2004-08-01)[130] |
172 |
Third longest-running Nickelodeon animated series. |
13 years |
13 |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Syndicated |
September 8, 2003 |
present |
2,054 |
|
13 years |
14 |
NCIS |
CBS |
September 23, 2003 |
present |
307 |
|
12 years |
13 |
Shepard Smith Reporting |
Fox News Channel |
August 2002 |
present |
|
Originally titled Studio B with Shepard Smith |
12 years |
13 |
Road Rules |
MTV |
July 19, 1995 |
May 9, 2007 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
NASCAR on Speed |
Speed |
February 11, 2002 |
August 16, 2013 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
The Joker's Wild |
CBS |
September 3, 1962 |
June 13, 1975 |
3,026 |
|
Syndicated[131] |
September 1977 |
May 23, 1986 |
12 years |
12 |
Star Search[132] |
Syndicated |
September 10, 1983 |
May 20, 1995 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
American Sports Cavalcade |
TNN |
1983 |
1995 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
To Tell the Truth |
CBS |
December 18, 1956 |
September 6, 1968 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
The Joy of Painting |
PBS |
1983 |
1995 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
Divorce Court (original series)[133] |
Syndicated |
1957 |
1969 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
CBS Reports |
CBS |
October 27, 1959 |
September 7, 1971 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
The People's Court (original series)[134] |
Syndicated |
September 1981 |
1993 |
2,484 |
|
12 years |
12 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
September 29, 1960 |
September 2, 1965 |
|
|
CBS |
September 16, 1965 |
August 24, 1972 |
12 years |
12 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
September 21, 1993 |
March 1, 2005 |
261 |
|
11 years, 8 months |
12 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
September 30, 1984 |
May 19, 1996 |
264 |
|
11 years, 7 months |
12 |
Hawaii Five-O (original series) |
CBS |
September 26, 1968 |
April 26, 1980 |
284 |
|
12 years |
12 |
Loving |
ABC |
June 27, 1983 |
November 10, 1995 |
3,169 |
|
12 years |
12 |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous |
Syndicated |
January 1984 |
September 1996 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
House of Style |
MTV |
January 1, 1989 |
2000 |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
The Jenny Jones Show |
Syndicated |
September 16, 1991 |
September 12, 2003 |
1,500 |
|
12 years |
12 |
Room by Room |
HGTV |
December 31, 1994 |
2006[135] |
|
|
12 years |
12 |
NBA on NBC |
NBC |
1990 |
2002 |
|
|
11 years |
13 |
American Dad! |
Fox |
February 6, 2005 |
September 21, 2014 |
212 |
Fourth longest-running Fox animated series and Second longest-running Seth MacFarlane show. |
TBS |
October 20, 2014 |
present |
10 years |
11 |
NFL Total Access |
NFL Network |
2003 |
present |
|
|
11 years |
8 |
Robot Chicken |
Adult Swim |
February 20, 2005 |
present |
159 |
|
11 years |
12 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
March 27, 2005 |
present |
269 |
|
11 years, 5 months |
12 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
September 22, 2003 |
February 19, 2015 |
262 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The Chris Matthews Show |
Syndicated |
September 22, 2002 |
July 21, 2013 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Kraft Television Theatre[136] |
NBC |
May 7, 1947 |
October 1, 1958 |
650 |
|
11 years |
11 |
Homes Across America[137] |
HGTV |
December 1994 |
October 12, 2005 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
The Voice of Firestone |
NBC |
September 5, 1949 |
June 1954 |
|
|
ABC |
June 1954 |
June 1959 |
ABC |
September 1962 |
June 16, 1963 |
11 years |
11 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
October 5, 1950 |
June 29, 1961 |
429 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The Andy Williams Show |
CBS |
1957 |
1959 |
|
|
NBC |
1962 |
1971 |
11 years |
11 |
Beat the Clock (original series)[138] |
CBS |
March 23, 1950 |
September 12, 1958 |
|
|
ABC |
October 13, 1958 |
January 30, 1961 |
11 years |
11 |
Jeopardy! (original NBC series)[139] |
NBC |
March 30, 1964 |
January 3, 1975 |
2,753 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The General Electric College Bowl[140] |
CBS |
January 4, 1959 |
1963 |
|
|
NBC |
1963 |
June 14, 1970 |
11 years |
11 |
The Wilburn Brothers Show |
Syndicated |
1987 |
1998 |
354 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
September 11, 1967 |
March 29, 1978 |
278 |
|
10 years, 5 months |
11 |
M*A*S*H |
CBS |
September 17, 1972 |
February 28, 1983 |
251 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The Howard Stern Show |
E! |
June 18, 1994 |
July 8, 2005 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Geraldo |
Syndicated |
1987 |
1998 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Love Connection |
Syndicated |
September 12, 1983 |
July 1, 1994 |
2,425 |
|
11 years |
11 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
ABC[141] |
September 29, 1953 |
July 1957 |
|
|
CBS[142] |
September 1957 |
September 14, 1964 |
11 years |
11 |
Talk Soup |
E! |
December 26, 1991 |
May 17, 2002 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Martha Stewart Living |
Syndicated |
1993 |
2004 |
|
|
11 years |
5 |
The Crocodile Hunter |
Animal Planet |
October 25, 1996 |
September 4, 2007 |
60 |
Longest-running Animal Planet series. |
11 years |
11 |
Ricki Lake |
Syndicated |
September 13, 1993 |
August 27, 2004 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Good Eats |
Food Network |
July 7, 1999 |
2011 |
235 |
|
11 years |
11 |
All That |
Nickelodeon |
April 16, 1994[143] |
October 22, 2005 |
184 |
Nickelodeon show with the most number of seasons. |
11 years |
11 |
7th Heaven[144] |
The WB |
August 26, 1996 |
May 8, 2006 |
243 |
|
The CW |
September 25, 2006 |
May 13, 2007[145] |
11 years |
11 |
Imus in the Morning[146] |
MSNBC |
September 2, 1996 |
April 11, 2007 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Fox News Live |
Fox News Channel |
October 6, 1996 |
2008 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
January 18, 1975 |
July 23, 1985 |
255 |
|
11 years |
11 |
Paula's Home Cooking |
Food Network |
2002 |
2013 |
129+ |
|
11 years |
11 |
Married... with Children |
Fox |
April 5, 1987 |
June 9, 1997 |
259 |
|
10 years |
11 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
January 15, 1974 |
September 24, 1984 |
255 |
|
10 years |
10 |
Between The Lions |
PBS |
2000 |
2010 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Supernatural |
The WB |
September 13, 2005 |
May 4, 2006 |
241 |
As of May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) |
The CW |
September 28, 2006 |
present |
10 years |
11 |
NFL Total Access |
NFL Network |
2003 |
present |
|
|
10 years |
11 |
Bones |
Fox |
September 13, 2005 |
present |
234 |
|
11 years |
22 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
June 1, 2005 |
present |
364 |
As of September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) |
11 years |
14 |
Hell's Kitchen |
Fox |
May 30, 2005 |
present |
218 |
|
10 years |
11 |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
FX |
August 4, 2005 |
2012 |
124 |
As of March 9, 2016 |
FXX |
2013 |
present |
11 years |
10 |
Squidbillies |
Adult Swim |
October 16, 2005 |
present |
102 |
|
10 years |
10 |
Space Ghost Coast to Coast |
Cartoon Network |
April 15, 1994 |
July 22, 2001 |
80 |
Longest-running Cartoon Network series. |
Adult Swim |
September 2, 2001 |
April 12, 2004 |
13 |
GameTap |
April 12, 2006 |
May 31, 2008 |
17 |
10 years |
11 |
Intimate Portrait |
Lifetime |
January 1995 |
October 2005 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
American Morning |
CNN |
September 12, 2001 |
December 30, 2011 |
1,000+ |
|
10 years |
10 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts[147] |
CBS |
December 6, 1948 |
July 21, 1958 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
January 12, 1949 |
April 28, 1959 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
Total Request Live |
MTV |
September 14, 1998 |
November 16, 2008 |
2,247 |
|
10 years |
6 |
Ed, Edd n Eddy |
Cartoon Network |
January 4, 1999 |
November 8, 2009 |
69 |
Longest-running Cartoon Network series. |
10 years |
4 |
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse |
Playhouse Disney |
May 5, 2006 |
January 3, 2011 |
79 |
Longest-running Disney animated series. |
Disney Junior |
February 14, 2011 |
November 6, 2016 |
46 |
9 years, 10 months |
7 |
Blue's Clues |
Nickelodeon |
September 8, 1996 |
August 6, 2006 |
143 |
Second longest-running Nick Jr. series. |
10 years |
10 |
Studio One[148] |
CBS |
November 7, 1948 |
September 29, 1958 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
Pantomime Quiz[149] |
CBS |
October 4, 1949 |
August 28, 1951 |
|
|
NBC |
January 2, 1952 |
March 26, 1952 |
CBS |
July 4, 1952 |
September 1952 |
CBS |
July 1953 |
August 28, 1953 |
DuMont |
October 20, 1953 |
April 13, 1954 |
CBS |
July 9, 1954 |
August 27, 1954 |
ABC |
January 1955 |
March 1955 |
CBS |
July 8, 1955 |
September 6, 1957 |
ABC |
April 1958 |
September 1958 |
ABC |
January 1959 |
September 1959 |
10 years |
10 |
The Arthur Murray Party |
ABC |
July 20, 1950 |
September 1950 |
|
The first series to be shown on four U.S. broadcasting networks |
DuMont |
October 1950 |
March 1951 |
ABC |
April 1951 |
May 1952 |
CBS |
July 1952 |
August 1952 |
DuMont |
October 1952 |
April 1953 |
CBS |
June 1953 |
October 1953 |
NBC |
October 1953 |
September 1955 |
CBS |
April 1956 |
September 1956 |
NBC |
July 1957 |
September 6, 1960 |
10 years |
10 |
Smilin' Ed's Gang[150] |
NBC |
August 26, 1950 |
May 19, 1951 |
|
|
CBS |
August 11, 1951 |
April 11, 1953 |
ABC |
August 22, 1953 |
April 23, 1955 |
CBS |
August 20, 1955 |
December 31, 1960 |
10 years |
10 |
A Current Affair |
Syndicated |
July 28, 1986 |
1996 |
|
|
11 years |
11 |
Cheers |
NBC |
September 30, 1982 |
May 20, 1993 |
273 |
|
10 years, 8 months |
11 |
Frasier |
NBC |
September 16, 1993 |
May 13, 2004 |
264 |
|
10 years |
10 |
Getting Fit |
ESPN |
1987 |
1997 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
American Chopper |
Discovery Channel, TLC |
September 29, 2002 |
December 17, 2012 |
233 |
|
9 years, 7 months |
10 |
Friends |
NBC |
September 22, 1994 |
May 6, 2004 |
236 |
|
10 years |
10 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 |
Fox |
October 4, 1990 |
May 17, 2000 |
293 |
|
10 years |
10 |
NASCAR on TNN |
TNN |
1991 |
2000 |
|
|
10 years |
10 |
Stargate SG-1 |
Showtime, Syfy |
July 27, 1997 |
March 13, 2007 |
211 |
Spawned two direct-to-DVD movies, Stargate: Continuum and Stargate: The Ark of Truth. Syfy's longest running series. |
10 years |
10 |
The French Chef |
PBS |
February 11, 1963 |
February 11, 1973 |
201 |
|
9 years, 6 months |
10 |
Smallville |
The WB |
October 16, 2001 |
May 11, 2006 |
218 |
|
The CW |
September 28, 2006 |
May 13, 2011 |
See also
- Lists of longest-running U.S. shows by broadcast type:
- Lists of longest-running shows internationally:
- List of shortest running shows:
References
- ↑ Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio (as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press) in 1945
- ↑ "Meet the Press". NBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ CBS Television News 1948-1951, Douglas Edwards with the News 1951-1963
- ↑ Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio July 15, 1929.
- ↑ Originally Hallmark Playhouse radio series, was Hallmark Television Playhouse (1951-1954)
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 12, 2014). "Hallmark Hall Of Fame Moving To Cable, Will Air On Hallmark Channel". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ↑ ABC Evening News 1953-1965 and 1967-1978; Peter Jennings and the News 1965-1967; World News Tonight 1978-2006; World News with Charles Gibson 2006-2009; ABC World News with Diane Sawyer 2009-2014
- ↑ Includes the various permutations and rebrandings over the years, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1 2 Land, Gary (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Seventh-Day Adventists (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series). Scarecrow Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-1442241879.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090107042918/http://itiswritten.com/about/facts. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Fox, Margalit (December 19, 2013). "Richard D. Heffner, Host of 'The Open Mind,' Dies at 88". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ↑ Originally The Guiding Light. Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio January 25, 1937.
- ↑ Name often altered to reflect primary sponsor. Name on current broadcasts: Denny's PBA Tour
- ↑ In addition, NBC televised the fall tour, 1984-1991
- ↑ 1998-2000 broadcast seasons were shared by CBS and ESPN
- ↑ Disney anthology television series aired under a variety of titles, including Disneyland, Disney's Wonderful World of Color and The Magical World of Disney. The current title is The Wonderful World of Disney. See the main article for a complete broadcast history
- ↑ "Watch Online General Hospital Season 54 Episode 70 - #13600 - Watch Series".
- ↑ "Days of Our Lives Episode Schedule". NBC. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Originally Washington Week in Review
- ↑ Michael Gershman; David S. Neft & Bob Carroll (1997). Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. Harper Resource. ISBN 0-06-270174-6.
- ↑ Editors at the NFL (2005). NFL Record and Fact Book. Sports Illustrated. ISBN 978-1932994360.
- ↑ "How it all began?". The Telethon Years. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ This only applies to the time that a children's program has broadcast nationwide. Technically, a few other children's programs may have run longer in years/seasons than Sesame Street. However, some of those programs' seasons/years don't count as said programs weren't broadcast nationwide for their entire run.
- ↑ Weekly broadcasts ended January 1, 1997; irregular airings afterward; officially ended with the absorption of ABC Sports into ESPN
- ↑ Originally The New Price Is Right; longest-running game show in American television history.
- ↑ Was available to stations in both franchised and syndicated versions as Romper Room from 1953 to 1981; Was retitled Romper Room & Friends in 1981 and became a syndicated-only series as the local versions ended production
- ↑ Rasmussen, Fred (April 26, 1997). "1st `Romper Room' teacher Nancy Claster dies at 82". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ Jim Crockett's Victory Garden, 1975-79
- ↑ Originally NBC's Saturday Night
- ↑ Previously The Robert MacNeil Report (1975), The MacNeil/Lehrer Report (1975-1983), The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour 1975-1995, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer 1995-2009
- ↑ Not currently on a regular schedule
- ↑ Aired locally on WYAH-TV Portsmouth, Virginia, 1966-1977; evolved from locally broadcast telethons 1962-1966
- ↑ Simulcast with cable network transmission
- ↑ Scheduled
- ↑ Broadcast locally only on WPBT, 1979-1981
- ↑ Broadcast only in North Carolina, 1979-1981
- ↑ Evolved from The Iran Crisis - America Held Hostage (1979-80)
- ↑ Weekend editions are simulcast on the BBC Parliament channel with the name America This Week
- ↑ Date of airing of last first-run episode. Since then, reruns have been syndicated as Best of Soul Train
- ↑ Became Wall Street Week with Fortune after original host was fired in 2002
- ↑ Originally titled Noticiero SIN when Univision was known as SIN (Spanish International Network).
- ↑ Also syndicated, 1982-present
- ↑ Succeeded Issues and Answers; full title throughout its run is This Week With (host's name), beginning with David Brinkley, 1981-1996. Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson co-anchored from 1996-2002. George Stephanopoulos was host from 2002 to 2010. Christiane Amanpour took over as host in 2010.
- ↑ Late Night, as an entity, is in its 28th season. Over that period it has had four hosts, listed in the notes column.
- ↑ as of press time
- ↑ Pilot taped April 4, 1966
- ↑ Continuation of Bandstand, which aired on WFIL 1952–1957
- ↑ Hosted by Alex Trebek
- ↑ "Celebrity Photo Gallery, Celebrity Wallpapers, Celebrity Videos, Bio, News, Songs, Movies". In.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Also Westbrook Hospital, 1975-1981
- ↑ Oldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee
- ↑ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
- ↑ Also known as The Metropolitan Opera Presents
- ↑ Reruns aired in syndication, 1984-1992
- ↑ Began as Moneyline. Became Lou Dobbs Moneyline in 2001, Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003
- ↑ Host: Tom Chapin (1985-1988), Robert Urich (1988-1995), Robert Ballard (1988-1995), Boyd Matson (1995-2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003-)
- ↑ Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer 2003-2005
- ↑ Originated on CBS
- ↑ Reran CBS originals, 1984-1987
- ↑ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999-2006
- ↑ Also called 48 Hours Investigates
- ↑ Other names: Live With Regis and Kathie Lee (1988–2000), Live With Regis (2000-2001), Live With Regis and Kelly (2001-2011), Live with Kelly and Michael (2012-2016)
- ↑ Date of first episode distributed nationally; was aired by WABC locally at The Morning Show, 1983-1988
- ↑ Started in 2008, Mystery! was absorbed into Masterpiece (the former Masterpiece Theatre) and airs under the banner Masterpiece Mystery!
- ↑ Originally The Dodge Dancing Party; reruns have been airing since 1982 on various PBS stations, oftentimes recut and spliced with new footage from surviving cast members to give the illusion of new episodes.
- ↑ Originally The Phil Donahue Show
- ↑ Originally Open End; prior to syndication, aired on WNTA-TV 1958-1961
- ↑ Also known as Showtime in Harlem, Showtime, and Live in Hollywood
- ↑ Full title ESPN Magazine's Sport Reporters
- ↑ Program rebroadcast later the same day on ESPNews
- ↑ Only its time as its own television show is counted here; it began on The Tracey Ullman Show as animated shorts. It is currently the longest-running prime time entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other prime-time shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
- ↑ Includes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc.
- ↑ ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN
- ↑ America's longest-running cooking show, running consecutive episodes and consecutive seasons. While some believe Julia Child's series to have run longer, Child and other appeared in series with different names, hosts. Ciao Italia has been on the air since 1989.
- ↑ Longest-running game show in prime time network television
- ↑ Previously E! News Daily and E! News Live
- ↑ Morning 1979-1982
- ↑ Renamed Hee Haw Silver for 1992-1993 season ("greatest hits"); reruns aired on The Nashville Network 1992-1997
- ↑ Originated on NBC Radio 1940-1951.
- ↑ Hosted by Ralph Edwards
- ↑ Hosted by Jack Bailey
- ↑ Hosted by Bob Barker; Steve Dunne also hosted a prime-time version on NBC, 1958
- ↑ Hosted by Bob Barker
- ↑ Title through 1986. Subsequent titles: Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986–1989), Siskel & Ebert (1989–1999), Roger Ebert & the Movies (1999–2000), Ebert & Roeper and the Movies (2000–2001), Ebert & Roeper (2001-2007), At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper (2007-2008), At the Movies (2009-2010), Ebert presents At the Movies (2011).
- ↑ Also known as Dateline (day of week it airs), Dateline With Stone Phillips
- ↑ In 2010, in between the Power Rangers RPM season and the Power Rangers Samurai season of the show, Disney chose to create and broadcast a "newly re-versioned" season of episodes instead of an actual new season. Since this season is not actual new episodes in of themselves, but rather old episodes with new special effects thrown in them, this season is not usually counted by fans or the current owner of the show (Saban Brands) towards the total season count (making the current season count one less than expected despite being on for 23 years). However, it is mentioned here anyway because the current owner of the show, from a production standpoint, does consider its existence as an official season in addition to the other seasons despite not including it in the total season count.
- ↑ While the show takes place in the same fictional universe, as a whole, for its entire run; it is often renamed on a yearly basis as the central location, theme, and characters change almost completely on a season by season basis. In essence, most seasons of the show can be thought of more as a series of individual shows that make up a larger television franchise, like Star Trek for example.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on August 28, 1993. Premiered new episodes from August 28, 1993 till August 10, 2002. Last broadcast episodes on September 7, 2002. In select markets was aired on another station other than FOX; such as independent stations, UPN or The WB (see Fox Kids broadcasting ambiguities).
- ↑ Costumes and footage loosely adapted from Super Sentai.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on March 3, 2002. Premiered new episodes from February 14, 2004 till July 10, 2005. Last broadcast episodes on August 31, 2006.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on February 14, 2004. Premiered new episodes from July 16, 2005 till November 3, 2008. Last broadcast episodes on February 12, 2009.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on September 14, 2002. Premiered new episodes from September 14, 2002 till November 15, 2003; then again from March 7, 2009 till December 26, 2009. Premiered broadcasts of old episodes "newly re-versioned" from January 2, 2010 till August 28, 2010. Last broadcast episodes on August 28, 2010.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on August 25, 2012. Never premiered a new episode and never reran new episodes as encore airings shortly after they premiered. All airings were reruns from an older season. Last broadcast episodes on January 12, 2013.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on February 7, 2011. Premiered new episodes from February 7, 2011 till the present. Has yet to make its last broadcast.
- ↑ First broadcast episodes on February 11, 2011. As of the present has never premiered a new episode, but does rerun them as encore airings shortly after they premiere. Also airs reruns from previous seasons. Has yet to make its last broadcast.
- ↑ Presently, each episode first airs on ESPN2 on Fridays, then is repeated on ESPN two days later
- ↑ Aired as Toast of the Town until 1955
- ↑ Evolved from George Michael's Sports Final, 1980-1984 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/16/AR2006111600669.html)
- ↑ Local transmission only (WCET), 1972-1996
- ↑ Originated on radio as Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, 1934-1946
- ↑ Originally GrandStand, then changed name to reflect year; was also NFL Live 1987-1997
- ↑ Evolved from Jammin' (1991-1994)
- ↑ Originally Extra:The Entertainment Magazine
- ↑ Originally Entertainers
- ↑ Host: Tom Snyder 1995–1999, Craig Kilborn 1999–2004, Craig Ferguson 2004–2014, James Corden 2015–
- ↑ Originally ABC Press Conference; succeeded in time slot by This Week
- ↑ Originally Opening Soon at a Theater Near You (1975-1977); Sneak Previes Goes Video 1989-1991
- ↑ Original version hosted by Mel Allen (1977-1996), Warner Fusselle (1996), and Ozzie Smith (1997-1998)
- ↑ It was at one time, prior to The Simpsons succeeding them, known as the longest-running prime time entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other prime-time shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
- ↑ Other names: Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields (1998-2001), Novak, Hunt, and Shields (2001-2002)
- ↑ Originally The O'Reilly Report
- ↑ First-run broadcast on Fox; repeated in the afternoon of the same day on Fox News Channel
- ↑ Originally Politics with Chris Matthews
- ↑ Judges: Ed Koch (1997-1999), Jerry Sheindlin (1999-2001), Marilyn Milian (2001-present)
- ↑ Reruns only (no first-run episodes) in 1994, 1996, and 2001
- ↑ Name changed to Friday Night 1994-2000, Late Friday 2001-2002. In both cases, the name change accompanied a change in program format
- ↑ Moved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moves from ABC to ESPN
- ↑ Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990-1997
- ↑ Also on CBS Radio, 1945-1967
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 7, 2015). "'WWE SmackDown' Moves to USA Network in 2016". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Bacle, Ariana (April 7, 2015). "WWE SmackDown moves to USA Network". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ New episodes sporadic after 2001
- ↑ Longest-running U.S. live-action sitcom.
- ↑ First U.S. network series to film all its episodes in color
- ↑ original network series - syndicated version ran 1971-1977; short-lived "revivals" followed
- ↑ The 21st Century 1967-1970
- ↑ Aired locally on KPIX San Francisco as Evening: The MTWTF Show, 1976-1978
- ↑ Includes series of specials, Jan. 1987 to May 1988
- ↑ Show was kept in production for four episodes beyond what FOX had ordered for the final season. Several months after the last broadcast on FOX, these four leftover episodes premiered in syndication from May 3rd through May 7th, 2010.
- ↑ "Season 9 Episode Guide". TV Guide. OpenGate Capital Magazine CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ Syndicated revival prompted by success of syndicated repeats of CBS episodes in 1976
- ↑ Ed McMahon's Star Search, 1992-1995
- ↑ With Judge Voltaire Perkins
- ↑ With Judge Joseph Wapner
- ↑ HGTV continues to present reruns after non-renewal of series
- ↑ Also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre (1958); another series of the same name ran concurrently on ABC, 1953-1955
- ↑ Had 13 week seasons, according to HGTV
- ↑ Emcee: Bud Collyer
- ↑ Hosted by Art Fleming
- ↑ Also known as G.E. College Bowl; on NBC radio, 1953-1955; pilot shot 1955
- ↑ As Make Room for Daddy; NBC used the same name when airing reruns of this series, 1960-1965
- ↑ As The Danny Thomas Show
- ↑ "Special preview" airing, April 16, 1994
- ↑ Longest-running family drama on television, per Reuters article about 7th Heaven finale
- ↑ Scheduled date of last episode
- ↑ Simulcast of live program at WFAN New York
- ↑ On CBS radio 1946-1956
- ↑ Originated on CBS Radio, 1947
- ↑ Originally aired locally in Los Angeles, 1947-1950
- ↑ Began on radio as Ed McConnell and the Buster Brown Gang, 1929-1950; became Andy's Gang in 1954 when Andy Devine became host after McConnell's death
Further reading
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–present. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- TV Guide Guide to TV (2006). ISBN 0-7607-7572-9.