List of longest running U.S. broadcast network television series
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This is a list of the longest running U.S.
broadcast network television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons.
To qualify for this list, the programming must originate in North America
, be shown on a United States national (not regional) television network
, and be first-run (as opposed to a repackaging of previously-aired material or material released in other media). For the purposes of this list, series that were available only on a local or regional basis are excluded. The "number of seasons" total does not include cable broadcasts or series in syndication
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
broadcast network television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons.
To qualify for this list, the programming must originate in North America
North America
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, be shown on a United States national (not regional) television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
, and be first-run (as opposed to a repackaging of previously-aired material or material released in other media). For the purposes of this list, series that were available only on a local or regional basis are excluded. The "number of seasons" total does not include cable broadcasts or series in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
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40 seasons or more
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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63 | Meet the Press Meet the Press Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
November 6, 1947 | present | |
62 | CBS Evening News CBS Evening News CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963.... |
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
August 15, 1948 | present | |
58 | Today | NBC | January 14, 1952 | present | 21,000+ |
57 | Guiding Light Guiding Light Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... |
CBS | June 30, 1952 | September 18, 2009 | 15,762 |
57 | World News Tonight World News with Charles Gibson ABC World News is the flagship daily evening program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. Currently, the weekday editions are anchored by Diane Sawyer and the weekend editions are anchored by David Muir. The program has been... |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
September 1953 | present | |
56 | The Tonight Show The Tonight Show The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by... |
NBC | September 27, 1954 | present | |
56 | Face the Nation Face the Nation Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television... |
CBS | November 7, 1954 | present | |
54 | Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011... |
NBC | December 24, 1952 | December 17, 1978 | 236 |
CBS | November 14, 1979 | April 30, 1980 | |||
PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
February 9, 1981 | May 6, 1981 | |||
CBS | December 1, 1981 | January 29, 1989 | |||
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
April 30, 1989 | April 23, 1995 | |||
CBS | December 10, 1995 | present | |||
54 | As the World Turns As the World Turns As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light... |
CBS | April 2, 1956 | September 17, 2010 | 13,858 |
54 | NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center... |
NBC | October 29, 1956 | present | |
47 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
ABC | April 1, 1963 | present | 12,401 |
45 | Wide World of Sports Wide World of Sports (US TV series) ABC's Wide World of Sports is a sports anthology series on American television that ran from 1961 to 1998 and was originally hosted by Jim McKay. The title continued to be used for general sports programs until 2006... |
ABC | April 29, 1961 | August 26, 2006 | |
45 | Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
NBC | November 8, 1965 | present | |
44 | Washington Week Washington Week Washington Week is a public affairs program on PBS. Unlike panel discussion shows that focus on debate as a means of discussing topics, the program follows a path of moderation and discussion... |
NET National Educational Television National Educational Television was an American non-commercial educational public television network in the United States from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970... , PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
February 23, 1967 | present | |
43 | One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
ABC | July 15, 1968 | present | |
43 | 60 Minutes 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... |
CBS | September 24, 1968 | present | |
42 | Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... |
NET | November 10, 1969 | 1970 | 4,297 |
PBS | 1970 | present |
35–39 seasons
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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38 | The NFL on CBS | CBS | September 30, 1956 | January 23, 1994 | |
38 | Professional Bowlers Tour | ABC | 1962 | June 21, 1997 | |
CBS | 1998 | 2000 | |||
40 | All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most... |
ABC | January 5, 1970 | September 23, 2011 | |
40 | Monday Night Football Monday Night Football Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series... |
ABC | September 21, 1970 | December 26, 2005 | 550+ |
39 | Masterpiece Theatre Masterpiece Theatre Masterpiece is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. It premiered on Public Broadcasting Service on January 10, 1971, making it America's longest-running weekly prime time drama series. The series has presented numerous acclaimed British productions... |
PBS | January 10, 1971 | present | |
38 | The Price Is Right The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to... |
CBS | September 4, 1972 | present | 7500+ |
37 | The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
CBS | March 26, 1973 | present | |
36 | Disney anthology television series |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
October 27, 1954 | September 17, 1961 | 770+ |
NBC | September 24, 1961 | September 13, 1981 | |||
CBS | September 26, 1981 | September 24, 1983 | |||
ABC | February 2, 1986 | September 11, 1988 | |||
NBC | October 9, 1988 | September 9, 1990 | |||
36 | Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
NBC | October 11, 1975 | present | 702 |
36 | NOVA NOVA (TV series) Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries... |
PBS | March 3, 1974 | present | 621 |
35 | Another World Another World (TV series) Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J... |
NBC | May 4, 1964 | June 25, 1999 | 8,891 |
35 | Search For Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the... |
CBS | September 3, 1951 | March 29, 1982 | |
NBC | March 26, 1982 | December 26, 1986 | |||
35 | Evening at Pops Evening at Pops Evening at Pops is one of the longest running programs on PBS. The program was a public television version of a variety show, hosted by a world-renowned orchestra, the Boston Pops... |
PBS | July 12, 1970 | August 29, 2004 | |
35 | Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser Wall $treet Week Wall $treet Week was an investment news and information TV program that was broadcast weekly each Friday on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It had a host and guest experts participating in discussions on the stock market and focuses on forecasts... |
PBS | November 20, 1970 | June 24, 2005 |
30–34 seasons
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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35 | The Victory Garden The Victory Garden (TV series) The Victory Garden is an American public television program about gardening and other outdoor activities, produced by station WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed by PBS... |
PBS | April 16, 1975 | present | |
33 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"... |
NET National Educational Television National Educational Television was an American non-commercial educational public television network in the United States from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970... |
February 19, 1968 | October 1970 | |
PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
October 1970 | August 2001 | |||
35 | Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now... |
ABC | September 1, 1975 | present | |
35 | The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer PBS NewsHour is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. The show is produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, a company co-owned by former anchors Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil, and Liberty Media, which owns a 65% stake in the... |
PBS | October 20, 1975 | present | |
34 | Creative Living with Sheryl Borden Creative Living with Sheryl Borden Creative Living with Sheryl Borden is a program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service since 1976.... |
PBS | 1976 | present | |
34 | Austin City Limits Austin City Limits Austin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States... |
PBS | 1976 | present | |
34 | Live from Lincoln Center Live from Lincoln Center Live From Lincoln Center is an ongoing series of musical performances produced by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with Thirteen/WNET in New York City.... |
PBS | 1976 | present | |
33 | Live from the Met Live from the Met Live from the Metropolitan Opera is an American television program that presented performances of complete operas from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, on the Public Broadcasting Service television network. The program began in 1977, and was telecast live for its first few seasons... |
PBS | 1977 | present | |
33 | CBS News Sunday Morning CBS News Sunday Morning CBS News Sunday Morning is an American television news magazine program created by Robert Northshield and original host Charles Kuralt. The program has aired continuously since January 28, 1979 on the CBS Television Network, airing in the Eastern US on Sunday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m... |
CBS | January 28, 1979 | present | |
32 | 20/20 | ABC | June 6, 1978 | present | |
31 | This Old House This Old House This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:... |
PBS | 1979 | present | 690+ |
30 | Nightline | ABC | March 24, 1980 | present | |
30 | Mystery! Mystery! Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH... |
PBS | February 5, 1980 | present | |
30 | American Bandstand American Bandstand American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer... |
ABC | August 5, 1957 | September 5, 1987 | 2751 |
25–29 seasons
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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29 | Love of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years... |
CBS | September 24, 1951 | February 1, 1980 | |
29 | Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day... |
CBS | 1955 | 1984 | |
28 | The Edge of Night The Edge of Night The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984... |
CBS | April 2, 1956 | November 28, 1975 | 7,420 |
ABC | December 1, 1975 | December 28, 1984 | |||
28 | Firing Line Firing Line Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. Its 1,504 episodes over 33 years made Firing Line the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host... |
PBS | 1971 | December 26, 1999 | |
29 | Nightly Business Report Nightly Business Report Nightly Business Report is a Business news television magazine broadcast live Monday to Friday evenings on most public television stations in the United States. Every weeknight, Nightly Business Report distills the essence of what matters in the business world, and provides analysis and reflection... |
PBS | 1981 | present | |
29 | The Woodwright's Shop The Woodwright's Shop The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS, with thirty-two 13-episode seasons filmed. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes... |
PBS | 1981 | present | |
29 | This Week This Week (ABC TV series) This Week is ABC's Sunday morning political affairs program.The Sunday morning talk show has aired on Sunday mornings on ABC since 1981; the program is initially aired at 9:00 AM ET, although many stations air the program later, especially those in other time zones... |
ABC | 1981 | present | |
25 | Camera Three Camera Three Camera Three was a Sunday morning program devoted to the arts. It ran on CBS from 22 January 1956 to 21 January 1979, and moved to PBS in its final year to make way for the then-new CBS News Sunday Morning... |
CBS | January 22, 1956 | 1979 | |
PBS | 1979 | July 1, 1980 | |||
28 | MotorWeek MotorWeek MotorWeek is an American automotive television series. The program premiered in 1981 and is hosted by auto expertJohn H. Davis, who is also the series’ creator and executive producer... |
PBS | 1982 | present | |
28 | Nature Nature (TV series) Nature is a wildlife television program produced by Thirteen/WNET New York. It has been distributed to United States public television stations by the PBS television service since its debut on October 10, 1982. Some episodes may appear in syndication on many PBS member stations around the U.S. and... |
PBS | October 10, 1982 | present | |
27 | Frontline Frontline (TV series) FRONTLINE is a public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts in-depth documentaries about various subjects. Produced at WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts and distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, the program has been critically acclaimed and... |
PBS | January 17, 1983 | present | 490+ |
20–24 seasons
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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24 | Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow is an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006 that encouraged reading among children. The award-winning public television series garnered over 200 broadcast awards, including scores of Emmy Awards, many for "Outstanding Children's... |
PBS | 1983 | 2006 | |
24 | Sábado Gigante Sábado Gigante Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment... |
Univisión Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
May 20, 1986 | present | |
23 | The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie... |
Fox | December 17, 1989 | present | 488 |
23 | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
CBS | March 23, 1987 | present | |
23 | The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.... |
CBS | June 20, 1948 | June 6, 1971 | |
23 | Survivor | CBS | May 31, 2000 | present | 310+ |
22 | Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour Original Amateur Hour The Original Amateur Hour is an American radio and television program. The show was a continuation of Major Bowes Amateur Hour which had been a radio staple from 1934 to 1945. Major Edward Bowes, the originator of the program and its master of ceremonies, left the show in 1945 and died the... |
DuMont DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by 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 | The American Experience | PBS | October 1, 1988 | present | 220+ |
22 | America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode... |
Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
February 1, 1988 | present | 998+ |
22 | P.O.V. P.O.V. POV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is a cinema term for "point of view".... |
PBS | July 5, 1988 | present | 250+ |
22 | The NFL on NBC | NBC | 1975 | 1997 | |
22 | 48 Hours 48 Hours (TV series) 48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since January 19, 1988. The program originally presented documentaries of various events related to a particular subject occurring within a 48-hour period, and is credited as one of the first to air a "reality show"... |
CBS | January 2, 1988 | present | |
21 | America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps... |
ABC | November 26, 1989 | present | 345+ |
21 | COPS COPS (TV series) Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities... |
Fox | March 11, 1989 | present | 700+ |
21 | New Yankee Workshop | PBS | January 1988 | June 27, 2009 | 925 |
21 | Issues and Answers Issues and Answers Issues and Answers was a once-weekly TV news program that was telecast by the American Broadcasting Company network from 1960 to 1981. It was distributed to the ABC affiliate stations early on Sunday afternoons for either live broadcast or video taped for later broadcast.Issues and Answers was... |
ABC | 1960 | 1981 | |
21 | Sneak Previews Sneak Previews Sneak Previews was an American film review show, running for over two decades on Public Broadcasting Service . It was created by WTTW, a PBS affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. It premiered on September 4, 1975 as a monthly local-only show called Opening Soon at a Theater Near You, and was renamed in... |
PBS | 1975 | 1996 | |
21 | Cookin' Cheap Cookin' Cheap Cookin' Cheap was a nationally syndicated cooking show, originally hosted by Larry Bly and Earl "Laban" Johnson, Jr. . Cookin' Cheap began its run in 1981 on Blue Ridge Public Television... |
PBS | 1981 | 2002 | |
21 | For Your Home For Your Home For Your Home is a home and garden show hosted by Vicki Payne airing on the Public Broadcasting Service and distributed by American Public Television. The series also airs reruns on World Harvest Television.... |
PBS | December 1, 1996 | present | |
20 | The Red Skelton Show The Red Skelton Show The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as... |
NBC | September 30, 1951 | June 21, 1953 | |
CBS | September 22, 1953 | June 23, 1970 | |||
NBC | September 14, 1970 | August 29, 1971 | |||
20 | Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.... |
CBS | September 10, 1955 | September 1, 1975 | 635 |
20 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
NBC | September 13, 1990 | present | 439+ |
20 | The Secret Storm The Secret Storm The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life... |
CBS | February 1, 1954 | February 8, 1974 | 5,195 |
20 | The Doctors | NBC | April 1, 1963 | December 31, 1982 | 5,280 |
15–19 seasons
Number of seasons |
Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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19 | The NFL Today The NFL Today The NFL Today is an American sports series that precedes the American football program The NFL on CBS on CBS Sports. The program usually airs at noon on Sundays of the National Football League regular season... (original series) |
CBS | 1975 | January 23, 1994 | |
19 | Computer Chronicles Computer Chronicles The Computer Chronicles was a US television series, broadcast during 1981-2002 on Public Broadcasting Service public television, which documented the rise of the personal computer from its infancy to the immense market at the turn of the century... |
PBS | 1983 | June 25, 2002 | |
19 | Friday Night Videos Friday Night Videos Friday Night Videos is an American music video show broadcast on the NBC television network from July 29, 1983 to December 30, 2000, and was the network's attempt to capitalize on the emerging popularity of music videos as seen on MTV... |
NBC | July 29, 1983 | May 24, 2002 | |
19 | Power Rangers Power Rangers Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes... |
Fox, ABC Family, ABC Kids, Toon Disney, Nickelodeon | August 28, 1993 | present | 748+ |
18 | What's My Line? What's My Line? What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game tasked celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations.... |
CBS | February 16, 1950 | September 3, 1967 | |
18 | Art Linkletter's House Party Art Linkletter's House Party House Party is an American radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967... |
CBS | September 1, 1952 | September 5, 1969 | |
NBC | December 29, 1969 | September 25, 1970 | |||
19 | Charlie Rose Charlie Rose (talk show) Charlie Rose is an American television interview show, with Charlie Rose as executive producer, executive editor, and host. The show is syndicated... |
PBS | September 30, 1991 | present | |
18 | Dateline NBC Dateline NBC Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for... |
NBC | March 31, 1992 | present | |
17 | Lassie Lassie (1954 TV series) Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973... |
CBS | September 12, 1954 | March 21, 1971 | 544 |
17 | NBA Inside Stuff NBA Inside Stuff NBA Inside Stuff is a television program that now airs on NBA TV and previously aired on NBC for many years, then on ABC, featuring behind the scenes activities of NBA players. The program also includes features on fitness and fundamentals of basketball... |
NBC | 1990 | 2002 | |
ABC | 2002 | present | |||
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 | Lilias! Yoga, and You | PBS | 1976 | 1999 | |
16 | The Lawrence Welk Show The Lawrence Welk Show The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years , then nationally for another 27 years via the ABC network and first-run syndication .In the years since first-run syndication... |
ABC | July 2, 1955 | September 4, 1971 | |
15 | The Amazing Race The Amazing Race The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams... |
CBS | September 5, 2001 | present | 175 |
15 | I've Got a Secret I've Got a Secret I've Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?... |
CBS | June 19, 1952 | April 3, 1967 | 350+ |
15 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
NBC | September 19, 1994 | April 2, 2009 | 331 |
15 | Concentration Concentration (game show) Concentration was an American TV game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. Matching cards represented prizes that contestants could win... |
NBC | August 25, 1958 | March 23, 1973 | |
15 | The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.-Cast:*Jack Benny - Himself... |
CBS | October 29, 1950 | September 15, 1964 | 343 |
NBC | September 25, 1964 | September 10, 1965 | |||
15 | Newton's Apple Newton's Apple Newton's Apple is an educational television program distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran for fifteen seasons from 1983 to 1998. Targeted at younger viewers, it was highly regarded... |
PBS | 1983 | 1998 | |
10–14 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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14 | Watch Mr. Wizard Watch Mr. Wizard Mr. Wizard's World, a faster-paced version of the show developed by Don Herbert, was shown three times a week on the then rising kids cable channel Nickelodeon. Once again, the revival was produced in Canada . The show produced 78 episodes from 1983 onwards, and continued to run thereafter as... (original series) |
NBC | May 26, 1951 | June 27, 1965 | 547 |
14 | Pokémon Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... |
Cartoon Network (2006 - present), Kids WB (1999 - 2006), First run syndication (1998 - 1999) | April 1, 1997 (Japan version), September 18, 1998 (U.S version) | present | 698 (Japan version), 675 (U.S version) |
14 | Arthur Arthur (TV series) Arthur is an American/Canadian animated educational television series for children, created by Cookie Jar Group and WGBH for the Public Broadcasting Service... |
PBS | September 2, 1996 | present | 170 + |
14 | Barney & Friends Barney & Friends Barney and Friends, also referred to by HiT Entertainment as Barney the Friendly Dinosaur, is an independent children's television show produced in the United States, aimed at children from ages 1-8... |
PBS | April 6, 1992 | present | 238 |
14 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 to September 3, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and TV for a couple of years... |
ABC | October 10, 1952 | September 3, 1966 | 435 |
14 | Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the... |
NBC | September 12, 1959 | January 16, 1973 | 430 |
14 | Hollywood Squares Hollywood Squares Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants... |
NBC | October 17, 1966 | June 20, 1980 | 3,536 |
14 | Knots Landing Knots Landing Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle... |
CBS | December 27, 1979 | May 13, 1993 | 344 |
14 | Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC... |
ABC | July 7, 1975 | January 13, 1989 | 3,515 |
14 | Marty Stouffer's Wild America | PBS | 1982 | 1996 | 120 |
14 | Loving Loving (TV series) Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes... |
ABC | June 26, 1983 | March 28, 1997 | |
14 | Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is... |
CBS | August 30, 1993 | present | 2,600+ |
14 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am... |
NBC | October 17, 1993 | February 20, 2009 | 2,300+ |
13 | Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences is an American quiz show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards and later on television by Edwards , Jack Bailey , Bob Barker , Bob Hilton and Larry Anderson . The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication... |
CBS | September 7, 1950 | 1951 | |
NBC | 1952 | 1952 | |||
NBC | May 18, 1954 | September 24, 1965 | |||
13 | Let's Make a Deal Let's Make a Deal Let's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show is based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. The traders usually have to weigh the possibility of an offer being... |
NBC | December 30, 1963 | December 27, 1968 | |
ABC | December 30, 1968 | July 9, 1976 | |||
13 | The Howdy Doody Show | NBC | December 27, 1947 | September 24, 1960 | |
13 | Armstrong Circle Theatre Armstrong Circle Theatre Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to 1957 on NBC, and then until 1963 on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour.-Synopsis:... |
NBC | June 6, 1950 | June 1957 | |
CBS | October 1957 | August 28, 1963 | |||
13 | The 20th Century The 20th Century The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program, sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company, which ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite... |
CBS | October 20, 1957 | January 4, 1970 | |
13 | Fox NFL Sunday FOX NFL Sunday Fox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks... |
Fox | September 18, 1994 | present | |
13 | Big Brother | CBS | July 5, 2000 | present | 412 |
13 | Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing... |
CBS | April 2, 1978 | May 3, 1991 | 357 |
13 | King of the Hill King of the Hill King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas... |
Fox | January 12, 1997 | September 13, 2009 | 255 |
13 | Later Later (talk show) Later was a nightly half hour-long talk show that ran on NBC from 1988 until 2001. Later typically aired for half an hour at 1:30 a.m. following Late Night with David Letterman from 1988 to 1993, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2001... |
NBC | August 22, 1988 | February 1, 2001 | |
12 | Unsolved Mysteries Unsolved Mysteries Unsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack, from 1987 until 2002, and later by Dennis Farina, starting in 2008... |
NBC | January 20, 1987 | September 5, 1997 | |
CBS | November 13, 1997 | June 11, 1999 | |||
12 | The Late Late Show The Late Late Show The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ... |
CBS | January 9, 1995 | present | |
12 | To Tell the Truth To Tell the Truth To Tell the Truth is an American television panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions that has aired in various forms since 1956 both on networks and in syndication... |
CBS | December 18, 1956 | September 6, 1968 | |
12 | CBS Reports CBS Reports CBS Reports is the umbrella title used for documentaries by CBS News which aired starting in 1959 through the 1990s. The series sometimes aired as a wheel series rotating with 60 Minutes , as a series of its own or as specials. The program aired as a constant series from 1959 to 1971... |
CBS | October 27, 1959 | September 7, 1971 | |
12 | The Lucy Show The Lucy Show The Lucy Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1962 until 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965-66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program... |
CBS | October 1, 1962 | September 2, 1974 | |
12 | My Three Sons My Three Sons My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas , raising his three sons.The series was a cornerstone of the CBS... |
ABC | September 29, 1960 | September 2, 1965 | |
CBS | September 16, 1965 | August 24, 1972 | |||
12 | CBS This Morning | CBS | November 30, 1987 | October 29, 1999 | |
12 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985... |
CBS | September 9, 1972 | August 25, 1984 | |
12 | N.Y.P.D. Blue | ABC | September 21, 1993 | March 1, 2005 | 261 |
12 | Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
CBS | September 1, 1984 | May 19, 1996 | 264 |
12 | Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,... |
CBS | September 26, 1968 | April 26, 1980 | 284 |
12 | Loving Loving (TV series) Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes... |
ABC | June 27, 1983 | November 10, 1995 | 3,169 |
12 | MADtv MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first... |
Fox | October 14, 1995 | present | 264 |
12 | The Danny Thomas Show The Danny Thomas Show The Danny Thomas Show is an American sitcom which ran from 1953-1957 on ABC and from 1957-1964 on CBS... |
ABC | September 29, 1953 | July 1957 | |
CBS | September 1957 | September 2, 1971 | |||
11 | Kraft Television Theatre Kraft Television Theatre Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series that began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. In January 1948, it moved to 9pm on Wednesdays, continuing in that timeslot until 1958. Initially produced by the J... |
NBC | May 7, 1947 | October 1, 1958 | |
11 | The Voice of Firestone The Voice of Firestone The Voice of Firestone, is a long-running radio and television program of classical music. The show featured leading singers in selections from opera and operetta. Originally titled The Firestone Hour, it was first broadcast on the NBC Radio network December 3, 1928 and was later also shown on... |
NBC | September 5, 1949 | June 1954 | |
ABC | June 1954 | June 1959 | |||
ABC | September 1962 | June 16, 1963 | |||
11 | You Bet Your Life You Bet Your Life You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio in October 1947, then moved to CBS Radio in September... |
NBC | October 5, 1950 | June 29, 1961 | 429 |
11 | The Andy Williams Show The Andy Williams Show The Andy Williams Show is a television variety show which ran from 1959 to 1971 , and a short-lived run in syndication, beginning in the fall of 1976... |
CBS | 1957 | 1959 | |
NBC | 1962 | 1971 | |||
11 | Jeopardy! Jeopardy! Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories... (original NBC series) |
NBC | March 30, 1964 | January 3, 1975 | 2,753 |
11 | The General Electric College Bowl College Bowl College Bowl was a format of college-level quizbowl run and operated by College Bowl Company, Incorporated. It had a format similar to the current NAQT format. College Bowl first aired on US radio stations in 1953, and aired on US television from 1959 to 1970... |
CBS | January 4, 1959 | 1963 | |
NBC | 1963 | June 14, 1970 | |||
11 | The Carol Burnett Show The Carol Burnett Show The Carol Burnett Show is a variety / sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33... |
CBS | September 11, 1967 | March 29, 1978 | 278 |
11 | M*A*S*H | CBS | September 17, 1972 | February 28, 1983 | 251 |
11 | Cheers Cheers Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles... |
NBC | September 30, 1982 | May 20, 1993 | 273 |
11 | Late Night with David Letterman Late Night with David Letterman Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night... |
NBC | February 1, 1982 | June 25, 1993 | 1,810 |
11 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
NBC | September 16, 1993 | May 13, 2004 | 265 |
11 | Married... with Children Married... with Children Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created... |
Fox | April 5, 1987 | June 9, 1997 | 259 |
11 | The Jeffersons The Jeffersons The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982-1985... |
CBS | January 18, 1975 | July 23, 1985 | 255 |
11 | For Your Home For Your Home For Your Home is a home and garden show hosted by Vicki Payne airing on the Public Broadcasting Service and distributed by American Public Television. The series also airs reruns on World Harvest Television.... |
PBS | June 1996 | present | |
11 | 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
WB The WB Television Network The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros... |
August 26, 1996 | September 18, 2006 | 221 |
CW The CW Television Network The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB... |
September 25, 2006 | May 13, 2007 | |||
11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
NBC | September 20, 1999 | present | 230 |
11 | Fox News Sunday Fox News Sunday Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace is a public affairs program on the Fox network, hosted by Chris Wallace and airing on Sunday mornings. The show began on April 28, 1996, which predated the launch of Fox News Channel, and usually talks about items similar to Sunday morning talk shows... |
Fox | 1996 | present | |
11 | Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979... |
PBS | January 1, 1977 | present | |
11 | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Arthur Godfrey and His Friends is an American television variety show hosted by Arthur Godfrey. The hour-long series aired on CBS from January 1949, to June 1957 , then again as a half-hour show from September 1958, to April 1959.Many of Godfrey's musical acts were culled from Arthur Godfrey's... |
CBS | January 12, 1949 | April 28, 1959 | |
11 | Beat the Clock Beat the Clock Beat the Clock is a Goodson-Todman game show which has aired on American television in several versions since 1950.The original show, hosted by Bud Collyer, ran on CBS from 1950–1958 and ABC from 1958–1961. The show was revived in syndication as The New Beat the Clock from 1969–1974, with Jack Narz... (original series) |
CBS | March 23, 1950 | September 12, 1958 | |
ABC | October 13, 1958 | January 30, 1961 | |||
10 | Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
The WB | October 16, 2001 | May 11, 2006 | 132 episodes |
The CW | September 28, 2006 | Present | 80 episodes | ||
10 | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts is an American radio and television variety show which ran on CBS from 1946 until 1958... |
CBS | December 6, 1948 | July 21, 1958 | |
10 | Studio One Studio One (TV series) Studio One is a long-running American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by the 26-year-old Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC.-Radio:... |
CBS | November 7, 1948 | September 29, 1958 | |
10 | Pantomime Quiz | 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 | The Arthur Murray Party The Arthur Murray Party The Arthur Murray Party is an American television variety show which ran from July 1950 until September 1960. The show was hosted by famous dancers Arthur and Kathryn Murray, and was basically one long advertisement for their chain of dance studios... |
ABC | July 20, 1950 | September 1950 | |
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 | Smilin' Ed's Gang | 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 | General Electric Theater General Electric Theater General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald W. Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.-Radio:... |
CBS | February 1, 1953 | September 16, 1962 | |
10 | The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979. The television series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American TV networks:... |
NBC | September 13, 1969 | September 2, 1978 | |
ABC | September 9, 1978 | September 1, 1979 | |||
10 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades... |
NBC | October 2, 1955 | June 26, 1960 | 366 |
CBS | September 25, 1960 | June 26, 1962 | |||
NBC | September 20, 1962 | July 3, 1964 | |||
CBS | October 5, 1964 | May 10, 1965 | |||
10 | Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television... |
CBS | November 14, 1988 | May 18, 1998 | 247 |
10 | Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
NBC | September 22, 1994 | May 6, 2004 | 236 |
10 | JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
NBC | September 1, 1995 | May 22, 1996 | 227 |
CBS | January 3, 1997 | April 29, 2005 | |||
10 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Fox | October 4, 1990 | May 17, 2000 | 269 |
10 | The United States Steel Hour The United States Steel Hour The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation.... |
ABC | October 27, 1953 | June 21, 1955 | 315 |
CBS | July 6, 1955 | August 13, 1963 |
See also
- Lists of longest running U.S. shows by broadcast type:
- Lists of longest running shows internationally:
- Longest running TV shows by category- international list
- List of longest running U.K. television series
- List of longest running Australian television series
- List of shortest running shows:
- List of television series cancelled after one episode
- List of television series cancelled before airing an episode