List of longest-running TV shows by category

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This is a list of the longest-running television shows by category. The criterion for being the longest-running show is by the number of years the show has been on the air and not the number of episodes produced.

Category Show Name Country Duration No. of episodes
Animated Sazae-san Japan Japan 1969–present 6,429+
Automotive Top Gear United Kingdom United Kingdom 1977–2001; 2002–present 515; 133+6 specials
Children's show Blue Peter United Kingdom United Kingdom 1958–present 4,578+
Comedy Radio Rochela Venezuela Venezuela 1960–2010 2,652
Cooking show Hasta La Cocina Mexico Mexico 1960–present 11,232+ [1]
Current affairs series Panorama United Kingdom United Kingdom 1953–present
Documentary Four Corners Australia Australia 1959–present
Educational Show Teleclub [2] Costa Rica Costa Rica 1963–present [3]
Espionage thriller Spooks United Kingdom United Kingdom 2002–2011 86
Finance show The Money Programme United Kingdom United Kingdom 1966–present
Game show The Price is Right United States United States 1956-65, 1972–present 7,302 as of 19 August 2010
Historical drama Zenigata Heiji Japan Japan 1952–present
History series Timewatch United Kingdom United Kingdom 1963–present
Legal drama Law & Order United States United States 1990–2010 456
Medical drama Casualty United Kingdom United Kingdom 1986–present 778 (as of end of Series 25)
Music show NHK Nodo Jiman Japan Japan 1953–present ~2,900 as of 2012 [4]
Music video show Rage Australia Australia 1987–present
News show Meet the Press United States United States 1947–present 4,946+
Newscast Tagesschau Germany Germany 1952–present ~20,000 by late 2009
Panel show Front Page Challenge Canada Canada 1957–1995
Police drama Tatort Germany Germany 1970–present
Reality show The Real World United States United States 1992–present 436
Religious program It Is Written United States United States 1956–present
Rural documentary Country Calendar New Zealand New Zealand 1966–present
Science fiction series Doctor Who United Kingdom United Kingdom 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present 784 as of 25 December 2011
Science show The Sky at Night United Kingdom United Kingdom 1957–present 700
Situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine[5] United Kingdom United Kingdom 1973–2010 295
Soap opera Guiding Light United States United States 1952–2009 15,762
Sports show Hockey Night in Canada Canada Canada 1952–present
Talk / chat show The Tonight Show United States United States 1954–present ~10,680 as of 9 March 2012
Telenovela Mundo de juguete Mexico Mexico 1974-1977 605
Travel show Holiday United Kingdom United Kingdom 1969–2007
TV feedback show Points of View United Kingdom United Kingdom 1961–present Unknown
Variety show Sábado Gigante Chile Chile - United States United States 1962–present ~2,000+ [6]
Western Gunsmoke United States United States 1955–1975 635

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