List of longest-running television shows by category
Appearance
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 | Channel | No. of episodes | ||
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Animated | Sazae-san | Japan | 1969–present | Fuji Television | 7400+[1] | ||
Annual live international beauty pageant | Miss Universe | United States | 1952–present | CBS, NBC, FOX | 66 | ||
Annual live national beauty pageant | Miss America | United States | 1955–present | ABC, CBS | 63 | ||
Automotive | Top Gear | United Kingdom | 1977–2001, 2002–present | BBC Two | 515; 161+9 specials | ||
Charity show | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | United States | 1966–2014 | Various | 48 | ||
Documentary | Teleenciclopedia | Romania | 1965–present | TVR1 | 2500+ | ||
Children's show | Blue Peter | United Kingdom | 1958–present | BBC One, CBBC | 5,000 (as of 1 February 2018[update]) | ||
Comedy | Yoshimoto Shinkigeki | Japan | 1962–present | MBS | |||
Cooking show | Today's Cooking | Japan | 1957–present | NHK | |||
Current affairs series | Panorama | United Kingdom | 1953–present | BBC One | |||
Educational show | Teleclub | Costa Rica | 1963–present[2] | ||||
Fantasy | Wansapanataym | Philippines | 1997-2005; 2010–present | ABS-CBN | 734 | ||
Documentary | Teleenciclopedia | Romania | 1965–present | TVR1 | 2500+ | ||
Film review | Film | United Kingdom | 1971–2018 | BBC One | |||
Finance show | The Money Programme | United Kingdom | 1966–2010 | BBC Two | |||
Game show | Des chiffres et des lettres | France | 1965–Present | France 3 | 20,000 (as of October 2012[update]) | ||
Historical drama | Zenigata Heiji | Japan | 1952–present | ||||
History series | Timewatch | United Kingdom | 1963–present | BBC Two | |||
Home renovation/architecture | This Old House | United States | 1979–present | WGBH | 900+ | ||
Local talent show | "Jeongook Norae Jarang (National Singing Competition)" | South Korea | 1980–present[3]}} | KBS | |||
Medical drama | General Hospital | United States | 1963–present | ABC | 14,000 (as of 23 February 2018[update]) | ||
Medicine talk show | Trupi dhe Shëndeti | Albania | 1962–present | RTSH | 1000+ | ||
Magazine show | Ittyadi | Bangladesh | 1994–present | Bangladesh Television | 300+ (as of 2016[update]) | ||
Music chart show | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | 1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2007–present | BBC One, BBC Two | 2,219 | ||
Music talent show | NHK Nodo Jiman | Japan | 1953–present | NHK | 2,900 (as of 2012[update]) | ||
Music video show | Rage | Australia | 1987–present | ABC1, ABC2/Fly TV, ABC Me | |||
News show | Meet the Press | United States | 1947–present | NBC | 4,946+ | ||
Newscast | Tagesschau | Germany | 1952–present | Das Erste | 20,000 (as of 2009[update]) | ||
Newscast | Jornal Nacional | Brazil | 1969–present | Rede Globo | 20,000 (as of 2009[update]) | ||
Outside broadcast | Lord Mayor's Show | United Kingdom | 1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)[4] | BBC Television Service, BBC One | |||
Police procedural | Tatort | Germany | 1970–present | Das Erste | 1,060 (as of 27 May 2018[update])[5] | ||
Quiz show | It's Academic | United States | 1961–present[6] | ||||
Reality show | 71 grader nord | Norway | 1999–present | TVNorge | |||
Religious program | Le Jour du Seigneur | France | 1949–present | ||||
Rural documentary | Country Calendar | New Zealand | 1966–present | TVNZ 1 | 1,100+ | ||
Science fiction series | Doctor Who | United Kingdom | 1963 - 1989, 1996 & 2005 - present[7] | BBC One | 851 (as of 1 January 2019[update]) | ||
Science show | The Sky at Night | United Kingdom | 1957–present | BBC One, BBC Four | 705+ | ||
Sing-along show | Allsång på Skansen | Sweden | 1979–present | Sveriges Television | |||
Sitcom | Last of the Summer Wine | United Kingdom | 1973–2010 | BBC One | 295 | ||
Sketch comedy show | Sábados Felices | Colombia | 1972–present | ||||
Soap opera | Coronation Street | United Kingdom | 1960–present | ITV | 9000+ | ||
Song contest | Sanremo Music Festival | Italy | 1951–present | ||||
Sports show | Hockey Night in Canada | Canada | 1952–present | CBC, City/Sportsnet, CTV | Unknown; Began as radio broadcast in 1931 | ||
Sports magazine show | Trans World Sport | United Kingdom | 1987–present | 1500 (as of 27 January 2016[update]) | |||
Sports variety | Grandstand | United Kingdom | 1958–2007 | BBC One, BBC Two | 3500 (estimated) | ||
Sports outside broadcast | The Championships, Wimbledon[8] | United Kingdom | 1937,[9] 1939, 1946–present | BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two | |||
Tabloid newscast | TV Patrol | Philippines | 1987–present | ABS-CBN | |||
Talk show | Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand | Argentina | 1968–present | Canal 13 (Argentina) | 50 years, same presenter (Mirtha Legrand) - oldest prime-time TV presenter in the world (91 y/o)[10] | ||
Talk/chat show | The Tonight Show | United States | 1954–present | 11,462 (as of 6 November 2015[update]) | |||
Teen drama | Grange Hill | United Kingdom | 1978–2008 | 605 | |||
Telenovela | Anna Liza | Philippines | 1980–1985 | GMA Network | 1,317 | ||
Travel show | Holiday | United Kingdom | 1969–2007 | BBC One | 622 | ||
TV feedback show | Points of View | United Kingdom | 1961–present | BBC One, BBC Two | Unknown | ||
Variety show | Sábado Gigante | Chile United States |
1962–1986; Univision: 1986–2015 | Canal 13 | 2,800+ | ||
Western | Gunsmoke | United States | 1955–1975 | 635 | |||
War drama | Un village français | France | 2009–2016 | 152 |
See also
- List of longest-running United States television series
- List of longest-running UK television series
- List of longest-running Australian television series
- List of longest-running Philippine television series
- List of longest-running U.S. cable television series
- List of longest-running U.S. primetime television series
- List of longest-running U.S. first-run syndicated television series
- List of television series canceled after one episode
- List of television programs by episode count
References
- ^ http://www.filmweb.pl/serial/Sazae-san-1969-502304/episodes
- ^ "Teleclub". YouTube. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ https://namu.wiki/w/전국노래자랑.
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- ^ "2017 - Alle TATORTe, alle Folgen, alle Kommissare". Tatort-fundus.de. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ "Mac McGarry, 'It's Academic' host, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "BBC One - Doctor Who - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ "Wimbledon". Genome Project. 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Wimbledon and the BBC 1927 to 2017". History of the BBC. 22 November 2018.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirtha_Legrand