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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. Series broadcast within the U.S. but produced in other countries, such as Coronation Street (63 years) and Doctor Who (60 years) are not included (see: List of longest-running British television programmes).

Series shaded in light blue are currently in production.

At least 60 years

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60 years or more
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
85 years 64 NFL on NBC[a] NBC October 22, 1939 January 25, 1998 5,000+ GrandStand was the original name of the program. NBC originally carried many NFL games including the Pro Bowl. It later carried AFL/AFC games until 1997 when NBC lost its AFC contract to CBS. NBC later resumed its NFL coverage with NBC Sunday Night Football. It currently airs a Sunday night game every week and the NFL's kick-off games, along with the Super Bowl.
August 6, 2006 present
76 years 77 Meet the Press[b]
(NBC News) 		NBC November 6, 1947[1] present 3,600+ Longest-running show.
76 years 72 CBS Evening News[c]
(CBS News)
 CBS May 3, 1948 present 16,400+ Longest-running network newscast.
75 years 75 Music & the Spoken Word[d] Syndicated October 1949 present 4,959 (as of September 29, 2024)[2] Longest-running non-news television program, the longest-running variety show, the longest-running religious television program, and the longest-running entertainment program in American television history.
72 years 69 Hallmark Hall of Fame[e] NBC December 24, 1951 December 17, 1978 260 Longest-running television anthology program, though 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[3] present
72 years 70 Today
(NBC News)
 NBC January 14, 1952 present 18,000+ Longest-running morning show.
72 years 2 The Victory Hour WTVR January 13, 1952[4] 1966[5] Longest-running Christian television program
WWBT 1966 present
71 years 69 Backyard Farmer Nebraska Educational Telecommunications June 1, 1953 present 1,380+ Longest-running show for home lawn and gardening (The show claims to be "the longest-running locally produced program in television history."[6])
71 years 71 ABC World News Tonight[f] ABC September 1953 present 15,722+
70 years 70 The Tonight Show[g] NBC September 27, 1954 January 25, 1957 2,000 (before Carson)[h] ...Starring Steve Allen
July 29, 1957 March 30, 1962 ...Starring Jack Paar
October 1, 1962 May 22, 1992 6,714 ...Starring Johnny Carson
May 25, 1992 May 29, 2009 3,775 ...with Jay Leno
June 1, 2009 January 22, 2010 145 (1 not completed) ...with Conan O'Brien
March 1, 2010 February 6, 2014 835[i] ...with Jay Leno
February 17, 2014 present 2,044[j] ...Starring Jimmy Fallon[k]
70 years 58 The Wonderful World of Disney[l] ABC October 27, 1954 June 11, 1961 2,207 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 his death in 1966. From 1991 to 1997 and since 2008, the series only airs sporadically as a special presentation a few times a year.
NBC September 24, 1961 August 16, 1981
CBS September 26, 1981 September 24, 1983
ABC February 1, 1986 May 21, 1988
NBC October 8, 1988 August 26, 1990
CBS September 26, 1991 December 1, 1996
ABC September 28, 1997 December 24, 2008
December 12, 2015 present
Disney+ May 20, 2020 present
69 years 64 Face the Nation
(CBS News) 		CBS November 7, 1954 present
68 years 68[7] It Is Written Syndicated March 1, 1956[7] present Longest-running religious television program to broadcast in color.
68 years 68 The Open Mind Syndicated[m] May 1956[8] present Longest-running public television program.
68 years 64 NFL on CBS CBS September 30, 1956 January 23, 1994 6,133[citation needed] CBS originally broadcast NFL games from 1956 to its merger with the AFL in 1970. It continued to broadcast NFC regular and playoff games until 1994 when CBS lost the rights to broadcast these games to Fox. The network returned its football broadcasts by 1998 after CBS acquired the rights to broadcast AFC regular and playoff games from NBC. It also airs Super Bowl matches.
September 6, 1998 present
67 years 12 To Tell the Truth CBS December 18, 1956 May 22, 1967 474 CBS Primetime
June 18, 1962 September 6, 1968 1,625 CBS Daytime
9 Syndicated 1969 1978 1,715
1 1980 1981 195
NBC 1990 1991 190
2 Syndicated 2000 2002
3 ABC 2016 April 26, 2022 86
66–67 years 41 Divorce Court Syndicated 1957 1962 5,767+ Broadcast in black and white from 1957 to 1962.
1967 1969
1984 1993
September 15, 1999 present
64 years 58 CBS Sports Spectacular CBS January 3, 1960 present
63 years 56 (through 2023 season)[9] The NFL Today CBS September 17, 1961 January 23, 1994 The pre-game show counterpart to NFL on CBS. Originally was 15 minutes long.
September 6, 1998 present
63 years 63 It's Academic WRC-TV
WJZ-TV
WVIR-TV
WETA-TV 		October 7, 1961 present Longest-running game show of any type. Longest-running high school quiz show (broadcast in the Baltimore, Charlottesville, and Washington, D.C. areas only).
62 years 62 Professional Bowlers Tour[n] ABC[o] January 27, 1962 June 21, 1997 ESPN airs some of the tours on ABC.
CBS 1998[p] 1999
Fox Sports 1999 2000
ESPN 2000 present
61 years 61 General Hospital
(ABC Daytime) 		ABC April 1, 1963 present 15,000[10] Longest-running dramatic series (soap opera) still in production.[11]
61 years 53[q] CBS Morning News CBS September 2, 1963 1979 This version of the program was replaced by CBS This Morning, and later by The Early Show. The program was on hiatus for two years, then retooled and reintroduced in 1982.
October 4, 1982 present
60 years 29 Let's Make a Deal NBC December 30, 1963 December 27, 1968 3,200[r] Originally hosted by Monty Hall. Current host is Wayne Brady.
ABC December 30, 1968 July 9, 1976
Syndicated 1971 1977 281
1980 1981 195
1984 1986 340
NBC 1990 1991 128
2003 2003 3
CBS 2009 present 1,500+
60 years 47 Jeopardy! NBC March 30, 1964 January 3, 1975 2,753 Originally presented by Art Fleming.
Syndicated September 1974 September 1975 39
NBC October 2, 1978 March 2, 1979 108
Syndicated September 10, 1984 present 7,000+[12] Originally presented by Alex Trebek. Currently presented by Ken Jennings.

50–59 years

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50 to 59 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
58 years 58 Days of Our Lives
(NBC Daytime) 		NBC November 8, 1965 September 9, 2022 14,430[13]
Peacock September 12, 2022 present
58 years 58 The 700 Club[s] Syndicated[t] 1966 present
CBN & Freeform 1977 present
57 years 57 Guiding Light[u]
(CBS Daytime) 		CBS June 30, 1952 September 18, 2009 15,762 Longest-running dramatic series (soap opera) 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, giving the production a total runtime of 72 total years.
57 years 55 Washington Week[v] NET February 23, 1967 1970 over 2,000 Longest-running public television show on PBS, having started on its predecessor NET and carrying over to PBS, along with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and others in 1970.
PBS 1970 present
57 years 57 NFL Films Presents Syndicated September 17, 1967[14][15] January 26, 1997
ESPN August 31, 1997 present
NFL Network November 4, 2003 present
56 years 56 60 Minutes
(CBS News) 		CBS September 24, 1968 present 2500+
54 years 20 I've Got a Secret CBS June 19, 1952 April 3, 1967 CBS (1952–1967): 680
Syndication (1972–1973): 39
CBS (1976): 4
Oxygen (2000–2001): 120[16]
GSN (2006): 40 		Presented by Garry Moore and Steve Allen.
Syndicated September 11, 1972 September 9, 1973 Presented by Steve Allen.
CBS June 15, 1976 July 6, 1976 Presented by Bill Cullen.
Oxygen 2000 2001 Presented by Stephanie Miller.
GSN April 17, 2006 June 9, 2006 Presented by Bil Dwyer.
54 years 54 As the World Turns
(CBS Daytime) 		CBS April 2, 1956 September 17, 2010 13,858
54 years 54 Sesame Street NET November 10, 1969 May 8, 1970 4701[note 1] Longest-running children's show.[w] While Sesame Street remains on the PBS schedule, new episodes now premiere on HBO and become available to PBS nine months later. This also applied to (HBO) Max, starting from Season 51 when the show moved to (HBO) Max.[17]
PBS (PBS Kids) November 9, 1970 present
HBO January 16, 2016 November 1, 2020
(HBO) Max November 21, 2020 present
54 years 51 Hour of Power Syndicated February 1970 present 2,662
54 years 50 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.
54 years 55 (NFL seasons) Monday Night Football ABC September 21, 1970 December 26, 2005 718 (games) Since 2016 and 2018 respectively, ABC has simulcast ESPN's coverage of its NFL Wild Card playoff game and the Pro Bowl. In 2020, ABC simulcasted three select ESPN Monday Night Football games. Starting in 2021, ABC will get expanded broadcast rights, including exclusive games, Week 18 Saturday doubleheader simulcasts, and Super Bowl rights. Per NFL Policy, all games that are broadcast via cable or satellite television on a Pay TV Network must also be made available on over-the-air television stations in each participating team's local market.
ESPN September 11, 2006 present
ABC January 9, 2016 present
53 years 53 Sábado Gigante Univision August 8, 1962 September 19, 2015 2,800+ Longest-running imported TV show.
53 years 46 Masterpiece[x] PBS January 10, 1971 present
52 years 36 NASCAR on ABC ABC February 26, 1961 August 5, 2000
ESPN March 10, 2007 October 11, 2014
52 years 53 The Price Is Right
(CBS Daytime)[y] 		CBS September 4, 1972 present 9,515 (as of end of Season 50) Longest-running game show to be broadcast nationally. Originally hosted by Bob Barker. Current Host is Drew Carey.
51 years 51 Great Performances PBS November 4, 1972 present
51 years 51 The Young and the Restless
(CBS Daytime)
 CBS March 26, 1973 present 12,500[18] [19]
50 years 51 Nova PBS March 3, 1974 present 975 (May 22, 2024)

40–49 years

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40 to 49 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
49 years 16 Wheel of Fortune NBC January 6, 1975 June 30, 1989 Network version normally ran in the late morning. Originally hosted by Chuck Woolery (1975–1981), followed by Pat Sajak (1981–1989), Rolf Benirschke (1989), and Bob Goen (1989–1991).
CBS July 17, 1989 January 11, 1991
NBC January 14, 1991 September 20, 1991
40 Syndicated September 23, 1991 present 8,000[z] Syndicated version normally runs in the evening. Second longest-running game show. Hosted by Pat Sajak.
49 years 50 Saturday Night Live[aa] NBC October 11, 1975 present 973 The longest-running sketch comedy show on American television, as well as the second longest-running variety show in U.S. history.
48 years 48 Day of Discovery Syndicated May 5, 1968 February 6, 2016
48 years 34 Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom NBC January 6, 1963 April 11, 1971 Wild Kingdom was on hiatus 1988-2002 and ultimately was cancelled in 2011. The original host, Marlin Perkins, died in 1986.
Syndicated 1971 1988
Animal Planet September 17, 2002 May 22, 2011
49 years 49 PBS NewsHour[ab] PBS October 20, 1975 present Was hosted by Robert MacNeil (1975–1995) and Jim Lehrer (1976–2011).
49 years 45 Good Morning America ABC November 3, 1975 present 9,914+
47–48 years 47–48 Austin City Limits PBS 1976 present (over) 1,000
48 years 48 Creative Living with Sheryl Borden Syndicated January 11, 1976 present
48 years 43 Live from Lincoln Center PBS January 30, 1976 present[ac] 251
48 years 26 Family Feud ABC July 12, 1976 June 14, 1985 2,311 Hosted by Richard Dawson
Syndicated September 19, 1977 May 17, 1985 976
CBS July 4, 1988 March 26, 1993 Hosted by Ray Combs
Syndicated 1988 May 26, 1995 Originally hosted by Ray Combs (1988–1994), followed by Richard Dawson (1994–1995).
Syndicated September 20, 1999 present 2,390+ Originally hosted by Louie Anderson (1999–2002), Followed by Richard Karn (2002–2006), John O’Hurley (2006–2010), and Current Host Steve Harvey (2010–present).
47 years 16 The Joker's Wild CBS September 4, 1972 June 13, 1975 3,026
Syndicated[ad] September 5, 1977 May 23, 1986
Syndicated September 10, 1990 March 8, 1991
TBS October 24, 2017 2018
TNT 2018 March 27, 2019
47 years 41 Inside the NFL HBO September 14, 1977 February 6, 2008 Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti hosted the show together 1978–2001.
Showtime September 10, 2008 February 24, 2021
Paramount+ September 7, 2021 April 5, 2023
The CW September 9, 2023 present
46 years 45 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon[ae] Syndicated, ABC September 4, 1966[20] August 31, 2014 45 Annual broadcast; was broadcast as a two-hour special on ABC in 2013 and 2014.
46 years 46 20/20
(ABC News) 		ABC June 6, 1978 present 500+ Long time hosts were Hugh Downs (1978–99) and Barbara Walters (1979–2004, 2013–14).
45 years 37 Wide World of Sports
(ABC Sports) 		ABC April 29, 1961 August 2006[af]
45 years 45 Agronsky & Co./Inside Washington Syndicated[ag] 1969 December 20, 2013
45 years 45 One Life to Live
(ABC Daytime) 		ABC July 15, 1968 January 13, 2012 11,136
45 years 27 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley Syndicated 1978 present
45 years 45 CBS News Sunday Morning CBS January 28, 1979 present Originally hosted by Charles Kuralt (1979–1994), followed by Charles Osgood (1994–2016), and Jane Pauley (2016–present).
45 years 46 This Old House PBS February 20, 1979 present 1,136 Originally hosted by Bob Vila until 1989. Norm Abrams is the only original personality still appearing on the show.
45 years 43 SportsCenter ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews September 7, 1979 present Over 60,000
44 years 38 Nightline[ah] ABC March 24, 1980 present Hosted by Ted Koppel (1980-2005).
44 years 36 Washington Journal[ai] C-SPAN October 7, 1980 present
43 years 35 Noticiero Univision[aj] Univision June 1, 1981 present
43 years 43 Entertainment Tonight Syndicated September 14, 1981 present 11,675[21] Longest-running entertainment news program.
43 years 43 MotorWeek[ak] PBS October 15, 1981 present
42 years 41 This Week[al] ABC November 15, 1981 present Originally hosted by David Brinkley (1981–1996), currently hosted by George Stephanopoulos (2002-2010, 2012–present).
42 years 38 Late Night[am] 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 969 ...with Jimmy Fallon
February 24, 2014 present 1,581[an] ...with Seth Meyers
42 years 12 Wild America PBS, Syndicated September 14, 1982 present 120 Hosted by Marty Stouffer.
42 years 42 Nature PBS October 10, 1982 present 648
41 years 41 Romper Room[ao] Syndicated February 9, 1953[22] September 1994
41 years 42 All My Children
(ABC Daytime) 		ABC January 5, 1970 September 23, 2011 ABC: 10,712 (television)
TOLN: 43 (internet and television)
Total: 10,755 		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.
41 years 32[ap] The People's Court Syndicated September 14, 1981 May 17, 1993[aq] 2,484 Judged by Joseph Wapner.
September 8, 1997[ar] 1999 1,500+ Judged by Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City.
1999 2001 Judged by Jerry Sheindlin, the husband of Judy Sheindlin of Judge Judy.
2001 July 21, 2023 Judged by Marilyn Milian.
40–41 years 31 Gilad's Bodies in Motion ESPN 1983 1994
Fox Sports 1994 1995
Discovery Health 1995 2004
FitTV 2004 2011
Discovery Life 2011 2015
JLTV 2015 present
41 years 42 Frontline PBS January 17, 1983 present 813
40 years 40 Nightly Business Report[as] PBS January 22, 1979 December 27, 2019 10,680
40 years 40 NASCAR on CBS CBS February 12, 1960 July 15, 2000
40 years 40 The Bugs Bunny Show ABC (1960–1968, 1986–2000), CBS (1968–1985) October 11, 1960 September 2, 2000 1040 (including at least 5,000 total shorts being aired, although many were reruns) Longest-running cartoon program on broadcast television, the last non-Disney ABC Kids show, and the last non-Educational and Informational (E/I) Saturday morning cartoon on broadcast TV.
40 years 32 Real Videos TBN, JCTV October 4, 1984[23] present 900+

35–39 years

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35 to 39 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
39 years 29 National Geographic Explorer[at] Nickelodeon 1985 1986 233
TBS 1986 1999
CNBC 1999 2001
MSNBC[au] 2001 2005
National Geographic 2005 present
39 years 31 Grand Ole Opry Live[av] TNN April 20, 1985 August 2001
CMT August 2001 2003
GAC[aw] 2003 present
38 years
  • 14 (NBC)
  • 3 (Syndication; 1986–89)
  • 6 (Syndication; 1998–2004)
 Hollywood Squares NBC October 17, 1966 June 20, 1980 3,536 NBC Daytime
January 12, 1968 September 13, 1968 NBC Primetime
January 4, 1969 August 30, 1969 46 Saturday morning
Syndicated September 9, 1972 April 10, 1981
NBC October 31, 1983 July 27, 1984 192 NBC Daytime
Syndicated September 15, 1986 June 16, 1989 585
September 14, 1998 June 4, 2004 1,050
38 years 36 The Woodwright's Shop[ax] PBS 1979 2017 468
38 years 38 American Masters PBS June 22, 1986 present 279[24] [25]
37 years 37 American Bandstand WFIL-TV October 7, 1952 October 7, 1957 3,002 Hosted by Dick Clark (1956–1989).
ABC October 7, 1957 September 5, 1987
Syndicated September 19, 1987 June 4, 1988
USA April 8, 1989 October 7, 1989
37 years 35 The McLaughlin Group Syndicated[ag] January 1, 1982 August 19, 2016 The show ended its run when John McLaughlin died in 2016, but was then revived in 2018 with new host Tom Rogan.
January 7, 2018 December 30, 2018
September 6, 2019 December 25, 2020
36–37 years 27 NFL Primetime ESPN 1987 present
37 years 31 The Bold and the Beautiful[26] CBS March 23, 1987 present 9,000[27] [27]
37 years 29 Biography[ay] A&E April 6, 1987[az] August 2006 The show was cancelled in 2012, and later revived in 2017.
Biography Channel[ba] August 2006 present[bb]
37 years 27 College GameDay
(football series) 		ESPN September 1987 present
36 years 36 48 Hours[bc] CBS January 2, 1988 present 991[28]
36 years 28 America's Most Wanted Fox February 7, 1988 April 21, 2012 1,192
Lifetime December 2, 2011 October 12, 2012
Fox March 15, 2021 present
36 years 34 POV PBS July 5, 1988 present 400+
36 years 36 Live with Kelly and Mark[bd] Syndicated September 5, 1988[be] present 7,580
36 years 36 American Experience PBS October 1, 1988 present 378
36 years 27 NBA on TNT TNT October 30, 1988 present
35 years 13 Mystery Science Theater 3000 KTMA-TV November 24, 1988 May 28, 1989 230 Was on hiatus from 1999 to 2017.
The Comedy Channel November 18, 1989 February 2, 1991
Comedy Central June 1, 1991 May 18, 1996
Sci Fi Channel February 1, 1997 September 12, 1999
Netflix April 14, 2017 November 22, 2018
Gizmoplex May 6, 2022[bf] present
35 years 36 Inside Edition Syndicated January 9, 1989 present 11,257+
35 years 36 Cops Fox March 11, 1989 May 4, 2013 1,175 Cancelled in response to national protests against the murder of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.[29][30]
Spike / Paramount Network September 14, 2013 May 11, 2020
Fox Nation October 1, 2021 present
35 years 10 Columbo NBC February 20, 1968 May 13, 1978 69 Was on hiatus from 1978 to 1989, during the change in broadcast networks.
ABC February 6, 1989 January 30, 2003
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 Bobby Jones Gospel BET January 27, 1980 July 31, 2016
35 years 35 Soul Train Syndicated October 2, 1971 March 25, 2006[bg] 1,117
35 years 35 Wall Street Week[bh][bi] PBS November 20, 1970 June 24, 2005 Since 2016, a new version of the program is now airing on the Fox Business.[bj]
35 years 36 The Victory Garden[bk] PBS April 16, 1975 2010

30–34 years

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30 to 34 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
34 years 35 America's Funniest Home Videos ABC November 26, 1989 present 790
34 years 36 The Simpsons[bl] Fox January 14, 1990[bm] present 772 Longest-running animated American series, longest-running American sitcom, and longest-running scripted primetime series.
34 years 30 Baseball Tonight ESPN March 19, 1990 present
34 years 27 ESPN Major League Baseball[bn] ESPN, ESPN2[bo] April 15, 1990 present
34 years 34 Outside the Lines ESPN May 7, 1990 present
34 years 24 Law & Order NBC September 13, 1990 May 24, 2010 506
February 24, 2022 present
34 years 34 Evening at Pops PBS July 12, 1970 August 29, 2004
34 years Rapid T. Rabbit and Friends Syndicated February 21, 1983 April 28, 2017 780
33 years 31 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood NET February 19, 1968 May 1, 1970 912 (including specials) Fred Rogers died in 2003 due to a digestive cancer.
PBS February 15, 1971 August 31, 2001
33 years 24 Concentration NBC August 25, 1958 March 23, 1973 3,770 Presented by Hugh Downs and Bob Clayton.
Syndicated September 10, 1973 September 8, 1978 975 Presented by Jack Narz.
NBC May 4, 1987 September 20, 1991 1,020 Presented by Alex Trebek.
33 years 34 Firing Line Syndicated April 4, 1966[bp] 1971 1,504 Longest-running public affairs program to have a single host.
PBS 1971 December 26, 1999
33 years 18 CBS This Morning CBS November 30, 1987 October 29, 1999 3,110
January 9, 2012 September 6, 2021 2,521
34 years 19[bq] NBA Inside Stuff NBC October 27, 1990 August 31, 2002 Was on hiatus from 2006 to 2013.
ABC September 7, 2002 January 15, 2006
NBA TV November 2, 2013 present
33 years 33 E! News[br] E! September 1, 1991 present 7,500+
33 years 33 Maury Syndicated September 9, 1991 September 8, 2022 5,545 Presented by Maury Povich.
32 years 24 Crossfire CNN 1982 June 3, 2005 Was on hiatus from 2005 to 2013.
September 9, 2013 October 15, 2014
32 years 32 Reliable Sources CNN March 7, 1992 August 21, 2022
32 years 32 Dateline NBC[bs] NBC March 31, 1992 present
32 years 29 To the Contrary PBS April 1, 1992 present
32 years 17 Monday Night Baseball ESPN April 13, 1992 present
32 years 25[bt] Nick News[bu] Nickelodeon April 18, 1992 December 15, 2015 Longest-running Nickelodeon series
June 29, 2020 present
31 years 32 WWE Raw USA Network January 11, 1993 September 18, 2000 1640 Longest-running professional wrestling program on national television (while WCW Saturday Night ran for longer overall, the first 5 years of the program were only locally broadcast; some locally televised promotions such as Portland and Houston ran as long as 40 years).
TNN / Spike[bv] September 25, 2000 September 26, 2005
USA Network October 3, 2005 present
31 years 27 The Late Show CBS August 30, 1993 May 20, 2015 4,214[31] ...with David Letterman
September 8, 2015 present 1,561 ...with Stephen Colbert
31 years 31 NFL Matchup ESPN, ESPN2[bw] September 5, 1993 present Produced by NFL Films.
31 years 31 Monday Night Countdown ESPN September 6, 1993 present
31 years 22 Entertainers with Byron Allen[bx] Syndicated September 30, 1993 present
31 years 29 This Week in Baseball Syndicated April 1, 1977 September 26, 1998 The program was on hiatus 1998–2000. Original version hosted by Mel Allen (1977–1996), Warner Fusselle (1996), and Ozzie Smith (1997–1998)
Fox April 8, 2000 September 24, 2011
31 years 31 Faith for Today[by] ABC May 21, 1950 1955
Syndicated 1955 1981
31 years 31 Lamp Unto My Feet[32] CBS 1948 1979
30 years 30 NASCAR on ESPN ESPN 1981 2002
2007 2014
30 years 10 Roseanne ABC October 18, 1988 May 22, 2018 231 Was on hiatus 1997–2018.
30 years 11 Murphy Brown CBS November 14, 1988 December 20, 2018 260 Was on hiatus 1998–2018.
30 years 35 Search for Tomorrow
(CBS & NBC Daytime) 		CBS September 3, 1951 March 23, 1982 9,130
NBC March 26, 1982 December 26, 1986
30 years 30 Power Rangers[bz] Fox (Fox Kids)[ca] August 28, 1993 August 10, 2002 973[cb] Longest-running United States Tokusatsu series.[cc]
ABC (ABC Kids) September 14, 2002 November 15, 2003
ABC Family (Jetix) February 14, 2004 July 10, 2005
Toon Disney (Jetix) July 16, 2005 October 28, 2005
ABC Family (Jetix) February 2, 2006
Toon Disney (Jetix) February 20, 2006 August 14, 2006
ABC Family (Jetix) August 20, 2006
Toon Disney (Jetix) September 18, 2006 November 3, 2008
ABC (ABC Kids) March 7, 2009 August 28, 2010
Nickelodeon February 7, 2011 April 17, 2021
Netflix June 15, 2021 September 29, 2023
29–30 years 22 Kickin' It with Byron Allen[cd] Syndicated 1994 present
30 years 30 (through 2023 season) NFL on Fox Fox August 12, 1994 present Fox currently holds rights to NFC matches, the NFC Playoffs as well as select Super Bowl matches since Super Bowl XXXI where it rotates with other broadcasters. It has also aired Thursday Night Football Matches from 2018 to 2022 where it shares the rights with some matches with Amazon Prime Video and the NFL Network.
30 years 23 Inside the Actors Studio Bravo August 14, 1994 present 277
30 years 30 Extra[ce] Syndicated September 5, 1994 present 9,054[33]
30 years 30 (through 2023 season) Fox NFL Sunday Fox September 18, 1994 present

25–29 years

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25 to 29 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
29 years 29 Captain Kangaroo[cf] CBS October 3, 1955 December 8, 1984 6,090 Bob Keeshan died in 2004.
29 years 29 Lou Dobbs Tonight[cg] CNN June 1, 1980 November 11, 2009
29 years 29 Lilias, Yoga and You[ch] PBS 1976 1999 500[34]
29 years 29 Hometime PBS November 1, 1986 January 30, 2016
29 years 29 The Sports Reporters[ci] ESPN[cj] October 9, 1988 May 7, 2017
29 years 29 The Phil Donahue Show[ck] Syndicated 1969 1996 6,715
29 years 29 The David Susskind Show[cl] Syndicated 1961 1987 David Susskind died in 1987.
29 years 29 WCW Saturday Night[cm] TBS December 25, 1971 August 19, 2000
29 years 23[cn] The Late Late Show[co] CBS January 9, 1995 March 26, 1999 777 ...with Tom Snyder
March 29, 1999 August 27, 2004 1,190 ...with Craig Kilborn
September 20, 2004 December 31, 2004 79 Hosted by guest hosts.
January 3, 2005 December 19, 2014 2,058 ...with Craig Ferguson
January 5, 2015 March 20, 2015 45 Hosted by guest hosts.
March 23, 2015 April 27, 2023 1,197[cp] ...with James Corden
29 years 23 Golf Central Golf Channel January 17, 1995 present
29 years 29 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO April 2, 1995 present
29 years 29 Squawk Box CNBC August 7, 1995 present
28 years 28 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 7,315
28 years 26 Hee Haw[cq] CBS June 15, 1969 February 23, 1971 655
Syndicated September 18, 1971 June 26, 1993
TNN November 23, 1996 December 27, 1997
28 years 28 ESPN SpeedWorld ESPN 1979 2006
28 years 28 Mystery![cr] PBS February 5, 1980 2008
27–28 years 19 A Wedding Story TLC 1996 present
28 years 28 Private Screenings TCM January 1, 1996 present 27 Hosted by Robert Osborne.
28 years 28 Fox News Sunday Fox[cs] April 28, 1996 present 1,476 Hosted by Tony Snow (1996–2003), Chris Wallace (2003–2021), and Shannon Bream (2022–present).
28 years 29 MLB on Fox Fox June 1, 1996 present
27–28 years 17 E! True Hollywood Story E! 1996 present 501 The program has been on hiatus since 2014, but is expected to return.[35]
28 years 25[citation needed] The Daily Show Comedy Central July 22, 1996 present 3,873 Hosted by Craig Kilborn (1996–98), Jon Stewart (1999–2015), and Trevor Noah (2015–2022).
28 years 28 Access Hollywood[ct] Syndicated September 9, 1996 present 11,844
(7,045 weeknights, 1,409 weekend, 3,390 weekdays)
28 years 20 MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon Syndicated October 1, 1996 present 950+
28 years 28 Your World with Neil Cavuto Fox News October 6, 1996 present Hosted by Neil Cavuto.
26–27 years 24 My Classic Car TNN, MAVTV & Motor Trend 1997 present 520
27 years 28 Antiques Roadshow PBS January 9, 1997 present
27 years 20 ¡Despierta América! Univision April 14, 1997 present
27 years 28 The View ABC August 11, 1997 present 6,000[36] [37][38]
27 years 26 South Park Comedy Central August 13, 1997 present 328 Longest-running Comedy Central series and the second longest-running animated series on American television.
27 years 27 The Lawrence Welk Show[cu] ABC July 2, 1955 September 4, 1971 1,065 (black-and-white, 1951 to September 1965; in color from September 1965 onwards to 1982) Lawrence Welk died in 1992.
Syndicated 1971 February 1982
27 years 27 The Jerry Springer Show Syndicated September 20, 1991 July 26, 2018 3,891
27 years The World Tomorrow Syndicated 1967 1994 3,891
26 years 26 Truth or Consequences CBS September 7, 1950[cv] May 1951 Originated on NBC Radio from 1940 to 1951.
NBC 1952[cw] 1952
May 18, 1954[cx] September 24, 1965
Syndicated 1966[cy] 1974
1977[cz] 1978
1987[da] 1988
26 years Hardball with Chris Matthews[db] America's Talking 1994 1996 Hosted by Chris Matthews.
CNBC 1997 1999
MSNBC 1999 February 28, 2020
26 years 25 Charlie Rose PBS September 30, 1991 November 17, 2017
26 years 26 Fox & Friends Fox News February 1, 1998 present
26 years 40 The Challenge[dc] MTV June 1, 1998 present 545
26 years 21 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ABC August 5, 1998 September 4, 2004 431
ABC Family[dd] January 17, 2005 December 15, 2007
The CW July 16, 2013 present
25 years 25 Arthur PBS October 7, 1996 February 21, 2022 253 Longest-running animated series on PBS, longest-running animated children's series on U.S. television, and third longest-running animated series on American television.
25 years 11 All That Nickelodeon January 21, 1995[de] October 22, 2005 210 Was on hiatus from 2005 to 2019.
June 15, 2019 December 17, 2020
25 years 11 Will & Grace NBC September 21, 1998 May 18, 2006 246 Was on hiatus from 2006 to 2017.
September 28, 2017 April 23, 2020
25 years Fox College Football Fox January 1, 1999 present
25 years 9 Futurama Fox March 28, 1999 August 10, 2003 160
Comedy Central March 23, 2008 September 4, 2013
Hulu July 24, 2023 present
25 years 23 Family Guy Fox April 11, 1999[df] February 14, 2002[dg] 425 Fox's second longest-running animated series and the fourth longest-running animated series on American television.
May 1, 2005 present
25 years 26 WWE SmackDown UPN April 29, 1999 September 15, 2006 1315
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[39][40] September 24, 2019
Fox October 4, 2019 present
25 years 14 SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon July 17, 1999[dh] present 305 Longest-running Nickelodeon series from the '90s, longest-running Nickelodeon animated series, the first and (so far) only Nicktoon to go past ten seasons, the second longest-running animated children's show on U.S. television, and the fifth longest-running animated series on U.S. television.
25 years 21 Independent Lens PBS August 9, 1999 present 405
25 years
  • Prime-time: several[di]
  • Syndication: 17
 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire[41] ABC August 16, 1999 June 27, 2002
  • Prime-time: 419 or 420[dj]
  • Syndication: 3,010
 Although Millionaire has multiple versions known around the world, the American version is the longest-running.
Syndicated September 16, 2002 May 31, 2019
ABC April 8, 2020 present
25 years 16 Early Today NBC September 9, 1999 present Lead-in to the Today show.
25 years 25 Judge Mathis Syndicated September 13, 1999 present Of the court shows with a continuous, single series run, longest-running reality court show that is currently still in production, hosted by Greg Mathis.
25 years 26 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC September 20, 1999 present 556 The longest-running scripted non-animated U.S. primetime television series; longest-running television spin-off.
25 years 25 What's My Line?[dk] CBS February 16, 1950 September 3, 1967 CBS: 876
Syndication: 1,320
Total: 2,196
Syndicated September 1968 September 1975
25 years 25 Camera Three CBS January 22, 1956 1979
PBS 1979 July 1, 1980
25 years 25 Sunrise Semester CBS September 9, 1957 October 1, 1982 800+
25 years 23 Insight Syndicated October 2, 1960 January 21, 1985 250
25 years 25 Larry King Live CNN June 3, 1985 December 16, 2010 6,120[42] King hosted Larry King Now afterwards, which was very similar.
25 years 25 The Oprah Winfrey Show Syndicated September 8, 1986 May 25, 2011 4,561[43]
25 years 33 The Real World MTV May 21, 1992 January 4, 2017 614 Longest-running MTV reality series.
Facebook Watch June 13, 2019 August 29, 2019
25 years 25 Judge Judy Syndicated September 16, 1996 July 23, 2021 6,280 Of the single series run court shows without cancellation/revival gaps, the longest-running reality courtroom show, hosted by Judy Sheindlin.

20–24 years

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20 to 24 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
24 years 24 At the Movies[dl] Syndicated September 18, 1986 August 14, 2010
PBS January 2011 December 2011
24 years 11 The X-Files Fox September 10, 1993 May 19, 2002 218 The program was on hiatus 2002–2016. Two new seasons have since been produced.
January 24, 2016 March 21, 2018
24 years 16 Classic Game Room FromUSAlive November 7, 1999 October 23, 2000 2,796 Longest-running web series
YouTube February 28, 2008 present
24 years Homestar Runner HomestarRunner.com January 1, 2000 present Second longest-running web series and longest-running animated web series for early 2000s
24 years 21 (US) Secrets of the Dead PBS May 15, 2000 present 107 + 6 specials (US)
24 years 47 Survivor
(U.S. series) 		CBS May 31, 2000 present 681 Features two seasons per year.
24 years 21 Big Brother
(U.S. series) 		CBS July 5, 2000 present 719[dm] Big Brother has multiple versions known around the world; the U.S. version is the second-longest-running. Episode count also includes one Celebrity Edition.
24 years 12 Rick Steves' Europe PBS September 3, 2000 present 151 Hosted by travel writer Rick Steves.
23 years 22 Showtime at the Apollo[dn] Syndicated September 12, 1987 May 24, 2008 1,094 Was on hiatus in 2008–2016. Three specials were aired in 2016 and 2017
Fox March 1, 2018 May 24, 2018
23 years 23 Primetime
(ABC News) 		ABC August 3, 1989 May 18, 2012 Originally hosted by Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer.
23 years 18 Death Valley Days Syndicated March 1, 1952 August 1, 1975 452
23 years 24 The Ed Sullivan Show[do] CBS June 20, 1948 June 6, 1971 1,068
23 years 23 The George Michael Sports Machine[dp] NBC September 2, 1984 September 8, 1991 George Michael died in 2009.
Syndicated September 15, 1991 March 25, 2007
23 years 23 The Merv Griffin Show NBC October 1962 March 1963 4,855 Merv Griffin died in 2007.
Syndicated 1965 1969
CBS August 18, 1969 February 11, 1972
Syndicated 1972 September 1986
23 years 21 Reading Rainbow PBS June 6, 1983 November 10, 2006 155
23 years 17 Unsolved Mysteries NBC January 20, 1987[dq] September 5, 1997 611
CBS November 13, 1997 June 11, 1999
Lifetime July 2, 2001 September 20, 2002
Spike[dr] October 13, 2008 April 27, 2010
23 years 5 Happy Tree Friends Mondo Media December 24, 1999 September 27, 2023 93 (+ 13 TV episodes with 39 segments)
23 years 12 Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO October 15, 2000 April 7, 2024 120 (plus 1 special) Longest-running scripted HBO program.
24 years 21 Cheaters Syndicated October 21, 2000 present
22–23 years 17 The Essentials TCM 2001 present
23 years NASCAR on Fox Fox February 11, 2001 present
23 years 24 America's Test Kitchen Syndicated August 4, 2001 present 623
23 years 36 The Amazing Race
(U.S. series) 		CBS September 5, 2001 present 418 Two seasons per year most years until 2015.
23 years 12 Aqua Teen Hunger Force
(alternate titles) 		Adult Swim September 9, 2001[ds] August 30, 2015 144 (1 unaired)[44]
November 26, 2023 present
23 years 15 BET's Top 25 BET September 22, 2001 present
22 years 22 The Original Amateur Hour[dt] 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 15 Cyberchase PBS (PBS Kids) January 21, 2002 October 7, 2004 148 Second longest-running PBS animated show and seventh longest-running American animated series.
PBS Kids Go! October 14, 2004 July 23, 2010
PBS (PBS Kids) November 4, 2013 present
22 years 22 Closing Bell CNBC February 4, 2002 present
22 years 14 Illegal Knowledge Access Tucson March 24, 2002 present 66+
22 years 28 The Bachelor ABC March 25, 2002 present 297
22 years 22 American Idol Fox June 11, 2002 April 7, 2016 699
ABC March 11, 2018 present
22 years 22 The Daily Buzz Syndicated, The CW Plus September 16, 2002 present Hosted by Shepard Smith.
21 years 21 Around the Horn ESPN November 4, 2002 present 4,491[45] Currently moderated by Tony Reali.
21 years 21 NBA Countdown ESPN December 25, 2002 present
21 years 21 NBA on ESPN ESPN December 25, 2002 present Sometimes broadcast on ABC as NBA on ABC.
21 years 16 NFL Total Access NFL Network 2003 2024 297
21 years 21 The Bachelorette ABC January 8, 2003 present 234
21 years 21 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC January 26, 2003 present 3,588[46][47] Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
21 years 22 Real Time with Bill Maher HBO February 21, 2003 present 645 Hosted by Bill Maher.
21 years 24 America's Next Top Model UPN May 20, 2003 May 17, 2006 315
The CW September 20, 2006 December 4, 2015
VH1 December 8, 2016 present
21 years Anderson Cooper 360° CNN September 8, 2003 present 1,521 Hosted by Anderson Cooper.
21 years 22 NCIS CBS September 23, 2003 present 470
21 years 21 The O'Reilly Factor[du] Fox News October 6, 1996 April 21, 2017 Final three episodes (April 19–21, 2017) were simply titled The Factor, with hosts Dana Perino (April 19–20) and Greg Gutfeld (April 21).
21 years 16 Good Eats Food Network July 7, 1999 April 29, 2010 256
Cooking Channel May 27, 2010 February 10, 2012
Food Network August 25, 2019 July 6, 2020
Discovery+ February 18, 2021 March 25, 2021
21 years 21 Issues and Answers[dv] ABC 1960 1981
21 years 21 The Mike Douglas Show Syndicated 1961 1982 4,017 Mike Douglas died in 2006.
21 years 21 Style with Elsa Klensch CNN June 1, 1980 January 2001
21 years 21 Cookin' Cheap PBS 1981 October 2002
21 years 21 The New Yankee Workshop PBS January 1988 June 27, 2009 284
21 years 21 Sneak Previews[dw] PBS November 26, 1975 October 4, 1996 Had been hosted by:
Roger Ebert (1975–1982),
Gene Siskel (1975–1982),
Neal Gabler (1982–1985),
Jeffrey Lyons (1982–1996),
and Michael Medved (1985–1996).
20 years 20 The Red Skelton Show NBC September 30, 1951 June 21, 1953 672
CBS September 22, 1953 June 23, 1970
NBC September 14, 1970 August 29, 1971
20 years 31[48] For Your Home PBS 1996 2016
20 years 21 Modern Marvels History Channel January 1, 1995 April 11, 2015 691
20 years 20 Total Request Live MTV September 14, 1998 November 16, 2008 2,254
October 2, 2017 November 2018
20 years 23 The First 48 A&E June 3, 2004 present 465
20 years 20 Gunsmoke[dx] CBS September 10, 1955 September 1, 1975 635 Tied longest-running primetime drama.
20 years 20 The Secret Storm CBS February 1, 1954 February 8, 1974 5,195
20 years 20 Investigative Reports A&E September 27, 1991 2011[49] Hosted by Bill Kurtis.
20 years 21 Dr. Phil Syndicated September 16, 2002 May 25, 2023 3,505[50] Hosted by Phil McGraw.
20 years 20 Faith 20 Syndicated 1977 1997
20 years 20 The Doctors NBC April 1, 1963 December 31, 1982 5,155
20 years 20 Evans and Novak[dy] CNN September 1982 November 9, 2002 Originally hosted by Rowland Evans and Robert Novak; later joined by Al Hunt and Mark Shields.

15–19 years

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15 to 19 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
19 years 19 Lassie CBS September 12, 1954 May 1971 591
Syndicated September 1971 March 24, 1973
19 years 19 The Porter Wagoner Show Syndicated 1960 1979
19 years 19 Computer Chronicles PBS 1983 June 25, 2002 Was presented by Stewart Cheifet.
19 years 19 Sally Syndicated October 17, 1983 May 24, 2002 3,820 Was hosted by Sally Jessy Raphael.
19 years 19 Friday Night Videos[dz] NBC July 29, 1983 May 24, 2002
19 years 19 ESPN Sunday Night Football[ea] ESPN November 8, 1987[eb] January 1, 2006
19 years 29 Barefoot Contessa Food Network November 30, 2002 December 19, 2021 297
19 years 16 Ghost Hunters Sci Fi Channel / Syfy October 6, 2004 October 26, 2016 251 (+ 12 specials not included) The program was on hiatus 2016–2019.
A&E August 21, 2019 May 27, 2020
Discovery+ October 31, 2021 March 19, 2022
Travel Channel October 1, 2022 present
19 years 11 Robot Chicken Adult Swim February 20, 2005 present 220 (and 11 specials)
19 years 25 Intervention A&E March 6, 2005 present 355
19 years 13 Iron Chef America Food Network March 6, 2005 present 205
19 years 21 Grey's Anatomy ABC March 27, 2005 present 435
19 years 20 Deadliest Catch Discovery April 12, 2005 present 351
19 years 21 American Dad! Fox May 1, 2005[ec] September 21, 2014 367 Fox's third longest-running animated series and the second longest-running Seth MacFarlane show.
TBS October 20, 2014 present
19 years 23 Hell's Kitchen Fox May 30, 2005 present 352
19 years 33 Dancing with the Stars ABC June 1, 2005 November 22, 2021 499
Disney+ September 19, 2022 present
ABC September 26, 2023 present
19 years 14 Food Network Star Food Network June 5, 2005 present 75
19 years 18 So You Think You Can Dance Fox July 20, 2005 present 319
19 years 16 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX August 4, 2005 December 20, 2012 170 The longest-running U.S. live-action sitcom.
FXX September 4, 2013 present
19 years 17 Criminal Minds[ed] CBS September 22, 2005 February 19, 2020 344
Paramount+ November 24, 2022 present
18 years 18 Art Linkletter's House Party[ee] CBS September 1, 1952 September 5, 1969 Was hosted by Art Linkletter.
NBC December 29, 1969 September 25, 1970
18 years 18 NASCAR on TBS TBS February 27, 1983 October 8, 2000
18 years 14 Barney & Friends[ef] PBS April 6, 1992 November 2, 2010 268
18 years 8 Dora the Explorer Nickelodeon August 14, 2000 June 5, 2014 177 Third longest-running Nickelodeon series, the ninth longest-running animated U.S. series, and the longest-running Nick Jr. series.
The program was on hiatus from 2014 to 2019.
July 7, 2019 August 9, 2019
18 years 19 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Syndicated September 8, 2003 May 28, 2022 3,339[51] Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
18 years 10[52] Cash Cab Discovery December 5, 2005 present 466[52] Was on hiatus from 2012 to 2017.
18 years 21 Top Chef Bravo March 8, 2006 present 316
18 years 18 The Real Housewives of Orange County Bravo March 21, 2006 present 325 Part of the Real Housewives franchise.
18 years 3 Animator vs. Animation Newgrounds June 6, 2006 present 10
18 years 19 America's Got Talent NBC June 21, 2006 present 461
18 years 15 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles Bravo August 29, 2006 present 166
17 years 17 The Dating Game ABC December 20, 1965 January 17, 1970 Hosted by Jim Lange.
ABC Daytime
Syndicated September 10, 1973 September 1999 Hosted by Jim Lange (1966–1978), Elaine Joyce (1986–1987), Jeff MacGregor (1987–1989), Brad Sherwood & Chuck Woolery (1997–1999).
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 Capital Gang CNN September 7, 1988 2005
17 years 17 The Montel Williams Show Syndicated September 30, 1991 May 16, 2008 4,325 Was hosted by Montel Williams.
17 years 18 Last Call with Carson Daly NBC January 8, 2002 May 24, 2019 2,000[53] Hosted by Carson Daly.
17 years 16 Shepard Smith Reporting[eg] Fox News August 2002 October 11, 2019
17 years 18 Red vs. Blue Rooster Teeth April 1, 2003 December 28, 2020 338
17 years 8 American Chopper Discovery Channel March 31, 2003 October 18, 2007 179
TLC January 17, 2008 February 11, 2010
Discovery Channel March 1, 2018 August 4, 2020
18 years 13 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Travel Channel November 1, 2006 present 147
17 years 49 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Food Network April 23, 2007 present 534[54]
17 years 15 American Greed CNBC June 21, 2007 present 222 (& 3 specials)
17 years 17 Nostalgia Critic YouTube July 3, 2007 present 704
17 years 17 The Steve Wilkos Show Syndicated September 10, 2007 present 2,200+ Hosted by Steve Wilkos.
17 years 8 Kitchen Nightmares Fox September 19, 2007 September 12, 2014 102
September 25, 2023 present
16 years 16 USA Tuesday Night Fights USA March 30, 1982 August 25, 1998
16 years 16 MTV Unplugged MTV November 26, 1989 March 2, 2007[eh] 108
16 years 16 Booknotes C-SPAN April 2, 1989 December 5, 2004 801 Had been presented by Brian Lamb. The program lead to Book TV becoming regular weekend programming on C-SPAN2.
16 years 16 Fight Back! with David Horowitz Syndicated September 20, 1976 1992 582 (including California/Consumer Buyline) Was hosted by David Horowitz.
16 years 14 Forensic Files TLC April 23, 1996 December 29, 1999 406, including six hour-long specials
Court TV September 12, 2000 December 24, 2007
TruTV January 7, 2008 June 17, 2011
16 years 14 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ABC October 3, 1952 April 23, 1966 435
16 years 10 The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon March 30, 2001 November 25, 2006 172 Longest-running Nickelodeon animated series from the 2000s and the ninth longest-running American animated series.
February 18, 2008 September 16, 2016
Nicktoons January 18, 2017 July 26, 2017
16 years 16 Morning Joe First Look[ei] MSNBC 2004 September 18, 2020
16 years 13 Squidbillies Adult Swim October 16, 2005 December 13, 2021 132
16 years 17 Rachael Ray Syndicated September 18, 2006 July 28, 2023 2,941[55]
16 years 18 What Would You Do? ABC February 26, 2008 present
16 years 15 The Real Housewives of New York City Bravo March 4, 2008 present 279 Part of the Real Housewives franchise.
16 years 15 Fareed Zakaria GPS CNN June 1, 2008 present 796 Hosted by Fareed Zakaria.
16 years 15 The Real Housewives of Atlanta Bravo October 7, 2008 present 320 Part of the Real Housewives franchise.
15 years 15 Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures Syndicated October 2, 1993 May 24, 2008 Was hosted by Jack Hanna.
15 years 16 Sportsworld[ej] NBC 1978 1992
15 years 15 WWF Superstars Syndicated September 6, 1986 1996 924
USA 1996 2000
TNN[ek] 2000 August 2001
15 years 15 The Jack Benny Program CBS October 28, 1950 September 15, 1964 260 Starred Jack Benny.
NBC September 25, 1964 April 16, 1965
15 years 15 That Good Ole Nashville Music Syndicated 1970 1985
15 years 15 Scientific American Frontiers PBS October 3, 1990 April 13, 2005 97
15 years 15 Newton's Apple PBS October 15, 1983 October 31, 1999 195
15 years 15 ER NBC September 19, 1994 April 2, 2009 331
15 years 15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS October 6, 2000 September 27, 2015 337
15 years 17[note 2] MythBusters Discovery Channel January 23, 2003 March 5, 2016 296
Science Channel November 15, 2017 February 28, 2018
15 years 7 The Venture Bros. Adult Swim February 16, 2003 October 7, 2018[56] 81 (+1 pilot and 4 specials)
15 years 15 Supernatural The WB September 13, 2005 May 4, 2006 327
The CW September 28, 2006 November 19, 2020
15 years 55 Chopped Food Network January 13, 2009 present 749 + 39 specials
15 years 16 RuPaul's Drag Race VH1 February 2, 2009 present 223 Hosted by RuPaul.
15 years 20 Ancient Aliens History March 8, 2009 present 260
15 years 21 Pawn Stars History July 19, 2009 present 675
15 years 16 Shark Tank ABC August 9, 2009 present 341
15 years 15 Annoying Orange YouTube October 9, 2009 present 788

10–14 years

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10 to 14 years
Length Number of seasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of episodes Notes
14 years 15 On the Record Fox News February 12, 2002 September 6, 2016 ...with Greta Van Susteren
September 7, 2016 November 11, 2016 ...with Brit Hume
14 years 13 Ryan's Hope ABC July 7, 1975 January 13, 1989 3,515
14 years 5 Davey and Goliath Syndicated February 25, 1961 June 29, 1975 66 (+ 7 specials)
14 years 15 An Evening at the Improv A&E February 3, 1982 January 1, 1996
14 years 14 Watch Mr. Wizard NBC May 26, 1951 June 27, 1965 547 Don Herbert was Mr. Wizard.
14 years 14 The Jack LaLanne Show Syndicated 1956 1970
14 years 14 Bonanza[el] NBC September 12, 1959 January 16, 1973 432
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 Speed Week ESPN 1983 1997
14 years 15 Video Soul BET June 26, 1981 September 1996
14 years 14 Xplay[em] ZDTV / TechTV July 4, 1998 2004 1,516
G4techTV 2004 2005
G4 2005 January 23, 2013
2021 October 20, 2022
14 years 15 Curious George PBS Kids September 4, 2006 April 1, 2015 198 (+ 3 specials)
Family Jr. September 3, 2018 February 21, 2020
Peacock July 15, 2020 March 17, 2022
14 years 14 Archer FX September 17, 2009 June 2, 2016 145
FXX April 5, 2017 December 17, 2023
14 years 16 American Ninja Warrior NBC December 12, 2009 present 235 [57]
14 years 27 Worst Cooks in America Food Network January 3, 2010 present 198
14 years 26 American Pickers History January 18, 2010 present 389
14 years 6 TuTiTu YouTube July 27, 2010 present
14 years 14 MasterChef
(U.S. series) 		Fox July 27, 2010 present 286
14 years 15 Swamp People History August 22, 2010 present 244
14 years 14 Blue Bloods CBS September 24, 2010 present 288
14 years 7 Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube September 26, 2010 present 89
13 years 26 The Voice
(U.S. series) 		NBC April 26, 2011 present 619
13 years 14 Mad TV Fox October 14, 1995 May 16, 2009 321 Longest-running rival sketch show to Saturday Night Live; longest-running Fox sketch show.
13 years 13 Gardening by the Yard HGTV 1996 2009
13 years 14 NASCAR on TNT TNT July 22, 2001 July 13, 2014
13 years 15 The Apprentice NBC January 8, 2004 February 13, 2017 192 The first fourteen seasons were presented by Donald Trump.
13 years 20 Keeping Up with the Kardashians E! October 14, 2007 June 20, 2021 280 + 6 specials
13 years 14 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS September 22, 2009 May 21, 2023 323
13 years 15 Storage Wars A&E December 1, 2010 present 339
13 years 15 Bob's Burgers Fox January 9, 2011 present 280
13 years 12 American Horror Story FX October 5, 2011 present 132
13 years 13 Howdy Doody NBC December 27, 1947 September 24, 1960 Was in black and white until 1956, and color thereafter.
13 years 14 Armstrong Circle Theatre NBC June 6, 1950 June 1957 370
CBS October 1957 August 28, 1963
13 years 9 The Twentieth Century[en] CBS October 20, 1957 January 4, 1970 219 Was hosted by Walter Cronkite.
13 years 8 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids CBS September 9, 1972 November 13, 1982 110 + 5 specials Presented by Bill Cosby.
Syndicated September 1, 1984 August 10, 1985
13 years 14 Dallas CBS April 2, 1978 May 3, 1991 357
13 years 13 PM Magazine[eo] Syndicated September 1978 August 30, 1991
13 years 13 Later NBC August 22, 1988 January 18, 2001 Originally hosted by Bob Costas.
13 years 13 Tim Russert CNBC 1994 2008
13 years 13 King of the Hill Fox January 12, 1997 May 6, 2010[ep] 259 Third longest-running Fox animated series.
13 years 13 Hannity & Colmes Fox News October 6, 1996 January 9, 2009
13 years 13 The Wendy Williams Show Syndicated July 14, 2008 June 17, 2022 1500+ Hosted by Wendy Williams.
12 years 9 Rugrats Nickelodeon August 11, 1991 August 1, 2004[58] 172
12 years 12 American Sports Cavalcade TNN 1983 1995
12 years 32 The Joy of Painting PBS January 11, 1983 May 17, 1994 416 Starred Bob Ross.
12 years 12 CBS Reports CBS October 27, 1959 September 7, 1971
12 years 12 My Three Sons ABC September 29, 1960 September 2, 1965 380 (184 in black-and-white, 196 in color)
CBS September 16, 1965 August 24, 1972
12 years 12 NYPD Blue ABC September 21, 1993 March 1, 2005 261
12 years 12 Murder, She Wrote CBS September 30, 1984 May 19, 1996 264 (+ 4 TV movies)
12 years 12 Hawaii Five-O
(original series) 		CBS September 26, 1968 April 26, 1980 281
12 years 12 Loving ABC June 26, 1983 November 10, 1995 3,169[59]
12 years 12 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Syndicated January 1984 September 1996
12 years 25 Lockup MSNBC June 4, 2005 February 11, 2017 237
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 2,000+
12 years 12 Room by Room HGTV December 31, 1994 2006[eq]
12 years 12 NBA on NBC NBC 1990 2002 Hosted by Rachael Ray.
12 years 12 Marty Stouffer's Wild America PBS 1982 1994 120
12 years 12 Two and a Half Men CBS September 22, 2003 February 19, 2015 262
12 years 12 Bones Fox September 13, 2005 March 28, 2017 246
12 years 6 Bubble Guppies Nickelodeon January 24, 2011 October 21, 2016 129
September 27, 2019 June 30, 2023
12 years 13 Chicago Fire NBC October 10, 2012 present 257
11 years 13 Road Rules MTV July 19, 1995 May 9, 2007
11 years 12 NASCAR on Speed Speed February 11, 2002 August 17, 2013
11 years 13 Star Search[er] Syndicated September 10, 1983 May 20, 1995 Originally presented by Ed McMahon.
CBS 2003 April 2004
11 years 11 Flipping Out Bravo July 31, 2007 2018 108
11 years 11 The Chris Matthews Show Syndicated September 22, 2002 July 21, 2013 Was hosted by Chris Matthews.
11 years 11 Kraft Television Theatre[es] NBC May 7, 1947 October 1, 1958 650
11 years 11 Homes Across America[et] HGTV December 1994 October 12, 2005
11 years 11 Denise Austin's Daily Workout ESPN2
Lifetime 		1997 2008 Was hosted by Denise Austin.
11 years 11 The Voice of Firestone NBC September 5, 1949 June 1954 Was previously on NBC Radio.
ABC June 1954 June 1959
September 1962 June 16, 1963
11 years 11 You Bet Your Life NBC October 5, 1950 June 29, 1961 529 + 1 unaired Was presented by Groucho Marx. Previously was on multiple radio networks.
11 years 11 The Andy Williams Show CBS 1957 1959 Starred Andy Williams.
NBC 1962 1971
11 years 12 Tosh.0 Comedy Central June 4, 2009 November 24, 2020 301
11 years 11 Beat the Clock
(original series)[eu] 		CBS March 23, 1950 September 12, 1958
ABC October 13, 1958 January 30, 1961
11 years The General Electric College Bowl[ev] CBS January 4, 1959 1963
NBC 1963 June 14, 1970
11 years 11 The Wilburn Brothers Show Syndicated[ew] 1963 1974 354
11 years 11 The Carol Burnett Show CBS September 11, 1967 March 29, 1978 279 Starred Carol Burnett.
11 years 11 Happening Now Fox News November 5, 2007 June 8, 2018
11 years 11 M*A*S*H CBS September 17, 1972 February 28, 1983 256
11 years 11 The Howard Stern Show E! June 18, 1994 July 8, 2005 Hosted by Howard Stern.
11 years 11 Geraldo Syndicated 1987 1998 Last two seasons aired as The Geraldo Rivera Show.
11 years 11 Love Connection Syndicated September 19, 1983 July 1, 1994 2,425
11 years 11 (all episodes filmed in black-and-white) The Danny Thomas Show ABC[ex] September 29, 1953 July 1957
  • 90 (MRFD)
  • 253 (TDTS)
  • 343 (total)
  • 24 (MRFG)
CBS[ey] September 1957 September 14, 1964
11 years 11 Baywatch NBC September 22, 1989 April 6, 1990 241
Syndicated September 23, 1991 May 14, 2001
11 years 11 Talk Soup E! January 7, 1991 May 17, 2002
11 years 11 Martha Stewart Living Syndicated September 1993 2004 The very similar Martha Stewart Show aired from 2005 to 2012.
11 years 5 The Crocodile Hunter Animal Planet October 25, 1996 September 4, 2007 78 (including pilot and 13 specials)
 Longest-running Animal Planet series.
11 years 8 ToonHeads Cartoon Network October 2, 1992 July 1, 2001 102
Adult Swim November 4, 2001 November 23, 2003
11 years 11 Imus in the Morning[ez] MSNBC September 2, 1996 April 11, 2007 Was hosted by Don Imus.
11 years 11 Fox News Live Fox News October 6, 1996 February 24, 2008
11 years 11 The Jeffersons CBS January 18, 1975 July 23, 1985 253
11 years 11 Paula's Home Cooking Food Network 2002 2013 135+
11 years 12 The Big Bang Theory CBS September 24, 2007 May 16, 2019 279
11 years 7 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Cartoon Network October 3, 2008 March 2, 2013 133
Netflix March 7, 2013
Disney+ February 21, 2020 May 4, 2020
11 years 17 Bad Girls Club Oxygen December 5, 2006 May 2, 2017 275
11 years 8 Teen Titans Go! Cartoon Network April 23, 2013 present 402 Longest-running non-Cartoon Network Studios series
Longest-running non-Cartoon Network series from the 2010s
11 years 11 Paw Patrol Nickelodeon August 12, 2013 present 262
11 years 36 Beat Bobby Flay Food Network August 24, 2013 present 469 Hosted by Bobby Flay.
11 years 9 MasterChef Junior
(U.S. series) 		Fox September 27, 2013 present 104
11 years 12 Intimate Portrait Lifetime January 3, 1994 October 3, 2005 271
10 years 11 Ricki Lake Syndicated September 13, 1993 May 21, 2004 2,420 Was hosted by Ricki Lake.
10 years 11 7th Heaven[fa] The WB August 26, 1996 May 8, 2006 243
The CW September 25, 2006 May 13, 2007[fb]
10 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 April 3, 2000 November 22, 2010 130
10 years 10 American Morning CNN September 12, 2001 December 30, 2011 2,688
10 years 10 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts[fc] CBS December 6, 1948 January 1, 1958 Starred Arthur Godfrey.
10 years 10 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends CBS January 12, 1949 April 28, 1959
10 years 3 Wonder Pets! Nickelodeon March 3, 2006 September 3, 2016
  • Shorts: 2
  • Full-length episodes: 62
[60][61] 		Fifth longest-running Nickelodeon show and second longest-running Nick Jr. series.
10 years 4[62][63] Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Playhouse Disney May 5, 2006 January 3, 2011 125 Longest-running Disney animated series from 2000s
Disney Junior February 14, 2011 November 6, 2016
10 years 10 Pantomime Quiz[fd] 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[fe] 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 August 30, 1996
10 years 11 Cheers NBC September 30, 1982 May 20, 1993 275 (including three double-length episodes and a triple-length finale)
10 years 11 Frasier NBC September 16, 1993 May 13, 2004 264
10 years 10 Getting Fit ESPN 1987 1997
10 years 10 NASCAR on TNN TNN 1991 2000
10 years 10 The French Chef PBS February 11, 1963 February 11, 1973 201 Starred Julia Child.
10 years 6 Ed, Edd n Eddy Cartoon Network January 4, 1999 November 8, 2009 69 Longest-running Cartoon Network original series
Longest-running Cartoon Network original series from the 90s
Longest-running Cartoon Cartoon
10 years 11 Modern Family ABC September 23, 2009 April 8, 2020 250
10 years 10 The United States Steel Hour ABC October 27, 1953 1955 253
NBC 1955 June 12, 1963
11 years 36 Guy's Grocery Games Food Network October 20, 2013 present 480
10 years 7 Rick and Morty Adult Swim December 2, 2013 present 71
10 years 12 Chicago P.D. NBC January 8, 2014 present 226
10 years 8 Blaze and the Monster Machines Nickelodeon October 13, 2014 present 158
10 years 11 Ice Road Truckers History June 17, 2007 November 9, 2017 138
10 years 10 USA Up All Night USA January 7, 1989 March 7, 1998 900+
10 years 10 Nashville Now TNN March 8, 1983 October 15, 1993
10 years 15 Don Francisco Presenta Univision October 10, 2001 January 30, 2012
10 years 11 Shameless
(U.S. series) 		Showtime January 9, 2011 April 11, 2021 134 Showtime's longest-running original scripted series

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Notes

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  1. ^ Season 44 (2013–2014) was the first time episodes were numbered in a seasonal order rather than the numerical and chronological fashion used since the show premiered. For example, episode 4401 means "the first episode of the 44th season", not "the 4401st episode" (it is in fact the 4328th episode).
  2. ^ Each calendar year is defined as a season, this count includes the pilot season, but not the special season. On some listings and streaming/video-on-demand services, the season count is 19 for the original series.
  1. ^ Originally GrandStand, then changed name to reflect year; was also NFL Live 1987–1997
  2. ^ Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio (as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press) in 1945
  3. ^ CBS Television News 1948–1951, Douglas Edwards with the News 1951–1962, Walter Cronkite with the News 1962–1963
  4. ^ Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio July 15, 1929.
  5. ^ Originally Hallmark Playhouse radio series, was Hallmark Television Playhouse (1951–1954)
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ There have been six major hosts during seven tenure periods.
  8. ^ There were various other hosts for some short periods during the pre-Carson years. Please see the hosting history for further details.
  9. ^ The total number of episodes hosted by Jay Leno combined is 4,610.
  10. ^ The total number of episodes is13,331.
  11. ^ Hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
  12. ^ Disney anthology television series aired under a variety of titles, including Walt Disney's Disneyland, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Disney's Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, and The Magical World of Disney. The current title is The Wonderful World of Disney. See the main article for a complete broadcast history
  13. ^ Normally to PBS stations.
  14. ^ Name often altered to reflect primary sponsor. Name on current broadcasts: Denny's PBA Tour
  15. ^ In addition, NBC televised the fall tour, 1984–1991
  16. ^ 1998–2000 broadcast seasons were shared by CBS and ESPN
  17. ^ The show was off the air for two years.
  18. ^ Estimated
  19. ^ Aired locally on WYAH-TV Portsmouth, Virginia, 1966–1977; evolved from locally broadcast telethons 1962–1966
  20. ^ Simulcast with cable network transmission.
  21. ^ Originally The Guiding Light. Only its time on television is counted here; it began on radio January 25, 1937.
  22. ^ Originally Washington Week in Review
  23. ^ 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 without being broadcast nationwide.
  24. ^ Originally Masterpiece Theatre.
  25. ^ Originally The New Price Is Right; longest-running game show in American television history.
  26. ^ As of June 7, 2024.
  27. ^ Previously NBC's Saturday Night and Saturday Night Live '80
  28. ^ Previously The Robert MacNeil Report, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
  29. ^ Not currently on a regular schedule.
  30. ^ Syndicated revival prompted by success of syndicated repeats of CBS episodes in 1976
  31. ^ Jerry Lewis died in 2017.
  32. ^ Weekly broadcasts ended January 1, 1997; irregular airings afterward; officially ended with the absorption of ABC Sports into ESPN
  33. ^ a b Primarily to public television.
  34. ^ Evolved from The Iran Crisis – America Held Hostage (1979–80).
  35. ^ Weekend editions are simulcast on the BBC Parliament channel with the name America This Week
  36. ^ Originally titled Noticiero SIN when Univision was known as SIN (Spanish International Network).
  37. ^ Also syndicated, 1982–present
  38. ^ 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.
  39. ^ Late Night, as an entity, is in its 38th season. Over that period it has had four hosts, listed in the notes column.
  40. ^ The total number of episodes, for each host all combined, is 6,298, as at January 21, 2019.
  41. ^ 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
  42. ^ 38 (12 original, 26 revival)
  43. ^ Show went on hiatus from 1993 to 1997.
  44. ^ Show was on hiatus from 1993 to 1997.
  45. ^ Broadcast locally only on WPBT, 1979–1981
  46. ^ Host: Tom Chapin (1985–1988), Robert Urich (1988–1995), Robert Ballard (1988–1995), Boyd Matson (1995–2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003–)
  47. ^ Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer 2003–2005
  48. ^ Oldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee
  49. ^ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
  50. ^ Broadcast only in North Carolina, 1979–1981
  51. ^ Originated on CBS
  52. ^ Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
  53. ^ Now called FYI.
  54. ^ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
  55. ^ Also called 48 Hours Investigates
  56. ^ 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), Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017–2013).
  57. ^ Date of first episode distributed nationally; was aired by WABC locally at The Morning Show, 1983–1988
  58. ^ Pre-release date, March 4, 2022
  59. ^ Date of airing of last first-run episode. Since then, reruns have been syndicated as Best of Soul Train
  60. ^ Became Wall Street Week with Fortune after original host was fired in 2002
  61. ^ Louis Rukeyser died in 2006.
  62. ^ Current host is Maria Bartiromo.
  63. ^ Known as Jim Crockett's Victory Garden from 1975 to 1979
  64. ^ Only its time as its own show is counted here; it began on The Tracey Ullman Show as animated shorts. It is currently the longest-running primetime entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other primetime shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
  65. ^ Sneak peek airing December 17, 1989
  66. ^ Includes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc.
  67. ^ ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN
  68. ^ Pilot taped April 4, 1966
  69. ^ Original series ran for 15 seasons, four seasons of the revival.
  70. ^ Previously E! News Daily and E! News Live
  71. ^ Also known as Dateline (day of week it airs), Dateline with Stone Phillips
  72. ^ Original series ran for 21 seasons, four seasons of the revival.
  73. ^ Previously Nick News W/5 and Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
  74. ^ Now called Paramount Network.
  75. ^ Presently, each episode first airs on ESPN2 on Fridays, then is repeated on ESPN two days later.
  76. ^ Originally Entertainers
  77. ^ Also Westbrook Hospital, 1975–1981
  78. ^ While the show takes place in the same fictional universe 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.
  79. ^ In select markets was aired on another station other than Fox; such as independent stations, UPN or The WB (see Fox Kids broadcasting ambiguities).
  80. ^ Also see List of Power Rangers episodes.
  81. ^ Costumes and footage loosely adapted from Super Sentai.
  82. ^ Evolved from Jammin' (1991–1994)
  83. ^ Originally Extra: The Entertainment Magazine
  84. ^ Reruns aired in syndication, 1984–1992
  85. ^ Began as Moneyline. Became Lou Dobbs Moneyline in 2001, Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003
  86. ^ Local transmission only (WCET), 1972–1996
  87. ^ Full title ESPN Magazine's Sport Reporters
  88. ^ Program rebroadcast later the same day on ESPNews
  89. ^ Originally The Phil Donahue Show
  90. ^ Originally Open End; prior to syndication, aired on WNTA-TV 1958–1961
  91. ^ Broadcast locally on WQXI in 1971 and moved to WTBS starting in 1972. Went national when WTBS launched their satellite feed in 1976. Began as Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1971. Became World Championship Wrestling in 1981 and WCW Saturday Night in 1992. Ended as WCW Saturday Morning in 2000.
  92. ^ Tom Snyder hosted for 4 seasons, Craig Kilborn for 5, Craig Ferguson 10 for and James Corden for 9
  93. ^ Host: Tom Snyder 1995–1999, Craig Kilborn 1999–2004, Craig Ferguson 2004–2014, James Corden 2015–present.
  94. ^ The total number of episodes, for each host all combined, is 4,733 as at January 24, 2019.
  95. ^ Renamed "The Hee Haw Show" for 1991–92 season, and Hee Haw Silver for 1992–1993 season ("greatest hits")
  96. ^ Started in 2008, Mystery! was absorbed into Masterpiece (the former Masterpiece Theatre) and airs under the banner Masterpiece Mystery!
  97. ^ Is repeated in the afternoon of the same day on Fox News Channel
  98. ^ Also known as Access from 2017 to 2019
  99. ^ 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.
  100. ^ Hosted by Ralph Edwards.
  101. ^ Hosted by Jack Bailey until 1956.
  102. ^ Hosted by Bob Barker; Steve Dunne also hosted a primetime version on NBC in 1958.
  103. ^ Hosted by Bob Barker.
  104. ^ Hosted by Bob Hilton.
  105. ^ Hosted by Larry Anderson.
  106. ^ Originally called Politics with Chris Matthews
  107. ^ Originally known as Road Rules: All Stars, followed by Real World/Road Rules Challenge.
  108. ^ Now called Freeform.
  109. ^ Sneak peek airing April 16, 1994
  110. ^ Sneak peek airing January 31, 1999
  111. ^ "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" originally aired on Adult Swim on November 9, 2003. It would later air on Fox on December 10, 2004.
  112. ^ Sneak peek airing May 1, 1999
  113. ^ • original run (1999–2002): 3 seasons; also divided into 6 or 8 miniseasons,
    • Super Millionaire (2004),
    • 10th Ann. (2009),
    • 20th Ann. (2020),
    • 2020/2021 season,
    • 25th Ann. (2024)
  114. ^ • original run (1999–2002): 363[41] or 364,
    • Super Millionaire (2004): 12,
    • 10th Ann. (2009): 11,
    • 20th Ann. (2020): 9,
    • 2020/2021 season: 16,
    • 25th Ann. (2024): 8
  115. ^ Longest-running game show in prime time network television
  116. ^ 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).
  117. ^ For list of episodes, see here.
  118. ^ Also known as Showtime in Harlem, Showtime, and Live in Hollywood
  119. ^ Aired as Toast of the Town until 1955
  120. ^ Evolved from George Michael's Sports Final, 1980–1984 [1]
  121. ^ Includes series of specials, January 1987 to May 1988
  122. ^ Network later renamed Paramount Network.
  123. ^ Sneak peek airing December 30, 2000 on Cartoon Network
  124. ^ Originated on radio as Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, 1934–1946
  125. ^ Originally The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998
  126. ^ Originally ABC Press Conference; succeeded in time slot by This Week
  127. ^ Originally Opening Soon at a Theater Near You (1975–1977); Sneak Previes Goes Video 1989–1991
  128. ^ It was at one time, prior to The Simpsons succeeding it, known as the longest-running primetime entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other primetime shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
  129. ^ Other names: Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields (1998–2001), Novak, Hunt, and Shields (2001–2002)
  130. ^ Title changed to Friday Night in 1994–2000, Late Friday in 2001–2002. In both cases, the title change accompanied a change in program format
  131. ^ Moved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moves from ABC to ESPN
  132. ^ Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990–1997
  133. ^ Sneak peek airing February 6, 2005
  134. ^ Also known as Criminal Minds: Evolution since 2022
  135. ^ Also on CBS Radio, 1945–1967
  136. ^ Reruns only (no first-run episodes) in 1994, 1996, and 2001
  137. ^ Originally Studio B with Shepard Smith.
  138. ^ New episodes sporadic after 2001.
  139. ^ Formerly First Look
  140. ^ Was also known as NBC SportsWorld.
  141. ^ Relaunched as Paramount Network in 2018.
  142. ^ First U.S. network series to film all its episodes in color
  143. ^ Previously GameSpot TV, Extended Play, and X-Play
  144. ^ Known as The 21st Century from 1967 to 1970
  145. ^ Aired locally on KPIX San Francisco as Evening: The MTWTF Show, 1976–1978
  146. ^ The 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 3 through May 6, 2010.
  147. ^ HGTV continues to present reruns after non-renewal of series
  148. ^ Ed McMahon's Star Search, 1992–1995
  149. ^ Also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre (1958); another series of the same name ran concurrently on ABC, 1953–1955
  150. ^ Had 13 week seasons, according to HGTV
  151. ^ Emcee: Bud Collyer
  152. ^ Also known as G.E. College Bowl; on NBC radio, 1953–1955; pilot shot 1955.
  153. ^ Reruns now run on RFD-TV. [citation needed]
  154. ^ As Make Room for Daddy; NBC used the same name when airing reruns of this series, 1960–1965
  155. ^ As The Danny Thomas Show
  156. ^ Simulcast of live program at WFAN in New York.
  157. ^ Longest-running family drama on television, per Reuters article about 7th Heaven finale[permanent dead link]
  158. ^ Scheduled date of last episode
  159. ^ On CBS radio 1946–1956
  160. ^ Originally aired locally in Los Angeles, 1947–1950
  161. ^ 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

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Further reading

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  • 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.
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