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List of longest-running American primetime television series

September 10, 2023

This is a list of the longest running U.S. primetime television series, ordered by the number of broadcast seasons offered by a U.S. broadcast network or cable network in prime time on the show's original run. Broadcast syndication that could have been scheduled by local stations in prime time have been omitted.

Longest telecasted series Edit

Series shaded in light blue are currently in production.

50 seasons or more Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Genre/subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
69 Hallmark Hall of Fame[1] Anthology NBC Dec 24, 1951 Dec 17, 1978 260
CBS Nov 14, 1979 April 30, 1981
PBS Feb 9, 1981 May 6, 1981
CBS Dec 1, 1981 Jan 29, 1989
ABC April 30, 1989 April 23, 1995
CBS Dec 10, 1995 April 24, 2011
ABC Nov 27, 2011 April 20, 2014
Hallmark Channel Nov 30, 2014 present
58 Walt Disney Presents[2] Anthology ABC Oct 27, 1954 June 11, 1961 2207
NBC Sep 24, 1961 Aug 16, 1981
CBS Sep 26, 1981 May 3, 1983
ABC Feb 2, 1986 May 22, 1988
NBC Oct 9, 1988 Aug 26, 1990
Disney Channel Sep 23, 1990 Sep 21, 1997
ABC Sep 28, 1997 present
Disney Junior March 23, 2012 present
55 60 Minutes News magazine CBS September 24, 1968 present 2500+
54 (NFL seasons) Monday Night Football Sports,

football

ABC September 21, 1970 December 26, 2005 718 (games)
ESPN August 14, 2006 present
53 Sábado Gigante[3] Spanish programming Univisión August 5, 1962 (Chile)

May 20, 1986 (United States)

September 19, 2015
50 Nova Science PBS March 3, 1974 present 959 (May 24, 2023)

30–49 seasons Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Genre/subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
48 Masterpiece Anthology PBS January 10, 1971 present
48 Saturday Night Live Variety show NBC October 11, 1975 present 948
45 20/20 News magazine ABC June 6, 1978 present 500+
Austin City Limits Music PBS January 3, 1976 present 900
43 Live from Lincoln Center Music PBS January 30, 1976 present[4] 251
Live from the Met[5] Music PBS 1977 present[4]
42 Inside the NFL Sports,

football

HBO September 1977 February 6, 2008
Showtime September 10, 2008 present
44 This Old House Home improvement PBS February 20, 1979 present 1,136 (as of June 22, 2023)
44 Survivor Reality competition CBS May 31, 2000 present 648
38 The Woodwright's Shop Woodworking PBS 1981 present 481
36 Frontline Public affairs PBS January 17, 1983 present 778 (as of February 15, 2022)
38 The Challenge Reality game show MTV June 1, 1998 present 526
38 National Geographic Explorer[6] Documentary Nickelodeon 1985 1986 233
WTBS/TBS 1986 1999
CNBC 1999 2001
MSNBC[7] 2001 2005
National Geographic 2005 present
36 The Victory Garden Gardening PBS April 16, 1975 present
35 Wall Street Week[8] News,

economics

PBS November 20, 1970 June 24, 2005
34 48 Hours[9] Documentary/news magazine CBS January 2, 1988 present 991[10]
26 Mystery! Anthology PBS February 5, 1980 present
Firing Line Public affairs Syndication 1966[11] 1971
PBS 1971 December 26, 1999
33 The Real World[12] Reality MTV May 21, 1992 August 22, 2019 614
35 Cops[13] Reality Fox March 11, 1989 May 4, 2013 1,164
Spike/Paramount Network September 14, 2013 May 11, 2020
35 American Experience Documentary PBS October 1, 1988 present 366
Nature Documentary PBS October 10, 1982 present
34 The Amazing Race Reality competition CBS September 5, 2001 present 396
34 The Simpsons[14] Animated sitcom Fox December 17, 1989 present 750
33 America's Funniest Home Videos Reality, comedy ABC November 26, 1989 present 767
34 POV Documentary PBS July 5, 1988 present 400+

20–29 seasons Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Genre/subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
31 Dateline NBC[15] News magazine NBC March 31, 1992 present
31 Dancing with the Stars Reality competition ABC June 1, 2005 November 22, 2021 481
Disney+ September 19, 2022 present
31 WWE Monday Night Raw Professional wrestling USA January 11, 1993 September 18, 2000 1580
TNN/Spike TV September 25, 2000 September 26, 2005
USA October 3, 2005 present
26 Grand Ole Opry[16] Music TNN April 20, 1985 August 2001
CMT August 2001 2003
GAC[17] 2003 2011
27 The Bachelor Romance, reality ABC March 25, 2002 present 286
27 America's Most Wanted Reality Fox February 7, 1988 April 21, 2012 1095
March 15, 2021 April 12, 2021
Lifetime December 2, 2011 October 12, 2012
25 Camera Three Anthology CBS January 22, 1956 1979
PBS 1979 July 1, 1980
27 Antiques Roadshow Bargain hunt PBS January 1, 1997 present
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee Children's news program Nickelodeon April 18, 1992 December 15, 2015
24 The Ed Sullivan Show[18] Variety show CBS June 20, 1948 June 6, 1971 1,068
23 Crossfire Talk/news program CNN 1982 June 3, 2005
September 9, 2013 August 6, 2014
22 E! News[19] Entertainment newscast E! September 1, 1991 present 7,500+
26 South Park Animated sitcom Comedy Central August 13, 1997 present 325
22 Investigative Reports Reality A&E September 27, 1991 2004
22 Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour[20] Reality 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
21 The New Yankee Workshop Western woodworking PBS January 1988 June 27, 2009 284
24 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[21] Crime drama NBC September 20, 1999 present 538
25 Big Brother Reality competition CBS July 5, 2000 present 871
20 NFL Primetime Sports,

football

ESPN 1987 present
20 Biography[22] Documentary A&E April 6, 1987[23] August 2006
Biography Channel August 2006 present[24]
20 The Red Skelton Show Variety show NBC September 30, 1951 June 21, 1953 672
CBS September 22, 1953 June 23, 1970
NBC September 14, 1970 August 29, 1971
20 Gunsmoke[25] Drama CBS September 10, 1955 March 31, 1975 635
22 Law & Order[26] Crime drama NBC September 13, 1990 May 24, 2010 488
February 24, 2022 present
21 Family Guy Comedy Fox January 31, 1999 February 14, 2002 409
May 1, 2005 present
21 American Idol Reality Fox June 11, 2002 April 7, 2016 681
ABC March 11, 2018 present
20 Moneyline Editorial CNN June 1, 1980 November 11, 2000

15–19 seasons Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
19 ESPN Sunday Night Football[27] ESPN November 8, 1987[28] January 1, 2006
19 Lassie CBS/syndication September 12, 1954 March 21, 1973 591
18 ESPN Major League Baseball[29] ESPN, ESPN2[30] April 15, 1990 present
20 NCIS CBS September 23, 2003 present 457
20 American Dad! Fox February 6, 2005 September 21, 2014 354
TBS October 24, 2014 present
19 Grey's Anatomy ABC March 27, 2005 present 420
17 Outside the Lines ESPN 1990 present
25 What's My Line?[31]
(network version) 		CBS February 16, 1950 September 3, 1967 CBS: 876
Syndication: 1,320
Total: 2,196
17 Showbiz Today CNN October 29, 1984 2001
17 USA Tuesday Night Fights USA March 30, 1982 1998
17 Capital Gang CNN September 7, 1988 2005
16 Bleach Cartoon Network (Toonami) October 5, 2004 March 27, 2012
16 MTV Unplugged MTV November 26, 1989 November 10, 2005[32] 108
16 Booknotes C-SPAN April 2, 1989 December 5, 2004 801
16 The Lawrence Welk Show[33] ABC July 2, 1955 September 4, 1971
16 Criminal Minds CBS September 22, 2005 February 19, 2020 334
15 Supernatural CW September 13, 2005 November 19, 2020 327
15 ER NBC September 19, 1994 April 2, 2009 331
15 I've Got a Secret CBS June 19, 1952 April 3, 1967 CBS 1952–1967: 680
Syn 1972–1973: 39
CBS 1976: 4
Oxygen: 120[34]
GSN 2006: 40
24 Concentration NBC August 25, 1958 September 20, 1991 3,770 (1958–1973)
975 (1973–1978)
1,020 (1987–1991)
15 The Jack Benny Program CBS October 29, 1950 September 15, 1964 260
NBC September 25, 1964 September 10, 1965
15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS October 6, 2000 September 27, 2015 337

12–14 seasons Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
16 Unsolved Mysteries NBC January 20, 1987[35] September 5, 1997 602
CBS November 13, 1997 June 11, 1999
Lifetime July 2, 2001 September 20, 2002
Spike TV October 13, 2008 April 27, 2010
14 World Poker Tour Fox Sports Networks March 30, 2003 present 420
14 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet[36] ABC October 10, 1952 September 3, 1966 435
14 Bonanza[37] NBC September 12, 1959 January 16, 1973 431
14 Dallas CBS April 2, 1978 May 3, 1991 357
14 Knots Landing CBS December 27, 1979 May 13, 1993 344
14 An Evening at the Improv A&E February 3, 1982 January 1, 1996
12 Wild America PBS 1982 1996 120
14 Video Soul BET June 26, 1983 1997
18 America's Got Talent NBC June 21, 2006 present 432
13 Private Screenings TCM January 1, 1996 2010
29 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO April 2, 1995 present 314
13 King of the Hill Fox January 12, 1997 September 13, 2009 259
14 Armstrong Circle Theatre NBC June 6, 1950 June 1957 370
CBS October 1957 August 28, 1963
13 Tim Russert CNBC 1994 2008
13 SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon May 1, 1999 present 292
12 The Big Bang Theory CBS September 24, 2007 May 16, 2019 279
12 To Tell the Truth CBS December 18, 1956 September 6, 1968
16 Ghost Hunters Syfy October 6, 2004 October 26, 2016 251 (+ 12 specials not included)
A&E August 21, 2019 May 27, 2020
Discovery+ December 31, 2021 March 19, 2022
Travel Channel October 1, 2022 present
12 CBS Reports CBS October 27, 1959 September 7, 1971
12 My Three Sons ABC September 29, 1960 September 2, 1965 380
CBS September 16, 1965 August 24, 1972
12 NYPD Blue ABC September 21, 1993 March 1, 2005 261
12 Murder, She Wrote CBS September 1, 1984 May 19, 1996 264 (+ 4 TV movies)
12 Hawaii Five-O CBS September 26, 1968 April 26, 1980 281
12 Don Francisco Presenta Univision October 10, 2001 January 30, 2012
12 Two and a Half Men CBS September 22, 2003 February 19, 2015 262
12 Bones Fox September 13, 2005 March 28, 2017 246

10–11 seasons Edit

Number of
seasons		 Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number of
episodes
11 Murphy Brown CBS November 14, 1988 May 18, 1998 260
September 27, 2018 December 20, 2018
11 Kraft Television Theatre[38] NBC May 7, 1947 October 1, 1958 650
11 The Voice of Firestone NBC September 5, 1949 June 1954
ABC June 1954 June 1959
ABC September 1962 June 16, 1963
11 You Bet Your Life NBC October 5, 1950 June 29, 1961 529 + 1 unaired
11 The Andy Williams Show CBS 1957 1959
NBC 1962 1971
11 The Carol Burnett Show CBS September 11, 1967 March 29, 1978 279
11 M*A*S*H CBS September 17, 1972 February 28, 1983 256
11 Happy Days ABC January 15, 1974 May 8, 1984 255
11 Cheers NBC September 30, 1982 May 20, 1993 275 (including three double-length episodes and a triple-length finale)
11 (all episodes filmed in black-and-white) The Danny Thomas Show ABC September 20, 1953 1957
  • 90 (MRFD)
  • 253 (TDTS)
  • 343 (total)
  • 24 (MRFG)
CBS 1957 September 14, 1964
11 Frasier NBC September 16, 1993 May 13, 2004 264
11 Married... with Children Fox April 5, 1987 June 9, 1997 259
11 The Jeffersons CBS January 18, 1975 July 23, 1985 253
11 7th Heaven[39] The WB August 26, 1996 May 8, 2006 243
The CW September 25, 2006 May 13, 2007
10 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends CBS January 12, 1949 April 28, 1959
13 Mystery Science Theater 3000 KTMA November 24, 1988 May 28, 1989 230
Comedy Central November 18, 1989 May 18, 1996
Sci Fi February 1, 1997 September 12, 1999
Netflix April 14, 2017 November 22, 2018
14 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS September 22, 2009 May 21, 2023 323
11 Modern Family ABC September 23, 2009 April 8, 2020 250 (+1 special)
11 Will & Grace NBC September 21, 1998 April 23, 2020 246
10 The Goldbergs ABC September 24, 2013 May 3, 2023 229
10 The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon March 30, 2001 July 26, 2017 172 (294 segments)
10 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts[40] CBS December 6, 1948 July 21, 1958
10 Studio One[41] CBS November 7, 1948 September 29, 1958
10 The Arthur Murray Party[42] ABC July 20, 1950 September 1950
DuMont October 1950 March 1951
ABC April 1951 May 1952
CBS July 1952 August 1952
NBC October 1953 September 1955
CBS April 1956 September 1956
NBC July 1957 September 6, 1960
10 General Electric Theater CBS February 1, 1953 September 16, 1962 302
10 Stargate SG-1[43] Showtime July 27, 1997 May 17, 2002 214 + 2 DVD films
Sci Fi June 7, 2002 2007[44]
10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents[45] NBC October 2, 1955 June 26, 1960
  • 268 (Alfred Hitchcock Presents)
  • 93 (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour)
  • 361 (total)
CBS September 25, 1960 June 26, 1962[46]
NBC September 20, 1962 July 3, 1964
CBS October 5, 1964 May 10, 1965
10 Nashville Now TNN March 1, 1983 January 1, 1993 Unknown
11 All That Nickelodeon April 16, 1994 October 22, 2005 211
June 15, 2019 December 17, 2020
10 Friends NBC September 22, 1994 May 6, 2004 236
10 JAG NBC September 1, 1995 May 22, 1996[47] 227
CBS January 3, 1997 April 29, 2005
10 Beverly Hills, 90210 Fox October 4, 1990 May 17, 2000 293
10 Pantomime Quiz[48] CBS July 1, 1950 August 1951
NBC January 1952 March 1952
CBS July 1952 May 1952
CBS July 1952 August 1953
DuMont October 1953 April 1954
CBS June 1954 August 1954
ABC January 1955 March 1955
CBS July 1955 July 1957
ABC April 1958 September 1959
10 The United States Steel Hour ABC October 27, 1953 June 21, 1955 315
CBS July 6, 1955 August 13, 1963
10 Smallville[49] The WB October 16, 2001 May 11, 2006 217[49]
The CW September 28, 2006 May 13, 2011
10 Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC September 30, 2001 May 21, 2007 195
USA October 4, 2007 June 26, 2011
10 CSI: Miami CBS September 23, 2002 April 8, 2012 232

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Originally Hallmark Playhouse radio series, was Hallmark Television Playhouse (1951–1954)
  2. ^ Originally well known as The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979, 1997–2008), now airing as The Magical World of Disney (1988–1997, 2012–current)
  3. ^ Continuation of series that aired 1962–1985 on Chile's Canal 13
  4. ^ a b Not currently on a regular schedule
  5. ^ Also known as The Metropolitan Opera Presents
  6. ^ Host: Tom Chapin (1985–1988), Robert Urich (1988–1995), Bob Ballard (1988–1995), Boyd Matson (1995–2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003–)
  7. ^ Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer, 2003–2005
  8. ^ Became Wall Street Week with Fortune after original host was fired in 2002
  9. ^ Also called "48 Hours Investigates"
  10. ^ "48 Hours on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  11. ^ Pilot taped April 4, 1966
  12. ^ According to MTV, 18th season begins November 22, 2006
  13. ^ ‘Cops Beyond The Bust’: Spike Sets Special To Mark 1,000th Episode Of ‘Cops’ Deadline Hollywood, July 26, 2017.
  14. ^ Longest running prime time animated program in the United States
  15. ^ Also known as Dateline (day of week it airs), Dateline With Stone Phillips
  16. ^ Oldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee
  17. ^ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
  18. ^ Aired as Toast of the Town until 1955
  19. ^ Previously E! News Daily and E! News Live
  20. ^ Originated on radio as Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, 1934–1946
  21. ^ Roots, Kimberly (2018-05-10). "SVU Renewed for Season 20 at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  22. ^ Originated on CBS
  23. ^ Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
  24. ^ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
  25. ^ Longest-running live-action prime time entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other prime-time shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
  26. ^ Longest-running live-action hour-long prime time entertainment program in the United States. While Gunsmoke has accumulated more episodes (635), 233 of its episodes were half-hour dramas. All of Law & Order's episodes have been one hour long.
  27. ^ Moved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN
  28. ^ Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990–1997
  29. ^ Includes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc.
  30. ^ ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN
  31. ^ Longest-running game show in prime time network television; first-run syndication 1968–1975
  32. ^ New episodes sporadic after 2001
  33. ^ Originally The Dodge Dancing Party; first-run syndication 1971–1982; reruns have been airing since 1982 on various PBS stations
  34. ^ Ryon, Ruth - Hot Property Column 17 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2003
  35. ^ Includes series of specials, Jan. 1987 to May 1988
  36. ^ Longest running live-action sitcom.
  37. ^ First US network series to film all its episodes in color
  38. ^ Also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre (1958); another series of the same name ran concurrently on ABC, 1953–1955
  39. ^ Longest-running family drama on television, per Reuters article about 7th Heaven finale
  40. ^ On CBS radio 1946–1956
  41. ^ Originated on CBS Radio, 1947
  42. ^ The first series to be shown on four US broadcasting networks
  43. ^ Longest-running science fiction series in the United States.
  44. ^ Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel, August 21, 2006
  45. ^ The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962–1965
  46. ^ One episode wasn't aired on network TV, but was included in later syndication packages
  47. ^ One episode made its premiere on USA network as part of a JAG rerun package. The episode, planned to be the first of a two-part story, never aired on NBC before cancellation.
  48. ^ Originally aired locally in Los Angeles, 1947–1950
  49. ^ a b David Lambert (April 26, 2011). . TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of longest running American primetime television series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of the longest running U S primetime television series ordered by the number of broadcast seasons offered by a U S broadcast network or cable network in prime time on the show s original run Broadcast syndication that could have been scheduled by local stations in prime time have been omitted This list related to film television or video is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 Contents 1 Longest telecasted series 1 1 50 seasons or more 1 2 30 49 seasons 1 3 20 29 seasons 1 4 15 19 seasons 1 5 12 14 seasons 1 6 10 11 seasons 2 See also 3 NotesLongest telecasted series EditSeries shaded in light blue are currently in production 50 seasons or more Edit Number ofseasons Series Genre subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes69 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1 Anthology NBC Dec 24 1951 Dec 17 1978 260CBS Nov 14 1979 April 30 1981PBS Feb 9 1981 May 6 1981CBS Dec 1 1981 Jan 29 1989ABC April 30 1989 April 23 1995CBS Dec 10 1995 April 24 2011ABC Nov 27 2011 April 20 2014Hallmark Channel Nov 30 2014 present58 Walt Disney Presents 2 Anthology ABC Oct 27 1954 June 11 1961 2207NBC Sep 24 1961 Aug 16 1981CBS Sep 26 1981 May 3 1983ABC Feb 2 1986 May 22 1988NBC Oct 9 1988 Aug 26 1990Disney Channel Sep 23 1990 Sep 21 1997ABC Sep 28 1997 presentDisney Junior March 23 2012 present55 60 Minutes News magazine CBS September 24 1968 present 2500 54 NFL seasons Monday Night Football Sports football ABC September 21 1970 December 26 2005 718 games ESPN August 14 2006 present53 Sabado Gigante 3 Spanish programming Univision August 5 1962 Chile May 20 1986 United States September 19 201550 Nova Science PBS March 3 1974 present 959 May 24 2023 30 49 seasons Edit Number ofseasons Series Genre subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes48 Masterpiece Anthology PBS January 10 1971 present48 Saturday Night Live Variety show NBC October 11 1975 present 94845 20 20 News magazine ABC June 6 1978 present 500 Austin City Limits Music PBS January 3 1976 present 90043 Live from Lincoln Center Music PBS January 30 1976 present 4 251Live from the Met 5 Music PBS 1977 present 4 42 Inside the NFL Sports football HBO September 1977 February 6 2008Showtime September 10 2008 present44 This Old House Home improvement PBS February 20 1979 present 1 136 as of June 22 2023 44 Survivor Reality competition CBS May 31 2000 present 64838 The Woodwright s Shop Woodworking PBS 1981 present 48136 Frontline Public affairs PBS January 17 1983 present 778 as of February 15 2022 38 The Challenge Reality game show MTV June 1 1998 present 52638 National Geographic Explorer 6 Documentary Nickelodeon 1985 1986 233WTBS TBS 1986 1999CNBC 1999 2001MSNBC 7 2001 2005National Geographic 2005 present36 The Victory Garden Gardening PBS April 16 1975 present35 Wall Street Week 8 News economics PBS November 20 1970 June 24 200534 48 Hours 9 Documentary news magazine CBS January 2 1988 present 991 10 26 Mystery Anthology PBS February 5 1980 presentFiring Line Public affairs Syndication 1966 11 1971PBS 1971 December 26 199933 The Real World 12 Reality MTV May 21 1992 August 22 2019 61435 Cops 13 Reality Fox March 11 1989 May 4 2013 1 164Spike Paramount Network September 14 2013 May 11 202035 American Experience Documentary PBS October 1 1988 present 366Nature Documentary PBS October 10 1982 present34 The Amazing Race Reality competition CBS September 5 2001 present 39634 The Simpsons 14 Animated sitcom Fox December 17 1989 present 75033 America s Funniest Home Videos Reality comedy ABC November 26 1989 present 76734 POV Documentary PBS July 5 1988 present 400 20 29 seasons Edit Number ofseasons Series Genre subject Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes31 Dateline NBC 15 News magazine NBC March 31 1992 present31 Dancing with the Stars Reality competition ABC June 1 2005 November 22 2021 481Disney September 19 2022 present31 WWE Monday Night Raw Professional wrestling USA January 11 1993 September 18 2000 1580TNN Spike TV September 25 2000 September 26 2005USA October 3 2005 present26 Grand Ole Opry 16 Music TNN April 20 1985 August 2001CMT August 2001 2003GAC 17 2003 201127 The Bachelor Romance reality ABC March 25 2002 present 28627 America s Most Wanted Reality Fox February 7 1988 April 21 2012 1095March 15 2021 April 12 2021Lifetime December 2 2011 October 12 201225 Camera Three Anthology CBS January 22 1956 1979PBS 1979 July 1 198027 Antiques Roadshow Bargain hunt PBS January 1 1997 presentNick News with Linda Ellerbee Children s news program Nickelodeon April 18 1992 December 15 201524 The Ed Sullivan Show 18 Variety show CBS June 20 1948 June 6 1971 1 06823 Crossfire Talk news program CNN 1982 June 3 2005September 9 2013 August 6 201422 E News 19 Entertainment newscast E September 1 1991 present 7 500 26 South Park Animated sitcom Comedy Central August 13 1997 present 32522 Investigative Reports Reality A amp E September 27 1991 200422 Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour 20 Reality DuMont January 18 1948 October 1949NBC October 1949 September 1954ABC October 1955 June 1957NBC July 1957 October 1958CBS May 1959 October 1959ABC March 1960 September 26 1960CBS October 2 1960 September 27 197021 The New Yankee Workshop Western woodworking PBS January 1988 June 27 2009 28424 Law amp Order Special Victims Unit 21 Crime drama NBC September 20 1999 present 53825 Big Brother Reality competition CBS July 5 2000 present 87120 NFL Primetime Sports football ESPN 1987 present20 Biography 22 Documentary A amp E April 6 1987 23 August 2006Biography Channel August 2006 present 24 20 The Red Skelton Show Variety show NBC September 30 1951 June 21 1953 672CBS September 22 1953 June 23 1970NBC September 14 1970 August 29 197120 Gunsmoke 25 Drama CBS September 10 1955 March 31 1975 63522 Law amp Order 26 Crime drama NBC September 13 1990 May 24 2010 488February 24 2022 present21 Family Guy Comedy Fox January 31 1999 February 14 2002 409May 1 2005 present21 American Idol Reality Fox June 11 2002 April 7 2016 681ABC March 11 2018 present20 Moneyline Editorial CNN June 1 1980 November 11 200015 19 seasons Edit Number ofseasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes19 ESPN Sunday Night Football 27 ESPN November 8 1987 28 January 1 200619 Lassie CBS syndication September 12 1954 March 21 1973 59118 ESPN Major League Baseball 29 ESPN ESPN2 30 April 15 1990 present20 NCIS CBS September 23 2003 present 45720 American Dad Fox February 6 2005 September 21 2014 354TBS October 24 2014 present19 Grey s Anatomy ABC March 27 2005 present 42017 Outside the Lines ESPN 1990 present25 What s My Line 31 network version CBS February 16 1950 September 3 1967 CBS 876Syndication 1 320Total 2 19617 Showbiz Today CNN October 29 1984 200117 USA Tuesday Night Fights USA March 30 1982 199817 Capital Gang CNN September 7 1988 200516 Bleach Cartoon Network Toonami October 5 2004 March 27 201216 MTV Unplugged MTV November 26 1989 November 10 2005 32 10816 Booknotes C SPAN April 2 1989 December 5 2004 80116 The Lawrence Welk Show 33 ABC July 2 1955 September 4 197116 Criminal Minds CBS September 22 2005 February 19 2020 33415 Supernatural CW September 13 2005 November 19 2020 32715 ER NBC September 19 1994 April 2 2009 33115 I ve Got a Secret CBS June 19 1952 April 3 1967 CBS 1952 1967 680Syn 1972 1973 39CBS 1976 4Oxygen 120 34 GSN 2006 4024 Concentration NBC August 25 1958 September 20 1991 3 770 1958 1973 975 1973 1978 1 020 1987 1991 15 The Jack Benny Program CBS October 29 1950 September 15 1964 260NBC September 25 1964 September 10 196515 CSI Crime Scene Investigation CBS October 6 2000 September 27 2015 33712 14 seasons Edit Number ofseasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes16 Unsolved Mysteries NBC January 20 1987 35 September 5 1997 602CBS November 13 1997 June 11 1999Lifetime July 2 2001 September 20 2002Spike TV October 13 2008 April 27 201014 World Poker Tour Fox Sports Networks March 30 2003 present 42014 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 36 ABC October 10 1952 September 3 1966 43514 Bonanza 37 NBC September 12 1959 January 16 1973 43114 Dallas CBS April 2 1978 May 3 1991 35714 Knots Landing CBS December 27 1979 May 13 1993 34414 An Evening at the Improv A amp E February 3 1982 January 1 199612 Wild America PBS 1982 1996 12014 Video Soul BET June 26 1983 199718 America s Got Talent NBC June 21 2006 present 43213 Private Screenings TCM January 1 1996 201029 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO April 2 1995 present 31413 King of the Hill Fox January 12 1997 September 13 2009 25914 Armstrong Circle Theatre NBC June 6 1950 June 1957 370CBS October 1957 August 28 196313 Tim Russert CNBC 1994 200813 SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon May 1 1999 present 29212 The Big Bang Theory CBS September 24 2007 May 16 2019 27912 To Tell the Truth CBS December 18 1956 September 6 196816 Ghost Hunters Syfy October 6 2004 October 26 2016 251 12 specials not included A amp E August 21 2019 May 27 2020Discovery December 31 2021 March 19 2022Travel Channel October 1 2022 present12 CBS Reports CBS October 27 1959 September 7 197112 My Three Sons ABC September 29 1960 September 2 1965 380CBS September 16 1965 August 24 197212 NYPD Blue ABC September 21 1993 March 1 2005 26112 Murder She Wrote CBS September 1 1984 May 19 1996 264 4 TV movies 12 Hawaii Five O CBS September 26 1968 April 26 1980 28112 Don Francisco Presenta Univision October 10 2001 January 30 201212 Two and a Half Men CBS September 22 2003 February 19 2015 26212 Bones Fox September 13 2005 March 28 2017 24610 11 seasons Edit Number ofseasons Series Network First broadcast Last broadcast Number ofepisodes11 Murphy Brown CBS November 14 1988 May 18 1998 260September 27 2018 December 20 201811 Kraft Television Theatre 38 NBC May 7 1947 October 1 1958 65011 The Voice of Firestone NBC September 5 1949 June 1954ABC June 1954 June 1959ABC September 1962 June 16 196311 You Bet Your Life NBC October 5 1950 June 29 1961 529 1 unaired11 The Andy Williams Show CBS 1957 1959NBC 1962 197111 The Carol Burnett Show CBS September 11 1967 March 29 1978 27911 M A S H CBS September 17 1972 February 28 1983 25611 Happy Days ABC January 15 1974 May 8 1984 25511 Cheers NBC September 30 1982 May 20 1993 275 including three double length episodes and a triple length finale 11 all episodes filmed in black and white The Danny Thomas Show ABC September 20 1953 1957 90 MRFD 253 TDTS 343 total 24 MRFG CBS 1957 September 14 196411 Frasier NBC September 16 1993 May 13 2004 26411 Married with Children Fox April 5 1987 June 9 1997 25911 The Jeffersons CBS January 18 1975 July 23 1985 25311 7th Heaven 39 The WB August 26 1996 May 8 2006 243The CW September 25 2006 May 13 200710 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends CBS January 12 1949 April 28 195913 Mystery Science Theater 3000 KTMA November 24 1988 May 28 1989 230Comedy Central November 18 1989 May 18 1996Sci Fi February 1 1997 September 12 1999Netflix April 14 2017 November 22 201814 NCIS Los Angeles CBS September 22 2009 May 21 2023 32311 Modern Family ABC September 23 2009 April 8 2020 250 1 special 11 Will amp Grace NBC September 21 1998 April 23 2020 24610 The Goldbergs ABC September 24 2013 May 3 2023 22910 The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon March 30 2001 July 26 2017 172 294 segments 10 Arthur Godfrey s Talent Scouts 40 CBS December 6 1948 July 21 195810 Studio One 41 CBS November 7 1948 September 29 195810 The Arthur Murray Party 42 ABC July 20 1950 September 1950DuMont October 1950 March 1951ABC April 1951 May 1952CBS July 1952 August 1952NBC October 1953 September 1955CBS April 1956 September 1956NBC July 1957 September 6 196010 General Electric Theater CBS February 1 1953 September 16 1962 30210 Stargate SG 1 43 Showtime July 27 1997 May 17 2002 214 2 DVD filmsSci Fi June 7 2002 2007 44 10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 45 NBC October 2 1955 June 26 1960 268 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 93 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 361 total CBS September 25 1960 June 26 1962 46 NBC September 20 1962 July 3 1964CBS October 5 1964 May 10 196510 Nashville Now TNN March 1 1983 January 1 1993 Unknown11 All That Nickelodeon April 16 1994 October 22 2005 211June 15 2019 December 17 202010 Friends NBC September 22 1994 May 6 2004 23610 JAG NBC September 1 1995 May 22 1996 47 227CBS January 3 1997 April 29 200510 Beverly Hills 90210 Fox October 4 1990 May 17 2000 29310 Pantomime Quiz 48 CBS July 1 1950 August 1951NBC January 1952 March 1952CBS July 1952 May 1952CBS July 1952 August 1953DuMont October 1953 April 1954CBS June 1954 August 1954ABC January 1955 March 1955CBS July 1955 July 1957ABC April 1958 September 195910 The United States Steel Hour ABC October 27 1953 June 21 1955 315CBS July 6 1955 August 13 196310 Smallville 49 The WB October 16 2001 May 11 2006 217 49 The CW September 28 2006 May 13 201110 Law amp Order Criminal Intent NBC September 30 2001 May 21 2007 195USA October 4 2007 June 26 201110 CSI Miami CBS September 23 2002 April 8 2012 232See also EditLists of longest running U S shows by broadcast type List of longest running United States television series List of longest running U S broadcast network television series List of longest running U S cable television series List of longest running U S first run syndicated television series List of longest running scripted U S primetime television series Lists of longest running shows internationally List of longest running television shows by category international list List of longest running Australian television series List of longest running British television series List of longest running Philippine television series List of shortest running shows List of television series canceled after one episode List of television series canceled before airing an episodeNotes Edit Originally Hallmark Playhouse radio series was Hallmark Television Playhouse 1951 1954 Originally well known as The Wonderful World of Disney 1969 1979 1997 2008 now airing as The Magical World of Disney 1988 1997 2012 current Continuation of series that aired 1962 1985 on Chile s Canal 13 a b Not currently on a regular schedule Also known as The Metropolitan Opera Presents Host Tom Chapin 1985 1988 Robert Urich 1988 1995 Bob Ballard 1988 1995 Boyd Matson 1995 2003 Michael Fay 2001 Lisa Ling 2003 Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer 2003 2005 Became Wall Street Week with Fortune after original host was fired in 2002 Also called 48 Hours Investigates 48 Hours on CBS TV Guide Retrieved February 1 2014 Pilot taped April 4 1966 According to MTV 18th season begins November 22 2006 Cops Beyond The Bust Spike Sets Special To Mark 1 000th Episode Of Cops Deadline Hollywood July 26 2017 Longest running prime time animated program in the United States Also known as Dateline day of week it airs Dateline With Stone Phillips Oldest continuously running radio program airing on WSM radio Nashville Tennessee As Grand Ole Opry Live Aired as Toast of the Town until 1955 Previously E News Daily and E News Live Originated on radio as Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour 1934 1946 Roots Kimberly 2018 05 10 SVU Renewed for Season 20 at NBC TVLine Retrieved 2018 05 14 Originated on CBS Reran CBS originals 1984 1987 Rebroadcast A amp E originals 1999 2006 Longest running live action prime time entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters While other prime time shows have run longer they are all news sports anthology or variety programs Longest running live action hour long prime time entertainment program in the United States While Gunsmoke has accumulated more episodes 635 233 of its episodes were half hour dramas All of Law amp Order s episodes have been one hour long Moved to NBC in 2006 at which time Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN Sunday Night Football shared with TNT with TNT getting the first half of the season ESPN the second half 1990 1997 Includes Sunday Night Baseball Wednesday Night Baseball etc ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN Longest running game show in prime time network television first run syndication 1968 1975 New episodes sporadic after 2001 Originally The Dodge Dancing Party first run syndication 1971 1982 reruns have been airing since 1982 on various PBS stations Ryon Ruth Hot Property Column Archived 17 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times March 9 2003 Includes series of specials Jan 1987 to May 1988 Longest running live action sitcom First US network series to film all its episodes in color Also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre 1958 another series of the same name ran concurrently on ABC 1953 1955 Longest running family drama on television per Reuters article about 7th Heaven finale On CBS radio 1946 1956 Originated on CBS Radio 1947 The first series to be shown on four US broadcasting networks Longest running science fiction series in the United States Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel August 21 2006 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 1965 One episode wasn t aired on network TV but was included in later syndication packages One episode made its premiere on USA network as part of a JAG rerun package The episode planned to be the first of a two part story never aired on NBC before cancellation Originally aired locally in Los Angeles 1947 1950 a b David Lambert April 26 2011 The Complete Series on DVD Timeframe Packaging New Extras and Answer to Why Not On Blu ray TVShowsOnDVD com Archived from the original on April 29 2011 Retrieved April 26 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of longest running American primetime 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