List of longest-running TV shows by category

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

Category Show name Country Duration No. of episodes
Award ceremony Academy Awards United States United States NBC: 1953–1960, 1971–1975, ABC: 1961–1970, 1976–present 87 Ceremonies
Animated Sazae-san Japan Japan Fuji Television: 1969–present 7332
Anthology drama series Maalaala Mo Kaya Philippines Philippines ABS-CBN: 1991–present
Automotive Top Gear United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC Two: 1977–2001, 2002–present 515; 161+9 specials
Charity show Children in Need United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC: 1980–present 35
Children's show Blue Peter United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC: 1958–2012, CBBC: 2012–present 4,698 (as of 27 August 2012, now significantly more)
Comedy Radio Rochela Venezuela Venezuela RCTV: 1960–2010 2,652
Comedy Reality Candid Camera United States United States ABC: 1948–1949, NBC: 1949–1951, 1954–1959, CBS: 1959–1967, ABC: 1974, NBC: 1983, CBS: 1987–1988, 1996–2001, PAX: 2001–2004, TV Land: 2014–present 1,000+
Cooking show Hasta La Cocina Mexico Mexico 1960–present 11,232+[1]
Current affairs series Panorama United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC One: 1953–present
Educational Show Teleclub Costa Rica Costa Rica 1963–present[2]
Espionage thriller Spooks United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC One, BBC Three: 2002–2011 86
Fantasy Wansapanataym Philippines Philippines ABS-CBN: 1997-2005; 2010–present 600+
Female ensemble The Liver Birds United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC1: 1969–1978, 1996 86
Finance show The Money Programme United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC Two: 1966-2010
Game show The Price Is Right United States United States NBC: 1956–1963, ABC: 1963–1965, CBS: 1972–present 7,302 as of 19 August 2010
Historical drama Zenigata Heiji Japan Japan 1952–present
History series Timewatch United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC Two: 1963–present
Medical drama Casualty United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC One: 1986–present 927 (as of 6 December 2014)
Chart Music show Top of the Pops United Kingdom United Kingdom 1964-2006; Christmas shows only 2007–present 2,219
Music talent show NHK Nodo Jiman Japan Japan NHK: 1953–present ~2,900 as of 2012
Music video show Rage Australia Australia ABC1: 1987–present, ABC2: 2005-2009, Fly TV: 2001-2003
News show Meet the Press United States United States NBC: 1947–present 4,946+
Newscast Tagesschau Germany Germany Das Erste: 1952–present ~20,000 by late 2009
Noontime-variety show Eat Bulaga! Philippines Philippines RPN: 1979-1989; ABS-CBN: 1989-1995; GMA Network: 1995–present 10,958 (as of December 29, 2015)
Police procedural Tatort Germany Germany Das Erste: 1970–present 867 as of 11 March 2013[3]
Quiz Show It's Academic United States United States 1961–present[4]
Reality show COPS United States United States Fox: 1989–present 435+
Religious program Le Jour du Seigneur France France 1949–present
Rural documentary Country Calendar New Zealand New Zealand TV One: 1966–present
Science fiction series Doctor Who United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC One: 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present[5] 826 as of 25 December 2015
Science show The Sky at Night United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC One: 1957–present 705+
Sitcom Świat według Kiepskich Poland Poland Polsat: 1999–present 480
Soap opera Guiding Light United States United States 1952–2009 14,409+ (est. based on no. of weekdays, excluding public holidays)
Song Contest Sanremo Music Festival Italy Italy 1951–present
Sports show Hockey Night in Canada Canada Canada CBC: 1952–present
Sports magazine show Trans World Sport United Kingdom United Kingdom 1987–present
Sports variety Grandstand (TV series) United Kingdom United Kingdom 1958–2007
Tabloid newscast TV Patrol Philippines Philippines ABS-CBN: 1987–present
Talk / chat show The Tonight Show United States United States 1954–present ~11,462 as of November 6, 2015
Teen drama Grange Hill United Kingdom United Kingdom 1978–2008 605
Telenovela Mara Clara Philippines Philippines ABS-CBN: 1992–1997 1209
Travel show Holiday United Kingdom United Kingdom 1969–2007
TV feedback show Points of View United Kingdom United Kingdom 1961–present Unknown
Variety show Sabado Gigante Chile Chile
United States United States
Canal 13: 1962–1986; Univision: 1986–2015 2,800+
Western Gunsmoke United States United States 1955–1975 635
Sing-along show Allsång på Skansen Sweden Sweden 1979–present
Entertainment show Julehilsen til Grønland Denmark Denmark 1932–present

See also

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