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