List of longest-running television shows

This is a list of the longest-running television shows across all countries and categories. To be included, a programme must have been broadcast for at least 50 years.

  Programmes with a shaded background indicate that it is no longer in production.

Years Category Show name Country Duration Channel/network Episodes
87 Outside broadcast Lord Mayor's Show United Kingdom United Kingdom 1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)[1] BBC Television Service, BBC One
78 Sports outside broadcast The Championships, Wimbledon[2] United Kingdom United Kingdom 1937,[3] 1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns) BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
77 News show Meet the Press United States United States 1947–present NBC 4,946+
76 Newscast CBS Evening News United States United States 1948–present CBS 16,400+
75 Religious program Le Jour du Seigneur France France 1949–present TF1 (1949–87)

France 2 (since 1987)

72 Sports show Hockey Night in Canada Canada Canada 1952–present CBC, City/Sportsnet, CTV
71 Sports magazine show La Domenica Sportiva Italy Italy 1953–present RAI 3,318 (as of 10 May 2020)
Music talent show NHK Nodo Jiman Japan Japan 1953–present NHK 2,900 (as of 2012)
Current affairs series Panorama United Kingdom United Kingdom 1953–present BBC One
70 Talk show The Tonight Show United States United States 1954–present NBC
69 Song contest Sanremo Music Festival Italy Italy 1955–present RAI (radio broadcast since 1951, TV broadcast since 1955)
Annual live international beauty pageant Miss Universe United States United States 1955–present CBS, NBC, FOX 73
Annual live national beauty pageant Miss America United States United States 1955–present ABC, NBC, CBS 96 (102)
68 Song contest Eurovision Song Contest Europe Various participating countries 1956–2019,2021–present European Broadcasting Union The most recent contest (2023) is hosted in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on behalf of Ukraine.
67 Science show The Sky at Night United Kingdom United Kingdom 1957–present BBC One, BBC Four 804 (as of September 2020)
News show Telediario Spain Spain 1957–present TVE
Children's show Blue Peter United Kingdom United Kingdom 1958–present BBC One, CBBC 5,000 (as of 1 February 2018)
66 Historical drama Zenigata Heiji Japan Japan 1958–present
Agriculture information Plodovi zemlje Croatia Croatia 1958–present HRT 1 1900 (as of 14 March 2017)
65 Animated Sandmännchen Germany Germany 1959–present Deutscher Fernsehfunk, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg 22,200
News show Telejornal Portugal Portugal 1959–present RTP 1
Soap opera Coronation Street United Kingdom United Kingdom 1960–present ITV 10000+
63 Comedy KVN Soviet Union Soviet Union (1961–1991)

Russia Russia (1991–present)

1961–present Channel One Russia, KVN TV
TV feedback show Points of View United Kingdom United Kingdom 1961–present BBC One, BBC Two
Quiz show It's Academic United States United States 1961–present[4]
62 Song contest Festivali i Këngës Albania Albania 1962–present RTSH
62 Medicine talk show Trupi dhe Shëndeti Albania Albania 1962–present RTSH 1000+
61 Science fiction Doctor Who United Kingdom United Kingdom 1963–1989, 1996,[5] 2005–present BBC One 875 (as of 25 December 2023)
61 Variety show Programa Silvio Santos Brazil Brazil 1963–present SBT 3000+
60 Music Chart show Top of the Pops United Kingdom United Kingdom 1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2006–present BBC One, BBC Two 2,219
Documentary Four Corners Australia Australia 1961–present Australian Broadcasting Corporation
58 Agriculture information Country Calendar New Zealand New Zealand 1966–present
59 Game show Des chiffres et des lettres France France 1965–present France 2 (1965–2006)

France 3 (since 2006)

20,000 (as of October 2012)
58 Children's show (preschool) Play School Australia Australia 1966–present Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 4,500+
58 Comedy special Áramótaskaupið Iceland Iceland 1966–present Ríkisútvarpið 56
56 Variety show Súper Sábado Sensacional Venezuela Venezuela 1968–present RCTV (1968–1972), Venevisión (1972–present) 2,800+
55 Anime for kids Sazae-san Japan Japan 1969–present Fuji Television 7000+[6]
Kids Educational Sesame Street United States United States 1969–present NET (1969–1970), PBS (1970–), HBO (2016–2020), HBO Max (2020–) 4000+
54 Police procedural Tatort Germany Germany 1970–present Das Erste 1,136 (as of 6 September 2020)[7]
51 Sketch comedy show Radio Rochela Venezuela Venezuela 1959–2010 RCTV 2,652
50 Soap opera Pobol y Cwm Wales Wales 1974–present BBC Cymru (1974–1982), S4C (1982–present)

References

  1. ^ "The Lord Mayor's Show dates". BBC Genome. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon". Genome Project. 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon and the BBC 1927 to 2017". History of the BBC. 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mac McGarry, 'It's Academic' host, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – Doctor Who: The TV Movie – Details". 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Sazae-san". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Die Fälle – Tatort – ARD | Das Erste".
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