List of longest-running television shows by category

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

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Years	Category	Show name	Country	Duration	Channel/network	No. of episodes
88	Sports outside broadcast	The Championships, Wimbledon[1]	United Kingdom	1937,[2] 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)	BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
88	Outside broadcast	Lord Mayor's Show	United Kingdom	1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)[3]	BBC Television Service, BBC One
88	Outside broadcast	Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph	United Kingdom	1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2, 1939–1945)	BBC Television Service, BBC One
78	News show	Meet the Press	United States	1947–present	NBC	4,946+
77	Newscast	CBS Evening News	United States	1948–present	CBS	16,400+
76	Religious program	Music & the Spoken Word	United States	1949–present	KSL (Television since 1949, radio since 1929)	3,900+
76	Religious program	Le Jour du Seigneur	France	1949–present	TF1 (1949–87) France 2 (since 1987)
73	Sports show	Hockey Night in Canada	Canada	1952[a] –2026	CBC (1952—2026), City/Sportsnet (2014–2026), CTV (1965–1975)
	Music talent show	NHK Nodo Jiman	Japan	1953–present	NHK	2,900 (as of 2012[update])
72	Sports magazine show	La Domenica Sportiva	Italy	1953–present	RAI	3,318 (as of 10 May 2020[update])
	Current affairs series	Panorama	United Kingdom	1953–present	BBC One
71	Talk show	The Tonight Show	United States	1954–present	NBC
70	Annual live international beauty pageant	Miss Universe	United States	1955–present	CBS, NBC, FOX	72
	Song contest	Sanremo Music Festival	Italy	1955–present	RAI (radio broadcast since 1951, TV broadcast since 1955)
	Annual live national beauty pageant	Miss America	United States	1955–present	ABC, NBC, CBS	96 (102)
	Annual live song contest	Eurovision Song Contest	Europe	1956–2019, 2021-present	EBU	104
69	Science show	The Sky at Night	United Kingdom	1957–present	BBC One, BBC Four	825 (as of Oct 2022)
67	Children's show	Blue Peter	United Kingdom	1958–present	BBC One, CBBC	5,294 (as of 13 October 2023)
67	Agriculture information	Plodovi zemlje	Croatia	1958–present	HRT 1	1,900 (as of 14 March 2017)
66	Animated	Sandmännchen	Germany	1959–present	Deutscher Fernsehfunk, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	22,200+
65	Soap opera	Coronation Street	United Kingdom	1960–present	ITV	10,000+
64	Comedy	KVN	Soviet Union (1961–1991) Russia (1991–present)	1961–present	Channel One Russia, KVN TV
	TV feedback show	Points of View	United Kingdom	1961–present	BBC One, BBC Two
	Quiz show	It's Academic	United States	1961–present[4]
	Documentary	Four Corners	Australia	1961–present	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
63	Medicine talk show	Trupi dhe Shëndeti	Albania	1962–present	RTSH	1,000+
	Variety show	Programa Silvio Santos	Brazil	1963–present	SBT	3,000+
62	Science fiction	Doctor Who	United Kingdom	1963–1989, 1996,[5] 2005–present	BBC One	892 (as of 31 May 2025)
61	Music chart show	Top of the Pops	United Kingdom	1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2006–present	BBC One, BBC Two	2,219
60	Agricultural programme	Country Calendar	New Zealand	1966- present	TVNZ	1,500+
60	Children's stories	Vecernicek	Czech Republic	1965–Present	Czech Television Programs: ČT1, ČT2, ČT Déčko
60	Nature documentary	Le Jardin extraordinaire [fr]	Belgium	1965–present	RTBF	2,400+
59	Children's show (preschool)	Play School	Australia	1966–present	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)	4,500+
	Comedy special	Áramótaskaupið	Iceland	1966–present	Ríkisútvarpið	56
58	Game show	Des chiffres et des lettres	France	1965–2024	France 2 (1965–2006) France 3 (2006–2024)	20,000 (as of October 2012[update])
56	Anime	Sazae-san	Japan	1969–present	Fuji Television	8,880+[6]
55	Police procedural	Tatort	Germany	1970–present	Das Erste	1,136 (as of 6 September 2020[update])[7]
54	Superhero fiction	Kamen Rider	Japan	1971–1989, 2000–present	MBS/NET (1971–1975), MBS/TBS (1975–1989), TV Asahi (2000–)	1,649
54	Sketch comedy show	Sábados Felices	Colombia	1972–present	Caracol Televisión	2,600+ as of 8 October 2022[update][8]
50	Political satire	Extra 3	Germany	1976–present	Das Erste
49	Talk show - hosted continuously by the same host	Tetsuko's Room	Japan	1976–present	TV Asahi	12,100 (as of 12 September 2023)[9]
48	Charity show	The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon	United States	1966–2014	Various	48
	Sports variety	Grandstand	United Kingdom	1958–2007	BBC One, BBC Two	3,500
47	Film review	Film	United Kingdom	1971–2018	BBC One
	Noontime Variety show	Eat Bulaga!	Philippines	1979–present	RPN (1979-89), ABS-CBN (1989-95), GMA (1995-2024), TV5 (since 2024)	14,500+ (and counting)
41	Glove puppetry show	Pili	Taiwan	1984–present[10]	Pili TV	2,000+
	Soap opera	EastEnders	United Kingdom	1985-present	BBC One	7,000+
38	Music video show	Rage	Australia	1987–present	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
38	Comedy drama	Kopi kade	Sri Lanka	1987–present	ITN	2,000+
36	Reality show	America's Funniest Home Videos	United States	1989–present	American Broadcasting Company
36	Adult animation	The Simpsons	United States	1989–present	Fox Broadcasting Company	850+
36	Television magazine	Ityadi	Bangladesh	1989–present	Bangladesh Television	400+
21	Medical drama	Grey's Anatomy	United States	2005–present	ABC	466
15	Fantasy television	Supernatural	United States	2005–2020	The CW	327+

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