LONGEST RUNNING TV SHOWS
Television Shows With More Than 160 Episodes
(Criteria: US Productions, Fictional Content, No more than 1 new episode aired per week)
TV Show - Number Of Episodes - Years Aired
Updated:16FEB14 (There Will Be No More Updates)
1. WWE Raw 2. Gunsmoke 3. Lassie 4. The Simpsons 5. WWE Smackdown! 6. Law And Order 7. Death Valley Days 8. Ozzie and Harriet 9. Bonanza 10. My Three Sons 11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents 12. Dallas 13. Knots Landing 14. Make Room For Daddy 15. Law&Order:SVU 16. ER 17. C.S.I 18. George Burns/Gracie Allen 19. Beverly Hills 90210 20. Wagon Train 21. Hawaii Five-O 22. Dragnet,Original 23. Cheers 24. Beverly Hillbillies 25. Donna Reed 26. Perry Mason 27. Murder She Wrote 28. Frasier 29. NYPD Blue 30. Suspense 31. Married With Children 32. Happy Days 33. Love Boat 34. King of the Hill 35. Bewitched 36. The Jeffersons 37. Mash 38. The Virginian 39. Andy Griffith Show 40. Murphy Brown 41. South Park 42. 7th Heaven 43. Baywatch 44. The FBI 45. Have Gun Will Travel 46. Friends 47. Two and a Half Men 48. Leave It To Beaver 49. Drew Carey 50. C.S.I Miami 51. Melrose Place 52. JAG 53. The Loretta Young Show 54. The Real McCoys 55. Falcon Crest 56. Petticoat Junction 57. Lone Ranger 58. Roseanne 59. Dynasty 60. Rawhide 61. Smallville 62. Family Matters 63. Stargate SG1 64. The Waltons 65. The Life of Riley 66. Touched By Angel 67. All In The Family |
810* (1997-present) 633 (1955-1975) 588 (1954-1973) 541 (1989-present) 528 (1999-present) 456 (1990-2010) 452 (1952-1972) 435 (1952-1966) 430 (1959-1972) 369 (1960-1972) 361 (1955-1965) 357 (1978-1991) 344 (1979-1993) 336 (1953-1964) 333 (1999-present) 331 (1994-2009) 309 (2000-present) 291 (1950-1958) 296 (1990-2000) 284 (1957-1965) 278 (1968-1980) 276 (1952-1959) 275 (1982-1993) 274 (1962-1971) 274 (1958-1966) 271 (1957-1966) 265 (1984-1996) 264 (1993-2004) 261 (1993-2005) 260 (1949-1954) 259 (1987-1997) 255 (1974-1984) 255 (1977-1986) 255 (1997-2009) 254 (1964-1972) 253 (1975-1985) 251 (1972-1983) 249 (1962-1971) 249 (1960-1968) 247 (1988-1998) 247 (1997-present) 243 (1996-2007) 243 (1989-2001) 239 (1965-1974) 238 (1957-1963) 238 (1994-2004) 236 (2003-present) 234 (1957-1963) 233 (1995-2004) 232 (2002-2012) 227 (1992-1999) 227 (1995-2005) 225 (1953-1961) 224 (1957-1963) 224 (1981-1990) 222 (1963-1970) 221 (1949-1957) 220 (1988-1997) 218 (1981-1989) 216 (1959-1965) 216 (2001-2011) 215 (1989-1998) 214 (1997-2007) 213 (1972-1981) 212 (1953-1958) 212 (1994-2003) 210 (1971-1979) |
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68. Everybody Loves Raymond 69. One Day At A Time 70. The Facts of Life 71. The King of Queens 72. The Millionare 73. 77 Sunset Strip 74. Father Knows Best 75. Little House o/t Prairie 76. Walker, Texas Ranger 77. X-Files 78. Alice 79. Home Improvement 80. How I Met Your Mother 81. Coach 82. That 70's Show 83. The Cosby Show 84. Ironside 85. C.S.I NY 86. Who's the Boss 87. Matlock 88. Law & Order:Criminal Int 89. Mannix 90. Night Court 91. Will&Grace 92. Full house 93. 24 94. Doctor Kildare 95. Diff'rent Strokes 96. Newhart 97. Scrubs 98. According To Jim 99. Golden Girls 100. Seinfeld 101. I Love Lucy 102. Barnaby Jones 103. Laverne&Shirley 104. Star Trek Next 105. Diagnosis,Murder 106. Charmed 107. Star Trek Deep Space Nine 108. Family Ties 109. Silk Stalkings 110. Adam-12 111. The Bob Cummings Show 112. Three's Company 113. Wings 114. Star Trek Voyager 115. Girlfriends 116. LA Law 117. Mission Impossible 118. Green Acres 119. Marcus Welby 120. Empty Nest 121. Medical Center 122. The Rifleman 123. Hogan's Heroes 124. Mary Tyler Moore 125. The Practice 126. Barney Miller 127. Flintstones 128. Growing Pains 129. Daniel Boone 130. Adventures RinTinTin 131. Mad About You 132. Designing Women 133. Sabrina Teenage Witch 134. Magnum PI 135. Step by Step 136. Without a Trace |
210 (1996-2005) 209 (1975-1984) 209 (1979-1988) 207 (1998-2007) 206 (1955-1960) 206 (1958-1964) 203 (1954-1962) 203 (1975-1983) 203 (1993-2001) 202 (1993-2002) 201 (1976-1985) 201 (1991-1999) 201 (2005-present) 200 (1989-1997) 200 (1998-2006) 197 (1984-1992) 197 (1967-1975) 197 (2004-2013) 196 (1984-1992) 195 (1986-1995) 195 (2001-2011) 194 (1967-1975) 193 (1984-1992) 193 (1998-2006) 192 (1987-1995) 192 (2001-2010) 190 (1961-1966) 189 (1978-1986) 184 (1982-1990) 182 (2001-2010) 181 (2001-2009) 180 (1985-1992) 180 (1989-1998) 179 (1951-1957) 178 (1973-1980) 178 (1976-1983) 178 (1987-1994) 178 (1992-2001) 178 (1998-2006) 176 (1993-1999) 176 (1982-1989) 176 (1991-1999) 174 (1968-1975) 173 (1955-1959) 172 (1977-1984) 172 (1990-1997) 172 (1995-2001) 172 (2000-1008) 171 (1986-1994) 171 (1966-1973) 170 (1965-1971) 170 (1969-1976) 170 (1988-1995) 170 (1969-1976) 168 (1958-1963) 168 (1965-1971) 168 (1970-1977) 168 (1997-2004) 167 (1975-1982) 166 (1960-1966) 166 (1985-1992) 165 (1964-1970) 164 (1954-1959) 164 (1992-1999) 163 (1986-1993) 163 (1996-2003) 162 (1980-1988) 160 (1991-1998) 160 (2002-2009) |
(*Indicates Estimated. Information based on Episode Guides found on the Web.
These Will Make It To The List In Another Season Or So
We regularly get asked about these, but jury is out on whether they meet the criteria...
Power Ranges (>550 episodes, but often airs more than once a week)
These are not included because they do not fit the criteria.....
Saturday Night Live, Dr. Who, 60 Minutes, Life Styles of the Rich and Famous, The Price is Right, Peyton Place, Honeymooners, Naruto, Sesame Street, The Avengers, COPS
We've Looked It Up - These Have Less Than 160 Episodes!
Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Hazel, Quincy, Gilligan's Island,The Fugitive,Hart to Hart, Naked City, Simon&Simon, Zane Grey Theater
Flipper,The Phil Silvers Show,Taxi,Lost In Space,Dick Van Dyke Show,Outer Limits, The Untouchables, Chips, Dawson Creek, What's Happening
West Wing, My Favorite Martian,The Munsters,Mork&Mindy,Odd Couple,Patty Duke Show,The Brady Bunch,Hercules, Trapper John
Malcom in the Middle, Dobie Gillis,Emergency!,Family Affair,I Dream Of Jeannie,Dennis The Menace, Sandford&Son, The Nanny
Batman,That Girl,Twilght Zone, MacGyver, Good Times, Rockford Files,The Wonder Years, Fantasy Island, Star Trek, Sea Hunt
Adventures of Superman,Here's Lucy, The Lucy Show, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Benson, ADifferent World
Chicago Hope, Part of Five, Perfect Strangers, Route 66, Gimme A Break, Too Close For Comfort, Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman
Room 222, Cagney&Lacey, Quantum Leap, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Combat!, Boy Meets World,
Spin City, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Just Shoot Me, Moesha, Eight Is Enough, Gilmore Girls
And Just In Case You're Interested - Movie And Number Of Sequels
(number includes first movie)
Sherlock Holmes - 98
Columbo - 68
Charlie Chan - 44
Tarzan - 40
Godzilla - 34
Blondie - 28
James Bond - 21
Land Before Time - 11
Friday the 13th - 10, Star Trek - 10
Halloween - 8 , Pink Panther - 8
Police Academy - 7, Nightmare On Elm Street - 7, The Howling-7
Star Wars - 6, The Thin Man - 6, Hellraiser-6, Rocky - 6, American Pie - 6
Planet Of The Apes - 5, Harry Potter - 5, Dirty Harry - 5, Childs Play (Chucky) - 5, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - 5, Batman-5, Death Wish-5, Superman, Airplane - 5
Lethal Weapon -4, Highlander-4, Scary Movie-4, NLP Vacation-4, Airport-4