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)

 

 

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