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- General Hospital (60 Seasons) “GH” is the longest-running televised soap opera in American television, celebrating its 60-year anniversary this year. Set in the fictional Port Charles, N.Y., the serial has circulated through numerous characters and plot lines since premiering on April 1, 1963.
- Guiding Light (57 Seasons) Originally airing in 1937 as an American radio show, “Guiding Light” made the move to the screen in 1952 where it ran on CBS as a soap opera for 57 annual seasons.
- Days of Our Lives (57 Seasons) Like sands through the hourglass, so are the 57 seasons of this beloved soap. Created by Ted and Betty Corday, “Days” is set in the ficitonal Salem, Ill.
- As the World Turns (54 Seasons) This daytime serial ran for 54 seasons from 1956 to 2010. The CBS soap was known for starring Kathryn Hays, Maura West and Lisa Brown.
- 30 Hee Haw - 24 Years
- 29 The Edge of Night - 28 Years
- 28 Love of Life - 29 Years
1969-1993
1. Stream now on Roku Hee Haw was one of the longest-running variety shows in television history, airing from 1969 through 1993 for a total of 26 seasons. The series was a comedy variety show based around country music with jokes centered around that theme, from the fictional "Kornfield Kounty." The cast ended up extremely popular in the Midwest especially, with country music superstars Roy Clark and Buck Owens as the main musical hosts. However, the supporting cast was also one that fans fel...
1956-1984
1. Not available for streaming The soap opera The Edge of Night aired for 28 years and even survived a cancelation by one network to play on for nine more seasons on a rival network. Originally, The Edge of Night aired on CBS and premiered in 1956. The soap premiered alongside As the World Turns and both shows ended up as huge success stories. The focus was not on romance and love stories but was instead painted as a mystery series, based on the type of stories told in Perry Mason detective n...
1951-1980
1. Not available for streaming Created by Roy Winsor (Search for Tomorrow), the daytime soap opera Love of Life was unlike most other soaps on TV. Since American Home Products owned the soap, it aired with American Home Product commercials before and after the show rather than having commercial breaks during the episodes by the network. With that said, it still aired on CBS and lasted for 29 years and 7,315 episodes. The series was a morality tale about two sisters, one good and the other bad...
This is a list of the longest-running United States television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. This list includes only first-run series originating in North America and available throughout the United States via national broadcast networks, U.S. cable networks, or syndication. Series continuations (with name changes ...
LengthNumber Of SeasonsSeriesFirst Broadcast84 years64October 22, 193984 years64August 6, 200676 years70Meet the Press [note 2] (NBC News)November 6, 1947 [1]76 years72CBS Evening News [note 3] (CBS News)May 3, 1948Jun 30, 2021 · There's an awful lot of soap operas on this list, which goes to show how devoted their fanbases tend to be. CBS' "The Young and the Restless" started in 1973, and is not only the most popular ...
- Melissa Lemieux
Apr 7, 2023 · 58 of the longest-running American TV shows of all time. "The Simpsons" has been on the air for 34 seasons. Fox. Some popular TV shows have proven they can stand the test of time, with runs...
Oct 25, 2023 · Think Freaks and Geeks, PEN15, or Big Little Lies. Audiences agree, big things come in small packages. That said, big things can also come in big (big) packages, and that brings...
Mar 19, 2024 · Evolution, fan comfort and a little TV magic have given these longest-running TV series staying power – sometimes for decades. In 2024, there is no shortage of television programming to choose...
