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- OverviewJan 5-Dec 24, 200114 episodesEpisodes
- Technological catastrophes; justice; space cars; fortifications.
- 2. Close Calls; Flights of Fancy; Give & Take; Water Jan 12, 2001
- Close calls such as Apollo 13; the oldest satellite, successful flying car.
- 3. Demolition; Oil; Nature Run Amok; Amusement Feb 2, 2001
- Categories include demolition, oil, nature run amok and amusement.
- Earth-shattering events; military embarrassments; working; mammoth monuments; Pearl Harbor.
- The worst airplane and train disasters and the most fatal shipwreck.
- The deadliest and biggest warships; most revisited ancestors.
- The biggest mine, Boston's Big Dig and World War II's Great Escape.
- The USS Indianapolis and the Donner party; fire; the largest private U.S. residence.
- Wastelands, including the most toxic town and deadliest smog.
- Sieges; large trucks; family businesses; theaters; American Revolution.
- Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrates electronic transmission of speech.
- Armor; remarkable relocations; company towns.
- Categories include heists, battlefield innovations and destruction.
- Categories include missiles, precision, food, robots, and Jackie Robinson in the major league.
The following is a list of television programs by episode count. Episode numbers for ongoing daytime dramas are drawn from the websites for the shows. Daily news broadcasts, such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, and SportsCenter, are not episodic in nature and are not listed.
ProgramGenreCountry Of OriginSeasonsAnimated(East-) Germany61AgricultureIndia62Soap operaUnited States57Soap operaUnited States59This is a list of the longest-running scripted prime time television series in the United States, as measured by number of seasons. Only shows that have aired on a major broadcast network for seven or more seasons and at least 100 episodes are included.
Number Of SeasonsSeriesNetworkFirst Air Date35December 17, 198925September 20, 199923NBCSeptember 13, 199022FoxJanuary 31, 1999- Guiding Light. Despite ending in 2009, CBS soap opera Guiding Light is the longest-running show in U.S. history at this time. Television saw 15,762 episodes of the show before its conclusion after 57 years.
- General Hospital. Still on air, General Hospital is coming for the title of "Most Episodes of All Time." The soap opera premiered on April 1, 1963, and has aired over 15,000 episodes.
- Days of Our Lives. Soap operas continue to hold the top spots for most episodes. Premiering on November 8, 1965, Days of Our Lives has been on the air with over 14,000 episodes.
- As the World Turns. As the World Turns, which ended in 2010, ran for 13,858 episodes. For 54 seasons, viewers watched the trials and tribulations of doctors and lawyers and their family drama.
Series with most episodes. by helpstone | created - 15 Sep 2018 | updated - 15 Sep 2018 | Public. TV series with 3k or more episodes (number added as comment for each series) Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 42 titles. 1. Days of Our Lives (1965– ) TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance. 5.2. Rate.
- 20 Friends
- 19 Married... with Children
- 17 Cheers
- 16 Frasier
- 15 M*A*S*H
- 13 Modern Family
- 11 Bob's Burgers
- 8 The Big Bang Theory
- 5 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- 1 The Simpsons
10 Years
The idea of a sitcom about a group of friends in their 20s and 30s hanging out in the big city and dealing with relatable struggles like love lives and work is standard in the genre now. However,while Friends might not have been the pioneer of the idea, it perfected it with a pitch-perfect ensemble of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe. Even years after its end, the show still remains popular among fans, resulting in an emotional Friends reunion specialon Max in 2021. Over the s...
10 Years
While he is also beloved as the patriarch Jay Pritchett on Modern Family, Married... With Children marked Ed O'Neil's first legendary TV show role, which he played for a decade. The family sitcom centers on the Bundy family, which includes Al, his wife Peggy, and their two slacker children, Kelly and Bud. The show offered something new compared to sitcoms about wholesome families with the Bundys being dim-witted, vulgar, and destructive while the show itself was prone to more raunchy humor th...
11 Years
Cheers first premiered in 1982 and centered around the bartender and proprietor, Sam (Ted Danson), of a bar called Cheers as well as the various employees and patrons.For 11 years, fans got to see the quirky characters that came into his establishment, forming friendships, romances, and getting into a lot of misadventures. The iconic ensemble also made stars out of the likes of Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Woody Harrelson. Though it was initially not a rating hit, Cheers gradually found vi...
11 Years
Fans of Frasier haveCheers to thank for this hit sitcom. Frasier was a spin-off show based on a regular character from the 1983 sitcom. One of the many patrons who visited the bar was Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), a psychiatrist. In the original show, Frasier goes through a lot of love problems and ultimately gets divorced. The spin-off show picks up after the divorce as Frasier returns to his hometown in Seattle, Washington. He starts over as a bachelor, taking care of his father while hos...
11 Years
M*A*S*H was a sitcom that gained popularity as it combined the morbid reality of war and comedy.The comedy drama's name stood for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" and centered around the medical staff stationed in South Korea. The show was praised for pushing the sitcom genre into more serious territory while still being able to deliver laughs. It's no surprise that the show was so popular that it stayed on the air for a total of 11 seasons and 256 episodes. The show remained a staple of telev...
11 Years
Modern Family premiered in 2009 and centered around a modern-day family that had its share of issues and drama.Audiences got to see the comical yet resonating issues of three diverse families. The husband and wife trying to raise three kids, the same-sex couple adopting and becoming parents, and the grandfather marrying a younger woman. After 11 years, the show came to an end in 2020 and closed the book on the family's life chapter. The show won the Emmy for Outstanding Series in its first fi...
13+ Years
Despite initially falling far behind fellow adult animated comedies likeThe Simpsons and Family Guys in the ratings,Bob's Burgers has become one of Fox's most successful and iconic animated sitcoms of the 2010s.The sitcom centers on the Belcher family who own a local burger joint they live above. The episodes follow the couple and their three kids as they navigate an ordinary life. Since debuting in 2011, Bob's Burgers has aired for 14 seasons and counting, and even had a feature-length Bob's...
13 Years
The Big Bang Theory made history as one of the longest-running sitcoms of all time with 279 episodes, over 13 years. The sitcom gained popularity among audiences for its witty storylines and characters. It focused on four best friends, all Mensa certified and working at the California Institute of Technology. The show also had the added character of Penny, the beautiful waitress across the hall. The series won seven Emmys in 46 nominations but was far more of a hit with audiences than with cr...
19+ Years
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia doesn't have as high an episode count as the other longest-running sitcoms, but it wins in terms of the show's duration. The sitcom aired in 2005 and is still going strong. The show takes audiences into the dysfunctional yet comical lives of five misfit friends. The twins are played by Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day), and Mac (Rob McElhenney). Danny Devito was later cast in season 2 as Frank Reynolds, and It's Always Sunny in Phi...
34+ Years
The Simpsons is the longest-running sitcom of all time, and no one else is close. It's been on air since 1989, after all, originally starting out as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. The Simpsonsisn't a run-of-the-mill sitcom, boasting more prominent distinctions than its animated style alone. It does have the common trait of focusing on one family and their encounters with other characters. While it is often talked about that the show peaked in its comedy decades ago, there are few s...
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