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Bellbird has the distinction of being the longest-running soap opera/serial ever produced by the ABC. It ended the same year as commercial broadcast series Number 96 and The Box, which had run for six and four years respectively.
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- Coronation Street (1960-present) Having premiered in December 1960 and still airing to this day, Coronation Street holds the Guinness World Record for longest running soap opera, clocking up 61 years on British TV screens this December.
- General Hospital (1963-present) General Hospital is the U.S.'s longest running soap opera in production, going strong after premiering 58 years ago in April 1963.
- Guiding Light (1952-2009) If you count Guiding Light's time as a radio serial (1937-1956) as well as a TV soap, it trumps General Hospital, but on TV it racked up 57 years on air before its cancellation.
- Days Of Our Lives (1965-present) NBC's longest-running soap Days Of Our Lives has been a ratings winner in the 56 years it's been on air, and focuses on the Bradys, the Hortons and other families in the fictional city of Salem.
Below is a list of all the longest-running Australian television programs, both past and present, that have been broadcast for a minimum of 6–10 years or 6 seasons (or both). All data is updated as of 2 February 2022.
No. Of YearsNo. Of SeasonsProgramBroadcast302727 September 2020 – 27 June 202130274 November 2013 – 26 September 2020302712 July 1992 – 30 October 2013303124 January 1995 – present- Coronation Street, UK, 1960. Coronation Street, affectionately nicknamed Corrie, is officially the longest-running soap opera in the world but, amazingly, it almost never got made.
- General Hospital, USA, 1963. And here we are: the longest-running soap opera in US history — which first broadcast on ABC on April 1, 1963, back when The Chiffon’s He’s So Fine was top of the charts and John F Kennedy was president.
- Days of Our Lives, USA, 1965. NBC’s Days of Our Lives celebrated an incredible 50 years on our screens back in 2015, after first airing on November 8, 1965.
- Emmerdale, UK, 1972. Britain’s second longest-running soap has followed the goings on of the fictional village after which the show is named since October 16 1972.
Having run for 10 years, from 1967 until 1977, it was the longest-running soap opera/serial ever produced by the ABC. It ended the same year as commercial broadcast series Number 96 and The Box , which had run for six and four years respectively.
Bellbird: Created by Barbara Vernon. With Carmel Millhouse, Carl Bleazby, Peter Aanensen, Maurie Fields. Australian TV serial drama about the lives and loves of the inhabitants of a small country town.
Jul 3, 2024 · Bellbird was an Australian soap opera set in a small Victorian rural township. The series was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at its Ripponlea TV studios in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria.
