This is a 'list of the longest running
United States television series', ordered by number of broadcast seasons. This list includes only
first-run series that originated in North America and available throughout the U.S. ''via'' national
broadcast networks, U.S.
cable networks, or
syndication. Series continuations (with name changes and/or changes in network) are noted, but series' revivals are treated as separate from the originals (see ''
The People's Court'' and ''
Jeopardy!'').
40 seasons or more
35-39 seasons
30-34 seasons
25-29 seasons
20-24 seasons
16-19 seasons
12-15 seasons
'Number of seasons' | 'Series' | 'Network' | 'First broadcast' | 'Last broadcast' | 'Number of episodes' |
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| 15 | ''I've Got a Secret'' | CBS | June 19 1952 | April 3 1967 | 350+ |
| 15 | ''Concentration'' | NBC | August 25 1958 | March 23 1973 | 3,796 |
| 15 | ''Power Rangers'' | FOX | August 28 1993 | November 16 2002 | 616+ |
| ABC,Jetix | February 15 2003 | Present |
| 15 | ''The Jack Benny Program'' | CBS | October 29 1950 | September 15 1964 | 343 |
| NBC | September 25 1964 | September 10 1965 |
| 15 | ''That Good Ole Nashville Music'' | Syndicated | 1970 | 1985 | |
| 15 | ''Newton's Apple'' | PBS | 1983 | 1998 | |
| 15 | ''WWE Monday Night Raw'' | USA | January 11 1993 | September 18 2000 | 700+ |
| TNN/Spike TV | September 25 2000 | July 30 2005 |
| USA | August 6 2005 | present |
| 14 | ''Watch Mr. Wizard'' (original series) | NBC | May 26 1951 | June 27 1965 | 547 |
| 14 | ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''[91] | ABC | October 10 1952 | September 3 1966 | 435 |
| 14 | ''Jack LaLanne Show'' | Syndicated | 1956 | 1970 | |
| 14 | ''Bonanza''[92] | NBC | September 12 1959 | January 16 1973 | 430 |
| 14 | ''Hollywood Squares'' | NBC | October 17 1966 | June 20 1980 | 3,536 |
| 14 | ''Knots Landing'' | CBS | December 27 1979 | May 13 1993 | 344 |
| 14 | ''Ryan's Hope'' | ABC | July 7 1975 | January 13 1989 | 3,515 |
| 14 | ''Marty Stouffer's Wild America'' | PBS | 1982 | 1996 | 120 |
| 14 | ''An Evening at the Improv'' | A&E | February 3 1982 | January 1 1996 | |
| 14 | ''Speed Week'' | ESPN | 1983 | 1997 | |
| 14 | ''Video Soul'' | BET | June 26 1983 | 1997 | |
| 14 | ''Loving''[93] | ABC | June 26 1983 | March 28 1997 | |
| 14 | ''Nick News'' | Nickelodeon | 1983 | 1997 | |
| 14 | ''Late Show With David Letterman'' | CBS | August 30 1993 | present | 2,600+ |
| 14 | ''Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures'' | Syndicated | September 1 1993 | present | |
| 14 | ''NFL Matchup'' | ESPN, ESPN2[94] | September 5 1993 | present | |
| 14 | ''Monday Night Countdown'' | ESPN | September 6 1993 | present | |
| 14 | ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien''[95] | NBC | October 17 1993 | present | 2,300+ |
| 14 | ''Survivor''[96] | CBS | May 31 2000 | present | 212 |
| 14 | ''Road Rules'' | MTV | July 19 1995 | present[97] |
| 13 | ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge'' | MTV | September 28 1997 | present | |
| 13 | ''Let's Make a Deal''[98] | NBC | December 30 1963 | December 27 1968 | |
| ABC | December 30 1968 | July 9 1976 |
| 13 | ''The Howdy Doody Show'' | NBC | December 27 1947 | September 24 1960 | |
| 13 | ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' | NBC | June 6 1950 | June 1957 | |
| CBS | October 1957 | August 28 1963 |
| 13 | ''The 20th Century''[99] | CBS | October 20 1957 | January 4 1970 | |
| 13 | ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' | CBS | September 9 1972 | August 25 1984 | |
| Syndicated | 1984 | 1985 |
| 13 | ''Homes Across America''[100] | HGTV | December 1994 | October 12 2005 | |
| 13 | ''Kickin' It with Byron Allen''[101] | Syndicated | 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''Extra''[102] | Syndicated | September 5 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''Fox NFL Sunday'' | Fox | September 18 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''ER'' | NBC | September 19 1994 | present | 268 |
| 13 | ''Entertainers with Byron Allen'' [103] | Syndicated | September 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''Dallas'' | CBS | April 2 1978 | May 3 1991 | 357 |
| 13 | ''PM Magazine''[104] | Syndicated | September 1978 | January 1 1991 | |
| 13 | ''Later'' | NBC | August 22 1988 | February 1 2001 | |
| 13 | ''Unsolved Mysteries'' | NBC | January 20 1987[105] | September 5 1997 | 560 |
| CBS | November 13 1997 | June 11 1999 |
| Lifetime | July 2 2001 | September 20 2002 |
| 13 | ''Tim Russert'' | CNBC | 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''Inside the Actors Studio'' | Bravo | August 14 1994 | present | |
| 13 | ''Modern Marvels'' | History Channel | January 1 1995 | present | 350+ |
| 13 | ''The Late Late Show''[106] | CBS | January 9 1995 | present | |
| 13 | ''Golf Talk'' | Golf Channel | January 17 1995 | present | |
| 13 | ''Golf Central'' | Golf Channel | January 18 1995 | present | |
| 12 | ''The Joker's Wild'' | CBS | September 3 1972 | June 13 1975 | 3,026 |
| Syndicated[107] | September 1977 | May 23 1986 |
| 12 | ''Star Search''[108] | Syndicated | September 10 1983 | May 20 1995 | |
| 12 | ''To Tell the Truth'' | CBS | December 18 1956 | September 6 1968 | |
| 12 | ''Divorce Court'' (original series)[109] | Syndicated | 1957 | 1969 | |
| 12 | ''CBS Reports'' | CBS | October 27 1959 | September 7 1971 | |
| 12 | ''The Lucy Show''[110] | CBS | October 1 1962 | September 2 1974 | |
| 12 | ''The People's Court'' (original series)[111] | Syndicated | September 1981 | 1993 | 2,484 |
| 12 | ''My Three Sons'' | ABC | September 29 1960 | September 2 1965 | |
| CBS | September 16 1965 | August 24 1972 |
| 12 | ''N.Y.P.D. Blue'' | ABC | September 21 1993 | March 1 2005 | 261 |
| 12 | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | CBS | September 1 1984 | May 19 1996 | 264 |
| 12 | ''Hawaii Five-O'' | CBS | September 26 1968 | April 26 1980 | 284 |
| 12 | ''Loving'' | ABC | June 27 1983 | November 10, 1995 | 3,169 |
| 12 | ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' | Syndicated | January 1984 | September 1996 | |
| 12 | ''CBS This Morning''[112] | CBS | November 30 1987 | October 29 1999 | |
| 12 | ''House of Style'' | MTV | January 1 1989 | 2000 | |
| 12 | ''The Jenny Jones Show'' | Syndicated | September 16 1991 | September 12 2003 | |
| 12 | ''Room by Room'' | HGTV | December 31 1994 | 2006[113] | |
| 12 | ''The NBA on NBC'' | NBC | 1990 | 2002 | |
| 12 | ''Squawk Box'' | CNBC | 1995 | present | |
| 12 | ''Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'' | HBO | 1995 | present | |
| 12 | ''MADtv'' | FOX | October 14 1995 | present | 264 |
| 12 | ''Private Screenings'' | TCM | January 1 1996 | present | |
10-11 seasons