LONGEST RUNNING NON SOAP TV SHOW SERIES
Remember when Regis Philbin hosted “ America’s Got Talent” and the judging panel included David Hasselhoff, Brandy and Piers Morgan? If not, that’s OK because it was more than 12 years ago! The talent competition series is one of dozens in creator Simon Cowell’s blockbuster “Got Talent” franchise across the planet. Danny DeVito was arguably the only cast member most people knew at the start of the series but all of his co-stars have since gone on to work on other major projects, including network shows and movies. Since 2013, “Sunny” has aired on FXX and is showing no signs of stopping. When this pitch-dark comedy about a group of deadbeat friends who run a Philadelphia bar debuted on FX 13 years ago, few people probably thought it would go on to be one of TV’s longest-running comedies ever. ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ (FXX) Season 12 was reportedly in production in late 2017 but has yet to air. Kids of a certain age can’t think of their childhood without remembering the catchy theme song of “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The sweet and wacky series follows the adventures of characters in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom and was created by a former marine biologist. The series spawned two spin-offs and a pair of theatrically released movies. The series was a major hit for Fox from 1993 to 2002, when it first ended, before starting up again in 2016 for a continued run of two more seasons so far. The show follows two FBI agents who investigate crimes that often involve a paranormal explanation that nobody else wants to believe. ‘The X-Files’ (Fox)įor 25 years, “The X-Files” has been one of American TV viewers’ go-to destinations for eerie sci-fi stories. Only time will tell if it has the legs of its predecessor. In 2017, a spin-off called “ Young Sheldon” kicked off on CBS to similarly high ratings. The sitcom, which follows a pair of physicists and their waitress friend, has been consistently top-rated since its debut in 2007. When CBS’s “ The Big Bang Theory” comes to an end in 2019, it will have run for 12 seasons and been one of TV’s biggest hits of recent memory. The show was co-created by Dave Willis, who worked on Adult Swim’s classic “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” Since debuting in 2005, “Squidbillies” has aired 11 seasons, with a 12th reportedly on the way. This bizarre animated comedy follows the lives of a poor family of Georgia mud squids as they try to get by. Of all the long-running shows on this list, I’ll forgive you most easily if “Squidbillies” is the one you haven’t heard of. It doesn’t include soap operas, game shows, talk shows, documentary programs, sports broadcasts or PBS’s various live performance shows like “Austin City Limits” and “Live from Lincoln Center.” The shows are ranked by how many seasons have aired as of publication. This list consists of primetime scripted and reality shows. We’ve rounded up some of the longest-running shows that are still producing new episodes on TV today. There are plenty of shows still on today that first started when TV was only broadcast in black and white, including many network news broadcasts, talk shows and game shows.īut for a scripted program to last that long is something even more impressive. Some TV shows don’t make it through the first season before being canceled (“Living Biblically,” anyone?) while others can span entire generations.
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