List of longest-running American primetime television series
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This is a list of the longest running U.S. primetime television series, ordered by the number of broadcast seasons offered by a U.S. broadcast network or cable network in prime time on the show's original run. Broadcast syndication that could have been scheduled by local stations in prime time have been omitted.
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Longest lasting series
[edit]Series shaded in light blue are in production. |
50 seasons or more
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Genre/subject | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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69 | Hallmark Hall of Fame[1] | Anthology | NBC | December 24, 1951 | December 17, 1978 | 260 |
CBS | November 14, 1979 | April 30, 1981 | ||||
PBS | February 9, 1981 | May 6, 1981 | ||||
CBS | December 1, 1981 | January 29, 1989 | ||||
ABC | April 30, 1989 | April 23, 1995 | ||||
CBS | December 10, 1995 | April 24, 2011 | ||||
ABC | November 27, 2011 | April 20, 2014 | ||||
Hallmark Channel | November 30, 2014 | present | ||||
58 | The Wonderful World of Disney[2] | Anthology | ABC | October 27, 1954 | June 11, 1961 | 2207 |
NBC | September 24, 1961 | August 16, 1981 | ||||
CBS | September 26, 1981 | September 24, 1983 | ||||
ABC | February 1, 1986 | May 21, 1988 | ||||
NBC | October 8, 1988 | August 25, 1990 | ||||
CBS | September 23, 1990 | December 1, 1996 | ||||
ABC | September 28, 1997 | December 24, 2008 | ||||
December 12, 2015 | present | |||||
Disney+ | May 20, 2020 | present | ||||
56 | 60 Minutes | News magazine | CBS | September 24, 1968 | present | 2500+ |
55 (NFL seasons) | Monday Night Football | Sports, football | ABC | September 21, 1970 | December 26, 2005 | 718 (games) |
ESPN | August 14, 2006 | present | ||||
53 | Sábado Gigante[3] | Spanish programming | Univisión | August 5, 1962 (Chile) May 20, 1986 (United States) | September 19, 2015 | |
51 | Nova | Science | PBS | February 24, 1974 | present | 975 (May 22, 2024) |
50 | Austin City Limits | Music | PBS | January 3, 1976 | present | 900 |
30–49 seasons
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Genre/subject | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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49 | Saturday Night Live | Variety show | NBC | October 11, 1975 | present | 968 |
48 | Masterpiece[4] | Anthology | PBS | January 10, 1971 | present | |
46 | 20/20 | News magazine | ABC | June 6, 1978 | present | 500+ |
46 | Survivor | Reality competition | CBS | May 31, 2000 | present | 674 |
44 | This Old House | Home improvement | PBS | February 20, 1979 | present | 1,136 |
43 | Live from Lincoln Center | Music | PBS | January 30, 1976 | present[5] | 251 |
42 | Inside the NFL | Sports, football | HBO | September 22, 1977 | February 6, 2008 | |
Showtime | September 10, 2008 | February 24, 2021 | ||||
Paramount+ | September 7, 2021 | April 5, 2023 | ||||
The CW | September 9, 2023 | present | ||||
42 | Frontline | Public affairs | PBS | January 17, 1983 | present | 813 |
42 | Nature | Documentary | PBS | October 10, 1982 | present | 615 |
40 | The Challenge | Reality game show | MTV | June 1, 1998 | present | 545 |
39 | National Geographic Explorer[6] | Documentary | Nickelodeon | April 7, 1985 | February 1986 | 233 |
WTBS/TBS | February 1986 | September 1999 | ||||
CNBC | September 1999 | October 2001 | ||||
MSNBC[7] | October 2001 | July 2004 | ||||
National Geographic Channel | July 8, 2004 | present | ||||
38 | The Woodwright's Shop | Woodworking | PBS | 1979 | 2017 | 481 |
36 | The Victory Garden | Gardening | PBS | April 16, 1975 | 2010 | |
36 | 48 Hours[8] | Documentary/news magazine | CBS | January 2, 1988 | present | 991[9] |
36 | Cops[10] | Reality | Fox | March 11, 1989 | May 4, 2013 | 1,175 |
Spike / Paramount Network | September 14, 2013 | May 11, 2020 | ||||
Fox Nation | October 1, 2021 | present | ||||
36 | The Amazing Race | Reality competition | CBS | September 5, 2001 | present | 418 |
35 | Wall Street Week[11] | News, economics | PBS | November 20, 1970 | June 24, 2005 | |
35 | American Experience | Documentary | PBS | October 1, 1988 | present | 366 |
35 | The Simpsons[12] | Animated sitcom | Fox | January 14, 1990[13] | present | 768 |
35 | America's Funniest Home Videos | Reality, comedy | ABC | November 26, 1989 | present | 790 |
34 | POV | Documentary | PBS | July 5, 1988 | present | 400+ |
34 | Firing Line | Public affairs | Syndication | 1966[14] | 1971 | 1,504 |
PBS | 1971 | December 26, 1999 | ||||
June 22, 2018 | present | |||||
33 | The Real World[15] | Reality | MTV | May 21, 1992 | January 4, 2017 | 614 |
Facebook Watch | June 13, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | ||||
32 | Dateline NBC[16] | News magazine | NBC | March 31, 1992 | present | |
32 | Dancing with the Stars | Reality competition | ABC | June 1, 2005 | November 22, 2021 | 492 |
Disney+ | September 19, 2022 | present | ||||
ABC | September 26, 2023 | present | ||||
32 | WWE Monday Night Raw | Professional wrestling | USA | January 11, 1993 | September 18, 2000 | 1634 |
TNN / Spike | September 25, 2000 | September 26, 2005 | ||||
USA | October 3, 2005 | present |
20–29 seasons
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Genre/subject | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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29 | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | Monthly sports new magazine | HBO | April 2, 1995 | December 19, 2023 | 320 |
28 | The Bachelor | Romance, reality | ABC | March 25, 2002 | present | 297 |
28 | America's Most Wanted | Reality | Fox | February 7, 1988 | June 18, 2011 | 1,101 |
Lifetime | December 2, 2011 | October 12, 2012 | ||||
Fox | March 15, 2021 | present | ||||
27 | Live from the Met[17] | Music | PBS | 1977 | present[5] | 95 |
28 | Antiques Roadshow | Bargain hunt | PBS | January 1, 1997 | present | |
26 | South Park | Animated sitcom | Comedy Central | August 13, 1997 | present | 328 |
26 | Mystery! | Anthology | PBS | 1980 | 2006 | |
26 | Grand Ole Opry[18] | Music | TNN | April 20, 1985 | August 2001 | |
CMT | August 2001 | 2003 | ||||
GAC[19] | 2003 | 2011 | ||||
25 | Camera Three | Anthology | CBS | January 22, 1956 | 1979 | |
PBS | 1979 | July 1, 1980 | ||||
25 | What's My Line?[20] (network version) | Panel game show | CBS | February 16, 1950 | September 3, 1967 | CBS: 876 Syndication: 1,320 Total: 2,196 |
Syndication | September 1968 | September 3, 1975 | ||||
25 | Nick News[21] | Children's news program | Nickelodeon | April 18, 1992 | December 15, 2015 | |
June 29, 2020 | present | |||||
25 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[22] | Crime drama | NBC | September 20, 1999 | present | 551 |
26 | Big Brother | Reality competition | CBS | July 5, 2000 | present | 915 |
24 | The Ed Sullivan Show[23] | Variety show | CBS | June 20, 1948 | June 6, 1971 | 1,068 |
24 | Concentration | Game show | NBC | August 25, 1958 | March 20, 1973 | 3,770 (1958–1973) 975 (1973–1978) 1,020 (1987–1991) |
Syndication | September 10, 1973 | September 8, 1978 | ||||
NBC | May 4, 1987 | August 30, 1991 | ||||
23 | Crossfire | Talk/news program | CNN | 1982 | June 3, 2005 | |
September 9, 2013 | August 6, 2014 | |||||
23 | Law & Order[24] | Crime drama | NBC | September 13, 1990 | May 24, 2010 | 501 |
February 24, 2022 | present | |||||
22 | E! News[25] | Entertainment newscast | E! | September 1, 1991 | present | 7,500+ |
22 | Investigative Reports | Reality | A&E | September 27, 1991 | 2004 | |
22 | Family Guy | Animated sitcom | Fox | April 11, 1999[26] | February 14, 2002[27] | 424 |
May 1, 2005 | present | |||||
22 | Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour[28] | Reality | DuMont | January 18, 1948 | October 1949 | |
NBC | October 1949 | September 1954 | ||||
ABC | October 1955 | June 1957 | ||||
NBC | July 1957 | October 1958 | ||||
CBS | May 1959 | October 1959 | ||||
ABC | March 1960 | September 26, 1960 | ||||
CBS | October 2, 1960 | September 27, 1970 | ||||
22 | American Idol | Reality | Fox | June 11, 2002 | April 7, 2016 | 699 |
ABC | March 11, 2018 | present | ||||
21 | The New Yankee Workshop | Western woodworking | PBS | January 1988 | June 27, 2009 | 284 |
21 | NCIS | Military police procedural | CBS | September 23, 2003 | present | 467 |
20 | NFL Primetime | Sports, football | ESPN | 1987 | present | |
20 | Biography[29] | Documentary | A&E | April 6, 1987[30] | August 2006 | |
Biography Channel | August 2006 | present[31] | ||||
20 | The Red Skelton Show | Variety show | NBC | September 30, 1951 | June 21, 1953 | 672 |
CBS | September 22, 1953 | June 23, 1970 | ||||
NBC | September 14, 1970 | August 29, 1971 | ||||
20 | Gunsmoke[32] | Drama | CBS | September 10, 1955 | March 31, 1975 | 635 |
20 | Moneyline | Editorial | CNN | June 1, 1980 | November 11, 2000 | |
20 | American Dad! | Animated sitcom | Fox | May 1, 2005[33] | September 21, 2014 | 366 |
TBS | October 24, 2014 | present | ||||
20 | Grey's Anatomy[34] | Drama | ABC | March 27, 2005 | present | 430 |
15–19 seasons
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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19 | ESPN Sunday Night Football[35] | ESPN | November 8, 1987[36] | January 1, 2006 | |
19 | Lassie | CBS | September 12, 1954 | March 21, 1971 | 591 |
Syndication | October 7, 1971 | March 24, 1973 | |||
19 | America's Got Talent | NBC | June 21, 2006 | present | 452 |
18 | ESPN Major League Baseball[37] | ESPN / ESPN2[38] | April 15, 1990 | present | |
17 | Outside the Lines | ESPN | 1990 | present | |
17 | Showbiz Today | CNN | October 29, 1984 | 2001 | |
17 | USA Tuesday Night Fights | USA | March 30, 1982 | 1998 | |
17 | Capital Gang | CNN | September 7, 1988 | 2005 | |
17 | Criminal Minds | CBS | September 22, 2005 | February 19, 2020 | 344 |
Paramount+ | November 24, 2022 | present | |||
17 | Unsolved Mysteries | NBC | January 20, 1987[39] | September 5, 1997 | 607 |
CBS | November 13, 1997 | June 11, 1999 | |||
Lifetime | July 2, 2001 | September 20, 2002 | |||
Spike | October 13, 2008 | April 27, 2010 | |||
16 | Bleach | Cartoon Network (Toonami) | October 5, 2004 | March 27, 2012 | |
16 | Ghost Hunters | Sci Fi Channel / Syfy | October 6, 2004 | October 26, 2016 | 251 (+ 12 specials not included) |
A&E | August 21, 2019 | May 27, 2020 | |||
Discovery+ | December 31, 2021 | March 19, 2022 | |||
Travel Channel | October 1, 2022 | present | |||
16 | MTV Unplugged | MTV | November 26, 1989 | present | |
16 | Booknotes | C-SPAN | April 2, 1989 | December 5, 2004 | 801 |
16 | The Lawrence Welk Show[40] | ABC | July 2, 1955 | September 4, 1971 | |
15 | Supernatural | The CW | September 13, 2005 | November 19, 2020 | 327 |
15 | ER | NBC | September 19, 1994 | April 2, 2009 | 331 |
15 | I've Got a Secret | CBS | June 19, 1952 | April 3, 1967 | CBS (1952–1967): 680 Syndication (1972–1973): 39 CBS (1976): 4 Oxygen (2000–2001): 120[41] GSN (2006): 40 |
15 | The Jack Benny Program | CBS | October 29, 1950 | September 15, 1964 | 260 |
NBC | September 25, 1964 | September 10, 1965 | |||
15 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | October 6, 2000 | September 27, 2015 | 337 |
12–14 seasons
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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14 | World Poker Tour | Fox Sports Networks | March 30, 2003 | present | 420 |
14 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | NBC | June 6, 1950 | June 1957 | 370 |
CBS | October 1957 | August 28, 1963 | |||
14 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet[42] | ABC | October 10, 1952 | September 3, 1966 | 435 |
14 | Bonanza[43] | NBC | September 12, 1959 | January 16, 1973 | 431 |
14 | Dallas | CBS | April 2, 1978 | May 3, 1991 | 357 |
14 | Knots Landing | CBS | December 27, 1979 | May 13, 1993 | 344 |
14 | An Evening at the Improv | A&E | February 3, 1982 | January 1, 1996 | |
14 | Video Soul | BET | June 26, 1983 | 1997 | |
14 | NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | September 22, 2009 | May 21, 2023 | 323 |
14 | Bob's Burgers | Fox | January 9, 2011 | present | 273 |
13 | Private Screenings | TCM | 1995 | 2010 | 27 |
13 | King of the Hill | Fox | January 12, 1997 | September 13, 2009 | 259 |
13 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | KTMA | November 24, 1988 | May 28, 1989 | 230 |
The Comedy Channel | November 18, 1989 | February 2, 1991 | |||
Comedy Central | June 1, 1991 | May 18, 1996 | |||
Sci Fi Channel | February 1, 1997 | August 8, 1999[44] | |||
Netflix | April 14, 2017 | November 22, 2018 | |||
Gizmoplex | May 6, 2022[45] | present | |||
13 | Tim Russert | CNBC | 1994 | 2008 | |
12 | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | September 24, 2007 | May 16, 2019 | 279 |
12 | To Tell the Truth | CBS | December 18, 1956 | September 6, 1968 | |
12 | CBS Reports | CBS | October 27, 1959 | September 7, 1971 | |
12 | My Three Sons | ABC | September 29, 1960 | September 2, 1965 | 380 |
CBS | September 16, 1965 | August 24, 1972 | |||
12 | NYPD Blue | ABC | September 21, 1993 | March 1, 2005 | 261 |
12 | Wild America | PBS | 1982 | 1996 | 120 |
12 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS | September 1, 1984 | May 19, 1996 | 264 (+ 4 TV movies) |
12 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | September 26, 1968 | April 26, 1980 | 281 |
12 | Don Francisco Presenta | Univision | October 10, 2001 | January 30, 2012 | |
12 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | September 22, 2003 | February 19, 2015 | 262 |
12 | Bones | Fox | September 13, 2005 | March 28, 2017 | 246 |
12 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | HBO | October 15, 2000 | April 7, 2024 | 121 (including 1 special) |
10–11 seasons
[edit]Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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11 | Murphy Brown | CBS | November 14, 1988 | May 18, 1998 | 260 |
September 27, 2018 | December 20, 2018 | ||||
11 | Kraft Television Theatre[46] | NBC | May 7, 1947 | October 1, 1958 | 650 |
11 | The Voice of Firestone | NBC | September 5, 1949 | June 1954 | |
ABC | June 1954 | June 1959 | |||
ABC | September 1962 | June 16, 1963 | |||
11 | You Bet Your Life | NBC | October 5, 1950 | June 29, 1961 | 529 + 1 unaired |
11 | The Andy Williams Show | CBS | 1957 | 1959 | |
NBC | 1962 | 1971 | |||
11 | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | September 11, 1967 | March 29, 1978 | 279 |
11 | M*A*S*H | CBS | September 17, 1972 | February 28, 1983 | 256 |
11 | Happy Days | ABC | January 15, 1974 | May 8, 1984 | 255 |
11 | Cheers | NBC | September 30, 1982 | May 20, 1993 | 275 (including three double-length episodes and a triple-length finale) |
11 (all episodes filmed in black-and-white) | The Danny Thomas Show | ABC | September 20, 1953 | 1957 |
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CBS | 1957 | September 14, 1964 | |||
11 | Frasier | NBC | September 16, 1993 | May 13, 2004 | 264 |
11 | Married... with Children | Fox | April 5, 1987 | June 9, 1997 | 259 |
11 | The Jeffersons | CBS | January 18, 1975 | July 23, 1985 | 253 |
11 | 7th Heaven[47] | The WB | August 26, 1996 | May 8, 2006 | 243 |
The CW | September 25, 2006 | May 13, 2007 | |||
11 | Modern Family | ABC | September 23, 2009 | April 8, 2020 | 250 (+ 1 special) |
11 | Will & Grace | NBC | September 21, 1998 | April 23, 2020 | 246 |
10 | The Goldbergs | ABC | September 24, 2013 | May 3, 2023 | 229 |
10 | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | CBS | January 12, 1949 | April 28, 1959 | |
10 | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts[48] | CBS | December 6, 1948 | July 21, 1958 | |
10 | Studio One[49] | CBS | November 7, 1948 | September 29, 1958 | |
10 | The Arthur Murray Party[50] | ABC | July 20, 1950 | September 1950 | |
DuMont | October 1950 | March 1951 | |||
ABC | April 1951 | May 1952 | |||
CBS | July 1952 | August 1952 | |||
NBC | October 1953 | September 1955 | |||
CBS | April 1956 | September 1956 | |||
NBC | July 1957 | September 6, 1960 | |||
10 | General Electric Theater | CBS | February 1, 1953 | September 16, 1962 | 302 |
10 | Stargate SG-1[51] | Showtime | July 27, 1997 | May 17, 2002 | 214 + 2 DVD films |
Sci Fi | June 7, 2002 | 2007[52] | |||
10 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents[53] | NBC | October 2, 1955 | June 26, 1960 |
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CBS | September 25, 1960 | June 26, 1962[54] | |||
NBC | September 20, 1962 | July 3, 1964 | |||
CBS | October 5, 1964 | May 10, 1965 | |||
10 | Nashville Now | TNN | March 1, 1983 | January 1, 1993 | Unknown |
10 | Friends | NBC | September 22, 1994 | May 6, 2004 | 236 |
10 | JAG | NBC | September 1, 1995 | May 22, 1996[55] | 227 |
CBS | January 3, 1997 | April 29, 2005 | |||
10 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Fox | October 4, 1990 | May 17, 2000 | 293 |
10 | Pantomime Quiz[56] | CBS | July 1, 1950 | August 1951 | |
NBC | January 1952 | March 1952 | |||
CBS | July 1952 | May 1952 | |||
CBS | July 1952 | August 1953 | |||
DuMont | October 1953 | April 1954 | |||
CBS | June 1954 | August 1954 | |||
ABC | January 1955 | March 1955 | |||
CBS | July 1955 | July 1957 | |||
ABC | April 1958 | September 1959 | |||
10 | The United States Steel Hour | ABC | October 27, 1953 | June 21, 1955 | 315 |
CBS | July 6, 1955 | August 13, 1963 | |||
10 | Smallville[57] | The WB | October 16, 2001 | May 11, 2006 | 217[58] |
The CW | September 28, 2006 | May 13, 2011 | |||
10 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | NBC | September 30, 2001 | May 21, 2007 | 195 |
USA | October 4, 2007 | June 26, 2011 | |||
10 | CSI: Miami | CBS | September 23, 2002 | April 8, 2012 | 232 |
See also
[edit]- Lists of longest running U.S. shows by broadcast type:
- List of longest-running United States television series
- List of longest-running U.S. broadcast network television series
- List of longest-running U.S. cable television series
- List of longest-running U.S. first-run syndicated television series
- List of longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series
- Lists of longest running shows internationally:
- List of shortest running shows:
Notes
[edit]- ^ Originally Hallmark Playhouse radio series, was Hallmark Television Playhouse (1951–1954)
- ^ Disney anthology television series aired under a variety of titles, including Walt Disney's Disneyland, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Disney's Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, and The Magical World of Disney. The current title is The Wonderful World of Disney. See the main article for a complete broadcast history
- ^ Continuation of series that aired 1962–1985 on Chile's Canal 13
- ^ Originally Masterpiece Theatre
- ^ a b Not currently on a regular schedule
- ^ Host: Tom Chapin (1985–1988), Robert Urich (1988–1995), Bob Ballard (1988–1995), Boyd Matson (1995–2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003–)
- ^ Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer, 2003–2005
- ^ Also called "48 Hours Investigates"
- ^ "48 Hours on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ ‘Cops Beyond The Bust’: Spike Sets Special To Mark 1,000th Episode Of ‘Cops’ Deadline Hollywood, July 26, 2017.
- ^ Became Wall Street Week with Fortune after original host was fired in 2002
- ^ Longest-running primetime animated program in the United States
- ^ Sneak peek airing December 17, 1989
- ^ Pilot taped April 4, 1966
- ^ According to MTV, 18th season begins November 22, 2006
- ^ Also known as Dateline (day of week it airs), Dateline With Stone Phillips
- ^ Also known as The Metropolitan Opera Presents
- ^ Oldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee
- ^ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
- ^ Longest-running game show in primetime network television; first-run syndication 1968–1975
- ^ Previously Nick News W/5 and Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (2018-05-10). "SVU Renewed for Season 20 at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Aired as Toast of the Town until 1955
- ^ Longest-running live-action hour-long prime time entertainment program in the United States. While Gunsmoke has accumulated more episodes (635), 233 of its episodes were half-hour dramas. All of Law & Order's episodes have been one hour long.
- ^ Previously E! News Daily and E! News Live
- ^ Sneak peek airing January 31, 1999
- ^ "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" originally aired on Adult Swim on November 9, 2003. It would later air on Fox on December 10, 2004.
- ^ Originated on radio as Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, 1934–1946
- ^ Originated on CBS
- ^ Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
- ^ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
- ^ Longest-running live-action prime time entertainment program with a consistent setting and recurring characters. While other prime-time shows have run longer, they are all news, sports, anthology or variety programs.
- ^ Sneak peek airing February 6, 2005
- ^ Venable, Malcolm (2024-04-12). "How Shonda Rhimes Celebrated the 20th Season of 'Grey's Anatomy' — And Yet Another History-Making Moment for the Hit Show". Shondaland. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Moved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN
- ^ Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990–1997
- ^ Includes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc.
- ^ ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN
- ^ Includes series of specials, Jan. 1987 to May 1988
- ^ Originally The Dodge Dancing Party; first-run syndication 1971–1982; reruns have been airing since 1982 on various PBS stations
- ^ Ryon, Ruth - Hot Property Column , Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2003
- ^ Longest running live-action sitcom.
- ^ First US network series to film all its episodes in color
- ^ official end of series, although one "unofficial" episode (Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders) was shown on September 12, 1999
- ^ Pre-release date, March 4, 2022
- ^ Also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre (1958); another series of the same name ran concurrently on ABC, 1953–1955
- ^ Longest-running family drama on television, per Reuters article about 7th Heaven finale
- ^ On CBS radio 1946–1956
- ^ Originated on CBS Radio, 1947
- ^ The first series to be shown on four US broadcasting networks
- ^ Longest-running science fiction series in the United States.
- ^ Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel, August 21, 2006
- ^ The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962–1965
- ^ One episode wasn't aired on network TV, but was included in later syndication packages
- ^ One episode made its premiere on USA network as part of a JAG rerun package. The episode, planned to be the first of a two-part story, never aired on NBC before cancellation.
- ^ Originally aired locally in Los Angeles, 1947–1950
- ^ David Lambert (April 26, 2011). "The Complete Series on DVD: Timeframe, Packaging, New Extras and Answer to 'Why Not On Blu-ray?'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ David Lambert (April 26, 2011). "The Complete Series on DVD: Timeframe, Packaging, New Extras and Answer to 'Why Not On Blu-ray?'". TVShowsOnDVD. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.