24 Longest-Running TV Shows Ever, Ranked By Duration

Longevity is something every small-screen series aspires to if they have plans beyond a single season, and the longest-running TV shows ever have racked up an incredible number of years on the air to hold the claim. Some shows have been running so long that they’re enjoyed by multiple generations of the same family. For any show released in the last year to stand a chance of making the list, it’d have to stay on-air until the 2050s. From children’s shows to daytime television, there are plenty of examples of series that have kept running through the decades, becoming icons in their own right as some of the longest-running TV shows in the world.