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* ''[[Young Wizards]]'' - {{Years or months ago|1983}}: Series of [[Young Adult Literature|Young Adult]] [[Urban Fantasy]] novels by [[Diane Duane]]
* ''Waratte Iitomo!'' – {{Years or months ago|1982|10}}: A live-broadcast Japanese variety show, has been on the air since October, 1982. There has only been one host throughout its entire run, who holds a Guinness world record for longest continued hosting of a live television program.
* ''Front Page Challenge'' – 38 years: (Canadian celebrity panel quiz show that ran from 1957–95.▼
* ''[[Family Feud]]'' – {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1999 +1995-1988+1985-1976}} years: (airing since 1976 on ABC {1976-85}, CBS {1988-94}, NBC {2008 specials}, and syndication {1977-85, 1988–95, 1999-)
* ''Frontline'' – {{Years or months ago|1983}}: PBS public-affairs program, since 1983.
▲* ''Front Page Challenge'' – 38 years: (Canadian celebrity panel quiz show that ran from 1957–95.
* ''[[American Bandstand]]'' – 37 years: Thirty years on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], five years locally in [[Philadelphia (useful notes)|Philadelphia]], one year in syndication, one year on [[USA Network]].▼
* ''Here's Humphrey'' – 37 years: Australian children's show, 1966-2003▼
* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' – 37 years: British [[Sitcom]], 1973-2010.▼
* ''[[Wide World of Sports]]'' – 37 years: (1961–98)▼
* ''[[BattleTech]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1984}}: A futuristic wargame; ownership has changed hands a few times since the original 1984 launch.<!-- does this belong in [[Video Game Long Runners]]? -->
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1984}}: [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage|A comic book]] that started in 1984 has spawned two [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|animated]] [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|series]] (with a third in the works), [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|a film series]], two other [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures|comicbook]] [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW|universes]] and several video games.
* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1984}}: A TV show based on an old series of books, has been going since 1984.
* ''[[Transformers]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1984}}: Present in some form, either TV or comics, more or less continuously since 1984.
▲* ''[[American Bandstand]]'' – 37 years: Thirty years on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], five years locally in [[Philadelphia (useful notes)|Philadelphia]], one year in syndication, one year on [[USA Network]].
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▲* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' – 37 years: British [[Sitcom]], 1973-2010.
* ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' – about 36 years: Minnesota Public Radio variety show. Ran from 1974 to 2016 with interruptions; two very similar shows ran during the breaks from 1987–89 and 1989-92. Garrison Keillor hosted this show until 2016, but did not host the very similar ones that ran during its breaks. Minnesota Public Radio forced Keillor out on November 29, 2017 because of "allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him," announcing on the December 16, 2017 broadcast that it would replace the show with ''Live from Here''.▼
▲* ''[[Wide World of Sports]]'' – 37 years: (1961–98)
* ''[[The Darkon Wargaming Club]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1985}}: A LARP Sword and Sorcery Fantasy game, with multiple local chapters, has been around since 1985.
* ''[[Eastenders]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1985}}: 3,300+ episodes since 1985
* ''[[Neighbours]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1985}}: Since 1985, with 5,000+ episodes
* ''
* ''[[Car Talk]]'' – 35 years: Locally on WBUR Boston since 1977, nationally on [[NPR]] since 1987, last new episodes in 2012. Reruns are still on-air on some platforms.▼
▲* ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' – about 36 years: Minnesota Public Radio variety show. Ran from 1974 to 2016 with interruptions; two very similar shows ran during the breaks from 1987–89 and 1989-92. Garrison Keillor hosted this show until 2016, but did not host the very similar ones that ran during its breaks. Minnesota Public Radio forced Keillor out on November 29, 2017 because of "allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him," announcing on the December 16, 2017 broadcast that it would replace the show with ''Live from Here''.
* ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' – 35 years: Aired on NBC Blue (later ABC Radio) from 1933-68.▼
* ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' – 35 years: Since 1973 on radio, since 1993 on TV; ended with a New Year's Eve special on December 31, 2008.▼
* ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' – 35 years: 9,130 episodes, from 1951–86.▼
* ''[[Soul Train]]'' – 35 years: 1971-2006.▼
* ''At the Movies'' – {{Years or months ago|1986}}: Originally with ''Siskel & Ebert'' (before Siskel [[Author Existence Failure|died]] in 1999). From 1986-99 with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, 1999-2000 with Ebert and guests, 2000-06 with Ebert and Richard Roeper, 2006-08 with Roeper and guests, 2008-09 with Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz, and 2009-10 with A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips, for a total of 24 years. Revived on PBS in 2011 as ''Roger Ebert Presents "At the Movies"''.
** If one counts their 1975-82 tenure on ''Opening Soon at a Theater Near You''/''Sneak Previews'' (which ran for another 14 years after they left for a total run of 21 years) and their 1982-86 stint on the original ''At the Movies'', Siskel and Ebert were co-presenting film review programs for 24 years.
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* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1986}}: The first game ''Rogue Trader'', was released in 1986.
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1986}}: The game of fantasy battles, actually appeared first, in 1983.
* ''Another World'' – 35 years: (1964–99; 8,891 episodes)
▲* ''[[Car Talk]]'' – 35 years: Locally on WBUR Boston since 1977, nationally on [[NPR]] since 1987, last new episodes in 2012. Reruns are still on-air on some platforms.
▲* ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' – 35 years: Aired on NBC Blue (later ABC Radio) from 1933-68.
▲* ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' – 35 years: Since 1973 on radio, since 1993 on TV; ended with a New Year's Eve special on December 31, 2008.
▲* ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' – 35 years: 9,130 episodes, from 1951–86.
▲* ''[[Soul Train]]'' – 35 years: 1971-2006.
* ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1987}}: Began in 1987; longest-running show on FOX. Briefly canceled in Fall 1996; fans, law enforcement, and the governments of 32 states rallied together to successfully persuade FOX to [[Uncanceled|uncancel]] the show a month and a half later. Upon returning, it resumed its regular Saturday-night timeslot and paired with ''[[COPS (series)|COPS]]''. This combination ''itself'' was a long runner as one of the longest unchanged primetime schedules in American television. (COPS moved to Spike/Paramount Network in 2013 and was finally cancelled in 2020.)
* ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' – {{Years or months ago|1987}}: (1987-)
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1987}}: Started in 1987 on ''Weekly Jump''; it switched to ''Ultra Jump'' (a monthly publication) in 2004, and is currently at 100 volumes spanning eight major story arcs.<!-- should be in [[Print Long Runners]] -->
* ''Rage'' – {{Years or months ago|1987}}: Music video show, on Australian TV since 1987
* ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' – 33 years on radio and television: 1932–65▼
* ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' – 33 years: 1968-2001. Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) [[Author Existence Failure|is no longer with us]], although reruns still air.▼
* ''[[Bastard!!]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1988}}: First volume published in 1988 (with a one-shot pilot in 1987 titled ''Wizard!!''). It was serialized irregularly by ''Weekly Jump'' before switching to ''Ultra Jump'' in 2000 (with a seven-year hiatus between 2001 and 2008) and as a result, only a relatively small set of 26 volumes have been published.
* ''[[COPS (series)|COPS]]'' – 33 seasons (1987-2020), including 24 years (1989-2013) on FOX (where it was the second longest-running show on the network and the longest-running [[Reality Show]] on TV).▼
* ''[[Les Guignols de l'info]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1988}}: French satirical [[Puppet Shows]], (1988-)
* ''[[Home and Away]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1988}}: Since 1988, 4,500+ episodes.
* ''The Movie Show'' / ''At The Movies'' – {{Years or months ago|1988}}: ''The Movie Show'' ran since 1986 in Australia; the original hosts switched networks in 2004 and now present ''At The Movies'', which is the same show in all but name.
* ''Regional Contact'' – {{Years or months ago|1988}}: CTV Ottawa local newsmagazine, Sunday evenings since 1988.
▲* ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' – 33 years on radio and television: 1932–65
▲* ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' – 33 years: 1968-2001. Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) [[Author Existence Failure|is no longer with us]], although reruns still air.
▲* ''[[COPS (series)|COPS]]'' – 33 seasons (1987-2020), including 24 years (1989-2013) on FOX (where it was the second longest-running show on the network and the longest-running [[Reality Show]] on TV).
* ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989}}: Manga serialization started in 1989 and is still running.
* ''[[Jackanory]]'' – 32 years: (1965-1996, brief relaunch in 2007)▼
* ''[[Media Watch]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989|05}}: (Australian media analysis program; first aired in May 1989, isn't going anywhere any time soon)▼
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989}}: Tabletop RPG with various spinoff video games; FASA's premier RPG survived the downfall of its parent company, and has lasted long enough that we've begun to enter the "future" depicted in its earliest edition.
* ''[[Slayers]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989}}: Began in 1989 in a serialized magazine as a novel series; had an animé run (1995–97); had two OVAs and five movies (1995-2001); anime was [[Uncancelled]] in 2008 and released two more seasons. The bulk of the long run was through the novels, which kept running through the new millennium and are still being made.
* ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' – 32 years, plus sequels: He made his first appearance in 1940 (although he wouldn't get his own series until the next year) and his theatrical cartoons lasted all the way up to 1972 (and are still being re-run on television in some parts of South America). He also had a brief revival in the late 1990s.▼
* ''You've Been Framed'' – {{Years or months ago|1989}}: British home video series, first broadcast in 1989.
▲* ''[[Jackanory]]'' – 32 years: (1965-1996, brief relaunch in 2007)
▲* ''[[Media Watch]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989|05}}: (Australian media analysis program; first aired in May 1989, isn't going anywhere any time soon)
▲* ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' – 32 years, plus sequels: He made his first appearance in 1940 (although he wouldn't get his own series until the next year) and his theatrical cartoons lasted all the way up to 1972 (and are still being re-run on television in some parts of South America). He also had a brief revival in the late 1990s.
* ''[[Gaki no Tsukai Ya Arahende|Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!!]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989|10}}: Japanese comedy/variety show, running since October 1989.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1989|12}}: Has been on the air as a series since December 1989,<ref>with the first episode being the Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." The first regular episode would be "Bart the Genius," though [[What Could Have Been|had it not been for the sloppy animation and behind-the-scenes issues Matt Groening was having with creating the show]], "Some Enchanted Evening" would have been the series premiere</ref> though the title characters originated in animated shorts on ''The Tracy Ullman Show'' back in 1987.
* The ''Degrassi'' franchise – about 31 years across five main series: It hasn't been on ''continuously'' for 40 years, but it has been going off on and on from 1979-2019, with some gaps. The order looks somewhat like this: ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' 1979-1986; ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' 1987-1989; ''[[Degrassi High]]'' 1989-1992 (counting [[The Movie|the Made-for-TV-Movie]]), ''[[Degrassi|Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''<ref>[[Officially Shortened Title|now titled simply ''Degrassi'']]</ref> (2001–2014) and ''Degrassi: Next Class'' (until 2019).▼
* ''[[Samson en Gert]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1990}}: Has been running since 1990.
▲* The ''Degrassi'' franchise – about 31 years across five main series: It hasn't been on ''continuously'' for 40 years, but it has been going off on and on from 1979-2019, with some gaps. The order looks somewhat like this: ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' 1979-1986; ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' 1987-1989; ''[[Degrassi High]]'' 1989-1992 (counting [[The Movie|the Made-for-TV-Movie]]), ''[[Degrassi|Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''<ref>[[Officially Shortened Title|now titled simply ''Degrassi'']]</ref> (2001–2014) and ''Degrassi: Next Class'' (until 2019).
* ''[[Wonderama]]'' – 31 years: A weekly children's show that ran on New York's WNEW and other stations owned by the Metromedia syndicate. The 1955-1986 timespan runs from just before the demise of the [[DuMont]] network (Metropolitan Broadcasting/Metromedia were DuMont's former owned-and-operated station group) to their relaunch as [[FOX]] thirty years later.▼
* ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1990}}: (original pilot aired in November 1989, launched January 1990. From 1999-2000, it ran only as occasional specials, but the Tom Bergeron-hosted revamp returned it to series status)
* ''Australia's Funniest Home Videos'' – {{Years or months ago|1990}}: The Australian version of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'' has been running since 1990.
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* ''[[Gunnm]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1990}}: The manga has been around since 1990; an animé version was released briefly in 1993 but is no longer in production.
* ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1990}}: (British satirical panel show, started 1990 and still going despite several libel cases and not having a permanent presenter since sacking Angus Deayton in 2002)
▲* ''[[Wonderama]]'' – 31 years: A weekly children's show that ran on New York's WNEW and other stations owned by the Metromedia syndicate. The 1955-1986 timespan runs from just before the demise of the [[DuMont]] network (Metropolitan Broadcasting/Metromedia were DuMont's former owned-and-operated station group) to their relaunch as [[FOX]] thirty years later.
* ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' – 30 years: 1954–84▼
* ''[[Grange Hill]]'' – 30 years: BBC children's drama, ran from 1978-2008.▼
* ''[[Jerry Springer|The Jerry Springer Show]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1991}}: Running in syndication since 1991, started as a public-affairs talk show based at WLWT in Cincinnati; its parent company syndicated it nationally as it slowly evolved into its current "freakshow" format. It switched distributors from Multimedia to Universal when Multimedia was bought out by a newspaper company in 1995, along with Sally Jessy Raphael's show.
* ''Maury'' – {{Years or months ago|1991}}: Maury Povich's talk show; started in 1991 and still going strong. Switched distributors from Paramount to Universal in 1998.
▲* ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' – 30 years: 1954–84
▲* ''[[Grange Hill]]'' – 30 years: BBC children's drama, ran from 1978-2008.
* ''The Phil Donahue Show'' – 30 years: (1967-96 on national TV, 3 years on Dayton, Ohio local TV) The show that inspired most [[Talk Show]]s after it, including Oprah and Sally Jessy Raphael.
* ''[[Barney and Friends]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1992}}: The first videos came out in 1987; the show premiered in 1992.
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