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== At least 30 years ==
* ''[[20/20|Twenty Twenty]]'' (airing– on{{Years or months ago|1978}}: ABC's US newsmagazine, airing since 1978).
* ''[[American Bandstand]]'' (30– 37 years: Thirty years on [[ABC]], five years locally in [[Philadelphia (useful notes)|Philadelphia]], one year in syndication, one year on [[USA Network]]; 37 total).
* ''Another World'' (– 35 years,: (1964–99; 8,891 episodes)
* ''[[Antiques Roadshow]]''. – {{Years or months ago|1977}}: The first specials appeared in 1977. The proper series started in 1977 and is still ongoing.
* ''[[Bassie En Adriaan]]'' (since– {{Years or months ago|1978}}: Since 1978).
* ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' ( – 30 years,: 1954–84)
* ''[[Car Talk]]'' (locally– 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.
* The first ''[[The Dark Tower|Dark Tower]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1982}}: The first book was released in 1982. An [[Interquel]] taking place between books four and five iswas scheduled for release in 2012.<!-- should be in [[Print Long Runners]], not here? -->
* The ''Degrassi'' franchise... sort– of.about 31 years across five main series: It hasn't been on ''continuously'' for 3040 years, but it has been going off on and on sincefrom 1979-2019, with thesome 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]]), and ''[[Degrassi|Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' <ref>[[Officially Shortened Title|now titled simply Degrassi]]</ref> 2001–Present(2001–2014) and ''Degrassi: Next Class'' (until 2019).
* ''Depeche Mode'' – {{Years or months ago|1980}}: 14 studio albums, six live albums, ten compilation albums, 15 box sets, 13 videos since 1980.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran– {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-2005+1989-1963}} years: Ran from 1963 to 1989, and again from 2005 to present, for a total of 32 years.
* ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' aired– 35 years: Aired on NBC Blue (later ABC Radio) from 1933-68.
* ''[[Doraemon]]'' – {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1979+1974-1973}} years: (second longest-running animeanimé ever, until recently with the same principal voice cast. Aired one season in 1973, then continuously on a different network since 1979. They tried canning it in 2005, an idea which lasted all of a month before it was [[Uncancelled]].)
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has– {{Years or months ago|1974}}: Has been around since 1974.
* ''Emmerdale'' (formerly ''Emmerdale Farm''), – {{Years or months ago|1972}}: British soap opera (began in 1972)
* ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' started– {{Years or months ago|1981}}: Started in 1981 and is still in production.
* ''Evening at Pops'' (– 25 years: PBS Boston Pops concert program, aired 1970-2005)
* ''The Fifth Estate'' (– {{Years or months ago|1975}}: CBC-TV newsmagazine program, since 1975).
* ''Fresh Air'' (interview– {{Years or months ago|1975}}: Interview show, locally on WHYY Philadelphia since 1975, nationally on NPR since 1987).
* ''Front Page Challenge'' – 38 years: (Canadian celebrity panel quiz show that ran from 1957–95).
* ''[[From Eroica with Love]]'' was first published in 1976 and recently celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2012.
* ''[[Glass Mask]]'' (the– {{Years or months ago|1976}}: The manga has been running since 1976. Has had several animeanimé adaptations, the oldest ran during 1984 and the newest in 2005. And we're (not counting the dorama, the Noh play, etc.)
* ''Good Morning America'' (– {{Years or months ago|1975}}: ABC weekday morning show, airing since 1975).
* ''[[Grange Hill]]'' (– 30 years: BBC children's drama, ran from 1978-2008).
* ''Great Performances'' (– {{Years or months ago|1972}}: PBS performing arts series, airing since 1972).
* ''[[Gundam]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1979}}: 16 TV and OAV series', 11+ movies, more manga and video games (separate and original stories mind you, ''not'' just adaptations) than we dare to count, and ''good Lord'', the model kits!
** Worth noting that if one were to watch every ''Gundam'' animated work continuously, not counting eating, sleeping, or bathroom breaks, the total runtime would last more than '''one week'''. There are literally over a thousand hours' worth of ''Gundam'' animated work.
* ''Here's Humphrey'' (– 37 years: Australian children's show, 1966-2003)
* ''The House'' (– {{Years or months ago|1977|10}}: CBC Radio parliamentary affairs show, year-round since October 1977)
* ''[[Howard Stern|The Howard Stern Show]]'' (some– {{Years or months ago|1979}}: Some incarnation of the show has existed since the late 1970s)
* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' has– {{Years or months ago|1972}}: Has been running on BBC Radio 4 since 1972. Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden have been regular panelistspanellists since the very beginning (except for occasional breaks due to medical problems or other commitments), and Barry Cryer has been a regular panelistpanellist since the second series after alternating with Humphrey Lyttelton in the moderator's chair for the first series.
* ''Inside The NFL'' (– {{Years or months ago|1977}}: 1977-2008 on HBO, Showtime 2008-present)
* ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' (– 33 years on radio and television,: 1932–65)
* ''[[Jackanory]]'' – 32 years: (1965-1996, brief relaunch in 2007)
* ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' – {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984+12}} years: (12 years with Art Fleming {1964-75 and 1978-79}, 26+ years with [[Alex Trebek]] {1984–Present})
* ''Jubilee!'', the– {{Years or months ago|1981}}: The sole remaining traditional showgirl revue in Las Vegas, has been running at Bally's Hotel and Casino since 1981.
* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (British [[Sitcom]], 1973-2010)
* ''[[Look and Read]]'' (produced irregularly from 1967-2004)
* ''[[Yeralash]]'' (1975-), a Soviet/Russian comedy show for kids.
* ''[[The Young and The Restless]]'' (36 years, 9,000+ episodes)
== At least 20 years ==
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