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Shows which have somehow passed the test of time. There is a clue in here for what people want to watch and listen to. Some of these shows began with bad ratings or went through creative slumps, but got here thanks to [[Network to the Rescue]] (and avoiding [[Screwed by the Network]]). Some of these shows are even [[Older Than Television]]. More than a few are plagued with [[Missing Episode]]s, huge archival gaps or archives of poor technical quality – especially in the early years.
See also [[Print Long Runners]], [[Video Game Long Runners]], [[Long Runner Tech Marches On]], [[Long Runner Lineup]], [[Show of Theseus]], and [[Webcomics Long Runners]]. Contrast [[Short Runners]].
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== ''Literally'' Older Than Television ==
* ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1919}}: The longest lasting cartoon character in history, making his début in ''[[The Silent Age of Animation|1919]]'' (and if we count an even earlier prototype short, it may even be ''1917'') having appeared in over 150 theatrical cartoons, decades worth of comics, hundreds of TV cartoons, two movies (1998 and 2004), and the two TV revivals ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]'' and ''Baby Felix''
* The ''Grand Ole Opry'' – {{Years or months ago|1925}}: Airing weekly on Nashville radio station WSM (AM) since 1925, with an edited version of the program being carried on national radio and television outlets since the 1940s.
* ''Radioavisen'' – {{Years or months ago|1926|08}}: Daily news broadcast on Danmarks Radio (DR) starting August 1, 1926. At first with two daily programs, gradually with more. Now there is a ''Radioavis'' every hour. Aired nationwide since 1927.
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