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* ''Music and the Spoken Word'' – {{Years or months ago|1929}}: Weekly broadcast of music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (and a short sermon), which started in 1929.
* ''Hamburger Hafenkonzert'' (''Hamburg harbour concert'') – {{Years or months ago|1929|06}}: Broadcast weekly on NDR in Germany since June 1929 — even through [[World War II]].
* ''Pause Signal'' Danmarks Radio (DR) – {{Years or months ago|1931|08}}: This little tune first aired on August 28, 1931 and has since been used to fill up short spaces between programs. The tune is a melody from the 1300s, the oldest known Danish folk melody. Irregular scheduling, yet frequently heard for decades. Nowadays used as regular broadcast only on one channel (P5), the tune has become waiting music on DR's telephone system, and since early 2009 the signal that calls the audience to the second half of concerts in the broadcaster's new concert hall.▼
* ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1931|11}}: Began airing on radio in November 1931 and moved to television in November 1952 (the first year of regular television broadcasts in Canada), and is the world's longest-running sports show.▼
== At least 80 years ==
* ''Julehilsen til Grønland'' (Christmas greetings to Greenland) – {{Years or months ago|1932|12}}: Danmarks Radio first aired this in 1932 as a way for people in Denmark to send greetings to friends and family in Greenland and vice versa.
▲* ''Pause Signal'' Danmarks Radio (DR) – {{Years or months ago|1931|08}}: This little tune first aired on August 28, 1931 and has since been used to fill up short spaces between programs. The tune is a melody from the 1300s, the oldest known Danish folk melody. Irregular scheduling, yet frequently heard for decades. Nowadays used as regular broadcast only on one channel (P5), the tune has become waiting music on DR's telephone system, and since early 2009 the signal that calls the audience to the second half of concerts in the broadcaster's new concert hall.
▲* ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1931|11}}: Began airing on radio in November 1931 and moved to television in November 1952 (the first year of regular television broadcasts in Canada), and is the world's longest-running sports show.
* The ''Metropolitan Opera'' – {{Years or months ago|1931|12}}: Airs a radio broadcast season each year. Although going since Christmas of 1931 (and broadcast in January 1910 over experimental radio broadcasts), unlike ''The Guiding Light'' it only airs episodes during a season and is not continuous.
* ''CBS World News Roundup'' – {{Years or months ago|1938|03}}: Made its first broadcast on March 13, 1938 as a special report on the Anschluss; still runs every day at 8:00 AM EST. It surpassed ''Guiding Light'''s record on November 8, 2010, and is now listed as the longest continuously-running program in ''any'' medium.
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== At least 50 years ==
* ''[[University Challenge]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1962}}: On ITV from 1962-87 with Bamber Gascoigne, and on BBC2 since 1994 with Jeremy Paxman; British television's longest-running quiz show.
* Ireland's ''The Late Late Show'' – {{Years or months ago|1962|07}}: Since July 1962, has only had three regular presenters (Gay Byrne (1962–99), Pat Kenny (1999-2009), Ryan Tubridy (since 2009)). Not to be confused with the American ''[[The Late Late Show]]'', which has "only" been running since 1995.▼
* ''[[Encyclopedia Brown]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1963}}: The books began appearing in 1963. New ones were being published as late as 2011.
* ''[[General Hospital]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1963}}: Over 10,000 episodes since 1963; inspired a [[Novelty Pop Hit]] ''General Hospi-Tale''.
▲* Ireland's ''The Late Late Show'' – {{Years or months ago|1962|07}}: Since July 1962, has only had three regular presenters (Gay Byrne (1962–99), Pat Kenny (1999-2009), Ryan Tubridy (since 2009)). Not to be confused with the American ''[[The Late Late Show]]'', which has "only" been running since 1995.
* ''Letter From America'' – 58 years: On [[The BBC|BBC Radio]] from 1946-2004, ending when Alastair Cooke retired less than a month before his death.
* ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' – {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1972+1965-1956}} years: 1956–65, then since 1972; originally hosted by Bill Cullen {1956-65}, then Bob Barker {1972-2007}, then Drew Carey {2007-}
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* ''Sabado Gigante'' – 53 years : Started in June 1962 (as ''Gran Show Dominical'' before moving from Sunday to Saturday in 1966), [[Channel Hop]]ped from Chile's Canal 13 to Univision in 1986; longest-running variety show in the world, presented by its original presenter, "Don Francisco" (Mario Kreutzberger), until its final airing in 2015.
* ''[[Anpanman]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1969}}: Made in part of a magazine in 1969, went to picture books in 1973, then became big on an anime called ''Soreike! Anpanman'', plus being the leader in the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|largest number of characters]] in any animated program. Creator Takashi Yanase still works on the series as well.
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby-Doo]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1969|09}}: Multiple series; at least one series was in first-run almost every year from 1969–91 and since 2002, plus one or more direct-to-video movies each year since 1998.▼
* ''[[The Sooty Show]]'' – 52 years: British children's TV favourite ran roughly from 1952-2004 under slightly different title changes and presenters. There are currently plans for a revived new series.
* ''[[The Doctor Demento Show]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1970}}: Barret Hansen first took on the [[Dr. Demento]] persona in 1970 on Pasadena station KPPC-FM, although it would be another four years before his show was nationally syndicated. It shifted to online streaming-only distribution in 2011.
* ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1970|09}}: Running continuously since September 21, 1970, until 2005 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], currently on [[ESPN]].▼
* ''Radio Rochela'' – 51 years: Venezuelan longest-running comedy show. Began as a sketch section in a variety show in 1959, got its own timeslot in 1961, and ran almost uninterruptedly until 2010, only ending because their networks' closing.
* ''[[Sazae-san]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1969|10}}: Began in October 1969, and is the Guinness World Record certified longest-running animated series ever.
▲* ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby-Doo]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1969|09}}: Multiple series; at least one series was in first-run almost every year from 1969–91 and since 2002, plus one or more direct-to-video movies each year since 1998.
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1969|11}}: 4,000+ episodes since 10 Nov 1969. Multiple adaptations exist for other countries; there are also a few real streets named after the TV show.
* ''All Things Considered'' – {{Years or months ago|1971}}: News magazine program airing on [[NPR]] since 1971, airing its first instalment just months after NPR itself began broadcasting.)
* ''[[Die Sendung mit der Maus]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1971}}: German [[Edutainment Show]] for children, airing since 1971
* ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1971}}: has aired on PBS since 1971, although it's just called ''Masterpiece'' now; its sister program, ''Mystery!'' {now known as ''Masterpiece Mystery''}, has aired since 1980.
▲* ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1970|09}}: Running continuously since September 21, 1970, until 2005 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], currently on [[ESPN]].
* ''[[Tatort]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1970|11}}: Known as ''Scene of the Crime'' in the USA. A German-language detective series which began airing in November 1970 on Das Erste in [[West Germany]], in 1972 on ORF 2 in Austria, and from 1990-2001 and again starting in 2011 on SF1 in Switzerland. Over 800 episodes have been produced, although the regional ARD broadcasters, ORF, and SF all contribute locally-produced episodes to the series, so that rather than having one central cast and location, different episodes will feature different casts and settings. Its [[East Germany|East German]] counterpart ''Polizeiruf 110'' has aired over 320 episodes since June 1971, on Fernsehen der DDR until 1990 and on Das Erste following the re-unification. Both shows share a timeslot in [[The Berlin Republic]].
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* ''Morning Edition'' – {{Years or months ago|1979}}: Airing on NPR since 1979.
* ''[[Question Time]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1979}}: British current affairs debate show, running since 1979.
* ''[[Sports Center]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1979|09}}: Celebrated its 30th anniversary September 7, 2009; runs for at least two hours every day {the latter of which is repeated throughout the following morning}, and quite a bit more as of August 2008. According to [[The Other Wiki]], it stands above 31,000+ episodes, usually 60 or 90 minutes each.▼
* ''The Woodwright's Shop'' – {{Years or months ago|1979}}: (1979-), an American woodworking show on PBS.
* ''[[All My Children]]'' – 41 years: 10,712 episodes from 1970-2011
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* ''Nightline'' – {{Years or months ago|1980}}: ABC prime time US news program, airing since 1980.
* ''Romper Room'' – 41 years: 1953–94, in various local franchised versions. TVOntario ran a very similar programme as the ''Polka Dot Door'' (1971-1993), which initially was based heavily on the [[BBC]] (UK) version of ''[[Play School]]'' (1964-1988).
▲* ''[[Sports Center]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1979|09}}: Celebrated its 30th anniversary September 7, 2009; runs for at least two hours every day {the latter of which is repeated throughout the following morning}, and quite a bit more as of August 2008. According to [[The Other Wiki]], it stands above 31,000+ episodes, usually 60 or 90 minutes each.
* ''This Old House'' – {{Years or months ago|1980}}: PBS home improvement show, airing since 1980. Originally hosted by Bob Vila. Its spinoff program ''The New Yankee Workshop'' had a 20-year run in its own right, 1989-09.
* ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1981}}: Started in 1981 and is still in production.
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* ''Saber y Ganar'' – {{Years or months ago|1997}}: Spanish daily quiz show, started on 17 February 1997. Since October 2011, it runs all seven days a week. It has consistently been the most viewed show in its channel since 2004.
* ''[[Says You!]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1997}}: Has been running since 1997.
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1997|08}}: has been daily since August 25, 1997.▼
* ''[[South Park]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1997}}: (1997-).
* ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' – 24 years: (1956–68, 1969–78, 1980–81, 1990–91, 2000–01; total of 24 seasons)
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* ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'' – 23 years: (1992 to 2015)
* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1998}}: Since 1998. <!-- move to Web Comics -->
▲* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1997|08}}: has been daily since August 25, 1997.
* ''[[True Life]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1998}}: [[MTV]] documentary series, with topics running from "I'm A Staten Island Girl" to "I Need A Transplant", running since 1998, 10 seasons so far.
* ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1998}}: Has been running since 1998.
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* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1999|12}}: (December 24, 1999 – present)
* ''Issues and Answers'' – 21 years: (1960–81) that, along with ''Meet the Press'' and ''Face the Nation'', represented the height of Sunday- morning political television in the US.
* ''[[Megatokyo]]'' – {{Years or months ago|2000|08}}: Began in August 2000 <!-- move to Web Comics -->▼
* ''Morningside'' – 21 years: CBC Radio morning show, 9AM-noon weekdays from 1976–97.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' – {{Years or months ago|2000|06}}: (published daily since June 12, 2000...and not missing a single day) <!-- move to Web Comics -->
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* ''[[Law & Order]]'' – 20 years: September 13, 1990 - May 24, 2010. Fell just short of beating ''Gunsmoke''{{'}}s record, though at least they're now tied. Was the longest-running first-run drama series in primetime for all of [[The Noughties]].
* ''[[Look and Read]]'' – sporadically, across about 20 different years: A children's educational programme produced irregularly from 1967-2004.
▲* ''[[Megatokyo]]'' – {{Years or months ago|2000|08}}: Began in August 2000 <!-- move to Web Comics -->
* ''Monitor'' – 20 years: NBC Radio weekend show, 1955–75.
* ''[[Queen for a Day]]'' – 20 years: [[Game Show]], 1945–64 and 1969–70.
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