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List of longest-running television shows by category

Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:51:32 AM Wikipedia source

This lists the longest-running television shows by category. The criterion for the longest-running show is the number of years the show has been on the air, and not the number of episodes produced.

Tables

Lord Mayor's Show
Lord Mayor's Show
Years → 87
87
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Outside broadcast
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Lord Mayor's Show
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC Television Service, BBC One
Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph
Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph
Years → 87
87
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Outside broadcast
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2, 1939–1945)
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC Television Service, BBC One
Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Years → 87
77
Category → Sports outside broadcast
News show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Meet the Press
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1947–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
NBC
No. ofepisodes
4,946+
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
Years → 87
76
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Newscast
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
CBS Evening News
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1948–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
CBS
No. ofepisodes
16,400+
Music & the Spoken Word
Music & the Spoken Word
Years → 87
75
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Religious program
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Music & the Spoken Word
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1949–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
KSL (Television since 1949, radio since 1929)
No. ofepisodes
3,900+
Le Jour du Seigneur
Le Jour du Seigneur
Years → 87
75
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Religious program
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Le Jour du Seigneur
Country → United Kingdom
France
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1949–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
TF1 (1949–87)France 2 (since 1987)
Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival
Years → 87
73
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Song contest
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Sanremo Music Festival
Country → United Kingdom
Italy
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1951–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RAI (radio broadcast since 1951, TV broadcast since 1955)
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada
Years → 87
72
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Sports show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Hockey Night in Canada
Country → United Kingdom
Canada
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1952–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
CBC, City/Sportsnet, CTV
La Domenica Sportiva
La Domenica Sportiva
Years → 87
71
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Sports magazine show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
La Domenica Sportiva
Country → United Kingdom
Italy
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1953–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RAI
No. ofepisodes
3,318 (as of 10 May 2020[update])
Japan
Japan
Years → 87
Music talent show
Category → Sports outside broadcast
NHK Nodo Jiman
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Japan
Country → United Kingdom
1953–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
NHK
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
2,900 (as of 2012[update])
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Years → 87
Current affairs series
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Panorama
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom
Country → United Kingdom
1953–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
BBC One
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
Years → 87
70
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Talk show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
The Tonight Show
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1954–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
NBC
Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Years → 87
69
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Annual live international beauty pageant
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Miss Universe
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1955–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
CBS, NBC, FOX
No. ofepisodes
72
United States
United States
Years → 87
Annual live national beauty pageant
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Miss America
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United States
Country → United Kingdom
1955–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
ABC, NBC, CBS
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
96 (102)
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Years → 87
68
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Annual live song contest
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Eurovision Song Contest
Country → United Kingdom
Europe
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1956–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
EBU
No. ofepisodes
104
The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night
Years → 87
67
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Science show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
The Sky at Night
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1957–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC One, BBC Four
No. ofepisodes
825 (as of Oct 2022)
Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Years → 87
66
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Children's show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Blue Peter
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1958–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC One, CBBC
No. ofepisodes
5,294 (as of 13 October 2023)
Japan
Japan
Years → 87
Historical drama
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Zenigata Heiji
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Japan
Country → United Kingdom
1958–2006
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
various
Croatia
Croatia
Years → 87
Agriculture information
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Plodovi zemlje
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Croatia
Country → United Kingdom
1958–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
HRT 1
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
1,900 (as of 14 March 2017)
Sandmännchen
Sandmännchen
Years → 87
65
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Animated
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Sandmännchen
Country → United Kingdom
Germany
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1959–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Deutscher Fernsehfunk, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
No. ofepisodes
22,200+
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Years → 87
64
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Soap opera
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Coronation Street
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1960–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
ITV
No. ofepisodes
10,000+
KVN
KVN
Years → 87
63
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Comedy
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
KVN
Country → United Kingdom
Soviet Union (1961–1991) Russia (1991–present)
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1961–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Channel One Russia, KVN TV
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Years → 87
TV feedback show
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Points of View
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom
Country → United Kingdom
1961–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
BBC One, BBC Two
United States
United States
Years → 87
Quiz show
Category → Sports outside broadcast
It's Academic
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United States
Country → United Kingdom
1961–present
Australia
Australia
Years → 87
Documentary
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Four Corners
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Australia
Country → United Kingdom
1961–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Festivali i Këngës
Festivali i Këngës
Years → 87
62
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Song contest
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Festivali i Këngës
Country → United Kingdom
Albania
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1962–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RTSH
Albania
Albania
Years → 87
Medicine talk show
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Trupi dhe Shëndeti
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Albania
Country → United Kingdom
1962–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
RTSH
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
1,000+
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Years → 87
62
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Science fiction
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Doctor Who
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC One
No. ofepisodes
891 (as of 24 May 2025)
Programa Silvio Santos
Programa Silvio Santos
Years → 87
61
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Variety show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Programa Silvio Santos
Country → United Kingdom
Brazil
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1963–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
SBT
No. ofepisodes
3,000+
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Years → 87
60
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Music chart show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Top of the Pops
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2006–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC One, BBC Two
No. ofepisodes
2,219
Vecernicek
Vecernicek
Years → 87
60
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Children's stories
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Vecernicek
Country → United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1965–Present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Czech Television Programs: ČT1, ČT2, ČT Déčko
Le Jardin extraordinaire
Le Jardin extraordinaire
Years → 87
59
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Nature documentary
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Le Jardin extraordinaire
Country → United Kingdom
Belgium
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1965–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RTBF
No. ofepisodes
2,400+
Des chiffres et des lettres
Des chiffres et des lettres
Years → 87
58
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Game show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Des chiffres et des lettres
Country → United Kingdom
France
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1965–2024
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
France 2 (1965–2006)France 3 (2006–2024)
No. ofepisodes
20,000 (as of October 2012[update])
Australia
Australia
Years → 87
Children's show (preschool)
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Play School
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Australia
Country → United Kingdom
1966–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
4,500+
Iceland
Iceland
Years → 87
Comedy special
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Áramótaskaupið
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Iceland
Country → United Kingdom
1966–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
Ríkisútvarpið
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
56
Krishi Darshan
Krishi Darshan
Years → 87
57
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Agricultural
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Krishi Darshan
Country → United Kingdom
India
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1967–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
DD National
No. ofepisodes
16,780+
Sazae-san
Sazae-san
Years → 87
55
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Anime for kids
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Sazae-san
Country → United Kingdom
Japan
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1969–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Fuji Television
No. ofepisodes
8,880+
United States
United States
Years → 87
Children's Educational
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Sesame Street
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United States
Country → United Kingdom
1969–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
NET (1969–1970), PBS (1970–), HBO (2016–2020), HBO Max (2020–2025), Netflix (2025–)
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
4,000+
Tatort
Tatort
Years → 87
54
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Police procedural
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Tatort
Country → United Kingdom
Germany
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1970–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Das Erste
No. ofepisodes
1,136 (as of 6 September 2020[update])
Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider
Years → 87
53
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Superhero fiction
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Kamen Rider
Country → United Kingdom
Japan
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1971–1989, 2000-present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
MBS/NET (1971–1975), MBS/TBS (1975–1989), TV Asahi (2000–)
No. ofepisodes
1,649
Radio Rochela
Radio Rochela
Years → 87
51
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Sketch comedy show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Radio Rochela
Country → United Kingdom
Venezuela
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1959–2010
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RCTV
No. ofepisodes
2,652
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
Years → 87
48
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Charity show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1966–2014
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Various
No. ofepisodes
48
Japan
Japan
Years → 87
Talk show - hosted continuously by the same host
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Tetsuko's Room
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Japan
Country → United Kingdom
1976–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
TV_Asahi
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
12,100 (as of 12 September 2023)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Years → 87
Sports variety
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Grandstand
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom
Country → United Kingdom
1958–2007
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
BBC One, BBC Two
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
3,500
Germany
Germany
Years → 87
Political satire
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Extra 3
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Germany
Country → United Kingdom
1976–present
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
Das Erste
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Years → 87
Automotive
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Top Gear (relaunched in 2002)
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom
Country → United Kingdom
1976–2001, 2002–2023
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
BBC Two, BBC One
Film
Film
Years → 87
47
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Film review
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Film
Country → United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1971–2018
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
BBC One
Eat Bulaga!
Eat Bulaga!
Years → 87
46
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Variety show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Eat Bulaga!
Country → United Kingdom
Philippines
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1979-present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
RPN 9, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, TV5, RPTV
No. ofepisodes
15,000+
Shell Quiz
Shell Quiz
Years → 87
44
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Educational game show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Shell Quiz
Country → United Kingdom
Thailand
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1965–2009
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
TV4, MCOT HD, TV11, ETV, Nation TV
Pili
Pili
Years → 87
40
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Glove puppetry show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Pili
Country → United Kingdom
Taiwan
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1984–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Pili TV
No. ofepisodes
2,000+
Rage
Rage
Years → 87
38
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Music video show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Rage
Country → United Kingdom
Australia
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1987–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Kopi kade
Kopi kade
Years → 87
38
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Comedy drama
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
Kopi kade
Country → United Kingdom
Sri Lanka
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1987–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
ITN
No. ofepisodes
2,000+
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos
Years → 87
35
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Reality show
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
America's Funniest Home Videos
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1989–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
American Broadcasting Company
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Years → 87
35
Category → Sports outside broadcast
Adult animation
Show name → The Championships, Wimbledon
The Simpsons
Country → United Kingdom
United States
Duration → 1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
1989–present
Channel/network → BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
Fox Broadcasting Company
No. ofepisodes
700+
Years
Category
Show name
Country
Duration
Channel/network
No. ofepisodes
87
Sports outside broadcast
The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom
1937, 1939,1946–present (not played during World War II, nor in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns)
BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two
87
Outside broadcast
Lord Mayor's Show
United Kingdom
1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)
BBC Television Service, BBC One
87
Outside broadcast
Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph
United Kingdom
1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2, 1939–1945)
BBC Television Service, BBC One
77
News show
Meet the Press
United States
1947–present
NBC
4,946+
76
Newscast
CBS Evening News
United States
1948–present
CBS
16,400+
75
Religious program
Music & the Spoken Word
United States
1949–present
KSL (Television since 1949, radio since 1929)
3,900+
75
Religious program
Le Jour du Seigneur
France
1949–present
TF1 (1949–87)France 2 (since 1987)
73
Song contest
Sanremo Music Festival
Italy
1951–present
RAI (radio broadcast since 1951, TV broadcast since 1955)
72
Sports show
Hockey Night in Canada
Canada
1952–present
CBC, City/Sportsnet, CTV
71
Sports magazine show
La Domenica Sportiva
Italy
1953–present
RAI
3,318 (as of 10 May 2020[update])
Music talent show
NHK Nodo Jiman
Japan
1953–present
NHK
2,900 (as of 2012[update])
Current affairs series
Panorama
United Kingdom
1953–present
BBC One
70
Talk show
The Tonight Show
United States
1954–present
NBC
69
Annual live international beauty pageant
Miss Universe
United States
1955–present
CBS, NBC, FOX
72
Annual live national beauty pageant
Miss America
United States
1955–present
ABC, NBC, CBS
96 (102)
68
Annual live song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Europe
1956–present
EBU
104
67
Science show
The Sky at Night
United Kingdom
1957–present
BBC One, BBC Four
825 (as of Oct 2022)
66
Children's show
Blue Peter
United Kingdom
1958–present
BBC One, CBBC
5,294 (as of 13 October 2023)
Historical drama
Zenigata Heiji
Japan
1958–2006
various
Agriculture information
Plodovi zemlje
Croatia
1958–present
HRT 1
1,900 (as of 14 March 2017)
65
Animated
Sandmännchen
Germany
1959–present
Deutscher Fernsehfunk, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
22,200+
64
Soap opera
Coronation Street
United Kingdom
1960–present
ITV
10,000+
63
Comedy
KVN
Soviet Union (1961–1991) Russia (1991–present)
1961–present
Channel One Russia, KVN TV
TV feedback show
Points of View
United Kingdom
1961–present
BBC One, BBC Two
Quiz show
It's Academic
United States
1961–present
Documentary
Four Corners
Australia
1961–present
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
62
Song contest
Festivali i Këngës
Albania
1962–present
RTSH
Medicine talk show
Trupi dhe Shëndeti
Albania
1962–present
RTSH
1,000+
62
Science fiction
Doctor Who
United Kingdom
1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present
BBC One
891 (as of 24 May 2025)
61
Variety show
Programa Silvio Santos
Brazil
1963–present
SBT
3,000+
60
Music chart show
Top of the Pops
United Kingdom
1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2006–present
BBC One, BBC Two
2,219
60
Children's stories
Vecernicek
Czech Republic
1965–Present
Czech Television Programs: ČT1, ČT2, ČT Déčko
59
Nature documentary
Le Jardin extraordinaire
Belgium
1965–present
RTBF
2,400+
58
Game show
Des chiffres et des lettres
France
1965–2024
France 2 (1965–2006)France 3 (2006–2024)
20,000 (as of October 2012[update])
Children's show (preschool)
Play School
Australia
1966–present
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
4,500+
Comedy special
Áramótaskaupið
Iceland
1966–present
Ríkisútvarpið
56
57
Agricultural
Krishi Darshan
India
1967–present
DD National
16,780+
55
Anime for kids
Sazae-san
Japan
1969–present
Fuji Television
8,880+
Children's Educational
Sesame Street
United States
1969–present
NET (1969–1970), PBS (1970–), HBO (2016–2020), HBO Max (2020–2025), Netflix (2025–)
4,000+
54
Police procedural
Tatort
Germany
1970–present
Das Erste
1,136 (as of 6 September 2020[update])
53
Superhero fiction
Kamen Rider
Japan
1971–1989, 2000-present
MBS/NET (1971–1975), MBS/TBS (1975–1989), TV Asahi (2000–)
1,649
51
Sketch comedy show
Radio Rochela
Venezuela
1959–2010
RCTV
2,652
48
Charity show
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
United States
1966–2014
Various
48
Talk show - hosted continuously by the same host
Tetsuko's Room
Japan
1976–present
TV_Asahi
12,100 (as of 12 September 2023)
Sports variety
Grandstand
United Kingdom
1958–2007
BBC One, BBC Two
3,500
Political satire
Extra 3
Germany
1976–present
Das Erste
Automotive
Top Gear (relaunched in 2002)
United Kingdom
1976–2001, 2002–2023
BBC Two, BBC One
47
Film review
Film
United Kingdom
1971–2018
BBC One
46
Variety show
Eat Bulaga!
Philippines
1979-present
RPN 9, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, TV5, RPTV
15,000+

References

  1. Genome Project
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011417/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=wimbledon&yt=1949#search
  2. History of the BBC
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/research/wimbledon-and-the-bbc
  3. "The Lord Mayor's Show dates"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164932/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=Lord+Mayor%27s+Show&svc=9371533#search
  4. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mac-mcgarry-its-academic-host-dies-at-87/2013/12/12/5f6f1ebe-2eee-11e0-a371-d2bf1122591b_story.html
  5. "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – Doctor Who: The TV Movie – Details"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150505104045/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/tvmovie/detail.shtml
  6. "Sazae-san"
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236924/
  7. "Die Fälle – Tatort – ARD | Das Erste"
    https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/krimi/tatort/sendung/index.html
  8. "『徹子の部屋』ギネス世界記録更新！同一司会者によるトーク番組の最多放送"
    https://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2023/09/12/212515.html
  9. Taiwan Ministry of Culture
    https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/information_263_77306.html
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