The longest running show in history in 1988 as well as the present day is Meet the Press. If you mean what is the longest running show that simply debuted in 1988 & continues today, well, there aren't any American shows that debuted in 1988 that continue to this day [as of this answer in July 2017].
In Australia the second incarnation of the news show A Current Affair started in 1988 and still airs, as well as the sports broadcast Friday Night Football & the soap Opera Home & Away.
The British program Countryfile, that features reports on British rural, agriculture & environmental issues debuted in '88. Fifteen to One debuted as well & continues to air today although it did not have a continuous run since '88. The sports program Sgorio & the morning show This Morning debuted in '88.
The German news show RTL aktuell & the Italian news parody program Striscia la notizia debuted in 1988.
The longest running show on Broadway is Phantom of the Opera. It has been running since January 26, 1988. It celebrated its 10,000th performance on February 11, 2012.
Les Miserables is the longest running musical in the West End. It opened on the 8th October 1985 and is still on today with over 11,500 performances.
The longest running musical is The Phantom of the Opera.Currently running at the Majestic Theatre7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988Broadway's longest-running show and musicalReference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest-running_Broadway_shows
The Phantom of the Opera is still currently running at the Majestic Theatre, but it has about played about 9219 shows, and had opened on January 26, 1988. As of 2010, it has been running for 22 years.
The longest running Broadway show in the U.S. is The Phantom of the Opera (which is still playing on Broadway today!)The 2nd longest show is Cats (Which left the Broadway stage on Sept 10, 2000 I believeI think that The Fantasticks is the longest running show in American history. It closed in 2002 after a 42-year run (more than twice as long as Cats). It is also credited with being the longest running musical in the world.Actually the longest running play in the USA is "The Lost Colony" which has been running I believe since the late 1930's in Manteo NC...about the Sir Walter Raleigh colony that disappeared with only the engraved word "Croatan" on a tree remaining.
Wild Kingdom is the longest running animal based TV show. It's original run was 1963-1988 (25 years), then it was revived in 2002 and remains on the air today (12+ years) as of 02|2014... so a total of 37 years & counting.
Wild Kingdom is the longest running animal based TV show. It's original run was 1963-1988 (25 years), then it was revived in 2002 and remains on the air today (12+ years) as of 02|2014... so a total of 37 years & counting.
The longest running musical is The Phantom of the Opera.Currently running at the Majestic Theatre7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988Broadway's longest-running show and musicalReference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest-running_Broadway_shows
21 Games,1988
A 1988 model? No.
Tupac was active from 1988 to 1996 and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony have been active since 1992 until the present.
The Phantom of the Opera. 1988-today!