Hallmark Hall of Fame is considered the longest running prime time series with 61 seasons, followed by Wonderful World of Disney with 52 seasons.
The longest continuously running TV show is PBS's Washington Week (debuting in 1967), although the longest on network TV is CBS's 60 Minutes (debuting in 1968).
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While 20 years on the air (1955-1975) is a respectful amount of years for an American prime time show, it isn't remotely close to being the longest running TV show & then including TV shows from around the world, it's a small fish in a big pond of TV runs.To name one show, Meet the Press has aired weekly since it debuted in 1947 and is still in production.See Provided Link for additional shows that have aired longer than Gunsmoke.
It didn't and won't break that record because it isn't the longest running animated TV program.Japan's Sazae-San has been on the air since 1969 and still produces episodes today.However, the longest running prime time [e.g. American] animated program before The Simpsons was The Flintstones which ran for six seasons [1960-1966], so when The Simpsons' 140th episode aired Team Homer, that was when the broke The Flintstones record.
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NCIS has aired for 14 seasons [as of August 2017] & while that's not bad for prime time series, it's verylow on the general list of 'longest running shows', especially when you include international shows.If you narrow it down to strictly American prime time shows [as per the list on Wikipedia] there are currently [again as of August 2017] 76 programs above it.
Having debuted in 1968, 60 Minutes is the longest-running television show in prime time today.
It's never become the longest running prime time series, nor will it ever earn that accolade.The Simpsons is the longest running American animated program & the longest running prime time scripted comedy & the longest running prime time American sitcom but the title of simply 'the longest running prime time series' belongs to The Hallmark Hall of Fame which has been airing for 64 seasons [& still does] followed by Walt Disney Presents which has been airing for 54 seasons [& still does].If you want to narrow it down to weekly series, 60 minutes is the longest running prime time series debuting in 1968.
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The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running show on Broadway, with nearly 9,000 consecutive shows to date; and still going.The nearest contender was Cats which had nearly 7,500 shows in total.
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While 20 years on the air (1955-1975) is a respectful amount of years for an American prime time show, it isn't remotely close to being the longest running TV show & then including TV shows from around the world, it's a small fish in a big pond of TV runs.To name one show, Meet the Press has aired weekly since it debuted in 1947 and is still in production.See Provided Link for additional shows that have aired longer than Gunsmoke.
It didn't and won't break that record because it isn't the longest running animated TV program.Japan's Sazae-San has been on the air since 1969 and still produces episodes today.However, the longest running prime time [e.g. American] animated program before The Simpsons was The Flintstones which ran for six seasons [1960-1966], so when The Simpsons' 140th episode aired Team Homer, that was when the broke The Flintstones record.
No. John Howard was Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister. Sir Robert Menzies was Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister.
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