This is a list of the longest running United States cable television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons.
To qualify for this list, the programming must originate in North America and shown nationally in the United States and be first-run (as opposed to a repackaging of previously aired material or material released in other media). For the purposes of this list, series that were available only on a local or regional basis will be excluded, along with hybrid broadcast/cable networks such as The WB 100+/The CW Plus. For series that originated on U.S. broadcast networks (or broadcast syndication) and then was picked up by a national cable network, only the amount aired nationally on cable as original programming is represented here.
A season for the purpose of this article is defined as a given year, not a production cycle (as in America's Next Top Model) which is defined as a season by the network or the program's distributor; for instance, multiple series on Food Network (e.g. Chopped) count each production cycle as a season rather than classing them by year.
List
25 or more seasons
20–24 seasons
15–19 seasons
12–14 seasons
10–11 seasons
See also
- Lists of longest running American shows by broadcast type:
- Lists of longest running shows internationally:
- List of shortest running shows:
References
- ^ Weekend editions are simulcast on the BBC Parliament channel with the name America This Week
- ^ Originally Road Rules: All Stars
- ^ Host: Tom Chapin (1985–1988), Robert Urich (1988–1995), Bob Ballard (1988–1995), Boyd Matson (1995–2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003-)
- ^ Show renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer 2003–2005
- ^ Oldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee; has aired on the digital over-the-air network Circle since January 4, 2020.
- ^ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
- ^ (not counting current Sunday evening version airing on ESPN+
- ^ Originated on CBS
- ^ Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
- ^ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
- ^ Future seasons have aired on Paramount+
- ^ Became Lou Dobbs Moneyline in 2001, Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003
- ^ Program rebroadcast later the same day on ESPNEWS
- ^ "Larry King ends his record-setting run on CNN". CNN. December 17, 2010.
- ^ Originally Nick News W/5 and later Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
- ^ Includes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc.
- ^ ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN
- ^ Previously Georgia Championship Wrestling (1972–1984), World Championship Wrestling (1984–1992)
- ^ Date when WTCG was distributed nationally via cable (WTCG evolved into TBS). Broadcast on WTCG started January 1972.
- ^ Previously E! News Daily and E! News Live
- ^ Originally The O'Reilly Report
- ^ @bhofheimer_espn (November 4, 2022). "The best of the best from @AroundtheHorn's first 20 years" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Presently, each episode first airs on ESPN2 on Fridays, then is repeated on ESPN two days later
- ^ Other names: Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields (1998–2001), Novak, Hunt, and Shields (2001–2002)
- ^ Moved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moves from ABC to ESPN
- ^ Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990–1997
- ^ Also known as CNN Showbiz Today
- ^ First-run syndication 1965–1997
- ^ Originally Politics with Chris Matthews
- ^ Originally Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- ^ Sneak peek airing May 1, 1999
- ^ Originally Medical Detectives
- ^ Show is on hiatus and may return on a different network under the original title of "Medical Detectives". Old episodes were airing on Lifetime as of August 2011.
- ^ The start of Season 15 has been announced for January 2008
- ^ Previously GameSpot TV, Extended Play, and X-Play
- ^ Successor series Hannity debuted January 12, 2009.
- ^ Also known as MST3K
- ^ Pre-release date, March 4, 2022
- ^ Sneak peek airing December 30, 2000 on Cartoon Network
- ^ Sneak peek airing April 16, 1994
- ^ Simulcast of live program at WFAN New York
- ^ Longest-running science fiction series in the United States.
- ^ According to Sci Fi Wire Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel, August 21, 2006
