List of longest-running U.S. cable television series
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. 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.
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List
Series shaded in light blue are currently in production. |
Over 25 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | The 700 Club[1] | CBN Cable/The Family Channel/ Fox Family/ABC Family/ Freeform |
1977 | present | |
36 | Inside the NFL | HBO/Showtime | 1977 | present | |
34 | SportsCenter | ESPN | September 7, 1979 | present | 50,000+ |
33 | Bobby Jones Gospel | BET | January 27, 1980 | present | |
33 | Washington Journal[2] | C-SPAN | October 7, 1980 | present | |
31 | ESPN SpeedWorld | ESPN | 1979 | 2006 | |
30 | Moneyline[3] | CNN | June 1, 1980 | November 11, 2009 | |
30 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | ESPN | 1983 | 1994 | |
Fox Sports | 1994 | 1995 | |||
Discovery Health | 1995 | 2004 | |||
FitTV | 2004 | 2011 | |||
Discovery Fit & Health | 2011 | present | |||
29 | NASCAR on ESPN | ESPN/ESPN2 | 1981 | 2002 | |
2007 | present | ||||
28 | The Real World | MTV | 1992 | present | 532 |
28 | Road Rules: All Stars | MTV | September 28, 1997 | present | |
28 | National Geographic Explorer[4] |
Nickelodeon | 1985 | 1986 | 233 |
WTBS-LD/TBS | 1986 | 1999 | |||
CNBC | 1999 | 2001 | |||
MSNBC[5] | 2001 | 2005 | |||
National Geographic | 2005 | present | |||
28 | Grand Ole Opry Live[6] | TNN | April 20, 1985 | August 2001 | |
CMT | August 2001 | 2003 | |||
GAC[7] | 2003 | present | |||
26 | Sunday NFL Countdown | ESPN | September 7, 1987 | present | |
26 | College GameDay (football series) |
ESPN | September 1987 | present | |
26 | NFL Primetime | ESPN | 1987 | present | |
26 | Biography[8] | A&E | April 6, 1987[9] | August 2006 | |
Biography Channel | August 2006 | present[10] | |||
25 | The Sports Reporters | ESPN[11] | October 9, 1988 | present | |
25 | NBA on TNT | TNT | October 30, 1988 | present | |
25 | Larry King Live | CNN | June 3, 1985 | December 18, 2010 | |
20–24 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Baseball Tonight | ESPN | March 19, 1990 | present | |
24 | ESPN Major League Baseball[12] |
ESPN, ESPN2[13] | April 15, 1990 | present | |
24 | Outside the Lines | ESPN | 1990 | present | |
24 | WWE Monday Night Raw | USA | January 11, 1993 | September 18, 2000 | 1,000+ |
TNN/Spike TV | September 25, 2000 | September 26, 2005 | |||
USA | October 3, 2005 | present | |||
24 | WCW Saturday Night[14] | WTCG/WTBS/TBS | December 17, 1976[15] | June 24, 2000 | |
23 | The Challenge | MTV | 1998 | present | |
23 | Crossfire | CNN | 1982 | June 3, 2005 | |
22 | E! News[16] | E! | September 1, 1991 | present | |
22 | Investigative Reports | A&E | September 27, 1991 | 2004 | |
21 | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee |
Nickelodeon | 1992 | present | |
21 | Reliable Sources | CNN | March 7, 1992 | present | |
21 | Style with Elsa Klensch | CNN | June 1, 1980 | January 2001 | |
20 | NFL Matchup | ESPN, ESPN2[17] | September 5, 1993 | present | |
20 | Monday Night Countdown | ESPN | September 6, 1993 | present | |
20 | Power Rangers | Fox (Fox Kids), ABC, ABC Family, Toon Disney, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, The CW (Vortexx) |
August 28, 1993 | present | 747+ |
20 | NFL Matchup | ESPN, ESPN2[18] | September 5, 1993 | present | |
20 | Evans and Novak[19] | CNN | September 1982 | November 9, 2002 | |
15–19 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | HBO | 1995 | present | |
19 | Squawk Box | CNBC | 1995 | present | |
19 | Inside the Actors Studio | Bravo | August 14, 1994 | present | |
19 | ESPN Sunday Night Football[20] | ESPN | November 8, 1987[21] | January 1, 2006 | |
19 | NASCAR on TBS | TBS | 1982 | 2000 | |
19 | Modern Marvels | History | January 1, 1995 | present | 660 |
19 | South Park | Comedy Central | August 13, 1997 | present | 277 |
18 | Golf Talk | Golf Channel | January 17, 1995 | present | |
18 | Golf Central | Golf Channel | January 18, 1995 | present | |
18 | Private Screenings | TCM | January 1, 1996 | present | |
18 | Showbiz Today[22] | CNN | October 29, 1984 | 2002 | |
17 | E! True Hollywood Story | E! | 1996 | present | 501 |
17 | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | Food Network | November 4, 2006 | present | |
17 | The Daily Show | Comedy Central | July 22, 1996 | present | 2,869 |
17 | Fox News Live | Fox News Channel | October 6, 1996 | present | |
17 | The O'Reilly Factor[23] | Fox News Channel | October 6, 1996 | present | 5,321 |
17 | A Wedding Story | TLC | 1996 | present | |
17 | WNBA on ESPN | ESPN | 1997 | present | |
17 | Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News Channel | October 6, 1996 | present | |
17 | USA Tuesday Night Fights | USA | March 30, 1982 | 1998 | |
17 | Capital Gang | CNN | September 7, 1988 | 2005 | |
16 | MTV Unplugged | MTV | November 26, 1989 | November 10, 2005[24] | 108 |
16 | Hardball with Chris Matthews[25] | CNBC | 1997 | 1999 | |
MSNBC | 1999 | present | |||
16 | NFL Films Game of the Week[26] | ESPN | 1997 | present | |
NFL Network | November 4, 2003 | present | |||
16 | Booknotes | C-SPAN | April 2, 1989 | December 5, 2004 | 801 |
16 | Denise Austin's Daily Workout | Lifetime | 1997 | 2008 | |
15 | Monday Night Countdown | ESPN | September 6, 1993 | present | |
15 | Fox & Friends | Fox News Channel | February 1, 1998 | present | |
15 | MythBusters | Discovery Channel | September 23, 2003 | March 5, 2016 | 282 |
12–14 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Forensic Files (A.K.A. Medical Detectives) |
TLC then truTV (formerly Court TV) |
April, 1996 | June 2011 [27] | 410+ |
14 | An Evening at the Improv | A&E | February 3, 1982 | January 1, 1996 | |
14 | SpeedWeek | ESPN | 1983 | 1997 | |
14 | Video Soul | BET | June 26, 1983 | 1997 | |
14 | Road Rules | MTV | July 19, 1995 | September 27, 2004[28] | |
14 | Good Eats | Food Network | July 7, 1999 | February 10, 2012 | 244 |
14 | X-Play | G4 | 1998 | 2013 | 1,000 |
13 | NASCAR on TNT | TNT | July 22, 2001 | July 13, 2014 | |
13 | Tim Russert | CNBC | 1994 | 2008 | |
13 | Homes Across America[29] | HGTV | December 1994 | October 12, 2005 | |
13 | Hannity & Colmes[30] | Fox News Channel | October 6, 1996 | January 9, 2009 | |
13 | Gardening by the Yard | HGTV | 1996 | 2009 | |
12 | Monday Night Baseball | ESPN | April 7, 2002 | present | |
12 | 30 Minute Meals | USA | November 17, 2001 | present | 445+ |
12 | Deadliest Catch | Discovery Channel | April 12, 2005 | present | 150 + 50 specials |
12 | BET's Top 25 | BET | September 22, 2001 | present | |
12 | Room by Room | HGTV | December 31, 1994 | 2006[31] | |
12 | NASCAR on Speed | Speed | February 11, 2002 | August 16, 2013 | |
12 | American Sports Cavalcade | TNN | 1983 | 1995 | |
12 | Intimate Portrait | Lifetime | January 1995 | October 2005 | |
10–11 seasons
Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX/ FXX | August 4, 2005 | present | 124 |
11 | Around the Horn | ESPN | November 4, 2002 | present | 2,310+ |
11 | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network | November 30, 2002 | present | 111+ |
11 | Closing Bell | CNBC | February 4, 2002 | present | |
11 | The Daily Buzz | The CW Plus | September 16, 2002 | present | |
11 | NBA Countdown | ESPN | December 25, 2002 | present | |
11 | NBA Shootaround | ESPN | October 25, 2002 | present | |
11 | NBA on ESPN | ESPN and ESPN2 | January 2003 | present | |
11 | On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren |
Fox News Channel | February 2002 | present | |
11 | Studio B with Shepard Smith | Fox News Channel | August 2002 | present | |
11 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force (alternative titles) | Adult Swim | December 30, 2000 | August 30, 2015 | 139 (1 unaired) |
11 | House of Style | MTV | January 1, 1989 | 2000 | |
11 | Talk Soup | E! | December 26, 1991 | May 17, 2002 | |
11 | The Howard Stern Show | E! | June 18, 1994 | July 8, 2005 | 1,550+ |
11 | All That | Nickelodeon | September 6, 1994[32] | October 22, 2005 | |
11 | Imus in the Morning[33] | MSNBC | September 2, 1996 | April 11, 2007 | |
11 | Paula's Home Cooking | Food Network | 2002 | 2013 | 129+ |
10 | USA Up All Night | USA Network | January 7, 1989 | March 7, 1998 | 900+ |
10 | Real Time with Bill Maher | HBO | February 21, 2003 | present | 260 |
10 | NFL Total Access | NFL Network | 2003 | present | |
10 | American Chopper | Discovery Channel, TLC | September 29, 2002 | December 17, 2012 | 235 |
10 | American Morning | CNN | September 12, 2001 | December 30, 2011 | 1,000+ |
10 | Nashville Now | TNN | March 1, 1983 | January 1, 1993 | |
10 | NASCAR on TNN | TNN | 1991 | 2000 | |
10 | Getting Fit | ESPN | 1987 | 1997 | |
10 | Mystery Science Theater 3000[34] |
Comedy Central | November 27, 1989 | May 18, 1996 | 198 |
Sci Fi Channel | February 1, 1997 | August 8, 1999[35] | |||
10 | The Crocodile Hunter | Animal Planet | October 1996 | 2006 | 345 |
10 | Total Request Live | MTV | September 14, 1998 | November 16, 2008 | 2,247 |
10 | Stargate SG-1[36] | Showtime | July 27, 1997 | May 17, 2002 | 215[37] |
Sci Fi Channel | June 7, 2002 | June 22, 2007[38] | |||
10 | Emeril Live | Food Network | 1997 | 2007 | |
10 | Weather Center | The Weather Channel | March 10, 1998 | March 1, 2009 | |
See also
- Lists of longest running U.S. shows by broadcast type:
- Lists of longest running shows internationally:
- List of shortest running shows:
Notes
- ↑ Aired locally on WYAH-TV Portsmouth, Virginia, 1966–1977, syndicated 1972-present; evolved from locally broadcast telethons 1962–1966
- ↑ Weekend editions are simulcast on the BBC Parliament channel with the name America This Week
- ↑ Became Lou Dobbs Moneyline in 2001, Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003
- ↑ 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
- ↑ As Grand Ole Opry Live!
- ↑ Originated on CBS
- ↑ Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
- ↑ Rebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
- ↑ Program rebroadcast later the same day on ESPNEWS
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Presently, each episode first airs on ESPN2 on Fridays, then is repeated on ESPN two days later
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Originally The O'Reilly Report
- ↑ New episodes sporadic after 2001
- ↑ Originally Politics with Chris Matthews
- ↑ First-run syndication 1965–1997
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Had 13 week seasons, according to HGTV
- ↑ Successor series Hannity debuted January 12, 2009.
- ↑ HGTV continues to present reruns after non-renewal of series
- ↑ "Special preview" airing, April 16, 1994
- ↑ Simulcast of live program at WFAN New York
- ↑ Also known as MST3K; first aired locally on KTMA, 1988–1989
- ↑ official end of series, although one "unofficial" episode (Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders) was shown a month later
- ↑ Longest-running science fiction series in the United States.
- ↑ According to Sci Fi Wire
- ↑ Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel, August 21, 2006
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