The longest running TV show depends on how it is defined. Here are some lists of the longest running TV shows:
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Variety:
- General Hospital (60 Seasons)
- Guiding Light (57 Seasons)
- Days of Our Lives (57 Seasons)
- As the World Turns (54 Seasons)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- 60 Minutes (1968-present)
- The Price is Right (1972-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
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HowStuffWorks:
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Days Of Our Lives (1965-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- Law & Order (1990-2010; 2022-present)
- Family Guy (1999-present)
- Lassie (1954-1972)
- NCIS (2003-present)
- Greys Anatomy (2005-present)
- American Dad! (2005-present)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
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Wikipedia:
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- Law & Order (1990-2010; 2022-present)
- Family Guy (1999-present)
- NCIS (2003-present)
- American Dad! (2005-present)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
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BuddyTV:
- All My Children (1970-2013)
- One Life to Live (1968-2013)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- The Young and the Restless (1973-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Guiding Light (1952-2009)
- As the World Turns (1956-2010)
- The Price is Right (1972-present)
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
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Screen Rant:
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present)
- Gunsmoke (1955-1975)
- Law & Order (1990-2010; 2022-present)
- Family Guy (1999-present)
- NCIS (2003-present)
- American Dad! (2005-present)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
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Wikipedia:
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- CBS Evening News (1948-present)
- Today (1952-present)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- The Price is Right (1956-present)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-2008)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
- The Guiding Light (1952-2009)
- As the World Turns (1956-2010)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
Based on these lists, the longest running TV show is Meet the Press, which has been on air since 1947.
