what is the longest running tv show

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The longest running TV show depends on how it is defined. Here are some lists of the longest running TV shows:

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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.