![]() Republish under a Creative Commons License, and we encourage you to To that end, most Stacker stories are freely available to Stacker believes in making the world’s data more accessible through ![]() You may also like: Most popular TV shows the year you were born Read on for the 50 longest-running TV series. but produced in other countries, like "Doctor Who" and "Coronation Street," both of which premiered more than half a century ago, were not included. Series continuations-with name changes and/or changes in network-are noted, but series' revivals are treated as separate from the originals, such as "The People's Court" and "Jeopardy!" Series broadcast within the U.S. The gallery includes only first-run series originating in North America and available throughout the United States via national broadcast networks, cable networks, or syndication. Stacker compiled a list of the longest-running United States television series, ordered by the number of years each show has been on the air. And while some television programs may come and go in the blink of an eye, others have endured for decades. Other shows run on broadcast television and streaming platforms. Some shows never make it to the network, airing only online. Instead, on-demand, streaming, DVRs, and mobile apps have made choosing and viewing a plethora of shows as easy as clicking a button. No longer are consumers forced to choose between a few shows running concurrently at prime time. With this proliferation of content providers has come a huge offering of TV programs. What started as just a few networks broadcasting over the air has blossomed into a sophisticated menu of hundreds of channels broadcast via satellite and fixed cable connections. ![]() From the first flicker of black-and-white programming to a modern, on-demand smorgasbord of color cable channels, television has become an integral part of American life. ![]() Broadcast television has experienced exponential growth in its nearly century of existence.
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