List of television programs by episode count
Over 5,000 episodes

List of television programs by episode count

Section Title: Over 5,000 episodes
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Program	Genre	Country of origin	Seasons	Started broadcasting	Finished broadcasting	Episode count

Unser Sandmännchen	Children's	East Germany East Germany Germany Germany	–	November 22, 1959	Currently in production	20,000

Guiding Light	Soap opera	United States United States	57 Radio: 15 Total: 72	June 30, 1952 Radio: January 15, 1937	September 18, 2009	15,762 Radio: 2,500 Total: 18,262

General Hospital	Soap opera	United States United States	56	April 1, 1963	Currently in production	14,290

As the World Turns	Soap opera	United States United States	54	April 2, 1956	September 17, 2010	13,858

Days of Our Lives	Soap opera	United States United States	54	November 8, 1965	Currently in production	13,583

The Tonight Show	Talk show	United States United States	64	September 27, 1954	Currently in production	12,278

Des chiffres et des lettres	Game Show	France France	48	September 19, 1965	Currently in production	12,000

Eat Bulaga!	Variety show	Philippines Philippines	39	July 30, 1979	Currently in production	11,907

The Young and the Restless	Soap opera	United States United States	46	March 26, 1973	Currently in production	11,600

One Life to Live	Soap opera	United States United States	45	July 15, 1968	January 13, 2012	11,136

All My Children	Soap opera	United States United States	41	January 5, 1970	September 23, 2011	10,755

Tetsuko's Talking Room (徹子の部屋)	Talk show	Japan Japan	–	February 2, 1976	Currently in production	10,097

100 Huntley Street	Daily talk	Canada Canada	–	June 15, 1977	Currently in production	10,000

Coronation Street	Soap opera	United Kingdom United Kingdom	58	December 9, 1960	Currently in production	9,655

Barátok közt	Soap opera	Hungary Hungary	20	October 26, 1998	Currently in production	9,220

Search for Tomorrow	Soap opera	United States United States	35	September 3, 1951	December 26, 1986	9,130

The Price Is Right 1972 CBS version	Game show	United States United States	45	September 4, 1972	Currently in production	9,128

Another World	Soap opera	United States United States	35	May 4, 1964	June 25, 1999	8,891

Emmerdale	Soap opera	United Kingdom United Kingdom	39	October 16, 1972	Currently in production	8,364

Waratte Iitomo! (笑っていいとも!)	Variety show Talk show	Japan Japan	–	October 4, 1982	March 31, 2014	8,054

Neighbours	Soap opera	Australia Australia	34	March 18, 1985	Currently in production	8,015

The Bold and the Beautiful	Soap opera	United States United States	32	March 23, 1987	Currently in production	8,005

Jeopardy! 1984 version	Game show	United States United States	–	September 10, 1984	Currently in production	7,839

Sazae-san	Comedy	Japan Japan	–	October 5, 1969	Currently in production	7,542+

Les Guignols	Political satire Puppet show	France France	30	August 29, 1988	June 22, 2018	7,500

The Edge of Night	Soap opera	United States United States	28	April 2, 1956	December 28, 1984	7,420

Love of Life	Soap opera	United States United States	29	September 24, 1951	February 1, 1980	7,316

TV Slagalica	Game show	Serbia Serbia	112	November 22, 1993	Currently in production	7,256

Pobol y Cwm	Soap opera	United Kingdom United Kingdom	–	October 16, 1974	Currently in production	7,000

Home and Away	Soap opera	Australia Australia	31	January 17, 1988	Currently in production	7,060

Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand	Talk Show	Argentina Argentina	39	June 3, 1968	Currently in production	7,054

Access Hollywood	Entertainment news	United States United States	23	September 6, 1996	Currently in production	6,975

Countdown	Game show	United Kingdom United Kingdom	60	November 2, 1982	Currently in production	6,908

Wheel of Fortune Syndicated only	Game show	United States United States	–	September 19, 1983	Currently in production	6,776

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten	Soap opera	Germany Germany	–	May 11, 1992	Currently in production	6,674

Shortland Street	Soap opera	New Zealand New Zealand	26	May 25, 1992	Currently in production	6,667

Munshi	Social & political satire	India India	1	September 1, 2000	Currently in production	6,565

Striscia la notizia	Entertainment	Italy Italy	27	November 7, 1988	Currently in production	6,511

Familie	Soap opera	Belgium Belgium	–	December 30, 1991	Currently in production	6,308

Larry King Live	Talk show	United States United States	–	June 3, 1985	December 16, 2010	6,120

Dafengche (大风车)	Children's	China China	–	June 1, 1995	Currently in production	6,050

Unter Uns	Soap opera	Germany Germany	–	November 28, 1994	Currently in production	6,025

Malhação	Soap opera	Brazil Brazil	25	April 24, 1995	Currently in production	6,012

Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden	Soap opera	Netherlands Netherlands	28	October 1, 1990	Currently in production	6,000

Judge Judy	Reality	United States United States	23	September 16, 1996	Currently in production	5,909

EastEnders	Soap opera	United Kingdom United Kingdom	–	February 19, 1985	Currently in production	5,850

Le Juste Prix	Game show	France France	17	December 13, 1987	April 10, 2015	5,600

Dom-2	Reality	Russia Russia	–	May 11, 2004	Currently in production	5,358

Blokken	Game Show	Belgium Belgium	25	September 5, 1994	Currently in production	5,287

Lingo	Game Show	Netherlands Netherlands	–	January 5, 1989	October 2, 2014	5,226

Les Minikeums	Children puppet show	France France	12	March 31, 1993	Currently in production	5,200

Bobino	Children's	Canada Canada	28	May 23, 1957	June 14, 1985	5,170

Saber y ganar	Game show	Spain Spain	20	February 17, 1997	Currently in production	5,170

Un posto al sole	Soap opera	Italy Italy	20	October 21, 1996	Currently in production	5,167

The Doctors	Soap opera	United States United States	–	April 1, 1963	December 31, 1982	5,155

Hollyoaks	Soap opera	United Kingdom United Kingdom	19	October 23, 1995	Currently in production	5,152

Wheel of Fortune	Game show	Australia Australia	26	July 21, 1981	June 27, 2008	5,118

Isidingo	Soap opera	South Africa South Africa	20	July 7, 1998	Currently in production	5,110

The Jerry Springer Show	Tabloid talk show	United States United States	27	September 30, 1991	July 26, 2018	5,084

Blue Peter	Children's	United Kingdom United Kingdom	–	October 16, 1958	Currently in production	5,037

Sentence(s)

Guiding Light is broadcast from June 30, 1952, until September 18, 2009.

final_sentence: Guiding Light is broadcast from June 30, 1952, until September 18, 2009.