List of longest-running television shows by category
This is a list of the longest-running television shows by category. The criterion for being the longest-running show is by the number of years the show has been on the air and not the number of episodes produced.

List of longest-running television shows by category

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Table Section Text: This is a list of the longest-running television shows by category. The criterion for being the longest-running show is by the number of years the show has been on the air and not the number of episodes produced.

Category	Show name	Country	Duration	Channel	No. of episodes

Animated	Sazae-san	Japan Japan	1969–present	Fuji Television	7400+

Annual live international beauty pageant	Miss Universe	United States United States	1952–present	CBS, NBC, FOX	66

Annual live national beauty pageant	Miss America	United States United States	1955–present	ABC, CBS	63

Automotive	Top Gear	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1977–2001, 2002–present	BBC Two	515; 161+9 specials

Charity show	The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon	United States United States	1966–2014	Various	48

Children's show	Blue Peter	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1958–present	BBC One, CBBC	5,000 (as of 1 February 2018)

Comedy	Yoshimoto Shinkigeki	Japan Japan	1962–present	MBS

Cooking show	Today's Cooking	Japan Japan	1957–present	NHK

Current affairs series	Panorama	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1953–present	BBC One

Educational show	Teleclub	Costa Rica Costa Rica	1963–present

Fantasy	Wansapanataym	Philippines Philippines	1997-2005; 2010–present	ABS-CBN	734

Documentary	Teleenciclopedia	Romania Romania	1965–present	TVR1	2500+

Film review	Film	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1971–2018	BBC One

Finance show	The Money Programme	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1966–2010	BBC Two

Game show	Des chiffres et des lettres	France France	1965–Present	France 3	20,000 (as of October 2012)

Historical drama	Zenigata Heiji	Japan Japan	1952–present

History series	Timewatch	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1963–present	BBC Two

Medical drama	General Hospital	United States United States	1963–present	ABC	14,000 (as of 23 February 2018)

Medicine talk show	Trupi dhe Shëndeti	Albania Albania	1962–present	RTSH	1000+

Magazine show	Ittyadi	Bangladesh	1994–present	Bangladesh Television	300+ (as of 2016)

Music chart show	Top of the Pops	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1964–2006; Christmas shows only 2007–present	BBC One, BBC Two	2,219

Music talent show	NHK Nodo Jiman	Japan Japan	1953–present	NHK	2,900 (as of 2012)

Music video show	Rage	Australia Australia	1987–present	ABC1, ABC2/Fly TV, ABC Me

News show	Meet the Press	United States United States	1947–present	NBC	4,946+

Newscast	CBS Evening News	United States United States	1948–present	CBS	16,400+

Outside broadcast	Lord Mayor's Show	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1937–1938, 1946–present (not broadcast during WW2 1939–1945)	BBC Television Service, BBC One

Police procedural	Tatort	Germany Germany	1970–present	Das Erste	1,060 (as of 27 May 2018)

Quiz show	It's Academic	United States United States	1961–present

Reality show	71 grader nord	Norway Norway	1999–present	TVNorge

Religious program	Le Jour du Seigneur	France France	1949–present

Satire	Les Guignols	France France	1988–2018	Canal+	7,500

Science fiction series	Doctor Who	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1963 - 1989, 1996 & 2005 - present	BBC One	851 (as of 1 January 2019)

Science show	The Sky at Night	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1957–present	BBC One, BBC Four	705+

Sing-along show	Allsång på Skansen	Sweden Sweden	1979–present	Sveriges Television

Sitcom	Last of the Summer Wine	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1973–2010	BBC One	295

Sketch comedy show	Sábados Felices	Colombia Colombia	1972–present

Soap opera	Coronation Street	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1960–present	ITV	9000+

Song contest	Sanremo Music Festival	Italy Italy	1951–present

Sports show	Hockey Night in Canada	Canada Canada	1952–present	CBC, City/Sportsnet, CTV	Unknown; Began as radio broadcast in 1931

Sports magazine show	Trans World Sport	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1987–present	1500 (as of 27 January 2016)

Sports variety	Grandstand	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1958–2007	BBC One, BBC Two	3500 (estimated)

Sports outside broadcast	The Championships, Wimbledon	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1937, 1939, 1946–present	BBC Television Service, BBC One/Two

Tabloid newscast	TV Patrol	Philippines Philippines	1987–present	ABS-CBN

Talk show	The Tonight Show	United States United States	1954–present	12,344

Teen drama	Grange Hill	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1978–2008	605

Telenovela	Anna Liza	Philippines Philippines	1980–1985	GMA Network	1,317

Travel show	Holiday	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1969–2007	BBC One	622

TV feedback show	Points of View	United Kingdom United Kingdom	1961–present	BBC One, BBC Two	Unknown

Variety show	Sábado Gigante	Chile Chile United States United States	1962–1986; Univision: 1986–2015	Canal 13	2,800+

Western	Gunsmoke	United States United States	1955–1975	635

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The Money Programme was a finance television programme on BBC Two which had a long run.
The Money Programme was a finance television programme on BBC Two which had a long run.
The Money Programme was a finance television programme on BBC Two, which had a long run.

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final_sentence: The Money Programme was a finance television programme on BBC Two which had a long run.
final_sentence: The Money Programme was a finance television programme on BBC Two, which had a long run.