# List of longest-running American cable television series

This is a list of the longest running United States cable television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons.
To qualify for this list, the programming must originate in North America and shown nationally in the United States and be first-run (as opposed to a repackaging of previously aired material or material released in other media). For the purposes of this list, series that were available only on a local or regional basis will be excluded, along with hybrid broadcast/cable networks such as The WB 100+/The CW Plus. For series that originated on U.S. broadcast networks (or broadcast syndication) and then was picked up by a national cable network, only the amount aired nationally on cable as original programming is represented here.
A season for the purpose of this article is defined as a given year, not a production cycle (as in America's Next Top Model) which is defined as a season by the network or by the program's distributor; for instance, multiple series on Food Network (e.g. Chopped) count each production cycle as a season rather than classing them by year.

## List
### 25 or more seasons

| Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
| 48 | Inside the NFL | HBO | September 22, 1977 | February 6, 2008 | |
| 48 | Inside the NFL | Showtime | September 10, 2008 | February 23, 2021 | |
| 48 | Inside the NFL | Paramount+ | September 7, 2021 | April 5, 2023 | |
| 48 | Inside the NFL | The CW | September 9, 2023 | present | |
| 43 | SportsCenter | ESPN | September 7, 1979 | present | Over 60,000 |
| 44 | Washington Journal | C-SPAN | October 7, 1980 | present | |
| 43–44 | NASCAR on ESPN | ESPN / ESPN2 | 1981 | 2002 | |
| 43–44 | NASCAR on ESPN | ESPN / ESPN2 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| 41–42 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | ESPN | 1983 | 1994 | |
| 41–42 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | Fox Sports | 1994 | 1995 | |
| 41–42 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | Discovery Health | 1995 | 2004 | |
| 41–42 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | FitTV | 2004 | 2011 | |
| 41–42 | Gilad's Bodies in Motion | Discovery Fit & Health | 2011 | present | |
| 40 | The Challenge | MTV | September 28, 1997 | present | 564 |
| 39–40 | National Geographic Explorer | Nickelodeon | 1985 | 1986 | 233 |
| 39–40 | National Geographic Explorer | WTBS / TBS | 1986 | 1999 | 233 |
| 39–40 | National Geographic Explorer | CNBC | 1999 | 2001 | 233 |
| 39–40 | National Geographic Explorer | MSNBC | 2001 | 2005 | 233 |
| 39–40 | National Geographic Explorer | National Geographic | 2005 | present | 233 |
| 39 | Grand Ole Opry Live | TNN | April 20, 1985 | August 2001 | |
| 39 | Grand Ole Opry Live | CMT | August 2001 | 2003 | |
| 39 | Grand Ole Opry Live | GAC | 2003 | 2011 | |
| 39 | Sunday NFL Countdown | ESPN | September 7, 1985 | present | |
| 37–38 | College GameDay | ESPN | September 5, 1987 | present | |
| 37–38 | NFL Primetime | ESPN | 1987 | present | |
| 37 | Biography | A&E | April 6, 1987 | August 2006 | |
| 37 | Biography | Biography Channel | August 2006 | present | |
| 35 | Bobby Jones Gospel | BET | January 27, 1980 | July 31, 2016 | |
| 35 | NBA on TNT | TNT | November 4, 1989 | present | |
| 33 | The Real World | MTV | May 21, 1992 | January 4, 2017 | 614 |
| 33 | The Real World | Facebook Watch | June 13, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | 614 |
| 33 | WWE Raw | USA | January 11, 1993 | September 18, 2000 | 1658 |
| 33 | WWE Raw | TNN/Spike TV | September 25, 2000 | September 26, 2005 | 1658 |
| 33 | WWE Raw | USA | October 3, 2005 | present | 1658 |
| 32 | The Ultimate Fighter | Spike TV | January 17, 2005 | December 3, 2011 | 150+ (including 23 live Ultimate Finales) |
| 32 | The Ultimate Fighter | FX | March 9, 2012 | April 9, 2013 | 150+ (including 23 live Ultimate Finales) |
| 32 | The Ultimate Fighter | Fox Sports 1 | September 4, 2013 | present | 150+ (including 23 live Ultimate Finales) |
| 30 | Baseball Tonight | ESPN | March 19, 1990 | present | |
| 30 | Outside the Lines | ESPN | 1990 | present | |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Fox Kids | August 28, 1993 | August 10, 2002 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | ABC Kids | September 14, 2002 | November 15, 2003 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (ABC Family) | February 14, 2004 | July 10, 2005 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (Toon Disney) | July 16, 2005 | November 14, 2005 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (ABC Family) | February 2, 2006 | February 2, 2006 | | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (Toon Disney) | February 20, 2006 | August 14, 2006 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (ABC Family) | August 20, 2006 | August 20, 2006 | | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Jetix (Toon Disney) | September 18, 2006 | November 3, 2008 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | ABC Kids | March 7, 2009 | August 28, 2010 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Nickelodeon | February 7, 2011 | April 17, 2021 | 973 |
| 30 | Power Rangers (original continuity) | Netflix | June 15, 2021 | September 29, 2023 | 973 |
| 30 | Moneyline | CNN | June 1, 1980 | November 11, 2009 | |
| 29 | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | HBO | April 2, 1995 | December 19, 2023 | 320 |
| 29 | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network | November 30, 2002 | December 19, 2021 | 297 |
| 28 | The Sports Reporters | ESPN | October 2, 1988 | May 7, 2017 | |
| 28 | Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News Channel | October 7, 1996 | present | |
| 26 | ESPN SpeedWorld | ESPN | January 14, 1979 | November 19, 2006 | |
| 26 | South Park | Comedy Central | August 13, 1997 | present | 328 |
| 26 | Fox & Friends | Fox News Channel | February 1, 1998 | present | |
| 25 | Larry King Live | CNN | June 3, 1985 | December 18, 2010 | 6,120 |
| 25 | Nick News | Nickelodeon | April 18, 1992 | December 15, 2015 | |
| 25 | Nick News | Nickelodeon | June 29, 2020 | present | |

### 20–24 seasons

| Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
| 24 | ESPN Major League Baseball | ESPN / ESPN2 | April 15, 1990 | present | |
| 24 | The Daily Show | Comedy Central | July 22, 1996 | present | 3,873 |
| 24 | WCW Saturday Night | WTCG/WTBS/TBS | December 17, 1976 | August 19, 2000 | |
| 23 | Crossfire | CNN | June 25, 1982 | June 3, 2005 | |
| 23 | Crossfire | CNN | September 9, 2013 | August 6, 2014 | |
| 23 | Inside the Actors Studio | Bravo | June 12, 1994 | January 11, 2018 | 277 |
| 23 | Inside the Actors Studio | Ovation | October 13, 2019 | December 15, 2019 | 277 |
| 22 | E! News | E! | September 1, 1991 | present | 7,500+ |
| 22 | Real Time with Bill Maher | HBO | February 21, 2003 | present | 680 |
| 21 | Reliable Sources | CNN | March 7, 1992 | August 21, 2022 | |
| 21 | Modern Marvels | History | January 1, 1995 | April 11, 2015 | 21 |
| 21 | The O'Reilly Factor | Fox News Channel | October 7, 1996 | April 19, 2017 | 5,321 |
| 23 | Around the Horn | ESPN | November 4, 2002 | present | 4,831<ref>after Monday November 4th 2024 |
| 21 | Pawn Stars | History | July 19, 2009 | present | 675 |
| 21 | Style with Elsa Klensch | CNN | June 1, 1980 | January 2001 | |
| 20 | NFL Matchup | ESPN / ESPN2 | September 5, 1993 | present | |
| 20 | Monday Night Countdown | ESPN | September 6, 1993 | present | |
| 20 | Evans and Novak | CNN | September 1982 | November 9, 2002 | |
| 20 | Deadliest Catch | Discovery Channel | April 12, 2005 | present | 351 |
| 20 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | E! | October 14, 2007 | June 10, 2021 | 280 + 6 specials |
| 20 | Total Request Live | MTV | September 14, 1998 | November 16, 2008 | 2,254 |
| 20 | Total Request Live | MTV | October 2, 2017 | 2019 | 2,254 |

### 15–19 seasons

| Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
| 19 | Squawk Box | CNBC | August 7, 1995 | present | |
| 19 | ESPN Sunday Night Football | ESPN | November 8, 1987 | January 1, 2006 | |
| 19 | NASCAR on TBS | TBS | February 27, 1982 | October 8, 2000 | |
| 18 | Golf Central | Golf Channel | January 17, 1995 | present | |
| 18 | The Real Housewives of Orange County | Bravo | March 21, 2006 | present | 328 |
| 18 | Showbiz Today | CNN | October 29, 1984 | 2002 | |
| 17 | E! True Hollywood Story | E! | March 29, 1996 | November 23, 2021 | 501 |
| 17 | Fox News Live | Fox News | 1999 | February 24, 2008 | |
| 17 | Fox News Live | Fox News | March 6, 2021 | present | |
| 17 | WNBA on ESPN | ESPN | June 23, 1997 | present | |
| 17 | MythBusters | Discovery Channel | September 23, 2003 | March 5, 2016 | 296 |
| 17 | MythBusters | Science Channel | November 15, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | 296 |
| 17 | USA Tuesday Night Fights | USA | October 1, 1982 | August 25, 1998 | |
| 17 | Capital Gang | CNN | September 7, 1988 | 2005 | |
| 16 | NFL Films Game of the Week | ESPN | 1997 | December 29, 2007 | |
| 16 | Hardball with Chris Matthews | America's Talking | 1991 | 1996 | |
| 16 | Hardball with Chris Matthews | CNBC | 1997 | 1999 | |
| 16 | Hardball with Chris Matthews | MSNBC | 1999 | February 28, 2020 | |
| 16 | Booknotes | C-SPAN | April 2, 1989 | December 5, 2004 | 801 |
| 16 | MTV Unplugged | MTV | November 26, 1989 | present | |
| 16 | Good Eats | Food Network | July 7, 1999 | April 2, 2011 | 256 |
| 16 | Good Eats | Food Network | August 25, 2019 | July 6, 2020 | 256 |
| 16 | Good Eats | Discovery+ | February 18, 2021 | February 18, 2021 | | 256 |
| 16 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX | August 4, 2005 | December 20, 2012 | 170 |
| 16 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FXX | September 4, 2013 | present | 170 |
| 16 | Ghost Hunters | Sci Fi Channel / Syfy | October 6, 2004 | October 26, 2016 | 251 (+ 12 specials not included) |
| 16 | Ghost Hunters | A&E | August 21, 2019 | May 27, 2020 | 251 (+ 12 specials not included) |
| 16 | Ghost Hunters | Discovery+ | October 31, 2021 | March 19, 2022 | 251 (+ 12 specials not included) |
| 16 | Ghost Hunters | Travel Channel | October 1, 2022 | present | 251 (+ 12 specials not included) |
| 15 | Monday Night Countdown | ESPN | September 6, 1993 | present | |
| 15 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Bravo | October 6, 2008 | present | 320 |
| 15 | Ninjago | Cartoon Network | January 14, 2011 | October 25, 2020 | 210 (+4 pilot episodes, 1 special and several shorts) |
| 15 | Ninjago | Netflix | March 7, 2021 | October 1, 2022 | 210 (+4 pilot episodes, 1 special and several shorts) |
| 15 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nickelodeon | May 1, 1999 | present | 315 |

### 12–14 seasons

| Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
| 14 | Forensic Files | TLC | April 23, 1996 | December 29, 1999 | 406, including six hour-long specials |
| 14 | Forensic Files | Court TV | September 12, 2000 | December 24, 2007 | 406, including six hour-long specials |
| 14 | Forensic Files | truTV | January 7, 2008 | June 17, 2011 | 406, including six hour-long specials |
| 15 | Gold Rush | Discovery Channel | December 3, 2010 | present | 367 |
| 14 | An Evening at the Improv | A&E | February 3, 1982 | January 1, 1996 | |
| 14 | SpeedWeek | ESPN | 1984 | 1997 | |
| 14 | Video Soul | BET | June 26, 1983 | September 1996 | |
| 14 | Road Rules | MTV | July 19, 1995 | September 27, 2004 | |
| 14 | Xplay | ZDTV / TechTV | July 4, 1998 | 2004 | 1,516 |
| 14 | Xplay | G4techTV | 2004 | 2005 | 1,516 |
| 14 | Xplay | G4 | 2005 | 2013 | 1,516 |
| 14 | Xplay | G4 | 2021 | October 20, 2022 | 1,516 |
| 14 | NASCAR on TNT | TNT | July 22, 2001 | July 13, 2014 | |
| 13 | Tim Russert | CNBC | 1994 | 2008 | |
| 13 | Private Screenings | TCM | 1995 | 2010 | 28 |
| 13 | Hannity & Colmes | Fox News Channel | October 7, 1996 | January 9, 2009 | |
| 13 | Gardening by the Yard | HGTV | 1996 | 2009 | |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | KTMA-TV | November 24, 1988 | May 28, 1989 | 230 |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | The Comedy Channel | November 18, 1989 | February 2, 1991 | 230 |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Comedy Central | June 1, 1991 | May 18, 1996 | 230 |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Sci Fi Channel | February 1, 1997 | September 12, 1999 | 230 |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Netflix | April 14, 2017 | November 22, 2018 | 230 |
| 14 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Gizmoplex | May 6, 2022 | present | 230 |
| 12 | Monday Night Baseball | ESPN | April 7, 2002 | present | |
| 12 | 30 Minute Meals | Food Network | November 17, 2001 | November 9, 2019 | 445+ |
| 12 | BET's Top 25 | BET | September 22, 2001 | 2008 | |
| 12 | NASCAR on Speed | Speed | February 11, 2002 | August 16, 2013 | |
| 12 | American Horror Story | FX | October 5, 2011 | present | 132 |
| 12 | When Calls the Heart | Hallmark Channel | October 19, 2013 | present | 128 |
| 12 | American Sports Cavalcade | TNN | 1983 | 1995 | |
| 12 | Intimate Portrait | Lifetime | November 14, 1993 | October 3, 2005 | 271 |

### 10–11 seasons

| Number of seasons | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
| 11 | Closing Bell | CNBC | February 4, 2002 | present | |
| 11 | Shameless | Showtime | January 9, 2011 | April 11, 2021 | 134 |
| 11 | Impractical Jokers | TruTV | December 15, 2011 | February 9, 2023 | 270 (+40 specials) |
| 11 | Impractical Jokers | TBS | April 6, 2024 | present | 270 (+40 specials) |
| 11 | Shepard Smith Reporting | Fox News Channel | August 12, 2002 | January 15, 2021 | |
| 11 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force (alternate titles) | Adult Swim | September 9, 2001 | August 30, 2015 | 139 (1 unaired) |
| 11 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force (alternate titles) | Adult Swim | November 27, 2023 | present | 139 (1 unaired) |
| 11 | House of Style | MTV | May 1989 | 2000 | |
| 11 | Talk Soup | E! | December 26, 1991 | May 17, 2002 | |
| 11 | The Howard Stern Show | E! | June 18, 1994 | July 8, 2005 | 1,550+ |
| 11 | All That | Nickelodeon | January 21, 1995 | October 22, 2005 | 210 |
| 11 | All That | Nickelodeon | June 15, 2019 | December 17, 2020 | 210 |
| 11 | Imus in the Morning | MSNBC | September 2, 1996 | April 11, 2007 | |
| 11 | Paula's Home Cooking | Food Network | 2002 | 2013 | 135+ |
| 11 | On the Record | Fox News Channel | February 4, 2002 | November 11, 2016 | |
| 11 | Paw Patrol | Nickelodeon | August 12, 2013 | present | 262 |
| 10 | NFL Total Access | NFL Network | 2003 | May 17, 2024 | |
| 10 | American Morning | CNN | September 12, 2001 | December 30, 2011 | 2,688 |
| 10 | Emeril Live | Food Network | October 6, 1997 | December 11, 2007 | |
| 10 | Emeril Live | Fine Living | July 7, 2008 | December 14, 2010 | |
| 10 | The Fairly OddParents | Nickelodeon | March 30, 2001 | November 25, 2006 | 172 |
| 10 | The Fairly OddParents | Nickelodeon | February 18, 2008 | September 16, 2016 | 172 |
| 10 | The Fairly OddParents | Nicktoons | January 18, 2017 | July 26, 2017 | 172 |
| 10 | Nashville Now | TNN | March 7, 1983 | October 15, 1993 | |
| 10 | NASCAR on TNN | TNN | March 3, 1991 | November 5, 2000 | |
| 10 | Stargate SG-1 | Showtime | July 27, 1997 | May 17, 2002 | 215 |
| 10 | Stargate SG-1 | Sci Fi Channel | June 7, 2002 | June 22, 2007 | 215 |
| 10 | USA Up All Night | USA Network | January 7, 1989 | March 7, 1998 | 900+ |
| 10 | Weather Center | The Weather Channel | March 10, 1998 | March 1, 2009 | |
| 10 | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | April 5, 2010 | September 3, 2018 | 283 |