what is the longest running scripted primetime tv show of all time
Simpsons is the longest-running PRIME TIME show of all time; the editors need to make that distinction. And by the way, episode count isnât always the same as âlongest runningâ â South Park has been on the air almost two years longer than SVU even if it has less episodes.
The longest-running U.S. show airing during primetime, 60 Minutes was the first newsmagazine to eschew host-centric fluff for reporter-driven investigative journalism. Yet many viewers still tune in for Andy Rooney's colorful commentaries about everyday things that irritate him.