LONGEST RUNNING TV SHOWS

Television Shows With More Than 160 Episodes

If you know of any, we'll add them to the list!

(Criteria: US Productions, Fictional Content, No more than 1 new episode aired per week)

TV Show - Number Of Episodes - Years Aired

Updated:11FEB12 (Next Update in Spring 2012)

1.      WWE Raw

2.      Gunsmoke

3.      Lassie

4.      WWE Smackdown!

5.      The Simpsons

6.      Law And Order

7.      Death Valley Days

8.      Ozzie and Harriet

9.      Bonanza

10. My Three Sons

11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

12. Dallas

13. Knots Landing

14. Make Room For Daddy

15. ER

16. George Burns/Gracie Allen

17. Beverly Hills 90210

18. Law&Order:SVU

19. Wagon Train

20. Hawaii Five-O

21. Dragnet,Original

22. Cheers

23. Beverly Hillbillies

24. Donna Reed

25. Perry Mason

26. Murder She Wrote

27. C.S.I

28. Frasier

29. NYPD Blue

30. Suspense

31. Married With Children

32. Happy Days

33. Love Boat

34. King of the Hill

35. Bewitched

36. The Jeffersons

37. Mash

38. The Virginian

39. Andy Griffith Show

40. Murphy Brown

41. 7th Heaven

42. Baywatch

43. The FBI

44. Have Gun Will Travel

45. Friends

46. Leave It To Beaver

47. Drew Carey

48. Melrose Place

49. JAG

50. C.S.I Miami

51. The Loretta Young Show

52. The Real McCoys

53. Falcon Crest

54. South Park

55. Petticoat Junction

56. Lone Ranger

57. Roseanne

58. Dynasty

59. Rawhide

60. Smallville

61. Family Matters

62. Stargate SG1

63. The Waltons

64. The Life of Riley

65. Touched By Angel

66. All In The Family

67. Everybody Loves Raymond

720*  (1997-present)

633  (1955-1975)

588  (1954-1973)

505  (1999-present)

500  (1989-present)

456  (1990-2010)

452  (1952-1972)

435  (1952-1966)

430  (1959-1972)

369  (1960-1972)

361  (1955-1965)

357  (1978-1991)

344  (1979-1993)

336  (1953-1964)

331  (1994-2009)

291  (1950-1958)

296  (1990-2000)

286  (1999-present)

284  (1957-1965)

278  (1968-1980)

276  (1952-1959)

275  (1982-1993)

274  (1962-1971)

274  (1958-1966)

271  (1957-1966)

265  (1984-1996)

265  (2000- Present)

264  (1993-2004)

261  (1993-2005)

260  (1949-1954)

259  (1987-1997)

255  (1974-1984)

255  (1977-1986)

255  (1997-2009)

254  (1964-1972)

253  (1975-1985)

251  (1972-1983)

249  (1962-1971)

249  (1960-1968)

247  (1988-1998)

243  (1996-2007)

243  (1989-2001)

239  (1965-1974)

238  (1957-1963)

236  (1994-2004)

234  (1957-1963)

233  (1995-2004)

227  (1992-1999)

227  (1995-2005)

227  (2002-present)

225  (1953-1961)

224  (1957-1963)

224  (1981-1990)

223  (1997-present)

222  (1963-1970)

221  (1949-1957)

220  (1988-1997)

218  (1981-1989)

216  (1959-1965)

216  (2001-2011)

215  (1989-1998)

214  (1997-2007)

213  (1972-1981)

212  (1953-1958)

212  (1994-2003)

210  (1971-1979)

210  (1996-2005)

 

 

68. One Day At A Time

69. The Facts of Life

70. The King of Queens

71. The Millionare

72. 77 Sunset Strip

73. Father Knows Best

74. Little House o/t Prairie

75. Walker, Texas Ranger

76. X-Files

77. Alice

78. Home Improvement

79. Coach

80. That 70's Show

81. The Cosby Show

82. Ironside

83. Who's the Boss

84. Matlock

85. Law & Order:Criminal Int

86. Mannix

87. Night Court

88. Will&Grace

89. Two and a Half Men

90. Full house

91. 24

92. Doctor Kildare

93. Diff'rent Strokes

94. Newhart

95. Scrubs

96. According To Jim

97. Golden Girls

98. Seinfeld

99. I Love Lucy

100.                     Barnaby Jones

101.                     Laverne&Shirley

102.                     Star Trek Next

103.                     Diagnosis,Murder

104.                     Charmed

105.                     Star Trek Deep Space Nine

106.                     Family Ties

107.                     Silk Stalkings

108.                     C.S.I NY

109.                     Adam-12

110.                     The Bob Cummings Show

111.                     Three's Company

112.                     Wings

113.                     Star Trek Voyager

114.                     Girlfriends

115.                     LA Law

116.                     MissionImposible

117.                     Green Acres

118.                     Marcus Welby

119.                     Empty Nest

120.                     Medical Center

121.                     The Rifleman

122.                     Hogan's Heroes

123.                     Mary Tyler Moore

124.                     The Practice

125.                     Barney Miller

126.                     Flintstones

127.                     Growing Pains

128.                     Daniel Boone

129.                     Adventures RinTinTin

130.                     Mad About You

131.                     Designing Women

132.                     Sabrina Teenage Witch

133.                     Magnum PI

134.                     Step by Step

135.                     Without a Trace

 

209  (1975-1984)

209  (1979-1988)

207  (1998-2007)

206  (1955-1960)

206  (1958-1964)

203  (1954-1962)

203  (1975-1983)

203  (1993-2001)

202  (1993-2002)

201  (1976-1985)

201  (1991-1999)

200  (1989-1997)

200  (1998-2006)

197  (1984-1992)

197  (1967-1975)

196  (1984-1992)

195  (1986-1995)

195  (2001-2011)

194   (1967-1975)

193  (1984-1992)

193  (1998-2006)

193  (2003 - present)

192  (1987-1995)

192  (2001-2010)

190  (1961-1966)

189  (1978-1986)

184  (1982-1990)

182  (2001-2010)

181  (2001-2009)

180  (1985-1992)

180  (1989-1998)

179  (1951-1957)

178  (1973-1980)

178  (1976-1983)

178  (1987-1994)

178  (1992-2001)

178  (1998-2006)

176  (1993-1999)

176  (1982-1989)

176  (1991-1999)

175  (2004-Present)

174  (1968-1975)

173  (1955-1959)

172  (1977-1984)

172  (1990-1997)

172  (1995-2001)

172  (2000-1008)

171  (1986-1994)

171  (1966-1973)

170  (1965-1971)

170  (1969-1976)

170  (1988-1995)

170  (1969-1976)

168  (1958-1963)

168  (1965-1971)

168  (1970-1977)

168  (1997-2004)

167  (1975-1982)

166  (1960-1966)

166  (1985-1992)

165  (1964-1970)

164  (1954-1959)

164  (1992-1999)

163  (1986-1993)

163  (1996-2003)

162  (1980-1988)

160  (1991-1998)

160  (2002-2009)

 

(*Indicates Estimated. Information based on Episode Guides found on the Web. If you notice an error, let us know)

These Will Make It To The List In Another Season Or So

 (Do you know of one?).....

We regularly get asked about these, but jury is out on whether they meet the criteria...

Power Ranges (>550 episodes, but often airs more than once a week)

These are not included because they do not fit the criteria.....

Saturday Night Live, Dr.  Who, 60 Minutes, Life Styles of the Rich and Famous, The Price is Right, Peyton Place, Honeymooners, Naruto, Sesame Street, The Avengers, COPS

We've Looked It Up - These Have Less Than 160 Episodes!

Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Hazel, Quincy, Gilligan's Island,The Fugitive,Hart to Hart, Naked City, Simon&Simon, Zane Grey Theater

Flipper,The Phil Silvers Show,Taxi,Lost In Space,Dick Van Dyke Show,Outer Limits, The Untouchables, Chips, Dawson Creek, What's Happening

West Wing, My Favorite Martian,The Munsters,Mork&Mindy,Odd Couple,Patty Duke Show,The Brady Bunch,Hercules, Trapper John

Malcom in the Middle, Dobie Gillis,Emergency!,Family Affair,I Dream Of Jeannie,Dennis The Menace, Sandford&Son, The Nanny

Batman,That Girl,Twilght Zone, MacGyver, Good Times, Rockford Files,The Wonder Years, Fantasy Island, Star Trek, Sea Hunt

Adventures of Superman,Here's Lucy, The Lucy Show, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Benson, ADifferent World

 

Chicago Hope, Part of Five, Perfect Strangers, Route 66, Gimme A Break, Too Close For Comfort, Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman

Room 222, Cagney&Lacey, Quantum Leap, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Combat!, Boy Meets World,

Spin City, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Just Shoot Me, Moesha, Eight Is Enough, Gilmore Girls

And Just In Case You're Interested - Movie And Number Of Sequels

(number includes first movie)

Sherlock Holmes - 98

Columbo - 68

Charlie Chan - 44

Tarzan - 40

Godzilla - 34

Blondie - 28

James Bond - 21

Land Before Time - 11

Friday the 13th - 10, Star Trek - 10

Halloween - 8 ,  Pink Panther - 8

Police Academy - 7, Nightmare On Elm Street - 7, The Howling-7

 Star Wars - 6, The Thin Man - 6, Hellraiser-6, Rocky - 6, American Pie - 6

Planet Of The Apes - 5, Harry Potter - 5,  Dirty Harry  - 5, Childs Play (Chucky) - 5, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - 5, Batman-5, Death Wish-5, Superman, Airplane - 5

 Lethal Weapon -4, Highlander-4, Scary Movie-4, NLP Vacation-4, Airport-4