Tv Longest Running Show Years Renewed Time People Filmed

Most TV shows have a short "lifespan" (the amount of time that something exists), but a few "appeal to" (are attractive and interesting for) many people for generations. These shows are renewed year after year, because they continue to have a large viewership and "attract" (bring in) advertisers.

The longest-running TV show in the United States is Meet the Press, which has been "on the air" (shown on TV) since 1947-that's 66 years ago! Another news program, CBS Evening News, "follows on its tail" (is right behind it) with 65 years on the air.

With 59 years on the air, The Tonight Show is the longest-running "talk show" (a show where a host invites different guests to speak on different topics in each episode).

The longest-running "soap opera" (a TV show showing lives of very wealthy, very dramatic people and families) was Guiding Light, which was filmed for 57 years, from 1952 to 2009 with almost 16,000 episodes. It was actually even longer-running, because it "originally" (at first) started as a radio show "way back" (a long time ago) in 1937. A similar soap opera, As the World Turns, aired for 54 years, from 1956 to 2010 with almost 14,000 episodes.

Sesame Street is the longest-running children's show, with more than 4,000 episodes filmed over the past 44 years. And the longest-running "game show" (a TV show where contestants compete to earn money and/or prizes) is The Price Is Right, which has produced more than 8,000 episodes since 1972.