The longest-running show on every major network and streaming service

Gabbi ShawMay 28, 2020, 02:43 IST

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."FX

We compiled a list of the longest-running original, scripted show on every network and streaming service.
For big broadcasters like ABC and CBS, the longest-running shows are juggernauts like the 16-season medical drama, "Grey's Anatomy," and the 20-season Western epic, "Gunsmoke."
But for streaming services, the longest-running shows can be short, like Hulu's four-season teen drama, "East Los High."

Have you ever wondered what the longest-running show is on your favorite channel or streaming service? Because we have.

Insider compiled a list of the longest-running show on every channel and streaming service. We stuck with original, scripted shows (no news, talk shows, or sports), and ones that air in prime time (sorry, "General Hospital" and "As the World Turns"). Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus also failed to make the cut, since they've only been around for one season, as did new streaming services Peacock and HBO Max.

Keep scrolling to see which shows have been entertaining us for the longest.

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"Grey's Anatomy" recently wrapped its 16th season on ABC, and it has already been renewed for a 17th.

"Grey's Anatomy." ABC

"Gunsmoke" aired for 20 seasons on CBS, with a total of 635 episodes, plus five TV movies.

"Gunsmoke." CBS

The longest-running show on NBC is sketch show "Saturday Night Live," which just ended its 45th season, and shows no signs of slowing down.

"Saturday Night Live." Justin Sutcliffe/ AP

"The Simpsons" premiered on Fox in 1989, spawning 31 seasons (and counting) and a feature-length film.

"The Simpsons." YouTube screencap

The longest-running show on Comedy Central is "South Park," which wrapped its 23rd season in December. It's been renewed through season 26.

"South Park." Comedy Central

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" ran for eight seasons on TBS. A ninth season is in the works in 2020 on BET.

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne." Twentieth Television

The CW's longest-running show, "Supernatural," was set to conclude its 15th and final season this year, but it's been postponed due to the coronavirus.

"Supernatural." The CW/Katie Yu

"Beavis and Butt-Head" aired on MTV for eight seasons and 208 episodes.

"Beavis and Butt-Head." MTV

The longest show to air on Nickelodeon is none other than "SpongeBob SquarePants," which is currently airing its 12th season.

"Spongebob SquarePants." Viacom

Anthology series "American Horror Story" is the longest-running show on FX. It's been renewed through at least season 13.

"American Horror Story." FX

Its sister network, FXX, has been airing "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" for six seasons, but it was on FX for eight seasons before that. It was renewed for a record-breaking 15th season in May.

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." FX

Its sister network, FXX, has been airing "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" for six seasons, but it was on FX for eight seasons before that. It was renewed for a record-breaking 15th season in May.

TV Land's "Younger" has been renewed for a seventh season.

"Younger." TV Land

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" has been making HBO viewers laugh for 10 seasons.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm." HBO

"Orphan Black" was the longest-running show produced specifically for BBC America, with five seasons and 50 episodes.

"Orphan Black." BBC

"Being Mary Jane" aired for five seasons on BET, with a total of 52 episodes.

"Being Mary Jane." BET

A&E's "Bates Motel" ran for five seasons and 50 episodes.

"Bates Motel." A&E

In America, beloved sitcom "Schitt's Creek" aired on Pop TV for its entire five-season run.

"Schitt's Creek." Pop

When "Pretty Little Liars" began, Freeform was still called ABC Family. It ran for seven seasons and 160 episodes.

"Pretty Little Liars." ABC/Freeform

The USA Network's longest-running show was legal drama "Suits" which aired for nine seasons and 134 episodes.

"Suits." Shane Mahood/ USA Network/ NBCU Photo Bank/ Getty Images

"The Walking Dead" has been a smash hit for AMC — it's already been renewed for an 11th season.

"The Walking Dead." Gene Page/AMC

"The Closer" was TNT's longest show, with seven seasons and 109 episodes.

"The Closer." TNT

Showtime's long-running "Shameless" will premiere its 11th and final season this year.

"Shameless." Showtime

"Eureka" aired on SyFy for five seasons, making it the network's longest-running scripted show.

"Eureka." Syfy

Beginning with season 4, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" aired on PBS for 28 seasons.

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." Focus Features

E!'s first and longest-running scripted show was "The Royals," which ran for four seasons and 40 episodes.

"The Royals." Paul Blundell/E! Entertainment

"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" aired on Bravo for five seasons and 45 episodes, and was its first scripted series.

"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce." Bravo!

"Army Wives" aired on Lifetime for seven seasons and 117 episodes.

"Army Wives." Lifetime Television

"Queen Sugar," which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), is set to premiere its fifth season this year.

"Queen Sugar." OWN

The History Channel's "Vikings" wrapped up the first half of its sixth and final season earlier this year.

"Vikings." History

"When Calls the Heart" was recently renewed for an eighth season on the Hallmark Channel.

"When Calls the Heart." Hallmark Channel

"Portlandia" aired for eight seasons and 79 episodes on IFC.

"Portlandia." IFC

"Yellowstone" is the longest-running show on the newly branded Paramount Channel — it was renewed for a fourth season this year.

"Yellowstone." Paramount Network

"I'm Sorry" is the longest-running show on TruTV. Its third season season will premiere this year.

"I'm Sorry." truTV

"Ed, Edd n Eddy" aired on Cartoon Network for six seasons and 70 episodes over an 11-year period.

"Ed, Edd n Eddy." Warner Bros. Television Distribution

"Rectify" aired on SundanceTV for four seasons and 30 episodes.

"Rectify." SundanceTV

"Rogue" aired on DirecTV's Audience network for 50 episodes across four seasons.

"Rogue." DirecTV

Starz' longest-running show "Power" wrapped up its sixth and final season in 2020. There were 64 episodes.

"Power." Starz Originals

"Banshee" aired on Cinemax for a total of four seasons and 38 episodes.

"Banshee." Cinemax

"Berlin Station" aired on Epix for three seasons and 29 episodes.

"Berlin Station." Epix (I)

After its seventh and final season airs, "Grace and Frankie" will be Netflix's longest-running show, with a planned 91 episodes.

"Grace and Frankie." Netflix

Hulu's longest-running original show is "East Los High," which aired for four seasons and 61 episodes. It will soon be overtaken by "The Handmaids' Tale."

"East Los High." Hulu

Amazon Video's longest-running show, "Bosch," just concluded its seven-season run in April 2020.

"Bosch." Amazon

"The Good Fight" is CBS All Access' longest-running show, and was just renewed for a season five.

"The Good Fight." CBS

"Foursome" was YouTube Premium's longest-running original show, with four seasons and 35 episodes.

"Foursome." YouTube

Streaming service Crackle's longest-running show is the animated "SuperMansion," which has aired for three seasons and five specials, but its fate is up in the air.

"SuperMansion." Sony Pictures Television

The latest streaming service, DC Universe, only has one show that's lasted more than a season, "Titans," which is set to premiere its third season this year.

"Titans." Warner Bros. Television

Facebook Watch has had two shows last for two seasons and 20 episodes each: "Five Points" and "Sorry for Your Loss."

"Five Points" and "Sorry for Your Loss." Facebook

"Wizards of Waverly Place" takes the top spot as Disney Channel's longest-running show, with four seasons and 106 episodes.

"Wizards of Waverly Place." Bob D'Amico / Getty Images

Adult Swim's longest-running show is "Squidbillies," which was just renewed for a 13th season.

"Squidbillies." Adult Swim

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The longest-running show on every major network and streaming service

"Grey's Anatomy" recently wrapped its 16th season on ABC, and it has already been renewed for a 17th.

"Gunsmoke" aired for 20 seasons on CBS, with a total of 635 episodes, plus five TV movies.

The longest-running show on NBC is sketch show "Saturday Night Live," which just ended its 45th season, and shows no signs of slowing down.

"The Simpsons" premiered on Fox in 1989, spawning 31 seasons (and counting) and a feature-length film.

The longest-running show on Comedy Central is "South Park," which wrapped its 23rd season in December. It's been renewed through season 26.

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" ran for eight seasons on TBS. A ninth season is in the works in 2020 on BET.

The CW's longest-running show, "Supernatural," was set to conclude its 15th and final season this year, but it's been postponed due to the coronavirus.

"Beavis and Butt-Head" aired on MTV for eight seasons and 208 episodes.

The longest show to air on Nickelodeon is none other than "SpongeBob SquarePants," which is currently airing its 12th season.

Anthology series "American Horror Story" is the longest-running show on FX. It's been renewed through at least season 13.

Its sister network, FXX, has been airing "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" for six seasons, but it was on FX for eight seasons before that. It was renewed for a record-breaking 15th season in May.

TV Land's "Younger" has been renewed for a seventh season.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" has been making HBO viewers laugh for 10 seasons.

"Orphan Black" was the longest-running show produced specifically for BBC America, with five seasons and 50 episodes.

"Being Mary Jane" aired for five seasons on BET, with a total of 52 episodes.

A&E's "Bates Motel" ran for five seasons and 50 episodes.

In America, beloved sitcom "Schitt's Creek" aired on Pop TV for its entire five-season run.

When "Pretty Little Liars" began, Freeform was still called ABC Family. It ran for seven seasons and 160 episodes.

The USA Network's longest-running show was legal drama "Suits" which aired for nine seasons and 134 episodes.

"The Walking Dead" has been a smash hit for AMC — it's already been renewed for an 11th season.

"The Closer" was TNT's longest show, with seven seasons and 109 episodes.

Showtime's long-running "Shameless" will premiere its 11th and final season this year.

"Eureka" aired on SyFy for five seasons, making it the network's longest-running scripted show.

Beginning with season 4, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" aired on PBS for 28 seasons.

E!'s first and longest-running scripted show was "The Royals," which ran for four seasons and 40 episodes.

"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" aired on Bravo for five seasons and 45 episodes, and was its first scripted series.

"Army Wives" aired on Lifetime for seven seasons and 117 episodes.

"Queen Sugar," which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), is set to premiere its fifth season this year.

The History Channel's "Vikings" wrapped up the first half of its sixth and final season earlier this year.

"When Calls the Heart" was recently renewed for an eighth season on the Hallmark Channel.

"Portlandia" aired for eight seasons and 79 episodes on IFC.

"Yellowstone" is the longest-running show on the newly branded Paramount Channel — it was renewed for a fourth season this year.

"I'm Sorry" is the longest-running show on TruTV. Its third season season will premiere this year.

"Ed, Edd n Eddy" aired on Cartoon Network for six seasons and 70 episodes over an 11-year period.

"Rectify" aired on SundanceTV for four seasons and 30 episodes.

"Rogue" aired on DirecTV's Audience network for 50 episodes across four seasons.

Starz' longest-running show "Power" wrapped up its sixth and final season in 2020. There were 64 episodes.

"Banshee" aired on Cinemax for a total of four seasons and 38 episodes.

"Berlin Station" aired on Epix for three seasons and 29 episodes.

After its seventh and final season airs, "Grace and Frankie" will be Netflix's longest-running show, with a planned 91 episodes.

Hulu's longest-running original show is "East Los High," which aired for four seasons and 61 episodes. It will soon be overtaken by "The Handmaids' Tale."

Amazon Video's longest-running show, "Bosch," just concluded its seven-season run in April 2020.

"The Good Fight" is CBS All Access' longest-running show, and was just renewed for a season five.

"Foursome" was YouTube Premium's longest-running original show, with four seasons and 35 episodes.

Streaming service Crackle's longest-running show is the animated "SuperMansion," which has aired for three seasons and five specials, but its fate is up in the air.

The latest streaming service, DC Universe, only has one show that's lasted more than a season, "Titans," which is set to premiere its third season this year.

Facebook Watch has had two shows last for two seasons and 20 episodes each: "Five Points" and "Sorry for Your Loss."

"Wizards of Waverly Place" takes the top spot as Disney Channel's longest-running show, with four seasons and 106 episodes.

Adult Swim's longest-running show is "Squidbillies," which was just renewed for a 13th season.