List of longest-running American cable television series
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{{Update|part=years, seasons, and overall sorting|date=September 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
This is a list of the longest running American 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 American 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.
{{Inc-tv|date=October 2021}}
List
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!Number of | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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| rowspan="4"| {{Template parameter value|Inside the NFL|Infobox television | num_seasons |
| rowspan="4" | Inside the NFL
| HBO
| {{Date table sorting|September 22, 1977}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 6, 2008}}
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|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| Showtime
| {{Date table sorting|September 10, 2008}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 23, 2021}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|September 7, 2021}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 5, 2023}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| The CW
| {{Date table sorting|September 9, 2023}}
| present
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|SportsCenter|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|September 7, 1979}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|SportsCenter|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{age|1980|10|7}}
| Washington JournalWeekend editions are simulcast on the BBC Parliament channel with the name America This Week
| C-SPAN
| {{Date table sorting|October 7, 1980}}
| present
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{age|1981}}
| rowspan="2"|NASCAR on ESPN
| rowspan="2"|ESPN / ESPN2
| {{Date table sorting|1981}}
| {{Date table sorting|2002}}
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| {{Date table sorting|2007}}
| {{Date table sorting|2014}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="5"| {{age|1983}}
| rowspan="5"|Gilad's Bodies in Motion
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|1983}}
| {{Date table sorting|1994}}
| rowspan="5"|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|1994}}
| {{Date table sorting|1995}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|1995}}
| {{Date table sorting|2004}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| FitTV
| {{Date table sorting|2004}}
| {{Date table sorting|2011}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|2011}}
| present
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|The Challenge (TV series)|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{sort|challenge|The Challenge}}Originally Road Rules: All Stars
| MTV
| {{Date table sorting|September 28, 1997}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|The Challenge (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="5"|{{age|1985}}
| rowspan="5"|National Geographic ExplorerHost: Tom Chapin (1985–1988), Robert Urich (1988–1995), Bob Ballard (1988–1995), Boyd Matson (1995–2003), Michael Fay (2001), Lisa Ling (2003-)
| {{Date table sorting|1985}}
| {{Date table sorting|1986}}
| rowspan="5"|{{Template parameter value|National Geographic Explorer|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|1986}}
| {{Date table sorting|1999}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| CNBC
| {{Date table sorting|1999}}
| {{Date table sorting|2001}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| MSNBCShow renamed National Geographic Ultimate Explorer 2003–2005
| {{Date table sorting|2001}}
| {{Date table sorting|2005}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|2005}}
| present
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{age|1985|4|20}}
| rowspan="3"|Grand Ole Opry LiveOldest continuously running radio program, airing on WSM radio, Nashville, Tennessee; has aired on the digital over-the-air network Circle since January 4, 2020.
| TNN
| {{Date table sorting|April 20, 1985}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 2001}}
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|-
| CMT
| {{Date table sorting|August 2001}}
| {{Date table sorting|2003}}
|-
| {{Date table sorting|2003}}
| {{Date table sorting|2011}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{age|1985|9|7}}
| Sunday NFL Countdown(not counting current Sunday evening version airing on ESPN+
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|September 7, 1985}}
| present
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{age|1987}}
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|September 5, 1987}}
| present
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{age|1987}}
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|1987}}
| present
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="2"| {{age|1987|4|6}}
| rowspan="2"|BiographyOriginated on CBS
| A&E
| {{Date table sorting|April 6, 1987}}Reran CBS originals, 1984–1987
| {{Date table sorting|August 2006}}
| rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|August 2006}}
| presentRebroadcast A&E originals, 1999–2006
|-
| 35
| BET
| {{Date table sorting|January 27, 1980}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 31, 2016}}
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{age|1989|11|4}}
| TNT
| {{Date table sorting|November 4, 1989}}
| present
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|The Real World|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="2"|{{sort|real world|The Real World}}Future seasons have aired on Paramount+
| MTV
| {{Date table sorting|May 21, 1992}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 4, 2017}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|The Real World|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| {{Date table sorting|June 13, 2019}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 29, 2019}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="4"|{{Template parameter value|WWE Raw|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="4"|WWE Raw
| USA
| {{Date table sorting|January 11, 1993}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 18, 2000}}
| rowspan="4"|{{Template parameter value|WWE Raw|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|September 25, 2000}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 26, 2005}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| USA
| {{Date table sorting|October 3, 2005}}
| December 30, 2024
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| Netflix
| January 6, 2025
| present
|-
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="3"|{{Template parameter value|The Ultimate Fighter|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="3"|{{sort|ultimate fighter|The Ultimate Fighter}}
| Spike TV
| {{Date table sorting|January 17, 2005}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 3, 2011}}
| rowspan="3"| {{Template parameter value|The Ultimate Fighter|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| FX
| {{Date table sorting|March 9, 2012}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 9, 2013}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|September 4, 2013}}
| present
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Baseball Tonight|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|March 19, 1990}}
| present
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Baseball Tonight|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|1990}}
| present
|
|-
|rowspan=11|30
|rowspan=11|Power Rangers (original continuity) {{efn|While the original continuity concluded in 2023, the franchise is still ongoing with a feature film developed by Paramount Pictures reported to be in development in December of 2024.}}
| Fox Kids
| {{Date table sorting|August 28, 1993}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 10, 2002}}
| rowspan=11|973
|-
| ABC Kids
| {{Date table sorting|September 14, 2002}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 15, 2003}}
|-
| Jetix (ABC Family)
| {{Date table sorting|February 14, 2004}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 10, 2005}}
|-
| Jetix (Toon Disney)
| {{Date table sorting|July 16, 2005}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 14, 2005}}
|-
| Jetix (ABC Family)
|colspan=2|{{Date table sorting|February 2, 2006}}
|-
| Jetix (Toon Disney)
| {{Date table sorting|February 20, 2006}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 14, 2006}}
|-
| Jetix (ABC Family)
|colspan=2|{{Date table sorting|August 20, 2006}}
|-
| Jetix (Toon Disney)
| {{Date table sorting|September 18, 2006}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 3, 2008}}
|-
| ABC Kids
| {{Date table sorting|March 7, 2009}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 28, 2010}}
|-
| Nickelodeon
| {{Date table sorting|February 7, 2011}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 17, 2021}}
|-
| Netflix
| {{Date table sorting|June 15, 2021}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 29, 2023}}
|-
| 30
| MoneylineBecame Lou Dobbs Moneyline in 2001, Lou Dobbs Tonight in 2003
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|June 1, 1980}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 11, 2009}}
|
|-
| {{Template parameter value|Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
| HBO
| {{Date table sorting|April 2, 1995}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 19, 2023}}
| {{Template parameter value|Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| {{Template parameter value|Barefoot Contessa|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 30, 2002}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 19, 2021}}
| {{Template parameter value|Barefoot Contessa|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 28
| {{sort|sports reporters|The Sports Reporters}}
| ESPNProgram rebroadcast later the same day on ESPNEWS
| {{Date table sorting|October 2, 1988}}
| {{Date table sorting|May 7, 2017}}
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Your World with Neil Cavuto|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| Fox News Channel
| {{Date table sorting|October 7, 1996}}
| present
|
|-
| 26
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|January 14, 1979}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 19, 2006}}
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|South Park|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 13, 1997}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|South Park|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Fox & Friends|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 1, 1998}}
| present
|
|-
| 25
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|June 3, 1985}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 18, 2010}}
| {{Template parameter value|Larry King Live|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan=2|25
| rowspan=2|Nick NewsOriginally Nick News W/5 and later Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
| rowspan=2|Nickelodeon
| {{Date table sorting|April 18, 1992}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 15, 2015}}
| rowspan=2|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| June 29, 2020
| present
|}
=20–24 seasons=
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!Number of | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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| 24 | ESPN Major League BaseballIncludes Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball, etc. | ESPN / ESPN2ESPN2 started broadcasting major league baseball games in 2002 in addition to those offered by ESPN | {{Date table sorting|April 15, 1990}} | present | | |||||
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| 24 | {{sort|daily show|The Daily Show}} | {{Date table sorting|July 22, 1996}} | present | {{:The Daily Show}} | |||||
24
| WCW Saturday NightPreviously Georgia Championship Wrestling (1972–1984), World Championship Wrestling (1984–1992) | {{Date table sorting|December 17, 1976}}Date when WTCG was distributed nationally via cable (WTCG evolved into TBS). Broadcast on WTCG started January 1972. | {{Date table sorting|August 19, 2000}} | | |||||
rowspan=2|23
| rowspan=2|Crossfire | rowspan=2|CNN | {{Date table sorting|June 25, 1982}} | {{Date table sorting|June 3, 2005}} | rowspan=2| | |||||
{{Date table sorting|September 9, 2013}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 6, 2014}} | |||||
rowspan=2|{{Template parameter value|Inside the Actors Studio|Infobox television | num_seasons |
| rowspan=2|Inside the Actors Studio
| Bravo
| {{Date table sorting|June 12, 1994}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 11, 2018}}
| rowspan=2|{{Template parameter value|Inside the Actors Studio|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| Ovation
| {{Date table sorting|October 13, 2019}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 15, 2019}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 23
| HBO
| February 21, 2003
| present
| 693
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 22
| E! NewsPreviously E! News Daily and E! News Live
| E!
| {{Date table sorting|September 1, 1991}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|E! News|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 21
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|March 7, 1992}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 21, 2022}}
|
|-
| {{Template parameter value|Modern Marvels|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| History
| {{Date table sorting|January 1, 1995}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 11, 2015}}
| {{Template parameter value|Modern Marvels|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
|-
| {{Template parameter value|The O'Reilly Factor|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{sort|o'reilly factor|The O'Reilly Factor}}Originally The O'Reilly Report
| Fox News Channel
| {{Date table sorting|October 7, 1996}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 19, 2017}}
| 5,321
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Around the Horn|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| ESPN
| November 4, 2002
| present
| {{Template parameter value|Around the Horn|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Pawn Stars|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| History
| {{Date table sorting|July 19, 2009}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|Pawn Stars|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 21
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|June 1, 1980}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 2001}}
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 20
| ESPN / ESPN2Presently, each episode first airs on ESPN2 on Fridays, then is repeated on ESPN two days later
| {{Date table sorting|September 5, 1993}}
| present
|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 20
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|September 6, 1993}}
| present
|
|-
| 20
| Evans and NovakOther names: Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields (1998–2001), Novak, Hunt, and Shields (2001–2002)
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|September 1982}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 9, 2002}}
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Deadliest Catch|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 12, 2005}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|Deadliest Catch|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
|{{Template parameter value|Keeping Up with the Kardashians|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
|Keeping Up with the Kardashians
| E!
| {{Date table sorting|October 14, 2007}}
| {{Date table sorting|June 10, 2021}}
|{{Template parameter value|Keeping Up with the Kardashians|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| rowspan=2|20
| rowspan=2|Total Request Live
| rowspan=2|MTV
| {{Date table sorting|September 14, 1998}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 16, 2008}}
| rowspan=2|2,254
|-
| {{Date table sorting|October 2, 2017}}
| 2019
|-
|}
=15–19 seasons=
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!Number of | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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| 19 | CNBC | {{Date table sorting|August 7, 1995}} | present | | |||||
19
| ESPN Sunday Night FootballMoved to NBC in 2006, at which time Monday Night Football moves from ABC to ESPN | ESPN | {{Date table sorting|November 8, 1987}}Sunday Night Football shared with TNT, with TNT getting the first half of the season, ESPN the second half, 1990–1997 | {{Date table sorting|January 1, 2006}} | | |||||
19
| TBS | {{Date table sorting|February 27, 1982}} | {{Date table sorting|October 8, 2000}} | | |||||
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| 18 | {{Date table sorting|January 17, 1995}} | present | | |||||
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| {{Template parameter value|The Real Housewives of Orange County|Infobox television | num_seasons |
| The Real Housewives of Orange County
| Bravo
| {{Date table sorting|March 21, 2006}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|The Real Housewives of Orange County|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 18
| Showbiz TodayAlso known as CNN Showbiz Today
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|October 29, 1984}}
| {{Date table sorting|2002}}
|
|-
| 17
| E!
| {{Date table sorting|March 29, 1996}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 23, 2021}}
| 501
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="2"|17
| rowspan="2"|Fox News Live
| rowspan="2"|Fox News
| {{Date table sorting|1999}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 24, 2008}}
| rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|March 6, 2021}}
| present
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 17
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|June 23, 1997}}
| present
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|17
| rowspan="2"|MythBusters
| {{Date table sorting|September 23, 2003}}
| {{Date table sorting|March 5, 2016}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|MythBusters|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| {{Date table sorting|November 15, 2017}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 28, 2018}}
|-
| 17
| USA
| {{Date table sorting|October 1, 1982}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 25, 1998}}
|
|-
| 17
| CNN
| {{Date table sorting|September 7, 1988}}
| {{Date table sorting|2005}}
|
|-
| 16
| NFL Films Game of the WeekFirst-run syndication 1965–1997
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|1997}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 29, 2007}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|16
| rowspan="3"|Hardball with Chris MatthewsOriginally Politics with Chris Matthews
| {{Date table sorting|1991}}
| {{Date table sorting|1996}}
| rowspan="3"|
|-
| CNBC
| {{Date table sorting|1997}}
| {{Date table sorting|1999}}
|-
| MSNBC
| {{Date table sorting|1999}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 28, 2020}}
|-
| 16
| C-SPAN
| {{Date table sorting|April 2, 1989}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 5, 2004}}
| 801
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 16
| MTV
| {{Date table sorting|November 26, 1989}}
| present
|
|-
|rowspan=3|{{Template parameter value|Good Eats|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
|rowspan=3|Good Eats
|rowspan=2|Food Network
| {{Date table sorting|July 7, 1999}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 2, 2011}}
|rowspan=3|{{Template parameter value|Good Eats|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| {{Date table sorting|August 25, 2019}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 6, 2020}}
|-
|colspan=2|{{Date table sorting|February 18, 2021}}
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="2"|It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
| FX
| {{Date table sorting|August 4, 2005}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 20, 2012}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| FXX
| {{Date table sorting|September 4, 2013}}
| present
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="4"|{{Template parameter value|Ghost Hunters (TV series)|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="4"|Ghost Hunters
| {{Date table sorting|October 6, 2004}}
| {{Date table sorting|October 26, 2016}}
| rowspan="4"|{{Template parameter value|Ghost Hunters (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| A&E
| {{Date table sorting|August 21, 2019}}
| {{Date table sorting|May 27, 2020}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|October 31, 2021}}
| {{Date table sorting|March 19, 2022}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|October 1, 2022}}
| present
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 15
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|September 6, 1993}}
| present
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|The Real Housewives of Atlanta|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta
| Bravo
| {{Date table sorting|October 6, 2008}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|The Real Housewives of Atlanta|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|Ninjago (TV series)|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="2"|NinjagoOriginally Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
| January 14, 2011
| October 25, 2020
| rowspan="2"|{{Template parameter value|Ninjago (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| Netflix
| March 7, 2021
| October 1, 2022
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 15
| May 1, 1999
| present
| 316
|}
=12–14 seasons=
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!Number of | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
rowspan="3"|{{Template parameter value|Forensic Files|Infobox television | num_seasons |
| rowspan="3"|Forensic FilesOriginally Medical Detectives
| TLC
| {{Date table sorting|April 23, 1996}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 29, 1999}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Template parameter value|Forensic Files|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| Court TV
| {{Date table sorting|September 12, 2000}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 24, 2007}}
|-
| truTV
| {{Date table sorting|January 7, 2008}}
| {{Date table sorting|June 17, 2011}}Show is on hiatus and may return on a different network under the original title of "Medical Detectives". Old episodes were airing on Lifetime as of August 2011.
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Gold Rush (TV series)|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| {{Date table sorting|December 3, 2010}}
| present
| {{Template parameter value|Gold Rush (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 14
| A&E
| {{Date table sorting|February 3, 1982}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 1, 1996}}
|
|-
| 14
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|1984}}
| {{Date table sorting|1997}}
|
|-
| 14
| BET
| {{Date table sorting|June 26, 1983}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 1996}}
|
|-
| 14
| MTV
| {{Date table sorting|July 19, 1995}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 27, 2004}}The start of Season 15 has been announced for January 2008
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|14
| rowspan="4"|XplayPreviously GameSpot TV, Extended Play, and X-Play
| {{Date table sorting|July 4, 1998}}
| {{Date table sorting|2004}}
| rowspan="4"|{{Template parameter value|Xplay|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| G4techTV
| {{Date table sorting|2004}}
| {{Date table sorting|2005}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|G4
| {{Date table sorting|2005}}
| {{Date table sorting|2013}}
|-
| {{Date table sorting|2021}}
| {{Date table sorting|October 20, 2022}}
|-
| 14
| TNT
| {{Date table sorting|July 22, 2001}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 13, 2014}}
|
|-
| 13
| CNBC
| {{Date table sorting|1994}}
| {{Date table sorting|2008}}
|
|-
| 13
| TCM
| {{Date table sorting|1995}}
| {{Date table sorting|2010}}
| {{Template parameter value|Private Screenings|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 13
| Hannity & ColmesSuccessor series Hannity debuted January 12, 2009.
| Fox News Channel
| {{Date table sorting|October 7, 1996}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 9, 2009}}
|
|-
| 13
| HGTV
| {{Date table sorting|1996}}
| {{Date table sorting|2009}}
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="6"|{{Template parameter value|Mystery Science Theater 3000|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="6"|Mystery Science Theater 3000Also known as MST3K
| KTMA-TV
| {{Date table sorting|November 24, 1988}}
| {{Date table sorting|May 28, 1989}}
| rowspan="6"|{{Template parameter value|Mystery Science Theater 3000|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|November 18, 1989}}
| {{Date table sorting|February 2, 1991}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|June 1, 1991}}
| {{Date table sorting|May 18, 1996}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Date table sorting|February 1, 1997}}
| {{Date table sorting|September 12, 1999}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| Netflix
| {{Date table sorting|April 14, 2017}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 22, 2018}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| Gizmoplex
| {{Date table sorting|May 6, 2022}}Pre-release date, March 4, 2022
| present
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| 12
| ESPN
| {{Date table sorting|April 7, 2002}}
| present
|
|-
| 12
| Food Network
| {{Date table sorting|November 17, 2001}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 9, 2019}}
| 445+
|-
| 12
| BET
| {{Date table sorting|September 22, 2001}}
| {{Date table sorting|2008}}
|
|-
| 12
| Speed
| {{Date table sorting|February 11, 2002}}
| {{Date table sorting|August 16, 2013}}
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
|12
| FX
| October 5, 2011
| present
|132
|- bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|When Calls the Heart|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| October 19, 2013
| present
| {{Template parameter value|When Calls the Heart|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 12
| TNN
| {{Date table sorting|1983}}
| {{Date table sorting|1995}}
|
|-
| {{Template parameter value|Intimate Portrait|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| Lifetime
| {{Date table sorting|November 14, 1993}}
| {{Date table sorting|October 3, 2005}}
| {{Template parameter value|Intimate Portrait|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
|}
=10–11 seasons=
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!Number of | Series | Network | First broadcast | Last broadcast | Number of episodes |
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| 11 | CNBC | February 4, 2002 | present | | |||||
{{Template parameter value|Shameless (American TV series)|Infobox television | num_seasons |
| Showtime
| January 9, 2011
| April 11, 2021
| {{Template parameter value|Shameless (American TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
|rowspan=2|{{Template parameter value|Impractical Jokers|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
|rowspan=2|Impractical Jokers
| TruTV
| December 15, 2011
| February 9, 2023
|rowspan=2|{{Template parameter value|Impractical Jokers|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| TBS
| April 6, 2024
| present
|-
| 11
| August 12, 2002
| January 15, 2021
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| rowspan="2"|11
| rowspan="2"|Aqua Teen Hunger Force
(alternate titles)
| rowspan="2"|Adult Swim
| September 9, 2001Sneak peek airing December 30, 2000 on Cartoon Network
| August 30, 2015
| rowspan="2"|139 (1 unaired)
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| November 27, 2023
| present
|-
| rowspan="2"|11
| rowspan="2"|House of Style
| rowspan="2"|MTV
| May 1989
| 2000
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| colspan="2"|October 18, 2012
|-
| 11
| E!
| December 26, 1991
| May 17, 2002
|
|-
| 11
| {{sort|howard stern show|The Howard Stern Show}}
| E!
| June 18, 1994
| July 8, 2005
| 1,550+
|-
| rowspan="2"|11
| rowspan="2"|All That
| rowspan="2"|Nickelodeon
| January 21, 1995Sneak peek airing April 16, 1994
| October 22, 2005
|rowspan="2"|210
|-
| June 15, 2019
| December 17, 2020
|-
| 11
| Imus in the MorningSimulcast of live program at WFAN New York
| MSNBC
| September 2, 1996
| April 11, 2007
|
|-
| 11
| 2002
| 2013
| 135+
|-
| 11
| February 4, 2002
| November 11, 2016
|
|-bgcolor=#CFECEC
| {{Template parameter value|Paw Patrol|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| Nickelodeon
| August 12, 2013
| present
| {{Template parameter value|Paw Patrol|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| 10
| 2003
| May 17, 2024
|
|-
| 10
| CNN
| September 12, 2001
| December 30, 2011
| {{Template parameter value|American Morning|Infobox television||num_episodes|}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|10
| rowspan="2"|Emeril Live
| October 6, 1997
| December 11, 2007
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| July 7, 2008
| December 14, 2010
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Template parameter value|The Fairly OddParents|Infobox television||num_seasons|}}
| rowspan="3"|The Fairly OddParents
| rowspan="2"|Nickelodeon
| March 30, 2001
| November 25, 2006
| rowspan="3"|172
|-
| February 18, 2008
| September 16, 2016
|-
| January 18, 2017
| July 26, 2017
|-
| 10
| TNN
| March 7, 1983
| October 15, 1993
|
|-
| 10
| TNN
| March 3, 1991
| November 5, 2000
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|10
| rowspan="2"|Stargate SG-1Longest-running science fiction series in the United States.
| Showtime
| July 27, 1997
| May 17, 2002
|-
| Sci Fi Channel
| June 7, 2002
| June 22, 2007Cancellation announced by Sci Fi Channel, August 21, 2006
|-
| 10
| USA Network
| January 7, 1989
| March 7, 1998
| 900+
|-
| 10
| March 10, 1998
| March 1, 2009
|
|-
| 10
| Cartoon Network
| April 5, 2010
| September 3, 2018
| 283
|-
|}
See also
{{portal|Television|Lists|United States}}
- Lists of longest running American shows by broadcast type:
- List of longest-running American television series
- List of longest-running American broadcast network television series
- List of longest-running American primetime television series
- List of longest-running American first-run syndicated television series
- Lists of longest running shows internationally:
- List of longest-running television shows by category- international list
- List of longest-running British television series
- List of longest-running Australian television series
- List of shortest running shows:
- List of television series canceled after one episode
- List of television series canceled before airing an episode