Longest running series?
Navigatr85
I know that the Simpsons has already set a record for longest-running animated
series. But I was wondering what competiton it had for becoming the longest
running comedy series. Does anyone know what the longest running comedy TV
series was? Not including variety-type shows, so shows like Saturday Night Live
and the Tonight Show don't count.
~The Navigator
ThekingoTV
Once again, we are haunted by this question.
The longest running show ever is Meet The Press (51 Years).
The longest running sitcom is The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriett (14 years).
Please write this down.
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Darrel Jones
ThekingoTV wrote in message <19981011145228...@ng24.aol.com>...
>
>Once again, we are haunted by this question.
>The longest running show ever is Meet The Press (51 Years).
>The longest running sitcom is The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriett (14
years).
>Please write this down.
Okay, but the mention in the Fox Pressroom of "longest current running
comedy series" suggests some non-comedic series currently on the air has run
longer than OFF started in January 1990. Which one?
Sean Walsh aka slw67
How long has 90210 been on? That might be the "non-comedic series"
they're talking about...which would be odd, since it's on Fox and they'd
probably mention its name...
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> ThekingoTV wrote in message <19981011145228...@ng24.aol.com>...
> >
> >Once again, we are haunted by this question.
> >The longest running show ever is Meet The Press (51 Years).
> >The longest running sitcom is The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriett (14
> years).
> >Please write this down.
>
> Okay, but the mention in the Fox Pressroom of "longest current running
> comedy series" suggests some non-comedic series currently on the air has run
> longer than OFF started in January 1990. Which one?
I am puzzled by this, too... because "Law & Order" (NBC) is the "longest current
running DRAMA series" (started in September 1990 -- Is airing its 9th season).
So what other types of shows are left?
Glenn
Nate Blevins
> Darrel Jones wrote:
>
> > ThekingoTV wrote in message <19981011145228...@ng24.aol.com>...
> >
> > Okay, but the mention in the Fox Pressroom of "longest current running
> > comedy series" suggests some non-comedic series currently on the air has run
> > longer than OFF started in January 1990. Which one?
>
> I am puzzled by this, too... because "Law & Order" (NBC) is the "longest current
> running DRAMA series" (started in September 1990 -- Is airing its 9th season).
>
> So what other types of shows are left?
>
> Glenn
>
Just a shot in the dark, but it could be that they're splitting hairs and
including "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show", both of which have
obviously been on longer than the Simpsons or L & O. Even though both have
new hosts and are basically different show now than what they were before,
they've kept the names intact, so it may be that they're technically the
same "show".
Nate
AlexJ33106
>How long has 90210 been on? That might be the "non-comedic series"
>they're talking about...which would be odd, since it's on Fox and they'd
>probably mention its name...
That's been on 9 years, Simpsons has been on 10. The Simpsons is the
longest running prime-time show on tv today. Take care. Good-day.
Aaron Varhola
wrote:
>Darrel Jones wrote:
>> Okay, but the mention in the Fox Pressroom of "longest current running
>> comedy series" suggests some non-comedic series currently on the air has run
>> longer than OFF started in January 1990. Which one?
>
>I am puzzled by this, too... because "Law & Order" (NBC) is the "longest current
>running DRAMA series" (started in September 1990 -- Is airing its 9th season).
>
>So what other types of shows are left?
Newsmagazine shows such as 60 Minutes and 20/20 have been on long
before The Simpsons, as well as Monday Night Football, which started
in September 1970.
The Simpsons, however, is the current longest-running prime-time
series that isn't news or sports.
Aaron
Ben Collins
(Aaron Varhola) wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 22:20:09 -0400, Glenn Radecki <glr...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Darrel Jones wrote:
> >> Okay, but the mention in the Fox Pressroom of "longest current running
> >> comedy series" suggests some non-comedic series currently on the air has
run
> >> longer than OFF started in January 1990. Which one?
> >
> >I am puzzled by this, too... because "Law & Order" (NBC) is the "longest
current
> >running DRAMA series" (started in September 1990 -- Is airing its 9th
season).
> >
> >So what other types of shows are left?
>
> Newsmagazine shows such as 60 Minutes and 20/20 have been on long
> before The Simpsons, as well as Monday Night Football, which started
> in September 1970.
Then there's "Meet the Press," which has been airing regularly since the late
'40s. Now THAT'S old. Most people over 50 don't know they had TV in the '40s.
And it should be obvious that it's the only show that survives from that lost
decade, with the possible exception of each network's nightly newscast.
As for long-running entertainment shows, that honor goes to "Guiding Light," a
soap opera that's been on TV since the early '50s, and existed on radio decades
before that. That makes it the longest-running THING on TV.
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DimLanNY
>The Simpsons, however, is the current longest-running prime-time
>series that isn't news or sports.
I hate to bring up bad shows, but what about "America's Funniest Home Videos",
entering it's 10th season?
ThekingoTV
Americas Funniest Home Videos premiered in 1990. Learn to count
DimLanNY
>Americas Funniest Home Videos premiered in 1990.
Which wouldn't make sense why they just marked their 10th anniversary.
JEdraw
Nate Blevins <nble...@students.uiuc.edu> writes:
>Just a shot in the dark, but it could be that they're splitting hairs and
>including "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show", both of which have
>obviously been on longer than the Simpsons or L & O. Even though both have
>new hosts and are basically different show now than what they were before,
>they've kept the names intact, so it may be that they're technically the
>same "show".
Both of those shows are shown after 11:00 PM and, therefore, are not Prime
Time shows.
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>>Americas Funniest Home Videos premiered in 1990.
>
>Which wouldn't make sense why they just marked their 10th anniversary.
Because the show first appeared as a special in 1989.
Andrew Gill
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> And it should be obvious that it's the only show that survives from
that lost
> decade, with the possible exception of each network's nightly
newscast.
["it" being "Meet the Press"] IIRC, the Huntley-Brinkley report was the
first news program on TV, and that began in 1956. In those days, David
Brinkley actually had hair...
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> "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show", both of which have
>obviously been on longer than the Simpsons or L & O.
hmmm...are you referring to the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late show
with Joan Rivers (to name a couple), which are actually seperate series...not
like the 'Tonite Show' which is a never-ending franchise (despite the 'with Jay
leno/Johny Carson' footer).
okay, nevermind this post. my knowledge of late night TV comes from seeing
HBO's 'The Late Shift' and 'The Larry Sanders Show' ....
Rich Kimball
>
> Nate Blevins <nble...@students.uiuc.edu> writes:
> >Just a shot in the dark, but it could be that they're splitting hairs and
> >including "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show", both of which have
> >obviously been on longer than the Simpsons or L & O. Even though both have
> >new hosts and are basically different show now than what they were before,
> >they've kept the names intact, so it may be that they're technically the
> >same "show".
>
> Both of those shows are shown after 11:00 PM and, therefore, are not Prime
> Time shows.
Are we counting debut showings on the Tracy Ullman show?
Ondre Lombard
> Newsmagazine shows such as 60 Minutes and 20/20 have been on long
> before The Simpsons, as well as Monday Night Football, which started
> in September 1970.
>
> The Simpsons, however, is the current longest-running prime-time
> series that isn't news or sports.
Meet the Press is currently the longest running anything on TV, having
debuted in 1947. Today would be secondary, in all likelihood, having
debuted in 1952. Sesame Street and Mister Rogers Neighborhood would probably
come after, having debuted in 1968.
Otherwise, yes, no other series is in its tenth season
besides The Simpsons. Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home
Improvement (if it outlasts Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime
series on the air. After them would come Frasier (which would be interesting
if it ran for 11 years, too. That would total 20 years of Kelsey Grammer's
time spent as Frasier Crane.)
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> Then there's "Meet the Press," which has been airing regularly since the late
> '40s. Now THAT'S old. Most people over 50 don't know they had TV in the '40s.
> And it should be obvious that it's the only show that survives from that lost
> decade, with the possible exception of each network's nightly newscast.
>
> As for long-running entertainment shows, that honor goes to "Guiding Light," a
> soap opera that's been on TV since the early '50s, and existed on radio decades
> before that. That makes it the longest-running THING on TV.
Even Guiding Light, which did premiere on radio in 1937, debuted in
1952. It still doesn't out-age Meet the Press. Though practically all the
soaps are incredibly old. (As the World Turns, 1956, Days of Our Lives, 1965,
Another World, 1964, One Life to Live, 1968, General Hospital, 1963.)
Glenn Radecki
Ondre Lombard wrote:
>Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home Improvement (if it outlasts
>Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime series on the air.
Are you sure about this? (Maybe you mean comedy series...) I believe "Law &
Order", which debuted only about 8 1/2 mo. after "The Simpsons" (9/90) would take
over that spot...
Besides, this season is (probably) Home Improvement's last...and no such fate
awaits "Law & Order" after this season (in all likelihood...)
Glenn Radecki
Duane L. Bigoni
> Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home
> Improvement (if it outlasts Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime
> series on the air.
From what I've read, this season of Home Improvement is most likely
going to be the final one, mainly 'cause the sons keep leaving the
show...
Brad Bizzolt
>Besides, this season is (probably) Home Improvement's last...and no such fate
>awaits "Law & Order" after this season (in all likelihood...)
This is true-- they've been able to stay on this long by replacing the entire cast
every few years. ;) I am really not liking this new ADA, by the way. Why do they
always try to convince us that some leggy supermodel-looking woman would be an
assistant district attorney in New York City? The casting is almost always superb
outside of that.
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> Meet the Press is currently the longest running anything on TV, having
> debuted in 1947. Today would be secondary, in all likelihood, having
> debuted in 1952. Sesame Street and Mister Rogers Neighborhood would probably
> come after, having debuted in 1968.
Actually, Sesame Street debuted in fall 1969 (a few weeks after I was born).
I know, Sesame Street has been celebrating their 30th anniversary this year,
but they're being *way* premature.
> Otherwise, yes, no other series is in its tenth season
> besides The Simpsons. Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home
> Improvement (if it outlasts Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime
> series on the air.
...longest-running sitcom series, that is. "Law & Order," as others have
pointed out, is the longest-running primetime drama on network television.
I think that "The Simpsons" will outlast "Home Improvement," but not by much.
If "Futurama" turns out to be a hit (as it very well might), Fox and Gracie
Films might decide to pull the plug at last.
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Ben Collins
<olom...@lombard.dialup.cyberverse.com> wrote:
> Otherwise, yes, no other series is in its tenth season
> besides The Simpsons. Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home
> Improvement (if it outlasts Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime
> series on the air. After them would come Frasier (which would be interesting
> if it ran for 11 years, too. That would total 20 years of Kelsey Grammer's
> time spent as Frasier Crane.)
"The Brady Bunch"'s characters lasted for a little over 20 years on and off. It
started with the original series, which ran from 1969 to 1974; then "The Brady
Bunch Hour" (c.f. "The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase), followed by "The Brady
Brides," both of which ran one season each. It ended with the very hyped (and
very bad) "The Bradys" in 1989/1990.
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Paul Tomko
Ondre Lombard <olom...@lombard.dialup.cyberverse.com> wrote:
>
>> Newsmagazine shows such as 60 Minutes and 20/20 have been on long
>> before The Simpsons, as well as Monday Night Football, which started
>> in September 1970.
>>
>> The Simpsons, however, is the current longest-running prime-time
>> series that isn't news or sports.
>
>debuted in 1947. Today would be secondary, in all likelihood, having
>debuted in 1952. Sesame Street and Mister Rogers Neighborhood would probably
>come after, having debuted in 1968.
>
>besides The Simpsons. Strangely, once Simpsons vacates the airwaves, Home
>Improvement (if it outlasts Simpsons) will be the longest running primetime
>series on the air. After them would come Frasier (which would be interesting
>if it ran for 11 years, too. That would total 20 years of Kelsey Grammer's
>time spent as Frasier Crane.)
I thought Frasier just started last year. Aren't there any other shows
besides Home Improvement which have been on more than a year or two?
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Brad Bizzolt
>I thought Frasier just started last year.
Nope, 1993 was the first season. It sure does -seem- like only a year ago that I was
watching the series premiere though...
Paul Tomko
Brad Bizzolt <biz...@grossberg.udel.edu> wrote:
>On 20 Oct 1998 18:47:20 GMT, to...@typhoon.xnet.com (Paul Tomko) wrote:
>
>>I thought Frasier just started last year.
>
>Nope, 1993 was the first season. It sure does -seem- like only a year ago that I was
>watching the series premiere though...
Oh, wait! I'm thinking of when it went into syndication. They more or less
showed the episodes in order in syndication, thus leading me to believe that
I had seen the serias from its premiere.