What was the longest-running TV show of all time?

The Simpsons
It's also the longest-running scripted television show of all time.
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What is the top 10 longest running TV show?

The 20 Longest Running TV Shows Of All Time
  1. 1 The Simpsons (1989 - Present)
  2. 2 South Park (1997 - Present) ...
  3. 3 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 - Present) ...
  4. 4 Family Guy (1999 - Present) ...
  5. 5 Law & Order (1990 - 2010) ...
  6. 6 Gunsmoke (1955 - 1975) ...
  7. 7 NCIS (2003 - Present) ...
  8. 8 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (2005 - Present) ...
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Which show has the most episodes ever?

1. "Gunsmoke" Inspired by the classic radio drama, "Gunsmoke," the highly-acclaimed TV series depicting the settlement of the American West, aired on CBS from 1955 to 1975. During those 20 seasons, it racked up an astounding 635 episodes, the most of any scripted primetime series ever.
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What's the longest movie ever?

The longest film ever made was the 85 hour The Cure for Insomnia (USA 1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV and premiered in its entirety at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA from 31 January to 3 February 1987.
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What is the second longest running TV show?

GUNSMOKE (1955-75)

Over those two decades, the series aired a total of 635 episodes. That makes it the second longest running prime-time series in US history behind The Simpsons.
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Top 10 Best Longest-Running TV Shows



Is GREY's Anatomy the longest running show?

Key Background. Pompeo, 52, who is now a producer on Grey's, told Insider last month she's been “trying to focus on convincing everybody that [Grey's Anatomy] should end." The show is the longest-running primetime medical drama in TV history, and is ABC's longest-running current show.
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What's the longest running TV show still airing in 2021?

"The Simpsons"

Matt Groening's animated sitcom helped put the Fox network on the map -- and it's still going strong.
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Who has played the same TV character the longest?

10 Longest Spans Of Time An Actor Played The Same Character In A TV Series
  1. 1 William Roache Played Ken Barlow For 60 Years.
  2. 2 Helen Wagner Played Nancy Hughes For 54 Years. ...
  3. 3 Rachel Ames Played Audrey Hardy For 43 Years. ...
  4. 4 Frances Reid Played Alice Horton For 43 Years. ...
  5. 5 Susan Lucci Played Erica Kane For 41 Years. ...
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What was the first TV show?

Television's first drama,The Queen's Messenger, is broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY on September 11, 1928. Russian-born, American scientist Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates the first practical electronic system for both the transmission and reception of images in 1929.
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What was the first TV sitcom?

The first television sitcom was Pinwright´s Progress (BBC, UK, 1946-47) starring character actor James Hayter (UK) as J Pinwright, owner of the smallest multiple store in the world. The first US sitcom was Mary Kay and Johnny (DuMont 1947), domestic tales of New York newlyweds.
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Who is the richest on GREY's anatomy?

Grey's Anatomy: The Main Characters, Ranked By Wealth
  • 8 Maggie Pierce.
  • 7 Atticus Lincoln.
  • 6 Amelia Shepherd.
  • 5 Meredith Grey.
  • 4 Cristina Yang.
  • 3 Derek Shepherd.
  • 2 Miranda Bailey.
  • 1 Jackson Avery.
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Will Greys anatomy ever end?

Grey's Anatomy remains the longest-running medical drama on American television, so if it was to end after Season 19, it would for sure leave a lasting legacy. At the moment, Grey's Anatomy Season 19 does not have an official release date but ABC has confirmed it will be a part of its Fall 2022 schedule.
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Is GREY's Anatomy losing viewers?

While the show's ratings have been dropping over the last few seasons, Grey's Anatomy season 18's ratings have been particularly bad. For many, this decline seems inevitable for a show running as long as Grey's Anatomy has been.
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What is the 3rd longest running TV show?

  • 1: "The Simpsons" (1989-present) " " ...
  • 2: "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999-present) " " ...
  • 3: "Gunsmoke" (1955-1975) " " ...
  • 4: "Law and Order" (1990-2010; 2022) ...
  • 5: "Family Guy" (1999-present) ...
  • 6: "Lassie" (1954-1972) ...
  • 7: "NCIS" (2003-present) ...
  • 8: "Grey's Anatomy" (2005-present)
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Is Simpsons the longest running show?

The Simpsons, for example, is the longest-running scripted American primetime show at 33 years and counting. It beats out the second-longest, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, by a decade. The longest-running American children's show was Arthur at 25 years, though it was canceled over the summer of 2021.
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Will Meredith Grey get Alzheimer's?

Grey is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, given it's hereditary. However, even though it seems likely, doesn't mean the possibility is well-liked.
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What is Meredith Grey's net worth?

$80 MILLION

Including money she makes from syndication, the star appears to make as much as $20 million per year from her role as Meredith Grey.
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Is GREY's Anatomy real?

For the most part, yes. As Dr. Remien pointed out, the majority of the cases are medically accurate, but that's only because the show doesn't go into very much detail. “As far as medical shows go, Grey's does a decent job when it comes to the cases,” she explained.
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How much did Cristina Yang make per episode?

Sandra Oh. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sandra Oh is worth $25 million. She played Cristina Yang on the medical drama from 2005 to 2014, making about $350 thousand per episode.
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How much money does Meredith Grey make as a surgeon?

Resident Surgeon Salaries: The perpetually frazzled resident surgeon Meredith Grey makes only $44,220 a year. Meanwhile, Ellen Pompeo, who plays Grey, makes a reported $200,000 an episode in real life. A season consists of 24 episodes – a cool $4.8 million.
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What age did Ellen Pompeo start GREY's anatomy?

In 2005, Pompeo won the lead role in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy and she has starred in the show since. When Grey's Anatomy first started, the actress was 33-years-old in season one. Pompeo has previously opened up about how strange it is to see herself aging on screen.
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Who was the first couple to sleep in the same bed on TV?

Mary Kay and Johnny was the first program to show a couple sharing a bed, and the first series to show a woman's pregnancy on television: Mary Kay became pregnant in 1948 and after unsuccessfully trying to hide her pregnancy, the producers wrote it into the show.
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What was the first color TV show?

The First Color TV Shows

Two days later, on June 27, 1951, CBS began airing the first regularly scheduled color television series, "The World Is Yours!" with Ivan T. Sanderson.
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What was the first sitcom with a laugh track?

A review of the sitcom The Hank McCune Show in a 1950 issue of Variety described the first known use of a laugh track on TV: “Although the show is lensed on film without a studio audience, there are chuckles and yucks dubbed in.
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