Which show has the most episodes ever?

“Gunsmoke”
It was the quintessential Western and ran forever. The CBS show was on for two decades of doing episodes seemingly every week of the year. “Gunsmoke” finally ended its run in 1975, long after the heyday of the Western, after a whopping 635 episodes. It's the longest-running live-action show to date.
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Is there a show that has 1000 episodes?

If taken as a whole, including Boruto, the Naruto franchise passed 1000 episodes toward the end of 2022.
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What was the shortest show?

What is the shortest show ever? Turn-On is an American sketch comedy series that aired on ABC in February 1969. Only one episode was shown, leaving one episode unaired, and the show is considered one of the most infamous flops in TV history.
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What TV show has the most seasons?

The Simpsons - 32 Seasons

Unsurprisingly, The Simpsons has earned the title of being the number one longest-running primetime television series of all time.
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What's the oldest anime?

The earliest anime that was produced in Japan to have survived into the modern day, The Dull Sword, was released on June 30, 1917, but there it is disputed which title was the first to get that honour.
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What is the longest binge watch ever?

If you thought you had mastered the art of binge-watching TV, think again. A 25-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, has secured the Guinness World Record for the longest television binge-watching marathon this week, with a jaw-dropping 94 hours.
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What anime has 7000 episodes?

Another notable monumental undertaking would be the current Guinness World Record holder for longest running animated show, Sazae-san, which is still on the air with over 7000 episodes--but don't worry, it's actually not even available in its entirety and was never licensed out for western audiences.
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What is the 10 longest anime?

10 Longest Running Anime Series of All Time
  • One-Piece.
  • Dragon Ball.
  • Gundam.
  • Pokémon.
  • Shin-chan.
  • Sazae-San.
  • Case Closed.
  • Chibi Maruko-chan.
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What is an episode 0 in anime?

Chapter 0 was the oneshot (a single chapter of a story), and if the oneshot was successful, then the story turns into a manga, gets serialized and published as a series. Thus episode 0 would basically contain the contents of chapter 0.
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How many anime exist?

In other languages, the word ”Anime” is defined as animation from Japan or as style of animation imported from Japan, often characterized by fantastic themes, dynamic characters and colorful graphics. According to the survey, more than 6,000 anime are produced, and more than 3,200 anime are aired on television.
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What show was number 1 on Netflix the longest?

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Everyone loves a steamy sexy show, which explains why Bridgerton spent 39 weeks as the most watched show on Netflix. Its first season was also the most popular English-language shows, based on hours viewed in their first 28 days on the streaming service.
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What is the longest Netflix show ever?

Although it came to an end last April 2022, Grace and Frankie is the longest-running Netflix Original Series with seven seasons under its belt.
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What was the first color anime?

In 1958 Toei release Hakujaden, also known as Tale of the White Serpent, which is one of the most recognizable older anime. The film was the first feature length anime to be in color. It would later be released in America in 1961.
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What was anime first called?

Prior to the widespread use of anime, the term Japanimation was prevalent throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the mid-1980s, the term anime began to supplant Japanimation; in general, the latter term now only appears in period works where it is used to distinguish and identify Japanese animation.
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What is the most watched anime in the world?

The Most Popular Anime of All Time
  • 8 My Hero Academia.
  • 7 Death Note.
  • 6 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
  • 5 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
  • 4 One Piece.
  • 3 Naruto & Naruto: Shippuden.
  • 2 Pokémon.
  • 1 Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z.
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What is the #1 movie on Netflix?

1. Your Place or Mine (2023)
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What is the longest ever movie?

Guinness World Records says the longest film ever made is "The Cure for Insomnia" released in 1987. The 85-hour experimental film was directed by John Henry Timmis IV.
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What are 5 most watched Netflix?

Stranger Things (season 4), a retro sci-fi series -- 1.35 billion hours. Dahmer, a true-crime serial killer series -- 856.2 million hours. Money Heist (part 5), a Spanish-language thriller -- 792.2 million hours. Bridgerton (season 2), a period romance -- 656.3 million hours.
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What song has been number 1 the longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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What is the biggest hit on Netflix?

Netflix's most watched TV shows, ranked
  • Squid Game (season 1), a Korean survival thriller -- 1.65 billion hours.
  • Stranger Things (season 4), a retro sci-fi series -- 1.35 billion hours.
  • Wednesday, a coming-of-age supernatural dark comedy -- 1.24 billion hours.
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Is anime bigger in Japan or America?

In the United States, approximately 72 percent of people watch anime regularly. This means that the United States has a greater number of total people who watch anime shows than Japan, but Japan has a higher percentage of its population that watches anime overall.
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What is anime called in Japan?

In Japanese, anime is written as “アニメ” (literally, “anime”) and is short for the word animation (アニメーション or animeeshon). The rub is how the word is used, both in Japan and abroad.
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