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Guiding Light, America's longest running soap opera, airs final episode Guiding Light, America's longest running soap opera, airs final episode. In the end, the characters on television's longest-running soap opera lived happily ever after. The US show Guiding Light aired its final episode today, 72 years and more than 15,000 episodes after its first broadcast as a CBS radio programme in 1937. The show, the story of three families in fictional Springfield, USA, moved to television in 1952 and first broadcast in colour in 1967.
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General Hospital â The Deets on the Longest Running Soap Opera Guinness World Records General Hospital was listed as “the longest-running American soap opera in production” in the Guinness World Records. It’s also the third longest-running scripted drama series in production, after the ever popular Guiding Light and As The World Turns. But, it also hold an important third-place in the world’s longest-running scripted drama, after The Archers and Coronation Street (which are both British TV shows). Over the years, the running time of the show has evolved from 39 minutes to 45 to 60.
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List of longest-running United States television series Longest-running dramatic series of any genre. Longest-running daytime drama. *While its television debut was on June 30, 1952, The Guiding Light's first incarnation was as a radio show, which premiered on January 25, 1937.
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Pretty Little Liars Renewed for Seasons 6 and 7! Can you believe it?! Season six will premiere in mid-2015, while the seventh will kick off in mid-2016 with no news as to how many episodes each of the seasons will air. This means that fans will be following A's wicked Rosewood antics through 2017, making PLL the longest running series on ABC Family. Pretty Little Liars has taken its place in the zeitgeist and reigns supreme in pop culture, ABC Family President Tom Ascheim said in a statement.
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CATHRYN DAMON DEAD AT 56; WON EMMY FOR ROLE IN 'SOAP' LEAD: Cathryn Damon, a stage and television actress who won an Emmy for her role on the popular television spoof ''Soap,'' died of cancer Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 56 years old. Log In
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- 2. Law & Order (1990-present) — One of the original TV crime dramas, Law & Order still draws in a big crowd with its thrilling story lines with over 400 episodes and counting for the past 21 years. And the number one longest running scripted TV show is…. 1. The Simpsons (1989-present) — The yellow-skinned cartoon is officially the longest running TV show in history with 22 years since first premiering with no signs of stopping.
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10 Longest-running TV Shows Gunsmoke tops the list as the longest-running dramatic series in network television history with 635 episodes. Set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the 1870s, Gunsmoke began as a radio program in 1952, switched to the land of visual entertainment in 1955, and finally ended its 20-year run in 1975. NEXT.
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longest running showsLongest Running US Drama Shows Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. At the airing of its very last episode, it was the longest running cop show in television history at that time.
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The Longest Running TV Show Of All Time Longest running shows – all genres. Meet the Press (1947 — now) is the longest-running news and interview program. One of its creators, Martha Rountree, is still the only woman to have been a moderator on the show. CBS Evening News, which premiered a year later, is considered the most durable network newscast.
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List of Gunsmoke television episodes The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running western in television history. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.
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The Longest Running TV Show Of All Time Today, which is also called The Today Show, is the longest-running morning news and talk show. Since it debuted in 1952, it is also the oldest. In addition, The Today Show is the first show of its genre to appear on TV, both in the US and elsewhere. The Tonight Show, which debuted in 1954, is the longest-running evening talk show, and it has over 11,460 episodes to its name.
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10 Longest-running TV Shows Gunsmoke tops the list as the longest-running dramatic series in network television history with 635 episodes. Set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the 1870s, Gunsmoke began as a radio program in 1952, switched to the land of visual entertainment in 1955, and finally ended its 20-year run in 1975. Related Content.
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General Hospital Show Wiki – General Hospital GH) is an American daytime television medical drama. It is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running American soap opera in production and the second longest-running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light. General Hospital is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 13 wins. General Hospital has aired on ABC Television and has been filmed in Hollywood since its inception. The show was filmed in the Sunset Gower Studios from 1963 to the mid-1980s.
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- And the number one longest running scripted TV show is…. 1. The Simpsons (1989-present) — The yellow-skinned cartoon is officially the longest running TV show in history with 22 years since first premiering with no signs of stopping.
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- TV Show tv-g An enchanting sitcom about beautiful, nose-twitching witch Samantha Stevens, who moves to the suburbs to be with her strait-laced mortal husband, Darrin. The series became a critical and popular success after premiering on ABC in 1964, went on to win a number of Emmys and became one of the longest-running sitcoms in ABC history. The premise was retooled for the 1977-78 spin-off `Tabitha,' which centered on the Stevens' daughter and starred Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich.
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âLongest-Running Scripted Show in Television Historyâ Is Renewed “This groundbreaking series is not only the longest-running scripted show in television history, it’s one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, and I’m looking forward to yet another landmark season,” Fox Broadcasting entertainment chief Kevin Reilly said. Actress Named Esquire’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’.
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Last of the Summer Wine The longest running sitcom is the U.K.'s Last of the Summer Wine. It aired for 37 years from 12 November 1973 to 29 August 2010.
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List of longest-running United States television series This is a list of the longest-running United States television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired.This list includes only first-run series originating in North America and available throughout the U.S. via national broadcast networks, U.S. cable networks, or syndication.ongest-running dramatic series of any genre. Longest-running daytime drama. *While its television debut was on June 30, 1952, The Guiding Light' s first incarnation was as a radio show, which premiered on January 25, 1937.
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- This fall it began its 26th season, with new host Alfonso Ribeiro at the helm. Cops first aired on March 11, 1989 on FOX. It is currently in its 28th season with new episodes airing on Spike TV. Cops is considered the longest-running reality show on the air today.
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Itâs Always SunnyGot Renewed for Seasons 13 and 14. Could It Become Our Longest-Running Live-Action Sitcom? With the new seasons, it's now tied with The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet for longest-running live-action comedy series in television history. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has yet to see its 12th season (which is coming in 2017), but it’s already been renewed for Seasons 13 and 14 on FXX, which means it’s poised to break a TV record. With its 14th season, It’s Always Sunny will be tied with The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet for longest-running live-action comedy series in TV history.
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The Young and the Restless Premiered: March 26, 1973. Rating: TV-14. Premise: An iconic, enduring soap opera, this is the steamer set in Genoa City, where the Newman and Abbott dynasties stir it up in the bedroom and the boardroom. Best known for long-term love triangles, issue-oriented plots, a multi-ethnic cast and slick productio… (more)
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The Jeffersons The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T.Communications Company from 1975 to 1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982 to 1985.The Jeffersons is one of the longest-running sitcoms in the history of American television.he show was launched as the second spin-off of All in the Family, on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker. The show was the creation of prolific television producer Norman Lear.
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The 10 longest-running soap operas in TV history Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language soap which has aired in Wales since October 16 1994. It was initially broadcast on BBC Wales, but in 1982 transferred to the S4C network. The show is the longest-running soap opera produced by the BBC, who still make it and give it to S4C for free as part of its public-service remit.
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Longest running TV commercial 01 January 1975. The world's longest running TV commercial is the Discount Tire Company's Thank you commercial, produced by Swartwout Productions (Arizona, USA) and first aired in 1975. The same commercial has been aired continuously every year in parts of the USA.
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âLongest-Running Scripted Show in Television Historyâ Is Renewed ‘Longest-Running Scripted Show in Television History’ Is Renewed. Oct 7, 2013 • Post A Comment. A TV show that has been on the air for a quarter of a century will continue for at least one more season. The New York Times’ Arts Beat reports that Fox renewed The Simpsons for a 26th season.