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'The Tonight Show' - 'The Tonight Show' is the longest-standing talk show on television, and it was one of the first late-night talk shows to be broadcast when it aired back in 1957. Johnny Carson was the longest-serving host, for 30 seasons.
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'The Tonight Show' - It is currently hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, who welcomes everyone's favorite celebrities every weeknight for a chat, often getting them to play silly games!
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'Scooby-Doo' - Even though it's been airing in different networks since it first premiered, Scooby-Doo as a cartoon has graced our screens since 1969. Everyone's favorite "meddling dog" became a staple in many people's childhood.
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'Grange Hill' - The British TV series, which followed the story of life in a comprehensive school, finally ended in 2008 after running for 31 seasons and airing 601 episodes. It won the BAFTA for Best Children's Programme four times: in 1979, 1980, 1986, and 2001.
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'Gunsmoke' - The Western drama series, which starred James Arness (pictured) and Milburn Stone, who won an Emmy for her performance, ran for a total of 635 episodes for 20 seasons.
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'Death Valley Days' - Did you know that before he became US President, Ronald Reagan was an actor? You can watch him act in this series which ran for 18 seasons.
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'Top Gear' - ‘Top Gear’ kicked off in 1977 and it lasted until 2001, when it was cancelled, only to be rebooted one year later. Its most famous hosts were trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond.
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'Bonanza' - The Western saga aired between 1959 and 1973, totaling 430 episodes for 14 seasons.
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'Modern Family' - The TV series has won, over the years, 22 Emmys, a Golden Globe, four SAG Awards, a Peabody Award, two GLAAD Media Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, six WGA awards, four PGA awards, a Television Critics award, and more wins for individual cast members.
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'The Big Bang Theory' - The show, which follows the lives of theoretical physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper and his quirky group of friends, will have performed an outstanding 12-season run by the time it ends in 2019.
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'The Big Bang Theory' - Throughout the years, the characters have grown up alongside avid viewers, who will surely be sad to see the sitcom end after 12 seasons in May of this year.
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'Law & Order'
- Running for 20 seasons, the show follows police investigations and the fight for justice in the city of New York. The show first aired in 1990 and features 456 episodes.
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'Law & Order' - Before making a name for himself as Mr. Big on 'Sex and The City,' Chris Noth played detective Mike Logan. His character even made a return to the screen in 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent.'
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'Law & Order: SVU'
- The show has a loyal following and launched Mariska Hargitay, who plays feisty detective Olivia Benson, into TV stardom for 19 seasons.
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'Law & Order: SVU' - First aired in 1999, the series came out of the original 'Law & Order,' and has almost overtaken it in terms of longevity.
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'NCIS' - Starring Mark Harmon, the series was also a big hit on American TV, and is currently in its 16th season. It aired for the first time in 2003, and has more than 300 episodes.
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'Sesame Street' - 'Sesame Street' wins the prize for the series that has been on air the longest, with an impressive 48 seasons. The kids show, which first aired in 1969, features more than 4,400 episodes.
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'Sesame Street' - And not only is it the longest-running show, it's also one of the most awarded, with 167 Emmy Awards under its belt.
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'The Simpsons' - When 'The Simpsons' first aired over three decades ago, no one could have imagined that the yellow family of five would have such a huge impact on American TV. Today, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are still going strong, and are in the midst of their 30th season!
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'The Simpsons' - The show, which has run for more than 650 episodes so far, is a real pop culture phenomenon. It's won loyal TV followers and 30 Emmy Awards since it first aired.
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'South Park' - The animated satire show, which aired for the first time in 1997, has been another huge TV hit for 21 seasons.
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'Doctor Who' - The series was first released in 1963, and has been on the air for 37 seasons. In 2018, the cult show entered a new era with the role of the doctor being played by a woman, Jodie Whittaker, for the very first time.
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'Doctor Who' - The series, whose last male doctor was played by Peter Capaldi, has gone down in the Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction TV series in the world.
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'ER' - The 331-episode show was responsible for the increasing popularity of medical TV series and has a notable 15 seasons.
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'ER' - On air from 1994 to 2009, the series starred none other than Hollywood giant George Clooney, as well as Julianna Margulies and Noah Wyle, who later went on to appear in 'The Good Wife' and 'Falling Skies,' respectively.
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'Family Guy' - The sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane made its debut in 1999 and is still running today. It is currently in its 17th season.
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'Family Guy' - The show actually stopped in 2002, but because of huge sales of DVDs it returned to the air in 2005.
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'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' - For 15 seasons, the police series was so successful that it led to other spin-offs, including 'CSI: Miami,' 'CSI:NY,' and 'CSI: Cyber.'
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'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' - The crime drama first aired in 2000 and ended in 2015. Because it wasn't renewed for another season, it had its finale in a TV movie that was also released in 2015.
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'The Tonight Show' - 'The Tonight Show' is the longest-standing talk show on television, and it was one of the first late-night talk shows to be broadcast when it aired back in 1957. Johnny Carson was the longest-serving host, for 30 seasons.
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'The Tonight Show' - It is currently hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, who welcomes everyone's favorite celebrities every weeknight for a chat, often getting them to play silly games!
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'Scooby-Doo' - Even though it's been airing in different networks since it first premiered, Scooby-Doo as a cartoon has graced our screens since 1969. Everyone's favorite "meddling dog" became a staple in many people's childhood.
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'Scooby-Doo' - The franchise was originally created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, but it has since resulted in many spin-offs and movies.
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'Grange Hill' - The British TV series, which followed the story of life in a comprehensive school, finally ended in 2008 after running for 31 seasons and airing 601 episodes. It won the BAFTA for Best Children's Programme four times: in 1979, 1980, 1986, and 2001.
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'Gunsmoke' - The Western drama series, which starred James Arness (pictured) and Milburn Stone, who won an Emmy for her performance, ran for a total of 635 episodes for 20 seasons.
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'Last of The Summer Wine' - The British BBC sitcom ran for 31 seasons, airing 295 episodes from 1973 to 2010.
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'Death Valley Days' - Did you know that before he became US President, Ronald Reagan was an actor? You can watch him act in this series which ran for 18 seasons.
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'Death Valley Days' - Curiously, the show actually started out on radio, in 1930, before switching to TV for 18 years. There were 451 episodes produced.
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'Top Gear' - ‘Top Gear’ kicked off in 1977 and it lasted until 2001, when it was cancelled, only to be rebooted one year later. Its most famous hosts were trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond.
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'Top Gear' - After a series of scandals that saw the departure of Clarkson, May, and Hammond, the show returned in 2016 with hosts Chris Harris (right) and 'Friends' star Matt LeBlanc. However, Matt LeBlanc will be stepping down, to be replaced by Paddy McGuinness (middle) and Andrew Flintoff (left) for the 27th season.
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'Bonanza' - The Western saga aired between 1959 and 1973, totaling 430 episodes for 14 seasons.
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'Bonanza' - The series told the story of widowed rancher Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), and his three sons (from different mothers), who fight to run their ranch, Ponderosa, in Nevada.
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'Lassie' - The series, which ran from 1954 to 1972 for a staggering 588 episodes, revolved around Lassie, the loyal dog who kept rescuing her human family from all sorts of adventures.
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'Lassie' - Throughout the years, Lassie was played by nine different dogs. She even has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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'Dallas' - This American soap opera ran for 357 episodes, all the way from 1978 through to 1991.
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'Dallas' - It centered around the rich Ewing family, and it starred Larry Hagman as Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing.
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‘EastEnders’ - Set in the fictional borough of Walford in East London, 'EastEnders' follows families and friends trying to get by in the big city.
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'Knots Landing' - The 'Dallas' spin-off, which aired in 1979, became a popular soap opera in its own right.
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'Knots Landing' - The show, which followed the lives of the residents of LA suburb Knots Landing, ended up running until 1993, with a total of 344 episodes.
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'Supernatural' will end an impressive run with its 15th season
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The word is out: it has just been announced that 'Modern Family' is set to go out with a bang after its 11th season. The show looked like it would be over with the 10th season, however the renewal kept the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan around.
However, it's certainly not the only series out there that has been on the air for an impressively long time.
Click through this gallery to see the world's longest-running TV shows.
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