On Air, Without a Care

Wow, and I thought Last of the Summer Wine (LOTSW) has been going on forever.

In the previous entry, I made an offhand crack about the durability of Meet the Press.  That got me curious about other shows that have been able to stay on air for extraordinary durations.

So, thanks to the wonders of Wikipedia, I can tell you the top 10 longest-running TV shows of all time (as of this writing)!

1. Meet the Press (November 6, 1947- )
2. Guiding Light (June 30, 1952-September 18, 2009)
3. Tagesschau (December 26, 1952- )
4. Hockey Night in Canada (?, 1952- )
5. Zenigata Heiji (?, 1952- )
6. Panorama (November, 11 1953- )
7. The Tonight Show (September 27, 1954- )
8. Eurovision Song Contest (?, 1956- )
9. The Sky at Night (April 24, 1957- )
10. Telediario (September 15, 1957- )
    

 Now those DVD boxsets would be a bastard to get.

Incidentally, LOTSW (November 12, 1973 -) does hold a record of its own: it's the world's longest-running sitcom.