Biggest casts

The 100 American shows with the most cast members on record. Ties are ordered by premiere year.

Longest-running shows Most seasons Most episodes Biggest casts

#	Show	Network	Years	Seasons	Cast	Genre
1	Castle	ABC	2009–2016	8	579	Police procedural
2	Lucifer	Netflix	2016–2021	6	514	Fantasy
3	How I Met Your Mother	CBS	2005–2014	9	481	Romantic comedy
4	Cold Case	CBS	2003–2010	7	477	Crime
5	CSI: Miami	CBS	2002–2012	10	465	Drama
6	The Good Wife	CBS	2009–2016	7	453	Political drama
7	JAG	NBC, CBS	1995–2005	10	442	Legal drama
8	House	Fox	2004–2012	8	425	Medical drama
9	Hawaii Five-0	CBS	2010–2020	10	423	Crime
10	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	CBS	2000–2015	15	422	Drama
11	NCIS	CBS	2003	24	410	Action
12	Criminal Minds	CBS	2005	19	384	Drama
13	The Crown	Netflix	2016–2023	6	384	Drama
14	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	1984–1996	12	283	Detective
15	Another World	NBC	1964–1999	35	280	Soap opera
16	Private Practice	ABC	2007–2013	6	263	Medical drama
17	Beverly Hills, 90210	Fox	1990–2000	10	245	Teen drama
18	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	1993–2001	9	238	Police procedural
19	Diagnosis: Murder	CBS	1993–2001	8	238	Crime
20	Grey's Anatomy	ABC	2005	22	218	Medical drama
21	Dallas	CBS	1978–1991	14	209	Soap opera
22	24	Fox	2001–2010	8	209	Crime
23	Desperate Housewives	ABC	2004–2012	8	209	Soap opera
24	American Dad!Animated series	TBS, Fox	2005	22	201	Surreal humour
25	Ghost Whisperer	CBS	2005–2010	5	200	Fantasy
26	Law & Order	NBC	1990	26	199	Police procedural
27	The X-Files	Fox	1993–2018	11	193	Science fiction
28	Mad Men	AMC	2007–2015	7	193	Drama
29	American Masters	PBS	1986	35	184	Biography
30	CSI: NY	CBS	2004–2013	9	169	Drama
31	Gilmore Girls	The WB, The CW	2000–2007	7	167	Comedy-drama
32	Medium	CBS, NBC	2005–2011	7	163	Thriller
33	The Mentalist	CBS	2008–2015	7	160	Drama
34	Veronica Mars	The CW, UPN	2004–2019	4	158	Drama
35	My Name Is Earl	NBC	2005–2009	4	158	Sitcom
36	History of the World, Part II	Hulu	2023	1	154	Sketch comedy
37	Two and a Half Men	CBS	2003–2015	12	151	Sitcom
38	Once Upon a Time	ABC	2011–2018	7	151	Drama
39	Kojak	CBS	1973–1978	5	150	Crime
40	Elementary	CBS	2012–2019	7	144	Crime
41	New Girl	Fox	2011–2018	7	143	Sitcom
42	Outlander	Starz	2014	8	140	Fantasy
43	Ally McBeal	Fox	1997–2002	5	139	Legal drama
44	Behind the Music	VH1	1997	—	134	Documentary
45	Weeds	Showtime	2005–2012	8	134	Comedy-drama
46	The Middle	ABC	2009–2018	9	134	Sitcom
47	Spin City	ABC	1996–2002	6	133	Sitcom
48	Game of Thrones	HBO	2011–2019	8	133	Fantasy
49	Chuck	NBC	2007–2012	5	132	Drama
50	Dynasty	ABC	1981–1989	9	128	Soap opera
51	Twin Peaks	ABC	1990–1991	3	125	Crime
52	Twin Peaks: The Return	Showtime	2017	1	121	Mystery
53	Home Improvement	ABC	1991–1999	8	119	Sitcom
54	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	ABC	1993–1997	4	118	Superhero
55	Lie to Me	Fox	2009–2011	3	117	Drama
56	Alias	ABC	2001–2006	5	115	Science fiction
57	The Equalizer	CBS	1985–1989	4	113	Crime
58	The Nanny	CBS	1993–1999	6	113	Sitcom
59	The Waltons	CBS	1972–1981	9	111	Drama
60	Person of Interest	CBS	2011–2016	5	111	Drama
61	Sliders	Fox	1995–2000	5	110	Science fiction
62	Robot ChickenAnimated series	Adult Swim	2005	11	109	Adult animation
63	Masters of Sex	Showtime	2013–2016	4	108	Drama
64	Modern Family	ABC	2009–2020	11	107	Sitcom
65	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	2013–2020	7	106	Drama
66	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	2009–2023	14	105	Action
67	MAS*H	CBS	1972–1983	11	104	Comedy-drama
68	Gossip Girl	The CW	2007–2012	6	104	Youth
69	Star Trek: Discovery	Paramount+, CBS	2017–2024	5	101	Drama
70	Knightfall	History	2017–2019	2	100	Historical drama
71	House of the Dragon	HBO	2022–on air	3	100	Fantasy
72	The Walking Dead	AMC	2003–2022	11	98	Post-apocalyptic
73	Angel	The WB	1999–2004	5	94	Paranormal
74	Roseanne	ABC	1988–1997	10	92	Sitcom
75	Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesAnimated series	Nickelodeon, Nicktoons	2012–2017	5	92	Fantasy
76	Scrubs	ABC, NBC	2001–2010	10	91	Medical drama
77	Scandal	ABC	2012–2018	7	91	LGBTQ
78	Genius	National Geographic	2017–2024	4	91	Documentary
79	Lost	ABC	2004–2010	6	90	Drama
80	Project Blue Book	History	2019–2020	2	90	Historical drama
81	The Incredible Hulk	CBS	1978–1982	5	88	Drama
82	MacGyver	ABC	1985–1992	7	88	Action
83	Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureAnimated series	Disney Channel	2017–2020	3	87	Fantasy
84	Dharma & Greg	ABC	1997–2002	5	86	Comedy
85	Brothers & Sisters	ABC	2006–2011	5	85	Drama
86	Pretty Little Liars	Freeform	2010–2017	7	85	Drama
87	Batman	ABC	1966–1968	3	83	Science fiction
88	Joan of Arcadia	CBS	2003–2005	2	83	Fantasy
89	Step by Step	ABC	1991–1998	7	82	Comedy
90	Reign	The CW	2013–2017	4	82	Period drama
91	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC, The WB	1996–2003	7	80	Sitcom
92	General Hospital	ABC	1963	64	79	LGBTQ
93	Hannah Montana	Disney Channel	2006–2011	4	79	Music
94	Batman: The Brave and the BoldAnimated series	Cartoon Network	2008–2011	3	79	Fantasy
95	Haunted	Netflix	2018–2021	3	79	Reality
96	The Suite Life of Zack and Cody	Disney Channel	2005–2008	3	78	Teen sitcom
97	FlashForward	ABC	2009–2010	1	78	Drama
98	Dollhouse	Fox	2009–2010	2	78	Thriller
99	Wonder Woman	ABC	1975–1979	3	77	Action
100	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS	1993–1998	6	77	Drama