Most episodes

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

Longest-running shows Most seasons Most episodes Biggest casts

#	Show	Network	Years	Seasons	Episodes	Genre
1	General Hospital	ABC	1963	64	16,230	LGBTQ
2	Guiding Light	CBS	1937–2009	72	15,762	Soap opera
3	Days of Our Lives	NBC	2004	—	15,609	Soap opera
4	As the World Turns	CBS	1956–2010	54	13,858	Soap opera
5	The Young and the Restless	CBS	1973	53	12,775	Soap opera
6	Nightly Business Report	PBS, WPBT	1979–2019	40	12,000	News magazine
7	Inside EditionNews program	Syndication, KBS Prime	1989	30	11,257	Entertainment journalism
8	Inside Edition WeekendNews program	Syndication	1989	34	11,257	News magazine
9	One Life to Live	ABC	1968–2013	45	11,136	Soap opera
10	All My Children	ABC, The Online Network	1970–2013	43	10,755	LGBTQ
11	Entertainment Tonight	Syndication	1981	36	10,415	Entertainment journalism
12	J. P. Patches	KIRO-TV	1958–1981	24	10,000	—
13	The Bold and the Beautiful	CBS	1987	40	9,898	Soap opera
14	Search for Tomorrow	NBC, CBS	1951–1986	35	9,130	Soap opera
15	The Price Is RightGame show	CBS, Syndication	1972	50	9,000	Game show
16	Another World	NBC	1964–1999	35	8,891	Soap opera
17	Good Morning AmericaNews program	ABC	1975	45	8,779	News
18	Live with Kelly and Mark	Syndication, WABC-TV	1983–1988	—	7,580	Talk show
19	The Edge of Night	CBS	1956–1984	28	7,420	Soap opera
20	Love of Life	CBS	1951–1980	29	7,316	Soap opera
21	Wheel of Fortune	NBC, CBS	1983	—	7,100	Game show
22	Entertainment News TelevisionNews program	Syndication	1994–2020	23	6,329	Wide show
23	Judge Judy	Syndication	1996–2021	25	6,260	Docu-soap
24	Larry King Live	CNN	1985–2010	—	6,120	News
25	Captain Kangaroo	CBS	1955–1984	38	6,090	Children's
26	The View	ABC	1997	28	6,000	Talk show
27	Divorce Court	Syndication	1957	36	5,767	—
28	The Phil Donahue Show	WDTN	1967–1996	—	5,515	Talk show
29	The Late Late Show	CBS	1995–2023	—	5,346	—
30	The O'Reilly Report	Fox News	1996–2017	17	5,321	Current affairs show
31	The Doctors	NBC	1963–1982	20	5,280	Soap opera
32	The Secret Storm	CBS	1954–1974	—	5,195	Soap opera
33	TodayNews program	NBC	1952	68	5,081	Talk show
34	The Merv Griffin Show	NBC	1962–1986	—	4,855	—
35	Sesame Street	HBO	1969	56	4,744	Educational
36	Laura	Telemundo, Las Estrellas	1998–2015	18	4,680	Talk show
37	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	NBC	1992–2014	22	4,610	Humor
38	The Oprah Winfrey Show	CBS	1986–2011	25	4,561	Talk show
39	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	NBC	1962–1992	30	4,531	Late-night talk show
40	The Montel Williams Show	Syndication	1991–2008	17	4,325	Talk show
41	Late Show with David Letterman	CBS	1993–2015	23	4,214	Late-night talk show
42	The Daily Show	Comedy Central	1996	31	4,214	Political satire
43	NBC Nightly News with Tom LlamasNews program	NBC	1948–1956	—	4,029	News
44	The Mike Douglas Show	Syndication	1961–1981	21	4,017	—
45	The Jerry Springer Show	Syndication	1991–2018	26	3,891	Tabloid talk show
46	The Good Night Show	Universal Kids/MeTV Toons	2005–2017	6	3,876	—
47	Sally	KSDK	1983	19	3,820	Talk show
48	Classic Concentration	NBC	1973–1991	15	3,770	Game show
49	BET's 106 & Park	BET	2000–2014	—	3,710	Music
50	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC	2003	23	3,588	Talk show
51	The Early ShowNews program	CBS	1954–2012	13	3,578	News
52	Hollywood Squares	NBC, CBS	1983	26	3,536	Quiz show
53	Ryan's Hope	ABC	1975–1989	13	3,515	Soap opera
54	Dr. Phil	CBS	2002–2023	21	3,505	Talk show
55	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndication	2003–2022	19	3,339	Talk show
56	The InsiderNews program	Syndication, CBS	2004–2017	11	3,221	News magazine
57	Loving	ABC	1983–1995	13	3,169	Soap opera
58	CBS This MorningNews program	CBS	1987–1996	—	3,100	News
59	American Bandstand	ABC, Syndication	1952–1989	37	3,000	Music
60	The Talk	CBS	2010–2024	15	2,993	Talk show
61	Sábado Gigante	Univision, Canal 13	1962–2015	53	2,778	—
62	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	NBC	1993–2009	16	2,725	Talk show
63	American MorningNews program	CNN	2001–2011	—	2,688	—
64	Evening Magazine	Syndication	1976–1991	16	2,652	—
65	Maury		1991–2022	31	2,640	Tabloid talk show
66	CBS This Morning	CBS	2012–2021	—	2,521	Breakfast
67	Ricki Lake (1993 talk show)	Syndication	1993–2004	11	2,420	LGBTQ
68	Family Feud	CBS, ABC	1976	19	2,384	Game show
69	The Wendy Williams Show	Syndication	2008–2022	7	2,332	Talk show
70	60 MinutesNews program	CBS	1968	57	2,325	Documentary
71	Politically Incorrect	Comedy Central, ABC	1993–2002	8	2,267	Talk show
72	The Price Is RightGame show	ABC, NBC	1956–1965	—	2,263	Game show
73	Total Request Live	MTV	1998–2018	19	2,247	Music chart
74	Passions	NBC	1999–2008	9	2,231	Fantasy
75	What's My Line?	CBS	1950–1975	25	2,196	Panel game
76	Good Morning America Weekend	ABC	1993	17	2,172	Breakfast
77	Hard Copy	Syndication	1989–1999	9	2,159	—
78	Santa Barbara	NBC	1984–1993	9	2,137	Soap opera
79	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	CBS	2005–2014	9	2,058	Late-night talk show
80	I've Got a Secret	CBS	2006	—	2,006	Panel game
81	Washington Week with The Atlantic	PBS	1967	50	2,000	Public affairs
82	Judge Mathis	Syndication	1999	18	2,000	Court show
83	Last Call with Carson Daly	NBC	2002–2019	17	2,000	—
84	Tic-Tac-Dough	NBC, CBS	1978	2	1,978	Game show
85	Winner Take All	NBC, CBS	1946–1952	—	1,952	—
86	Red Eye	Fox News	2007–2017	—	1,853	Late-night talk show
87	Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTalk show	Bravo	2009	17	1,843	Late-night talk show
88	Yo! MTV Raps	MTV	1988–1995	—	1,830	Hip-hop
89	Anderson Cooper 360°News program	CNN	2003	—	1,826	News commentary podcast
90	Late Night with David Letterman	NBC	1982–1993	11	1,819	Late-night talk show
91	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS	2015–2026	11	1,801	Late-night talk show
92	Match Game	CBS, ABC	1962–2021	—	1,760	Panel game
93	WWE Raw	The National Network, WWE Network	1993	31	1,723	Professional wrestling
94	Somerset	NBC	1970–1976	6	1,710	Soap opera
95	The Dr. Oz Show	Syndication	2009–2022	13	1,681	Talk show
96	Late Night with Seth Meyers	NBC	2014	12	1,635	Late-night talk show
97	Port Charles	ABC	1997–2003	6	1,633	Soap opera
98	Judge Hatchett	Syndication	2000–2008	10	1,630	Court show
99	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC	2014	8	1,598	Late-night talk show
100	Caso Cerrado	Telemundo	2001	—	1,578	Reality