<Table> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Th> Number of seasons </Th> <Th> Series </Th> <Th> Network </Th> <Th> First broadcast </Th> <Th> Last broadcast </Th> <Th> Number of episodes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 years </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> Meet the Press ( NBC News ) </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> November 6 , 1947 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 3,600 + ( weekly ) </Td> <Td> Longest - running show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 years </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> CBS Evening News ( CBS News ) </Td> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> May 3 , 1948 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 16,400 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running network newscast . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 years </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> Music & the Spoken Word </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> October 1949 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 4,500 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running non-news television program . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 years </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Hallmark Hall of Fame </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1951 * </Td> <Td> December 17 , 1978 </Td> <Td> 243 + </Td> <Td> Not broadcast on a regular schedule , with only a limited number of productions per year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> November 14 , 1979 </Td> <Td> April 30 , 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PBS </Td> <Td> February 9 , 1981 </Td> <Td> May 6 , 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> December 1 , 1981 </Td> <Td> January 29 , 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> April 30 , 1989 </Td> <Td> April 23 , 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> December 10 , 1995 </Td> <Td> April 24 , 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> November 27 , 2011 </Td> <Td> April 20 , 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hallmark Channel </Td> <Td> November 30 , 2014 </Td> <Td> present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 years </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Today ( NBC News ) </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> January 14 , 1952 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 15,785 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running morning show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 years </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> ABC World News Tonight ( ABC News ) </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> September 1953 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 15,722 + </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 years </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> The Tonight Show </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> September 27 , 1954 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 12,237 </Td> <Td> World 's longest - running talk show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 years </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> Face the Nation ( CBS News ) </Td> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1954 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 years </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> It Is Written </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> March 1 , 1956 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Longest - running religious television program to broadcast in color . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 years </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> The Open Mind </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> May 1956 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Longest - running public television program . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Th> Number of seasons </Th> <Th> Series </Th> <Th> Network </Th> <Th> First broadcast </Th> <Th> Last broadcast </Th> <Th> Number of episodes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 years </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> Meet the Press ( NBC News ) </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> November 6 , 1947 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 3,600 + ( weekly ) </Td> <Td> Longest - running show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 years </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> CBS Evening News ( CBS News ) </Td> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> May 3 , 1948 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 16,400 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running network newscast . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 years </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> Music & the Spoken Word </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> October 1949 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 4,500 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running non-news television program . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 years </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Hallmark Hall of Fame </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1951 * </Td> <Td> December 17 , 1978 </Td> <Td> 243 + </Td> <Td> Not broadcast on a regular schedule , with only a limited number of productions per year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> November 14 , 1979 </Td> <Td> April 30 , 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PBS </Td> <Td> February 9 , 1981 </Td> <Td> May 6 , 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> December 1 , 1981 </Td> <Td> January 29 , 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> April 30 , 1989 </Td> <Td> April 23 , 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> December 10 , 1995 </Td> <Td> April 24 , 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> November 27 , 2011 </Td> <Td> April 20 , 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hallmark Channel </Td> <Td> November 30 , 2014 </Td> <Td> present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 years </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Today ( NBC News ) </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> January 14 , 1952 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 15,785 + </Td> <Td> Longest - running morning show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 years </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> ABC World News Tonight ( ABC News ) </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> September 1953 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 15,722 + </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 years </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> The Tonight Show </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> September 27 , 1954 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 12,237 </Td> <Td> World 's longest - running talk show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 years </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> Face the Nation ( CBS News ) </Td> <Td> CBS </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1954 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 years </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> It Is Written </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> March 1 , 1956 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Longest - running religious television program to broadcast in color . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 years </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> The Open Mind </Td> <Td> Syndicated </Td> <Td> May 1956 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Longest - running public television program . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the longest running weekly episodic television show in history
what is the longest running weekly episodic television show in history
Meet the Press ( NBC News )
Meet the Press ( NBC News )