The show was broadcast from 1948 to 1971 ( a total of 23 years ), which made it one of the longest-running variety shows in U. S. broadcast history.

* 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.

The Bakkers greatly contributed to the growth of the network, and their success with a variety show format ( including interviews and puppets ) helped make The 700 Club one of the longest-running and most successful televangelism programs.

The international program on Sundays commenced in 1928, with host Eddie Startz hosting the Happy Station show, which became the world's longest-running shortwave program.

The longest-running weekly show on Cyprus television is Istories Tou Horkou ( Villages Stories, 1996 – 2006 and 2010 – 2011 ) ( CyBC ) which was premiered on March 1996 but was canceled on June 2006.

* September 20 – Hawaii 5-O debuts on CBS and eventually becomes the longest-running crime show in television history until Law & Order overtakes it in 2003.

It will go on to become the longest-running live music show.

This musical premiered in London's West End in 1981 and on Broadway in 1982, and went on to become the longest-running Broadway show in history, until it was beaten by another Andrew Lloyd Webber show, The Phantom of the Opera.

The show was on the air for 29 years, making it one of the longest-running network children's program series.

The show aired 230 episodes over six seasons, and remains the longest-running version to air in syndication.

The Price Is Right, Goodson-Todman's longest-running game show, did not appear on GSN's regular schedule until December 1996.

After appearing in University revue, Cryer was offered a week's work at the Leeds City Varieties theatre, home of The Good Old Days, the longest-running television entertainment show in the world .< ref >

Ireland's The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running talk show ; although The Tonight Show is equally as old, it has changed formats and titles since its beginnings in 1950.

Stacy Ferguson, also known as Fergie, held the record as the longest-running cast member, staying with the show for six seasons.

The longest-running dancer in the Kids Incorporated cast was Gina Marie Vinaccia, who appeared on the show for four years, from 1985 to 1988.

Sábado Gigante (" Giant Saturday ") ( known officially as Sábado Gigante Internacional outside Chile ) is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world.

This show has became one of the most popular and longest-running Nicktoons in history ( even receiving its own Star ), and did not cease production until 2004.

It was the longest-running show ever at the London Palladium, taking over £ 70 million in its three-and-a-half-year run.

The show was creator Stephen J. Cannell's longest-running series.

The show ran for 15 seasons with a total of 331 episodes, becoming the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history.

The best-known and longest-running of these events is the rugby league rivalry between Great Britain and Australia ( see rugby league " Ashes ").

The Beano is now the longest-running weekly comic, since The Dandy became a fortnightly comic in 2007.

* 1960 – The first episode of the world's longest-running television soap opera Coronation Street is broadcast in the United Kingdom.

The Katzenjammer Kids is still distributed by King Features, making it the oldest comic strip still in syndication and the longest-running ever.

The film is considered to be the longest-running release in film history.

Roger is currently the second longest-running character in the Beano, behind only Dennis the Menace.

William Roache has played Ken Barlow continuously from 1960 on the British soap Coronation Street, which is also the longest-running television soap in the world still in production.

It is the longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC.

The show's popularity eventually declined and it was moved to the 6. 30 p. m. slot in 1992, yet the series retains consistent viewing figures in Australia and is still running today, making it Australia's longest-running soap opera.

Greece's second longest-running soap is Kalimera Zoi ( Goodmorning Life ).

Although this utopian experiment is better known today for its manufacture of Oneida silverware, it was one of the longest-running communes in American history.

The International Symposium on Wearable Computers is the longest-running academic conference on the subject of wearable computers.

Smith's longest-running role is voicing Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons.

* May 30 – Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, totalitarian despot of the Dominican Republic since 1930, is killed in an ambush, putting an end to the second longest-running dictatorship in Latin American history.

* January 4 – The pilot episode of the longest-running TV comedy series in the world Last of the Summer Wine is broadcast in the United Kingdom.

It is believed that this game is the longest-running on-line game, having begun July 4, 1989.

The longest-running series of books to feature Tom Swift is the first, which ran for 40 volumes.

Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.

It is the longest-running Broadway production of this play at 157 performances.

Archie Comics is also the title of the company's longest-running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942.

It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings November 28, 1925, as a one-hour radio " barn dance " on WSM-AM.

Dixon is also home to the May Fair, which is arguably the longest-running annual fair in the state of California.