bob@ulose.UUCP ( Bob Bismuth ) (08/04/85)
> >In article <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes: > >> Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series > >>is and how Star Trek compares with it. If you open the question to include (as in one reply) British television series, then I believe the record is currently held by a soap called "Coronation Street", which has been shown twice a week since the early fifties. If I remember correctly, I was in the UK when it celebrated its 33rd year and have a feeling it is now in its 36th year. One of the originals is still in the series (I think) at an age of around 80 or so. A few years ago she was awarded an MBE (Member, British Empire) by HRH 'liz II. If you widen the series sought to include radio, then I think the UK has that one too with "The Archers", broadcast every night since the late 20s or early 30s. I don't believe any of the original radio actors are still in the series, though some are still alive. -- bob (decvax!ulose!bob)
ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless) (08/08/85)
> > >In article <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes: > > >> Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series > > >>is and how Star Trek compares with it. > > If you widen the series sought to include radio, then I think the UK has > that one too with "The Archers", broadcast every night since the late 20s > or early 30s. I don't believe any of the original radio actors are still > in the series, though some are still alive. "Music and the Spoken Word", which is a religious program put out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The Mormons), complete with the Mormon Tabarnacle Chior, started out as a C.B.S. radio program in I believe 1930, then later moved to early morning Sunday T.V. . It is the longest running U.S. series. It's not Trek, but it probably is about as ancient as any series you're likely to find.
ables@mcc-db.UUCP (King Ables) (08/09/85)
> Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series >is and how Star Trek compares with it. If you mean currently running (and in the US), and you don't to include soap operas, I'm not sure anymore, it was "The Wonderful World of Disney" until recently. "The Guiding Light" (soap) has been running for something like 30 years. I don't know if that gives it the lead in soaps or not. "The Edge of Night" recently went off the air after a very long run, too. It hardly matters, though, because to compare it to Star Trek is fairly useless. Almost any show that you can remember would have run longer than Trek because Trek only ran 3 years (yes, I know, there was 1 or 2 years of the cartoon, too). Now if you are including syndication as part of the run-time, then you open a whole 'nuther can of worms. Many shows from the 50s are still running in syndication. -King ARPA: ables@mcc UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!mcc-db!ables