ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) (07/18/85)
This one is from my sister:
Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series
is and how Star Trek compares with it. Please respond by e-mail.
BTW, like I said before, this one is from my sister, so no flames please!
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Adrian Zannin
..{burdvax,rocksvax,bbncca,decvax,dual,rocksanne,watmath}!sunybcs!ugzanninbrown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) (07/18/85)
In article <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes: > This one is from my sister: > Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series >is and how Star Trek compares with it. Please respond by e-mail. >BTW, like I said before, this one is from my sister, so no flames please! > Adrian Zannin GUNSMOKE, but that's all I know. (Lessons on e-mail gratefully accepted.)
goldman@umn-cs.UUCP (Matthew D. Goldman ) (07/20/85)
In article <1959@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes: > > This one is from my sister: > > Does anybody out there know what the longest running T.V. series >is and how Star Trek compares with it. Please respond by e-mail. >BTW, like I said before, this one is from my sister, so no flames please! > >-- > Adrian Zannin > ..{burdvax,rocksvax,bbncca,decvax,dual,rocksanne,watmath}!sunybcs!ugzannin Dr. Who!... ...no comment as to how it compares to Star Trek... ...do nothing and all shall be done :-) -- ------- Matthew Goldman Computer Science Department University of Minnesota ...ihnp4{!stolaf}???!umn-cs!goldman Home is where you take your hat off... Banzai! Kyllara : What did you just do? Moederan : I don't know but it's going to be fun...
barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (07/22/85)
Star Trek only ran for 2-1/2 seasons in its first prime time run, which
is about the minimum for a show to be considered a success. Dr Who has
been running (in the UK) over two decades, and I think Gunsmoke was
around twenty years old when it finally ended. Star Trek was not a very
long-lived first-run show. However, it is probably near the top in in
syndicated reruns (I Love Lucy is probably has probably been shown
more).
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Barry Margolin
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UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmarags@pucc-h (Dave Seaman) (08/01/85)
>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. In article <209@utflis.UUCP> brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) writes: >GUNSMOKE, but that's all I know. I believe Doctor Who has already been running longer than Gunsmoke, and the Doctor is not dead yet (just resting). Star Trek may well be the shortest-running syndicated series. Usually a series has to last five seasons before it is considered suitable for syndication. Star Trek had only three seasons. -- Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-h:ags
bccarty@whuts.UUCP (Brian C. Carty) (08/02/85)
> >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. > > In article <209@utflis.UUCP> brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) writes: > >GUNSMOKE, but that's all I know. > > I believe Doctor Who has already been running longer than Gunsmoke, and > the Doctor is not dead yet (just resting). > > Star Trek may well be the shortest-running syndicated series. Usually > a series has to last five seasons before it is considered suitable for > syndication. Star Trek had only three seasons. > -- > Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-h:ags Does one count The Honeymooners among shortest-running syndicated series? It was on for more than 3 seasons but they only show about 55 episodes of it in syndication. -- Brian C. Carty AT&T Bell Laboratories - Piscataway, NJ ..!{ihnp4|allegra}!whuts!bccarty
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)
uhclem@trsvax (08/06/85)
/* Written 2:39 pm Aug 1, 1985 by pucc-h!ags in trsvax:net.startrek */ >... Usually >a series has to last five seasons before it is considered suitable for >syndication. Star Trek had only three seasons. >---- Nope, three years is the magic number. Remember "Paper Chase" or "Batman"? There are a few very short-lived shows that end up in syndication, but that is fairly rare. These are usually shows that did fairly well, (or at least the production company thought they did) and ended up being placed against "60 Minutes" or the "A-Team". (This helps recoup the production costs on these die-from-competition shows.) A few years ago I also saw a large ad in a video production magazine that said "Your Three Year Wait Is Over! The Dukes Of Hazard Is Now Available for Syndication!...". In these cases, I wish it was five years. <The above is my opinion and not that of my employer; IBM doesn't make TV shows.> "Thank you, Uh Clem." Frank Durda IV @ <trsvax!uhclem>
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.
plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) (08/08/85)
> >In article <209@utflis.UUCP> brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) writes: >>GUNSMOKE, but that's all I know. > >I believe Doctor Who has already been running longer than Gunsmoke, and >the Doctor is not dead yet (just resting). > >Star Trek may well be the shortest-running syndicated series. Usually >a series has to last five seasons before it is considered suitable for >syndication. Star Trek had only three seasons. Isn't "Meet the Press" television's longest running series?? -- Pete Williamson "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2
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