TV's Longest Running Sitcoms

The sitcom first aired in1994 about a group of friends all in their 20's living in New York City. There were failed relationships, complex love stories, comedy, and relatable moments, Renowned as a sitcom for the masses, after ten years, the show came to a close in 2004 ending with 10 seasons and 236 episodes.

This show holds the distinction as Fox's longest-running live-action sitcom of all time. It lasted 10 years airing 11 seasons totaling 259 episodes - one of which aired five years after the show ending during syndication on FX.

This sitcom began airing on CBS in 1975 and spent 10 years on the network centering on couple's move to a fancy high-rise on the east side of New York. At its end, it aired 11 seasons and 253 episodes. Over that time it earned 14 Emmy Award nominations.

This acclaimed sitcom first premiered in 1982, and centered around the bartender and proprietor of a local bar in Boston. For eleven years, fans got to see the unique and quirky characters that frequented the bar before the last show in 1993, finishing 11 seasons, and 275 half-hour episodes.

A spin off from the show just mentioned, this hit sitcom centers around the main character returning to his hometown in Seattle, where he starts over as a bachelor, taking care of his father while hosting a call-in psychiatry radio show. The sitcom ran for 11 years finally concluding in 2004.

This sitcom gained popularity as it combined the reality of war with witty comedy. The show was so popular that it stayed on the air for 11 years raking up a total of 11 seasons and 256 episodes. The show has been critically praised for outstanding character development and writing.

This popular sitcom in the late 90s to 2000s first met its end in 2006, making it only having been on the air for eight years. However, the show was revived in 2017 by NBC. It then continued for another three years until it met its final end in 2020, making for a grand total of 11 years The show became the most prominent and most successful show to star a gay principal character.

Fans of this sitcom literally watched the show's child actors grow into full-fledged adults. The show first premiered in 2009 and centered around a family that has its own share of issues and drama. It's tagged as a mockumentary, seeing as the characters will conduct interviews and talk to their audience. After 11 years, the show came to an end in 2020 after creating a total of 11 seasons and 250 episodes.

While still running on air this show has become one of Fox's most successful and iconic animated sitcoms of the 2010s. The family, who happen to own a local burger joint they live above, features a couple and their three zany kids as they navigate ordinary life. In 2022 producers are preparing for a feature-length movie.

First airing in 1988, this sitcom was one of the most groundbreaking shows on the air in terms of female empowerment. Centering around the life of an investigative journalist and news anchor, the comedy series originally ran from 1988 to 1998 before ending after ten seasons and 247 episodes. CBS revived the series for a 13-episode 11th season in 2018 before ultimately canceling the show.

This sitcom's title is a fun jab at the main characters consisting of a bachelor who writes jingles, and his brother, a divorced chiropractor, who moves in with his son at his beachfront home..

The comedy animated series made its debut on Fox during the 1997 mid-season and quickly became a massive success that helped it get a major syndication deal. A show highlighting life blue collar life in Texas, at its conclusion, the show had aired 259 episodes across 13 seasons.

This sitcom gained popularity for its witty storylines and characters. It focused on four best friends, working at the California Institute of Technology. One of the show's characters, got his own spin-off giving backstory to his childhood. Airing from 2007 to 2019, the show enjoyed 13 years, premiering 12 full seasons in that time.

This romantic comedy/drama sitcom aired from 1977-1990. The sitcom's duration is a bit interesting to explain as the show originally aired from 1977 up until 1986. In that time, the show produced and aired nine seasons, but after 1986, the show wasn't really canceled. Instead, the show had additional three-hour-long specials in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The sitcom was based around a ship captain and his crew, along with several passengers. Each episode took audiences on a different journey of comedy and romance.

Since its first episode in 2005, this sitcom has gone on to air over 300 episodes and 17 seasons while still on the air. Fans won't see the animated sitcom coming to a stop anytime soon as ratings reveal folks enjoy the show's quirky characters, witty jokes, and somewhat relatable storylines.

This next show doesn't have the high episode count as the others in this quiz, but it wins in terms of the show's duration. The sitcom aired in 2005 and is still going strong now 17 years later. In its time on television, it aired a total of 15 seasons. Much like other sitcoms, it all centers around a peculiar group of people, namely 5 misfit friends and their dysfunctional yet comic lives.

This show stars the creator as himself, granting the storyline as a semi-retired television writer and producer who deals with the minutiae of American daily social life. The show is still going strong since 2000, now 22 years!

This animated show premiered back in 1999 and was only briefly sidelined by a temporary cancellation in the early 2000s. It's one of the most highly-watched and talked-about television shows mainly due to its dark comedy and comedic take on American culture. A clumsy father, a stay-at-home mom, a bullied teenage daughter, a model son, a conniving evil genius baby, and a talking dog have propelled this show for 20 seasons since 1999 while still going strong.

Another animated show, this long running irreverent sitcom has produced a whopping 312 episodes in 26 years and counting. Much like other animated sitcoms, the show relies on dark and surreal humor, as well as creating jokes satirizing a wide range of themes including special episodes relating to current world events or pop culture. The show follows the lives and exploits of a group of friends in a small fictional town.

#1 and counting, this animated show about a family and a whacky cast of characters they encounter, first aired all the way back in 1989! The show is tagged as being the most useful animated series to be created. It's even often talked about for its bizarre ability to predict future events. The show has been on air a total of 33 seasons with more to come.