List of longest-running U.S. cable television series

This is a list of the longest running United States cable television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons.
To qualify for this list, the programming must originate in North America and shown nationally in the United States and be first-run. For the purposes of this list, series that were available only on a local or regional basis will be excluded. For series that originated on U.S. broadcast networks and then was picked up by a national cable network, only the amount aired nationally on cable as original programming is represented here.

List

Over 25 seasons

Number of seasons	Series	Network	First broadcast	Last broadcast	Number of episodes
	Chopped	Food Network	January 13, 2009	present
	Inside the NFL	HBO	September 1977	February 2008
	Inside the NFL	Showtime	September 2008	Present
		CBN Cable/The Family Channel/ Fox Family/ABC Family/ Freeform	April 29, 1977	present
	SportsCenter	ESPN	September 7, 1979	present
	Washington Journal	C-SPAN	October 7, 1980	present
	NASCAR on ESPN	ESPN/ESPN2	1981	2002
	NASCAR on ESPN	ESPN/ESPN2	2007	present
	Gilad's Bodies in Motion	ESPN	1983	1994
	Gilad's Bodies in Motion	Fox Sports	1994	1995
	Gilad's Bodies in Motion	Discovery Health	1995	2004
	Gilad's Bodies in Motion	FitTV	2004	2011
	Gilad's Bodies in Motion	Discovery Fit & Health	2011	present
35	Bobby Jones Gospel	BET	January 27, 1980	July 31, 2016
		MTV	1992	present
		MTV	September 28, 1997	present
	National Geographic Explorer	Nickelodeon	1985	1986
	National Geographic Explorer	WTBS-LD/TBS	1986	1999
	National Geographic Explorer	CNBC	1999	2001
	National Geographic Explorer	MSNBC	2001	2005
	National Geographic Explorer	National Geographic	2005	present
	Grand Ole Opry Live	TNN	April 20, 1985	August 2001
	Grand Ole Opry Live	CMT	August 2001	2003
	Grand Ole Opry Live	GAC	2003	present
	Sunday NFL Countdown	ESPN	September 7, 1985	present
	College GameDay	ESPN	September 1987	present
	NFL Primetime	ESPN	1987	present
	Biography	A&E	April 6, 1987	August 2006
	Biography	Biography Channel	August 2006	present
30	Moneyline	CNN	June 1, 1980	November 11, 2009
	NBA on TNT	TNT	November 4, 1989	present
		Spike TV	January 17, 2005	Dec 3, 2011
		FX	March 9, 2012	April 9, 2013
		Fox Sports 1	September 4, 2013	present
28		ESPN	October 9, 1988	May 7, 2017
26	ESPN SpeedWorld	ESPN	January 14, 1979	November 19, 2006
25	Power Rangers	Fox Kids	August 28, 1993	August 10, 2002	905
25	Power Rangers	ABC Kids	September 14, 2002	November 15, 2003	905
25	Power Rangers	Jetix Jetix	February 14, 2004	July 10, 2005	905
25	Power Rangers	Jetix Jetix	February 5, 2005	November 13, 2006	905
25	Power Rangers	Jetix	February 26, 2007	November 3, 2008	905
25	Power Rangers	ABC Kids	March 7, 2009	August 28, 2010	905
25	Power Rangers	Nickelodeon	February 7, 2011	present	905
25	Larry King Live	CNN	June 3, 1985	December 18, 2010

20–24 seasons

Number of seasons	Series	Network	First broadcast	Last broadcast	Number of episodes
24	Baseball Tonight	ESPN	March 19, 1990	present
24	ESPN Major League Baseball	ESPN, ESPN2	April 15, 1990	present
24	Outside the Lines	ESPN	1990	present
24	WWE Monday Night Raw	USA	January 11, 1993	September 18, 2000	1,000+
24	WWE Monday Night Raw	TNN/Spike TV	September 25, 2000	September 26, 2005	1,000+
24	WWE Monday Night Raw	USA	October 3, 2005	present	1,000+
24		Comedy Central	July 22, 1996	present
24	WCW Saturday Night	WTCG/WTBS/TBS	December 17, 1976	June 24, 2000
23	Crossfire	CNN	1982	June 3, 2005
23	South Park	Comedy Central	August 13, 1997	present
22	E! News	E!	September 1, 1991	present
22	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel	HBO	1995	present
22	Inside the Actors Studio	Bravo	August 14, 1994	present	276
21	Reliable Sources	CNN	March 7, 1992	present
21	Nick News with Linda Ellerbee	Nickelodeon	April 18, 1992	December 15, 2015
21	Style with Elsa Klensch	CNN	June 1, 1980	January 2001
20	NFL Matchup	ESPN, ESPN2	September 5, 1993	present
20	Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	September 6, 1993	present
20	Evans and Novak	CNN	September 1982	November 9, 2002
20	Total Request Live	MTV	September 14, 1998	November 16, 2008	2,254
20	Total Request Live	MTV	October 2, 2017	present	2,254

15–19 seasons

Number of seasons	Series	Network	First broadcast	Last broadcast	Number of episodes
19	Squawk Box	CNBC	1995	present
19	Modern Marvels	History	January 1, 1995	April 11, 2015	690
19	ESPN Sunday Night Football	ESPN	November 8, 1987	January 1, 2006
19	NASCAR on TBS	TBS	1982	2000
	Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	October 14, 2007	Present
18	Golf Talk	Golf Channel	January 17, 1995	present
18	Golf Central	Golf Channel	January 18, 1995	present
18	Private Screenings	TCM	January 1, 1996	present
18	Showbiz Today	CNN	October 29, 1984	2002
17	E! True Hollywood Story	E!	1996	present	501
17	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives	Food Network	November 4, 2006	present
17	Fox News Live	Fox News Channel	October 6, 1996	present
17	WNBA on ESPN	ESPN	1997	present
17	Your World with Neil Cavuto	Fox News Channel	October 6, 1996	present
	Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	February 21, 2003	present
17		Fox News Channel	October 6, 1996	April 19, 2017	5,321
17	USA Tuesday Night Fights	USA	March 30, 1982	1998
17	Capital Gang	CNN	September 7, 1988	2005
16	NFL Films Game of the Week	ESPN	1997	present
16	NFL Films Game of the Week	NFL Network	November 4, 2003	present
16	Hardball with Chris Matthews	CNBC	1997	1999
16	Hardball with Chris Matthews	MSNBC	1999	2020
16	Booknotes	C-SPAN	April 2, 1989	December 5, 2004	801
16	MTV Unplugged	MTV	November 26, 1989	November 10, 2005	108
15	Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	September 6, 1993	present
15	Pawn Stars	History	July 19, 2009	present	522
15	Fox & Friends	Fox News Channel	February 1, 1998	present
15	MythBusters	Discovery Channel	September 23, 2003	March 5, 2016	282

12–14 seasons

Number of seasons	Series	Network	First broadcast	Last broadcast	Number of episodes
14	The Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	March 21, 2006	Present
14	Forensic Files	TLC then truTV	April, 1996	June 2011	410+
14	An Evening at the Improv	A&E	February 3, 1982	January 1, 1996
14	SpeedWeek	ESPN	1983	1997
14	Video Soul	BET	June 26, 1983	1997
14	Road Rules	MTV	July 19, 1995	September 27, 2004
14	Good Eats	Food Network	July 7, 1999	February 10, 2012	244
14	X-Play	G4	1998	2013	1,000
13	NASCAR on TNT	TNT	July 22, 2001	July 13, 2014
13	Tim Russert	CNBC	1994	2008
13	Hannity & Colmes	Fox News Channel	October 6, 1996	January 9, 2009
13	Gardening by the Yard	HGTV	1996	2009
	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	FX/ FXX	August 4, 2005	present
12	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	October 6, 2008	Present
12	Monday Night Baseball	ESPN	April 7, 2002	present
12	30 Minute Meals	USA	November 17, 2001	present	445+
12	Deadliest Catch	Discovery Channel	April 12, 2005	present	150 + 50 specials
	Ghost Hunters	Sci Fi / Syfy A&E Network	October 6, 2004	present
12	BET's Top 25	BET	September 22, 2001	present
12	NASCAR on Speed	Speed	February 11, 2002	August 16, 2013
12	American Sports Cavalcade	TNN	1983	1995
12	Intimate Portrait	Lifetime	January 1995	October 2005
12	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	May 1, 1999	Present	262+

10–11 seasons

Number of seasons	Series	Network	First broadcast	Last broadcast	Number of episodes
11	Around the Horn	ESPN	November 4, 2002	present	2,310+
11	Barefoot Contessa	Food Network	November 30, 2002	present	111+
11	Closing Bell	CNBC	February 4, 2002	present
11		The CW Plus	September 16, 2002	present
11	Shepard Smith Reporting	Fox News Channel	August 2002	present
11	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Adult Swim	December 30, 2000	August 30, 2015	139
11	House of Style	MTV	January 1, 1989	2000
11	Talk Soup	E!	December 26, 1991	May 17, 2002
11		E!	June 18, 1994	July 8, 2005	1,550+
11	All That	Nickelodeon	September 6, 1994	October 22, 2005	197
11	All That	Nickelodeon	June 15, 2019	present	197
11	Imus in the Morning	MSNBC	September 2, 1996	April 11, 2007
11		Animal Planet	October 25, 1996	September 4, 2007	78
11	Paula's Home Cooking	Food Network	2002	2013	129+
11	On the Record	Fox News Channel	February 2002	September 6, 2016
10	NFL Total Access	NFL Network	2003	present
10	American Chopper	Discovery Channel, TLC	September 29, 2002	December 17, 2012	235
10	American Morning	CNN	September 12, 2001	December 30, 2011	1,000+
10	Emeril Live	Food Network	1997	2007
10	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon	March 30, 2001	July 26, 2017	172
10	Nashville Now	TNN	March 1, 1983	January 1, 1993
10	NASCAR on TNN	TNN	1991	2000
10	Mystery Science Theater 3000	Comedy Central	November 27, 1989	May 18, 1996	198
10	Mystery Science Theater 3000	Sci Fi Channel	February 1, 1997	August 8, 1999	198
10	Stargate SG-1	Showtime	July 27, 1997	May 17, 2002	215
10	Stargate SG-1	Sci Fi Channel	June 7, 2002	June 22, 2007	215
10	USA Up All Night	USA Network	January 7, 1989	March 7, 1998	900+
10	Weather Center	The Weather Channel	March 10, 1998	March 1, 2009
10	Adventure Time	Cartoon Network	April 5, 2010	September 3, 2018	283

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