List of longest-running Australian television series

Below is a list of all the longest-running Australian television programs, both past and present, that have been broadcast for a minimum of 6 years or seasons (or both).

All data is correct as of 19 September 2016.

Note: Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

40-60 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
56	56	Four Corners	19 August 1961 – present	ABC	?	^[1]
51	51	Play School	18 July 1966 – 2014	ABC	4516 (approx.)	^[2]
51	51	Play School	2015–present	ABC2	4516 (approx.)	^[2]
48	48	Behind the News	6 June 1969 – 2003, 15 February 2005 – 2014	ABC	?	^[3]	Also known as "BtN"
48	48	Behind the News	2014–present	ABC ME	?	^[3]	Also known as "BtN"
46	46	Mass for You at Home	August 1971 – 2012	Network Ten	?	^[4]
46	46	Mass for You at Home	2013–present	Eleven	?	^[4]
44	44	Here's Humphrey	24 May 1965 – 2008	Nine Network	1776	^[5]
41	41	Mr. Squiggle	1 July 1959 – 9 July 1999	ABC	?	^[6]

30-39 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
37	37	60 Minutes	11 February 1979–present	Nine Network	?	^[7]
37	37	A Current Affair	22 November 1971 – 28 April 1978	Nine Network	?
37	37	A Current Affair	18 January 1988–present	Nine Network	?
35	35	Today	28 June 1982–present	Nine Network	?	^[8]	Originally known as "The National Today Show". Not to be confused with previous "Today" show (1968-1969)
33	33	Dateline	19 October 1984–present	SBS	?
32	32	Neighbours	18 March 1985 – 8 November 1985	Seven Network	7500	^[9]
			20 January 1986 – 17 December 2010	Network Ten		^[10]
			11 January 2011–present	Eleven		^[11]
30	30	Rage	17 April 1987–present	ABC	?	^[12]

25-29 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
29	29	Home and Away	17 January 1988 – present	Seven Network	6515	^[13]
29	29	Compass	1988–present	ABC	?
29	29	Hey Hey It's Saturday	1971-1977, 1979-1999, 2009–2010	Nine Network	500+	^[14]	Also known as "Hey Hey It's Saturday Night" 1984-1985
28	28	Wheel of Fortune	21 July 1981 – 28 July 2006	Seven Network	5628	^[15]	No relation to earlier series "Wheel of Fortune" (1959-1962), also known as "Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune" (2008)
28	28	Wheel of Fortune	2008	Nine Network	5628	^[15]
27	27	It's Academic	1968-1969	Network Ten	1170+
			1970-1978	Seven Network
			2001-2013	Seven Network			Perth only (2001-2004) before going national again
			2013–present	7Two
27	27	Gardening Australia	16 February 1990 – present	ABC	?	^[16]
27	27	Lateline	13 February 1990 – 2014	ABC	?	^[17]
27	27	Lateline	2015–present	ABC News 24	?	^[17]
27	27	Media Watch	8 May 1989 – 6 November 2000 8 April 2002 – present	ABC	?
27	27	Sunday	15 November 1981 – 3 August 2008	Nine Network	?	^[18]
27	27	Saturday Disney	27 January 1990 – 24 September 2016	Seven Network	1366
			2012-2016	7Two
			2016	7flix		^[19]
26	26	Sunrise	17 January 1991 – present	Seven Network	?
26	26	The 7.30 Report	January 1986-4 March 2011	ABC	?		Replaced by "7.30" (7 March 2011)
25	25	Video Hits	15 February 1987 – 6 August 2011	Network Ten	?	^[20]
25	25	Australia's Funniest Home Videos	29 March 1990-February 2014	Nine Network	900+		Originally known as "Australia's Funniest Home Video Show" before 2005 revamp
25	25	Foreign Correspondent	14 March 1992 – present	ABC	?
25	25	Totally Wild	12 July 1992 – 30 October 2013	Network Ten	?
25	25	Totally Wild	2013–present	Eleven	?
25	25	Landline	2 February 1992 – present	ABC	?
25	25	Getaway	14 May 1992 – present	Nine Network	?
25	25	New Faces	1963-1985	Nine Network	?
25	25	New Faces	1992-1993	Network Ten	?

20-24 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
24	24	The Sunday Footy Show (AFL)	28 March 1993 – present	Nine Network	605
24	24	The Sunday Footy Show (NRL)	1993–present	Nine Network	420
23	23	The Footy Show (AFL)	24 March 1994 – present	Nine Network	575
23	23	The Footy Show (NRL)	1 September 1994 – present	Nine Network	629
23	23	Sydney Weekender	1994–present	Seven Network	?		New South Wales only
23	23	Sunrise	1991-1998, 2002–present	Seven Network	?
23	23	The Price Is Right	1981-1986, 2012	Nine Network	?		Originally known as "The New Price Is Right" to avoid confusion with 1957 version "The Price Is Right"
			1989	Network Ten
			1993-1998, 2003-2005	Nine Network
22	22	Today Tonight	30 January 1995 – present	Seven Network	?		Western Australia only since 2014
22	22	Family Feud	1977-1984	Nine Network	?
			1988-1996	Seven Network			Also known as "Bert's Family Feud" (2006-2007)
			14 July 2014 – present	Network Ten			Also "All Star Family Feud" editions (2016)
22	22	Insight	1995–present	SBS	?
22	22	Postcards	1995–present	Nine Network	?		Victoria, also other state editions of various broadcast lengths
22	22	The Movie Show	30 October 1986 – 2006	SBS	?
22	22	Sale of the Century	14 July 1980 – 29 November 2001	Nine Network	4610	^[21]
22	22	Meet the Press	October 1992-November 2013	Network Ten	1000+
22	22	Sow What	1967-1988	ABC	?
21	21	Better Homes and Gardens	1 February 1996 – present	Seven Network	?
21	21	Australian Story	1996–present	ABC	?
21	21	Food Lovers' Guide to Australia	1996–present	SBS	?
21	21	Fat Cat and Friends	1972-1987	Network Ten	?
21	21	Fat Cat and Friends	1988-1992	Seven Network	?
20	20	Young Talent Time	24 April 1971 – 23 December 1988	Network Ten	804
20	20	Young Talent Time	22 January 2012 – 4 May 2012	Network Ten	15
20	20	The Great South East	1997–present	Seven Network	?		Queensland only
20	20	The Back Page	1997–present	Fox Sports	?

15-19 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	Notes
19	19	Sports Tonight	30 August 1993 – 30 September 2011	Network Ten	?
19	19	The Curiosity Show	1972-1990	Nine Network	149
19	19	Sports Tonight	30 August 1993 – 30 September 2011	Network Ten	?
19	19	Extra	9 February 1991 – 26 June 2009	Nine Network	4540 (approx)	Queensland, also other state editions of various lengths
18	18	Message Stick	1999–present	ABC	?
18	18	The Great Outdoors	5 February 1993 – 15 August 2009; 6 October 2012 – 24 November 2012	Seven Network	622
18	18	RPA	1 February 1995 – 18 July 2012	Nine Network	?
18	18	Burke's Backyard	12 September 1987 – 26 November 2004	Nine Network	713
17	17	Quantum	1985-26 April 2001	ABC	?
17	17	Sportsworld	1990-2006	Seven Network	?
17	17	In Melbourne Tonight	1957-1970, 1996-1998	Nine Network	?
17	17	Global Village	30 November 1998 – 30 January 2015	SBS	?
16	16	Catalyst	9 August 2001 – present	ABC	320
16	16	The Great South East	2001–present	Seven Network	?	Queensland only
16	16	Insiders	15 July 2001 – present	ABC	?
16	16	Fishing Australia	2001–present	WIN Television Gold	?
16	16	The World Game	2001–present	SBS	?
16	16	Stateline	16 February 1996-4 March 2011	ABC	?	Replaced by "7.30 (state editions)" 2011-2014
15	15	RPM	1997-2008, 2011, 2015-present	Network Ten (1997-2008, 2015-present), One (2011)	?
15	15	Creek to Coast	2002-present	Seven Network	?	Queensland only
15	15	Bandstand	1958-1972	Nine Network	?
15	15	Pick a Box	2 March 1957-28 June 1971	Seven Network	?

10-14 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	Notes
14	14	Living Black	2003-present	SBS	?
14	14	Talking Footy	1994-2004, 2013-present	Seven Network	?
14	14	Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton	20 January 1992-16 December 2005	Network Ten	3200
14	14	Countdown	8 November 1974-19 July 1987	ABC	?
14	14	Homicide	20 October 1964-18 January 1977	Seven Network	510
14	14	A Country Practice	18 November 1981-22 November 1993	Seven Network	1088
14	14	A Country Practice	April 1994-5 November 1994	Network Ten	1088
14	14	Asia Pacific Focus	2001-2014	ABC	?
14	14	Bananas in Pyjamas	1992-2002, 2011-2013	ABC ABC 4 Kids	356
14	14	Midday	11 February 1985-27 November 1998	Nine Network	?
14	14	Blokesworld	2003-2016	C31 (2003, 2006-2015), Network Ten (2004-2005), 7mate (2012), One (2013-2015),^[22] 4ME (2015-2016)	?
14	14	Sounds	2003-2016	Seven Network	?	Originally known as "Sounds Unlimited"
14	14	Huey's Cooking Adventures	1997-2010	Seven Network	354	Followed by "Huey's Kitchen"
14	14	Huey's Cooking Adventures	2000-2009	Network Ten	354	Followed by "Huey's Kitchen"
13	13	Border Security: Australia's Front Line	13 October 2004-present	Seven Network	?
13	13	Blue Heelers	18 January 1994-4 June 2006	Seven Network	510
13	13	Hi-5	5 April 1999-16 December 2011	Nine Network	570	Spin-off "Hi-5 House" on Nick Jr. from 2013-16
13	13	Hi-5	2017-present	9Go!	570	Spin-off "Hi-5 House" on Nick Jr. from 2013-16
13	13	Brian and the Juniors	Swallow's Juniors 1957-1964, Brian and the Juniors 1965-1970	Seven Network	?	Originally known as "Swallow's Juniors"
12	10	Australia's Next Top Model	11 January 2005 – present	Fox8	?
12	12	Offsiders	2005–present	ABC	?
12	12	Weekend Sunrise	10 April 2005 – present	Seven Network	?
11	11	Toasted TV	22 August 2005 – 2012	Network Ten	2899
11	11	Toasted TV	2012–present	Eleven	2899
11	11	Scope	2005-October 31, 2013	Network Ten	?
11	11	Scope	3 November 2013 – present	Eleven	?
12	12	All Saints	24 February 1998 – 27 October 2009	Seven Network	494
12	15	Dancing with the Stars	5 October 2004 – 7 September 2015	Seven Network	147
12	12	Inside Business	4 August 2002 – 1 December 2013	ABC	?
12	12	Good Morning Australia	2 March 1981 – 18 December 1992	Network Ten	?
12	12	The $7000 Question	1960-1971	Seven Network	?	Originally known as "Coles £3000 Question" and "Coles $6000 Question"
12	12	Vasili's Garden	2002-2006, 2008-2013	C31 Melbourne		Moved to SBS for one season before returning to Community TV
12	12	Vasili's Garden	2007	SBS
11	11	Bondi Rescue	15 February 2006 – present	Network Ten	?
11	11	The Force: Behind the Line	22 August 2006 – present	Seven Network	?
11	11	The Book Club	1 August 2006 – present	ABC	?	Originally known as "First Tuesday Book Club"
11	11	Kids' WB	16 September 2006 – present	Nine Network/GO!	?
11	11	Good Game	19 September 2006 – present	ABC2	?
11	11	Rove	22 September 1999 – 15 November 2009	Nine Network	354	Also known as "Rove Live" 2000-2006
11	11	Rove	2000-2009	Network Ten	354	Also known as "Rove Live" 2000-2006
11	11	Deal or No Deal	13 July 2003 – 4 October 2013	Seven Network	2115
11	11	Big Brother Australia	23 April 2001 – 14 July 2008	Network Ten	?
11	11	Big Brother Australia	22 February 2012 – 26 November 2014	Nine Network	?
11	11	At the Movies	1 July 2004 – 9 December 2014	ABC	?
11	11	Cheez TV	17 July 1995 – 20 August 2005	Network Ten	2,547
11	11	Escape with ET	1997-2004	Nine Network	?
11	11	Escape with ET	2005-2007	Network Ten	?
11	11	Before the Game	1 March 2003 – 27 September 2013	Network Ten	303
11	11	Bellbird	28 August 1967 – 23 December 1977	ABC	1562
11	11	Alexander Bunyip's Billabong	1978-1988	ABC	?
10	10	The Block	1 June 2003 – 25 July 2004, 22 September 2010 – present	Nine Network	?
10	10	The Biggest Loser	13 February 2006 – 13 September 2015, 2017-present	Network Ten	?	Later edition known as "TBL Families" 2015
10	10	The Morning Show	18 June 2007 – present	Seven Network	?
10	10	Kerri-Anne	28 October 2002 – 25 November 2011	Nine Network	1920	Originally known as "Mornings With Kerri-Anne"
10	10	Super Flying Fun Show	1970-1979	Nine Network	?
10	10	Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly	2000-13 March 2009	Nine Network	?

6-9 years

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
9	9	Gruen	28 May 2008 – present	ABC	98
9	9	Q&A	22 May 2008 – present	ABC	?
9	9	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	18 April 1999 – 26 November 2007	Nine Network	?
9	9	Good News Week	19 April 1996 – 27 May 2000	ABC	?
9	9	Good News Week	February 2008-28 April 2012	Network Ten	?
9	9	The Don Lane Show	8 May 1975 – 10 November 1983	Nine Network	?
9	9	Ready Steady Cook	2005-12 December 2013	Network Ten	1000+	^[23]
9	9	Our House	1993-2001	Nine Network	?
9	9	Agro's Cartoon Connection	1989–19 December 1997	Seven Network	?
9	9	Mulligrubs	3 October 1988 – 27 December 1996	Network Ten	?
9	8	McLeod's Daughters	8 August 2001 – 31 January 2009	Nine Network	224	^[24]
8	8	MasterChef Australia	27 April 2009 – present	Network Ten	?
8	8	The X Factor	6 February 2005 – 15 May 2005	Network Ten	?
8	8	The X Factor	30 August 2010–present	Seven Network	?
8	8	The Project	20 July 2009 – present	Network Ten	?		Originally known as "The 7pm Project" (2009-2011)
8	8	Millionaire Hot Seat	20 April 2009 – present	Nine Network	1,500 (as of 12 Oct 2016)	^[25]
8	8	Weekend Today	1 February 2009 – present	Nine Network	?
8	8	Highway Patrol	21 September 2009 – present	Seven Network	76	^[26]
8	8	Sunday Night	8 February 2009 – present	Seven Network	?
8	8	The Young Doctors	8 November 1976 – 30 March 1983	Nine Network	1396	^[27]
8	8	The Sullivans	15 November 1976 – 10 March 1983	Nine Network	1114	^[28] TV Week magazine, 11 September 1976 - "The Sullivans Bring Back the War Years" by Eric Scott, pp 6-7.</ref>
8	8	Cop Shop	November 1977-July 1984	Seven Network	582	^[29]
8	8	Prisoner	27 February 1979 – 11 December 1986	Network Ten	692	^[30]
8	8	Hey Dad..!	11 February 1987 – 17 August 1994	Seven Network	291	^[31]
8	8	Spicks and Specks	31 January 2005 – 23 November 2011, 2014	ABC	?
8	8	G.P.	7 March 1989 – 10 December 1996	ABC	318	^[32]
8	8	Simon Townsend's Wonder World	1979-1986	Network Ten	2000+	^[33]
8	8	Simon Townsend's Wonder World	1992	Nine Network	2000+	^[33]
8	8	The New Inventors	2004-2011	ABC	?
8	8	Studio 3	7 December 2009 – 18 September 2016	ABC3	?	^[34]
8	5	Police Rescue	15 March 1989 – 22 November 1996	ABC	62
7	8	Heartbreak High	27 February 1994 – 1996	Network Ten	210
7	8	Heartbreak High	1997-29 November 1999	ABC	210
7	7	My Kitchen Rules	1 February 2010 – present	Seven Network	?
7	6	Offspring	15 August 2010 – 2014, 2016–present	Network Ten	74
7	4	Rake	4 November 2010 – present	ABC	32
7	7	Paul Murray Live	2010–present	Sky News Live	?	^[35]
7	7	Sunday Agenda	2010–present	Sky News Live	?	^[36]^[37]	Originally known as "Australian Agenda"
7	7	William & Sparkles' Magical Tales	5 March 2010 – 2013	Nine Network	?	^[38]
7	7	William & Sparkles' Magical Tales	2013–present	9Go!	?	^[38]
7	7	Matlock Police	1971-1976	Network Ten	229
7	7	Division 4	1969-1975	Nine Network	301
7	7	The Panel	18 February 1998 – 24 November 2004	Network Ten	?
7	7	Australian Idol	27 July 2003 – 22 November 2009	Network Ten	?
7	7	Burgo's Catch Phrase	1997-2003	Nine Network	?
7	7	Perfect Match	1984-1989	Network Ten	?
7	7	Perfect Match	2002	Seven Network	?
7	9	The Farmer Wants a Wife	24 October 2007 – 26 September 2012, 1 February 2016 – 14 March 2016	Nine Network	?
6	6	Packed to the Rafters	26 August 2008 – 2 July 2013	Seven Network	122	^[39]
6	6	Water Rats	12 February 1996 – 7 August 2001	Nine Network	177
6	6	Number 96	13 March 1972 – 11 August 1977	Network Ten	1218	^[40]
6	6	Sons and Daughters	18 January 1982 – 19 August 1987	Seven Network	972	^[41]
6	6	Enough Rope	17 March 2003 – 8 December 2008	ABC	191
6	6	The Einstein Factor	8 February 2004 – 22 November 2009	ABC	?
6	5	Winners and Losers	22 March 2011 – 12 September 2016	Seven Network	?	^[42]
6	6	Adventure Island	1967-1972	ABC	?	^[43]
6	6	Richo	23 February 2011 – April 2016	Sky News Live	?	^[44]
6	6	The Bolt Report	2011-2015	Network Ten	?	^[45]^[46]
6	6	The Bolt Report	2016–present	Sky News Live	?	^[45]^[46]
6	6	Kitchen Whiz	2011–present	Nine Network
6	6	Pop Asia	2011–present	SBS Viceland

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