Next week The Simpsons hit another milestone.
Who will be watching their 636th episode? And will there be a tie-in?
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"johncolombo;c-1941868" wrote:"rockyb2006;c-1941856" wrote:"johncolombo;c-1941854" wrote:
what was the longest before? Bonanza?
EDIT: I looked it up, I guess I meant gun smoke.
Saturday night live will still be the longest running scripted show at 847 episodes.
It's been on for 43 years. I remember watching the first season. :o
SNL is not considered primetime, as it airs after 11:30 eastern time. That’s why Simpsons will be number one. It’s a technicality, but that’s why they are being awarded the honor.
not arguing, just saying this is where I got my info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_scripted_U.S._primetime_television_series
I notice that there is a rather odd caveat that prefaces this list, to wit:
Shows that aired during late night (after 11:30 pm EST) are not usually considered as being in prime time, but are treated as such for the purposes of this list.
So in a narrow sense, I would assume that this disqualifies SNL.
