List of longest-running Australian television series
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Below is a list of all the longest-running Australian television programs, both past and present, that have been broadcast for a minimum of 6–10 years or 6 seasons (or both).
All data is updated as of 22 September 2024.
Note: Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.
40–69 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
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61 | 61 | Four Corners | 19 August 1961 – present | ABC TV | [1] | ||
57 | 57 | Play School | 18 July 1966 – 2014 | ABC TV | 4516 (approx) | [2] | |
2015–present | ABC Kids | ||||||
54 | 54 | Behind the News | 1968–2003 | ABC TV | [3] | Also known by the abbreviation "BtN" | |
15 February 2005 – 2014 | |||||||
2014–present | ABC Me | ||||||
51 | 51 | Mass for You at Home | August 1971 – 2012 | Network 10 | [4] | ||
2013–present | 10 Peach | ||||||
45 | 45 | Here's Humphrey | 24 May 1965 – 29 February 2008 | Nine Network | 1776 | [5] | |
43 | 43 | 60 Minutes | 11 February 1979 – present | Nine Network | [6] | ||
43 | 43 | A Current Affair | 22 November 1971 – 28 April 1978 | Nine Network | |||
18 January 1988 – present | |||||||
41 | 41 | Today | 28 June 1982 – present | Nine Network | [7] | Originally known as "The National Today Show". Not to be confused with previous "Today" show (1968–1969). | |
41 | 41 | Mr. Squiggle | 1 July 1959 – 9 July 1999 | ABC TV | [8] | Originally titled "Mr Squiggle and Friends". |
30–39 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
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39 | 39 | Dateline | 19 October 1984 – present | SBS | |||
39 | 39 | Neighbours | 18 March 1985 – 8 November 1985 | Seven Network | 9,110 | [9] | Australia's longest-running and most successful drama. |
20 January 1986 – 17 December 2010 | Network 10 | [10] | |||||
11 January 2011 – 28 July 2022 | 10 Peach | [11][12] | |||||
18 September 2023 – present | Network 10 | [13][14] | |||||
36 | 36 | Rage | 17 April 1987 – present | ABC TV | [15] | ||
36 | 37 | Home and Away | 17 January 1988 – present | Seven Network | 8,000 | [16] | |
34 | 34 | Compass | 1988–present | ABC TV | |||
33 | 33 | Media Watch | 8 May 1989 – 6 November 2000 | ABC TV | |||
8 April 2002 – present | |||||||
33 | 33 | Gardening Australia | 16 February 1990 – present | ABC TV | [17] | ||
32 | 32 | Sunrise | 17 January 1991 – present | Seven Network | Originally launched as "Seven News-Sunrise Edition" | ||
32 | 32 | Landline | March 1991 – present | ABC TV | |||
31 | 31 | Foreign Correspondent | 14 March 1992 – present | ABC TV | |||
31 | 31 | Getaway | 14 May 1992 – present | Nine Network | |||
31 | 31 | The Sunday Footy Show (AFL) | 28 March 1993 – present | Nine Network | 605 | ||
31 | 31 | The Sunday Footy Show (NRL) | 1993 – present | Nine Network | 420 | ||
30 | 31 | Better Homes and Gardens | 24 January 1995 – present | Seven Network | 1,000 (as of 29 June 2018)[18] | ||
30 | 27 | Totally Wild | 12 July 1992 – 30 October 2013 | Network 10 | 4122 | 27 seasons over 30 years | |
4 November 2013 – 26 September 2020 | 10 Peach | ||||||
27 September 2020 – 27 June 2021 | 10 Shake |
25–29 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 29 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | 1971–1977, 1979–1999, 2009–2010 | Nine Network | 500+ | [19] | Also known as "Hey Hey It's Saturday Night" 1984-1985 |
29 | 29 | Lateline | 13 February 1990 – 2014 | ABC TV | [20] | ||
2015 – 7 December 2017 | ABC News | ||||||
29 | 29 | Wide World of Sports | 23 May 1981 – 1999, 16 March 2008 – November 2016 | Nine Network | |||
29 | 29 | World of Sport | 1959–1987 | Seven Network | 1355 | ||
28 | 28 | Insight | 1995–present | SBS | |||
28 | 28 | Postcards | 1995–present | Nine Network | Victoria, also other state editions of various broadcast lengths | ||
28 | 28 | Sydney Weekender | 1994–present | Seven Network | 1000 | [21] | New South Wales only |
28 | 28 | The 7.30 Report | January 1986 – 4 March 2011 | ABC TV | Replaced by "7.30" (7 March 2011) | ||
28 | 28 | Wheel of Fortune | 21 July 1981 – 28 July 2006 | Seven Network | 5628 | [22] | No relation to earlier series "Wheel of Fortune" (1959–1962) Also known as "Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune" (2008) |
2008 | Nine Network | ||||||
27 | 27 | Australian Story | 1996–present | ABC TV | |||
27 | 27 | Sunday | 15 November 1981 – 3 August 2008 | Nine Network | [23] | ||
27 | 27 | It's Academic | 1968–1969 | Network 10 | 1170+ | ||
1970–1978 | Seven Network | ||||||
2001–2013 | Seven Network | Perth only (2001–2004) before going national again | |||||
2013–2016 | 7two | ||||||
27 | 27 | Saturday Disney | 27 January 1990 – 24 September 2016 | Seven Network | 1366 | ||
31 March 2012 – 12 March 2016 | 7two | ||||||
19 March 2016 – 24 September 2016 | 7flix | [24] | |||||
26 | 26 | The Back Page | 1997–present | Fox Sports | Also known as "Back Page Live" | ||
25 | 25 | Today Tonight | 30 January 1995 – 29 November 2019 | Seven Network | SA and WA only, 2014-2019; previously nationally | ||
26 | 26 | The Footy Show (AFL) | 24 March 1994 – 25 September 2019 | Nine Network | 575 | ||
25 | 25 | Message Stick | 1999–present | ABC TV | |||
25 | 25 | Family Feud | 1977–1984 | Nine Network | |||
1988–1996 | Seven Network | ||||||
2006–2007 | Nine Network | Also known as "Bert's Family Feud" | |||||
14 July 2014 – 22 July 2018, 16 August 2020 – 27 December 2020 | Network 10 | Also "All Star Family Feud" editions | |||||
25 | 25 | The Footy Show (NRL) | 1 September 1994 – 27 September 2018 | Nine Network | 691 | ||
25 | 25 | Australia's Funniest Home Videos | 29 March 1990 – February 2014 | Nine Network | 900+ | Originally known as "Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show" | |
25 | 25 | New Faces | 1963–1985 | Nine Network | |||
1992–1993 | Network 10 | ||||||
25 | 25 | Video Hits | 15 February 1987 – 6 August 2011 | Network 10 | [25] |
20–24 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 23 | The Price Is Right | 1981–1986, 2012 | Seven Network | Originally "The New Price Is Right" to avoid confusion with 1957 version "The Price Is Right" | ||
1989 | Network 10 | ||||||
1993–1998, 2003–2005 | Nine Network | ||||||
23 | 23 | Insiders | 15 July 2001 – present | ABC TV | |||
22 | 22 | Catalyst | 9 August 2001 – present | ABC TV | 320 | ||
22 | 22 | Talking Footy | 1994–2004, 2013–present | Seven Network | |||
22 | 22 | Fishing Australia | 2001–present | WIN Television | |||
22 | 22 | The Couch | 2002 – present | Access 31 ACC |
780+ | [26] | chat show |
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 | [27] | |
22 | 22 | Meet the Press | October 1992 – November 2013 | Network 10 | 1000+ | ||
22 | 22 | Sow What | 1967–1988 | ABC TV | |||
21 | 21 | RPM | 1997–2008 | Network 10 | |||
2011 | 10 Bold | ||||||
2015–present | Network 10 | ||||||
21 | 21 | Sports Tonight | 30 August 1993 – 30 September 2011 | Network 10 | |||
15 July 2018 – 27 November 2019 | |||||||
21 | 21 | Fat Cat and Friends | 1972 – 1987 | Network 10 | |||
1988–1992 | Seven Network | ||||||
20 | 29 | Living Black | 2003–present | SBS NITV |
[28] | 27 seasons in 19 years | |
20 | 16 | Border Security: Australia's Front Line | 13 October 2004 – present | Seven Network | 199 | 14 seasons in 19 years | |
20 | 20 | Young Talent Time | 24 April 1971 – 23 December 1988 | Network 10 | 804 | ||
22 January 2012 – 4 May 2012 | 15 | ||||||
20 | 20 | The World Game | 2001–present | SBS | |||
20 | 20 | The Great South East | 1997–2016 | Seven Network | Queensland only. Replaced by "The Great Day Out" 12 February 2017 | ||
20 | 18 | Escape with ET | 1997–2004 | Nine Network | |||
2005–2017 | Network 10 |
15–19 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | 19 | Vasili's Garden | 2002–2006, 2008–2013 | C31 Melbourne | 200+ | Moved to SBS for one season before returning to Community TV and then 7TWO | |
2007 | SBS | ||||||
2016–present | 7two | ||||||
19 | 19 | The Great Outdoors | 5 February 1993 – 15 August 2009 | Seven Network | 622 | ||
6 October 2012 – 24 November 2012 | |||||||
19 | 19 | The Curiosity Show | 1972–1990 | Nine Network | 149 | ||
19 | 19 | Extra | 9 February 1991 – 26 June 2009 | Nine Network | 4540 (approx) | Queensland Other state editions of various lengths | |
18 | 18 | Weekend Sunrise | 10 April 2005 – present | Seven Network | |||
18 | 18 | Offsiders | 2005–present | ABC TV | |||
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 | Bondi Rescue | 15 February 2006 – present | Network 10 | 160 | ||
17 | 17 | Footy Classified | 2 April 2007 – present | Nine Network | |||
17 | 17 | Creek to Coast | 2002–2020 | Seven Network | Queensland only | ||
17 | 17 | Quantum | 1985 – 26 April 2001 | ABC TV | |||
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 | 19 | Dancing with the Stars | 5 October 2004 – 7 September 2015 | Seven Network | 147 | ||
18 February 2019 – 29 March 2020 | Network 10 | ||||||
2021–present | Seven Network | ||||||
16 | 16 | The Morning Show | 18 June 2007 – present | Seven Network | |||
16 | 16 | Toasted TV | 22 August 2005 – 22 February 2012 | Network 10 | 4891 | ||
27 February 2012 – 18 September 2020 | 10 Peach | ||||||
16 | 5 | Scope | 19 September 2005 – 31 October 2013 | Network 10 | 723 | 5 seasons over 16 years | |
3 November 2013 – 20 September 2020 | 10 Peach | ||||||
16 | 16 | Stateline | 16 February 1996 – 4 March 2011 | ABC TV | Replaced by "7.30 (state editions)" 2011-2014 | ||
15 | 18 | The Block | 1 June 2003 – 25 July 2004 | Nine Network | 808 | 17 seasons over 14 years | |
22 September 2010 – present | |||||||
15 | 15 | Q&A | 22 May 2008 – present | ABC TV | 352 | ||
15 | 15 | News Breakfast | 3 November 2008 – present | ABC TV | |||
15 | 15 | Selling Houses Australia | 19 March 2008 – present | LifeStyle | 99 + 5 specials | ||
15 | 14 | Gruen | 28 May 2008 – present | ABC TV | 108 | Originally known as "The Gruen Transfer" Also "Gruen Nation", "Gruen Planet", "Gruen Sweat" | |
15 | 13 | Who Do You Think You Are? | 13 January 2008 – present | SBS | 64 | 10 seasons over 12 years | |
15 | 15 | The Force: Behind the Line | 22 August 2006 – 2020 | Seven Network | 116 | ||
15 | 15 | Bandstand | 1958–1972 | Nine Network | |||
15 | 15 | Pick a Box | 2 March 1957 – 28 June 1971 | Seven Network |
10–14 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
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14 | 14 | MasterChef Australia | 27 April 2009 – present | Network 10 | 562 (as of 2016) | ||
14 | 14 | The Project | 20 July 2009 – present | Network 10 | 2000 (as of 12 Apr 2017) | Originally known as "The 7pm Project" (2009–2011) Also "The Sunday Project" (2017–present) | |
14 | 14 | Highway Patrol | 21 September 2009 – present | Seven Network | 92 (as of 2017) | ||
14 | 14 | Millionaire Hot Seat | 20 April 2009 – 29 November 2023 | Nine Network | 1,500 (as of 12 Oct 2016) | [29] | |
14 | 14 | Big Brother | 23 April 2001 – 14 July 2008 | Network 10 | |||
22 February 2012 – 26 November 2014 | Nine Network | ||||||
8 June 2020 – present | Seven Network | ||||||
14 | 14 | Good Chef Bad Chef | 2006–2007 | Seven Network | |||
3 January 2011 – present | Network 10 | ||||||
14 | 14 | Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton | 20 January 1992 – 16 December 2005 | Network Ten | 3213 | ||
14 | 14 | Countdown | 8 November 1974 – 19 July 1987 | ABC TV | 563 | ||
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 | ||
April 1994 – 5 November 1994 | Network 10 | ||||||
14 | 14 | Hi-5 | 12 April 1999 – 16 December 2011 | Nine Network | 595 | Spin-off Hi-5 House on Nick Jr. from 2013–16 | |
15 May 2017 – 16 June 2017 | 9Go! | ||||||
14 | 14 | Asia Pacific Focus | 2001–2014 | ABC TV | |||
14 | 14 | Bananas in Pyjamas | 1992–2001, 2011–2013 | ABC TV 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 10 (2004–2005), 7mate (2012), One (2013–2015),[30] 4ME (2015–2016) |
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14 | 14 | Sounds | 1974-1987 | Seven Network | Originally known as "Sounds Unlimited" | ||
14 | 14 | Huey's Cooking Adventures | 1997–2010 | Seven Network | 354 | Followed by "Huey's Kitchen" | |
2000–2009 | Network 10 | ||||||
13 | 13 | Weekend Today | 1 February 2009 – present | Nine Network | |||
13 | 13 | Good Game: Spawn Point | 20 February 2010 – present | ABC Me | 415 | ||
13 | 13 | The Drum | 23 July 2010 – 15 December 2023 | ABC TV | |||
13 | 19 | One Plus One | 24 July 2010 – 12 September 2019 | ABC News Channel | |||
2020–present | ABCTV | ||||||
13 | 13 | What's Up Downunder | 2010–2011 | Seven Network | 115 (as of 2016) | ||
2012–present | Network 10 | ||||||
13 | 13 | Paul Murray Live | 2010–present | Sky News Live | [31] | ||
13 | 13 | The Bolt Report | 8 May 2011 – 2015 | Network 10 | [32][33] | ||
2016–present | Sky News Live | ||||||
13 | 15 | RocKwiz | 31 January 2005 – 25 June 2016 | SBS | 185 | ||
24 February 2023 – present | Fox8 | ||||||
13 | 13 | Blue Heelers | 10 September 1993 – 4 June 2006 | Seven Network | 510 | ||
13 | 13 | Brian and the Juniors | 1957–1964 (as Swallow's Juniors) | Seven Network | Originally known as "Swallow's Juniors" | ||
1965–1970 | |||||||
13 | 13 | The Inventors | 1970–1982 [34] | ABC TV | |||
13 | 13 | Kids' WB | 16 September 2006 – 29 November 2019 | Nine Network/9Go! | |||
12 | 12 | My Kitchen Rules | 1 February 2010 – 26 March 2020, 2022–present | Seven Network | 423 | ||
12 | 14 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 25 May 2012 – 21 September 2022 | ABC TV | 89 (as of May 2016) | [35] | 13 seasons over 11 years |
12 | 11 | Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield | 18 April 2011 – present | Network 10 | 500+ (as of 2018) | 11 seasons over 12 years | |
12 | 12 | Pop Asia | 2011–present | SBS Viceland | |||
12 | 12 | All Saints | 24 February 1998 – 27 October 2009 | Seven Network | 494 | ||
12 | 12 | Inside Business | 4 August 2002 – 1 December 2013 | ABC TV | |||
12 | 12 | The Book Club | 1 August 2006 – 19 December 2017 | ABC TV | 57 | Originally known as "First Tuesday Book Club" | |
12 | 12 | Good Morning Australia | 2 March 1981 – 18 December 1992 | Network 10 | |||
12 | 12 | The $7000 Question | 1960–1971 | Seven Network | Originally known as "Coles £3000 Question" and "Coles $6000 Question" | ||
12 | 10 | Australia's Next Top Model | 11 January 2005 – 22 November 2016 | Fox8 | 107 | 10 seasons over 12 years | |
12 | 12 | The Marngrook Footy Show | 2007–2010, 2020 | C31 Melbourne | 299 | Screened concurrently on Channel 31 and NITV 2007–2010 Moved to ABC TV for two seasons 2011–2012 Moved back to NITV in 2013 | |
2007–2011, 2013–2019 | NITV | ||||||
2011–2012 | ABC2/ABC Comedy/ABC TV Plus | ||||||
12 | 11 | The Biggest Loser | 13 February 2006 – 1 May 2017 | Network 10 | 569 | Later editions also known as "TBL Families" 2015 and "The Biggest Loser: Transformed" 2017 | |
11 | 11 | The Voice | 15 April 2012 – 19 July 2020 | Nine Network | 173 (as of 2020) | ||
2021–present | Seven Network | ||||||
12 | 12 | The Living Room | 11 May 2012 – present | Network 10 | 200 (as of March 2017) | [36] | |
11 | 11 | Richo | 23 February 2011 – 2021 | Sky News Live | [37] | ||
11 | 11 | Rove | 22 September 1999 – 15 November 2009 | Nine Network | 354 | Also known as "Rove Live" | |
2000–2009 | Network 10 | ||||||
11 | 11 | 20 to One | 13 October 2005 – 12 April 2011 | Nine Network | 153 | Also known as "20 TO 1" | |
31 May 2016 – 2019 | |||||||
11 | 11 | Deal or No Deal | 13 July 2003 – 4 October 2013 | Seven Network | 2115 | ||
11 | 11 | Sunday Night | 8 February 2009 – 24 November 2019 | Seven Network | |||
11 | 11 | At the Movies | 1 July 2004 – 9 December 2014 | ABC TV | |||
11 | 11 | Cheez TV | 17 July 1995 – 20 August 2005 | Network 10 | 2,547 | ||
11 | 11 | Good Game | 19 September 2006 – 6 December 2016 | ABC2 | |||
11 | 11 | Before the Game | 1 March 2003 – 27 September 2013 | Network 10 | 303 | ||
11 | 11 | Bellbird | 28 August 1967 – 23 December 1977 | ABC TV | 1562 | ||
11 | 11 | Alexander Bunyip's Billabong | 1978–1988 | ABC TV | |||
10 | 10 | Have You Been Paying Attention? | 3 November 2013 – present | Network 10 | 209 | ||
10 | 10 | Studio 10 | 4 November 2013 – present | Network 10 | 1548 | ||
10 | 13 | The Farmer Wants a Wife | 24 October 2007 – 26 September 2012 | Nine Network | 69 | 11 seasons over 8 years | |
1 February 2016 – 14 March 2016 | |||||||
26 July 2020 – present | Seven Network | ||||||
10 | 10 | The Bachelor | 8 September 2013 – present | Network 10 | 113 | ||
10 | 10 | Spicks and Specks | 31 January 2005 – 23 November 2011 | ABC TV | 297 | ||
2014 | |||||||
2021–present | |||||||
10 | 10 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 18 April 1999 – 26 November 2007, 2021 | Nine Network | 298 | ||
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 | |||
10 | 10 | Australia's Got Talent | 18 February 2007 – 25 July 2012 | Seven Network | 122 (as of 2019) | ||
11 August 2013 – 14 March 2016 | Nine Network | ||||||
28 July 2019 – present | Seven Network |
6–9 years
[edit]No. of years | No. of seasons | Program | Broadcast | Network | Episodes | References | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 9 | Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery | 18 September 2013 – 8 July 2020, 2022 | ABC TV | 55 | ||
9 | 8 | Wentworth | 1 May 2013 – 26 July 2016 | SoHo | 100 | 8 seasons over 9 years | |
4 April 2017 – 26 October 2021 | Fox Showcase | ||||||
9 | 9 | Changing Rooms | 1998–2005 | Nine Network | |||
2019 | Network 10 | ||||||
9 | 8 | McLeod's Daughters | 8 August 2001 – 31 January 2009 | Nine Network | 224 | [38] | 8 seasons over 9 years |
9 | 9 | Mulligrubs | 3 October 1988 – 27 December 1996 | Network 10 | ~500 | [39] | |
9 | 9 | Ready Steady Cook | 2005 – 12 December 2013 | Network 10 | 1000+ | [40] | |
9 | 9 | Agro's Cartoon Connection | 1989 – 19 December 1997 | Seven Network | |||
9 | 9 | Good News Week | 19 April 1996 – 21 November 2000 | ABC TV | 217 | ||
11 February 2008 – 28 April 2012 | Network 10 | ||||||
9 | 9 | Our House | 1993–2001 | Nine Network | |||
9 | 9 | The Don Lane Show | 8 May 1975 – 10 November 1983 | Nine Network | 666 | ||
9 | 9 | Sunday Agenda | 4 July 2010 – 24 December 2017 | Sky News Live | [41][42] | Originally known as "Australian Agenda" | |
9 | 8 | The Loop | 28 January 2012 – 8 February 2020 | 10 Peach | 421 (as of 8 February 2020) | [43] | |
8 | 8 | The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | 22 April 2015 – present | ABC TV | |||
8 | 8 | Australian Survivor | 13 February 2002 – 15 May 2002 | Nine Network | 149 + 2 specials | ||
17 August 2006 – 2 November 2006 | Seven Network | ||||||
21 August 2016 – 14 October 2019 | Network 10 | ||||||
8 | 8 | The Chase Australia | 14 September 2015 – present | Seven Network | 599 | ||
8 | 8 | The Mix | 2014–2021 | ABC TV | |||
8 | 8 | House Rules | 14 May 2013 – 7 June 2020 | Seven Network | 265 (as of 7 April 2020) | ||
8 | 5 | Rake | 4 November 2010 – 2018 | ABC TV | 32 (as of 2016) | 5 seasons over 8 years | |
8 | 8 | Burgo's Catch Phrase | 1997–2004 | Nine Network | |||
8 | 8 | The X Factor | 6 February 2005 – 15 May 2005 | Network 10 | 201 | ||
30 August 2010 – 21 November 2016 | Seven Network | ||||||
8 | 8 | Simon Townsend's Wonder World | 1979–1986 | Network 10 | 2000+ | [44] | |
1992 | Nine Network | ||||||
8 | 8 | The Young Doctors | 8 November 1976 – 30 March 1983 | Nine Network | 1396 | [45] | |
8 | 8 | The Sullivans | 15 November 1976 – 10 March 1983 | Nine Network | 1114 | [46] | |
8 | 8 | Prisoner | 27 February 1979 – 11 December 1986 | Network 10 | 692 | [47] | |
8 | 8 | Cop Shop | November 1977 – July 1984 | Seven Network | 582 | [48] | |
8 | 8 | G.P. | 7 March 1989 – 10 December 1996 | ABC TV | 318 | [49] | |
8 | 8 | Hey Dad..! | 11 February 1987 – 17 August 1994 | Seven Network | 291 | [50] | |
8 | 8 | The New Inventors | 2004–2011 | ABC TV | 314 | [51] | |
8 | 7 | Offspring | 15 August 2010 – 6 August 2014 | Network 10 | 76 (as of 2016) | 7 seasons over 8 years | |
29 June 2016 – 30 August 2017 | |||||||
8 | 5 | Police Rescue | 15 March 1989 – 22 November 1996 | ABC TV | 62 | 5 seasons over 8 years | |
8 | 8 | The Daily Edition | 17 June 2013 – 26 June 2020 | Seven Network | |||
8 | 8 | Studio 3 | 7 December 2009 – 18 September 2016 | ABC Me | [52] | ||
7 | 7 | Underbelly | 13 February 2008 – 1 September 2013 | Nine Network | 68 | [53] | |
2022 | |||||||
7 | 7 | Division 4 | 1969–1975 | Nine Network | 301 | ||
7 | 7 | Australian Idol | 27 July 2003 – 22 November 2009 | Network 10 | 262 | ||
7 | 7 | Matlock Police | 1971–1976 | Network 10 | 229 | ||
7 | 7 | Heartbreak High | 27 February 1994 – 1996 | Network 10 | 210 | ||
1997 – 29 November 1999 | ABC TV | ||||||
7 | 7 | The Panel | 18 February 1998 – 24 November 2004 | Network 10 | 237 | Also known as "The Panel Christmas Wrap" 2003-2007 | |
7 | 7 | Perfect Match | 1984–1989 | Network 10 | |||
2002 | Seven Network | ||||||
7 | 7 | The Bachelorette | 23 September 2015 – present | Network 10 | 59 | ||
7 | 7 | Couch Time | 11 January 2011 – 31 March 2017 | Eleven | |||
7 | 7 | William & Sparkles' Magical Tales | 5 March 2010 – 2013 | Nine Network | [54] | ||
2013 – 1 July 2016 | 9Go! | ||||||
7 | 7 | Hanging With | 15 July 2013 – 20 September 2019 | Disney Channel | |||
6 | 6 | Number 96 | 13 March 1972 – 11 August 1977 | Network 10 | 1218 | [55] | |
6 | 6 | Adventure Island | 1967–1972 | ABC TV | 1175 | [56][57] | |
6 | 6 | Sons and Daughters | 18 January 1982 – 27 December 1987 | Seven Network | 972 | [58] | |
6 | 6 | The Einstein Factor | 8 February 2004 – 22 November 2009 | ABC TV | 244 | [59] | |
6 | 6 | Enough Rope | 17 March 2003 – 8 December 2008 | ABC TV | 191 | ||
6 | 6 | Water Rats | 12 February 1996 – 7 August 2001 | Nine Network | 177 | ||
6 | 6 | Packed to the Rafters | 26 August 2008 – 2 July 2013 | Seven Network | 122 | [60] | |
6 | 5 | Winners and Losers | 22 March 2011 – 12 September 2016 | Seven Network | 109 | [61] | 5 seasons over 6 years |
6 | 6 | The Checkout | 21 March 2013 – 17 April 2018 | ABC TV | 71 | [62] | |
6 | 6 | A Place to Call Home | 28 April 2013 – 13 July 2014 | Seven Network | 67 | [63] | |
27 September 2015 – 29 November 2015 | SoHo | [64] | |||||
11 September 2016 – 21 October 2018 | Showcase | [65] |
See also
[edit]- List of Australian television series
- List of longest-running United States television series
- List of longest-running Philippine television series
- List of longest-running Indian television series
- List of longest-running Spanish television series
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