Loooooong-Running TV Shows

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Out of ideas for your next epic TV binge?
Take a look below at some info about four of the longest-running shows that started in the '90s and '00s.
Then try out the quiz question at the end!

⚛️   The Big Bang Theory   🧬

Genre: Sitcom Seasons: 10Years: 2007–2019
Creators: Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady Top-billed stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco

The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom about two brilliant but socially awkward Caltech physicists and roommates, Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, and their friends. It starts as their lives are upended when the attractive, street-smart Penny moves in next door.

🔎   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  🫆

Genre: Police procedural Seasons: 15Years: 2000–2015
Creator: Anthony E. Zuiker Top-billed stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Ted Danson

CSI follows a team of forensic investigators working for the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD) as they investigate the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual crimes and deaths.

🩺   ER   🩻

Genre: Medical drama Seasons: 15Years: 1994–2009
Creator: Michael Crichton Top-billed stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle

ER follows the medical staff in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago as they grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give the best medical care to their patients.

👻  Supernatural  😈

Genre: Paranormal adventure Seasons: 15Years: 2005–2020
Creator: Eric Kripke Top-billed stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins

Supernatural is about brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, who travel across America hunting demons, ghosts, monsters, and other paranormal creatures. The series blends horror, mythology, folklore, and adventure as they fight evil while uncovering deeper conspiracies involving angels, devils, and destiny.

Quiz Time!

Can you guess which of these shows had the most episodes?
Want to find out more about long-running TV shows? Check out this listing on IMDB.
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