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Longest Running Sports Shows

This list features the longest-running sports show of all time based on the number of years aired.

RANK	SERIES	YEARS AIRED	YEAR	COUNTRY
1	The Championships, Wimbledon	80	1937, 1939, 1946–present (not played during WWII)	United Kingdom
2	NFL on NBC	78	1939–1998 2006–present	United States
3	Hockey Night in Canada	73	1952–present	Canada
4	La Domenica Sportiva	72	1953–present	Italy
5	NFL on CBS	69	1956–19941998–present	United States
6	CBS Sports Spectacular	65	1960–present	United States
7	Professional Bowlers Tour	63	1962–1997 1998–present	United States
8	Match of the Day	61	1964–present	United Kingdom
9	NFL Films Presents	58	1967–present	United States
10	Monday Night Football	55	2016–present	United States
11	Question of Sport	53	1970–2023	United Kingdom
12	Sportscene	50	1975–present	United Kingdom
13	Grandstand	50	1958–2007	United Kingdom
14	Estudio Estadio	49	1972–2005 2009–present	Spain
15	Inside the NFL	48	1977–present	United States

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References

Guinness World Records. (n.d.). Longest-running sports TV programme. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-running-sports-tv-programme (Accessed 1 December 2025). Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of longest-running American television series. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_American_television_series (Accessed 1 December 2025). Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of longest-running British television programmes. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_British_television_programmes# (Accessed 1 December 2025). Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of longest-running Spanish television series. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_Spanish_television_series (Accessed 1 December 2025).

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