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 6–10 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

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
64	64	Four Corners	19 August 1961 – present	ABC TV		[1]
58	58	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 – June 2014
			July 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

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
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]
37	38	Home and Away	17 January 1988 – present	Seven Network	8,400+	[16]	Australia's second-longest running and highest-rated drama.
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

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	1978–1984	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

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 – June 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

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, 5 October 2024 – present
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	Gruen	28 May 2008 – present	ABC TV	189 (as of July 2025)		Originally known as "The Gruen Transfer" Also "Gruen Nation", "Gruen Planet", "Gruen Sweat"
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
			11 April 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 – 19 May 2025	ABC TV
15	15	News Breakfast	3 November 2008 – present	ABC TV
15	15	Selling Houses Australia	19 March 2008 – present	LifeStyle	99 + 5 specials
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

No. of years	No. of seasons	Program	Broadcast	Network	Episodes	References	Notes
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), 4504 (as of 27 June 2025)		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, 2025 – present	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)
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, 7 August 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	14	No Limits	2003 – 2014	C31 Melbourne	175
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)
			8 August 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"
			9 October 2000 – 15 November 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 – 5 August 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 – 22 December 2023	Network 10	2610
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	17 July 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

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	4 April 2005 – 12 December 2013, 8 March 2024 – 20 July 2024	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, 18 July 2021 – present	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	8	Stingers	29 September 1998 - 14 December 2004	Nine Network	192
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

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• 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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