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The longest-running sitcoms in television history come from several different decades and have different styles of humor but have all left a lasting legacy. Sitcoms have always been a staple of television, as even classic golden age TV was known for shows like Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver gave way to even more groundbreaking sitcoms like All in the Family and The Jeffersons. However, when it came to sitcoms, lasting for 15 or 20 seasons was never easy as humor is subjective and changes over time. Yet some have shown incredible lasting power over the years.
Though audiences tune into sitcoms for laughs, the longest-running sitcoms show the different ways the genre can connect with audiences. There are the classic easy-going sitcoms like The Love Boat, some that mix in drama, like M*A*S*H, animated classics like The Simpsons, and darker sitcoms like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Each of the shows has to keep updating its humor and keeping its jokes current, so it doesn't fall out of style, and when this is done right, the shows can have an amazingly long life span, often eclipsing the best award-winning television shows.
30 All In The Family (1971-1979)
9 Years (205 Episodes)
This sitcom centers on Archie Bunker, a working-class man with strong prejudices, as he frequently clashes with his family over contemporary social and political issues. The series examines generational and ideological conflicts within the household, reflecting the evolving societal landscape of the era.
Release Date January 12, 1971
Seasons 9
Creator(s) Norman Lear , Johnny Speight
Looking back on sitcoms from decades past, some of the humor can feel tame in comparison to modern shows. However, All in the Family is often spoken about as a show that got away with a lot of jokes that would be questionable on television in the 21st century. The show follows Archie Bunker, a working-class and bigoted man who clashes with the progress of the world around him while staying firmly planted in his beliefs.
The show is seen as one of the most influential comedies in television history with its boundary-bushing humor and willingness to have an unlikable character as its protagonist. However, All in the Family and Archie Bunker work so well because the series always shows how small and insecure of a man he is while still being hilarious. All in the Family spawned several spinoffs after it ended in season 9, and while some became iconic in their own right, none surpassed the original's legacy.
29 The King Of Queens (1998-2007)
9 Years (207 Episodes)
The King of Queens is a classic sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons from 1998-2007. The series stars Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and Carrie Heffernan, a working-class married couple who live in Rego Park, Queens. The supporting cast includes Victor Williams, Patton Oswalt, Larry Romano, Gary Valentine, Nicole Sullivan, and Jerry Stiller as Carrie's father, Arthur Spooner, who lives with the couple.
Cast Kevin James , Victor Williams
Release Date September 21, 1998
Seasons 9
Showrunner Rob Schiller
After playing a supporting role in Everybody Loves Raymond, comedian Kevin James was given the opportunity to step into the spotlight as the lead character in The King of Queens. The series stars James as Doug, a lazy yet lovable delivery man living a simple life with his loving yet volatile wife Carrie (Leah Remini) and his eccentric father-in-law Arthur (Jerry Stiller).
In a departure from most domestic-set sitcoms of the era, The King of Queens features a married couple without any kids. The unique approach allowed for Doug and Carrie to be larger-than-life characters and made for some fun storylines on the show. It is a series elevated by its cast, with the main trio of actors forming a wonderful chemistry. The legacy of the show remained so strong over the years that Lemini was brought on as the new co-lead of James' later sitcom Kevin Can Wait.
28 How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
9 Years (208 Episodes)
How I Met Your Mother is a sitcom created initially for CBS by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. Five friends living in New York City navigate their twenties and thirties as they try to find love, success, and purpose. The show is framed through one friend's eyes, Ted Mosby, as he retells the story of how he met his wife to his children.
Release Date September 19, 2005
Seasons 9
Showrunner Craig Thomas
How I Met Your Mother had a very typical setup for a sitcom as it followed a group of friends in their 30s who navigated their professional and romantic lives while living in the big city. However, the show also had a fun twist as the entire series was told as flashbacks by a father telling the story of his younger days and what led him to eventually meet and fall in love with their mother.
While the premise meant that the story the older Ted Mosby was telling had to be an extremely long one, fans stayed hooked on the adventures of these friends, the charming love story, and the enticing mystery of who the mother would end up being. However, while the show did manage to keep its story going for 9 years and over 200 episodes, the ending to How I Met Your Mother was regarded by many fans as one of the worst in television history.
27 Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005)
9 Years (210 Episodes)
Everybody Loves Raymond follows the dysfunctional Barone family, an Italian-American family living in Long Island, New York. When Raymond's (Ray Romano) parents move in across the street from the home he shares with his wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), they find their lives invaded by his overbearing mother Marie (Doris Roberts) and his curmudgeonly father Frank (Peter Boyle). The Barone ensemble is joined by Ray's older brother Robert (Brad Garrett), who is deeply jealous of the love and attention that Ray receives from their parents.
Release Date September 13, 1996
Seasons 9
Showrunner Phil Rosenthal
The 1990s were an era of many comedians coming out of relative obscurity and finding mainstream success as the lead of their own sitcoms. Ray Romano was one such talent that took everyone by surprise and delivered a twist on the family sitcom that leaned into the dysfunctional aspects of a person's loved ones. In Everybody Loves Raymond, Romano stars as Ray Barone, a sports writer who lives with his wife and kids across the street from his parents, who have no concept of privacy.
While there is a lot of love between everyone, the show embraced the very relatable idea that space from family can be a good thing.
Along with Brad Garrett as Ray's jealous older brother, the ensemble made for a colorful cast of characters with hilariously flawed family members. While there is a lot of love between everyone, the show embraced the very relatable idea that space from family can be a good thing. The show ended after 9 seasons, but it remains one of the most rewatchable sitcoms of its era.
26 The Middle (2009-2018)
9 Years (215 Episodes)
The Middle is a family sitcom that follows the lives of the Heck family in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana. Patricia Heaton stars as Frankie Heck, a harried mother of three trying to balance work and family life with her husband Mike, played by Neil Flynn. The show highlights the everyday struggles and humorous moments of raising a family in middle America.
Cast Patricia Heaton , Neil Flynn , Charlie McDermott , Eden Sher , Atticus Shaffer , Beau Wirick , Brock Ciarlelli , Chris Kattan
Release Date September 30, 2009
Seasons 9
Creator(s) Eileen Heisler , DeAnn Heline
There are several long-running sitcoms that remained popular because of how they spoke to a certain demographic of the country that can be overlooked in the entertainment business. The Middle is a family sitcom focusing on the Hecks, a loving family living a lower-middle classic life which includes raising their three children of differing quirks, trying to make their money last as long as possible, and dealing with all the unexpected hurdles of life.
There is a refreshing relatability to seeing the Heck family deal with things that a lot of families are familiar with while always maintaining its light and hilarious tone. The Middle was one of those shows that was never discussed among the most popular on television, but managed to stick around and cement its legacy as one of the longest-running sitcoms of all time.
25 Family Matters (1989-1998)
9 Years (215 Episodes)
Family Matters is a classic sitcom that follows the Winslow family, a middle-class family living in Chicago that engages in several misadventures while sharing heartfelt experiences with one another. The show tackles several major real-world issues while keeping the core of the show light at heart, and also featured the breakout role of Jaleel White as the super nerd Steve Urkel.
Release Date September 22, 1989
Cast Reginald VelJohnson , Jaleel White , Jo Marie Payton , Darius McCrary , Kellie Shanygne Williams , Rosetta LeNoire , Shawn Harrison , Valerie Jones , Joseph Wright , Julius Wright , Bryton McClure
Seasons 9
Family Matters was seen as a major step forward in representation on American sitcoms with it dealing with a blue-collar African-American family in a show that premiered in primetime. However, while the sitcom began as a grounded look at the Winslow family, led by their lovable patriarch and proud police officer, Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson), it morphed into something wackier with sci-fi comedy elements after the character of Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) became a sensation.
While the show was actually a TV spinoff from Perfect Strangers, it solidified its own legacy on television with its memorable characters and ability to tackle subjects of racism and police corruption in a sitcom setting. The show ran for eight seasons as one of the most popular sitcoms on ABC, before switching over to CBS for its ninth and final season, with 215 episodes in total. Family Matters became the last live-action sitcom that debuted in the 1980s to leave the air.
24 The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004)
9 Seasons (233 Episodes)
The Drew Carey Show is a sitcom that follows the everyday life of its titular character, Drew Carey, a middle-aged office worker at a Cleveland department store. The show showcases his interactions with quirky friends and coworkers while dealing with various life and work-related challenges.
Character(s) Drew Carey , Oswald Lee Harvey , Mimi Bobeck Carey , Lewis Kiniski , Nigel Wick , Kate O'Brien , Steve Carey , Kellie Newmark
Release Date September 13, 1995
Seasons 9
Long before he was known as the newest host of The Price is Right, Drew Carey was a sitcom star in this quirky and fun 1990s gem. The Drew Carey Show focused on a fictionalized version of Drew Carey, an everyman employee at a 9-to-5 job who suffered through his job so that he could spend his time hanging out with his equally immature and good friends. He also had to contend with his bossy coworker Mimi, who eventually became his sister-in-law.
Certain episodes contained deliberate mistakes throughout to see if fans could pick up on them all
The show was filled with the typical kind of sitcom antics that viewers would expect, but it was also an imaginative show that would occasionally do something completely different. Certain episodes contained deliberate mistakes throughout to see if fans could pick up on them all, and others turned the sitcom into an improvised session of Carey's other show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Like many network shows, the popularity of The Drew Carey Show began to fade in the early 2000s and ended after nine seasons and 233 episodes.
23 The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
9 seasons (274 episodes)
The Beverly Hillbillies is a television sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1971. The show follows the Clampett family, who move from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills after striking oil on their land. The series stars Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett, Irene Ryan as Granny, Donna Douglas as Elly May, and Max Baer Jr. as Jethro. The comedic premise revolves around the family's adjustment to their new, wealthy lifestyle.
Release Date September 26, 1962
Cast Buddy Ebsen , Irene Ryan , Donna Douglas , Max Baer Jr. , Raymond Bailey , Nancy Kulp , Harriet MacGibbon
Seasons 9
The oldest sitcom on this list, The Beverly Hillbillies, comes from a different era of television but its legacy remains strong after all these decades. The show follows the Clampetts, a down-to-earth and simple family from the backwoods who strike oil on their property and find themselves suddenly among the rich society of Beverly Hills. The rags-to-riches story was filled with charm and humor, thanks largely to the endearing characters at the center of the story.
The fish-out-of-water comedy managed to earn big laughs for 9 seasons and 274 episodes. As a testament to the fewer options on television at the time, 16 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies still rank among the most watched episodes of television of all time (via Variety). The show earned seven Emmy nominations during its run and got a movie adaptation in 1993.
22 The Goldbergs (2003-2013)
10 seasons (229 episodes)
The Goldbergs is a sitcom created by Adam F. Goldberg based on his childhood experiences in the 1980s. With characters based on Goldberg's own relatives, the show follows the dynamic of the titular family including grouchy father Murray (Jeff Garlin), doting and overbearing mother Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey), overconfident brother Barry (Troy Gentile), and edgy sister Erica (Hayley Orrantia). The show focuses on comedically capturing the spirit of life in the '80s through nostalgia.
Release Date September 24, 2013
Seasons 10
While it had plenty of fans and earned a strong reception from critics, The Goldbergs was a quiet success on television. It was never flashy or talked about much outside of those who enjoyed it. However, over the course of 10 seasons and 229 episodes, The Goldbergs became one of the longest-running sitcoms of all time. The coming-of-age series comes from creator Adam F. Goldberg and focuses on a childhood version of himself growing up in the 1980s.
With Patton Oswalt narrating to give the show a feel of The Wonder Years, it is a charming, funny, and nostalgic series that fully embraces its love of the 1980s. Many of the episodes in the series are based on a specific aspect of 80s pop culture. Jeff Garlin was fired from the show as the family patriarch in the ninth season, but the show managed to go on for a final season without him, bringing the series to an end with the kind of simple charm that earned it a passionate following.
21 Roseanne (1988-1997;2018)
10 Years (231 Episodes)
Roseanne was a late 80s Sitcom created by Matt Williams and starring Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert. The show followed a character created by Roseanne Barr herself as she attempted to navigate her family life in a fictional town in Illinois.
Release Date October 18, 1988
Seasons 10
Roseanne had a massive impact on television sitcoms when it first aired in 1988. Though the era was beginning to see a lot of comedians getting their own shows, Roseanne Barr proved that this could be possible for female comedians as well. Barr's onstage persona was known for being vulgar and proud of her blue-collar upbringing. This attitude translated well into the sitcom Roseanne, which Barr starred in alongside John Goodman as a husband and wife struggling to raise their kids in a working-class household.
The show was quickly a big ratings hit, with it feeling like something new in the sitcom world. The people and lifestyles of the family were unglamorous but hilarious and honest. They would fight and face issues that real families faced, which made it a relatable depiction of the typical American family. The show ran for 9 seasons before ending in 1997. It returned in 2018 with the original case and continued to be a ratings hit. However, Barr was fired after one season of the revival, leading to it being reworked as a new show, The Conners.
20 Friends (1994-2004)
10 Years (236 Episodes)
Friends is the popular sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, released back in 1994 and ran for ten seasons. The show follows a group of six twentysomethings through their lives in New York City and their time spent between their two apartments and their local coffee shop. The show features the group navigating tricky relationships with one another and comical misadventures.
Release Date September 22, 1994
Seasons 10
The idea of a sitcom about a group of friends in their 20s and 30s hanging out in the big city and dealing with relatable struggles like love lives and work is standard in the genre now. However, while Friends might not have been the pioneer of the idea, it perfected it with a pitch-perfect ensemble of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe. Even years after its end, the show remains popular among fans, resulting in an emotional Friends reunion special on Max in 2021.
Over the show's 10 seasons, it became a pop culture sensation, picking up 62 Emmy nominations. The sitcom began in 1994 with a group of friends in their 20s trying to make it in New York City. Among failed relationships, complex love stories, comedy, and relatable moments, Friends easily became a sitcom for the masses. The show came to a close in 2004, ending with 10 seasons and 236 episodes.
19 Married... With Children (1987–1997)
10 Years (259 Episodes)
Release Date April 5, 1987
Seasons 11
While he is also beloved as the patriarch Jay Pritchett on Modern Family, Married... With Children marked Ed O'Neil's first legendary TV show role, which he played for a decade. The family sitcom centers on the Bundy family, which includes Al, his wife Peggy, and their two slacker children, Kelly and Bud. The show offered something new compared to sitcoms about wholesome families with the Bundys being dim-witted, vulgar, and destructive while the show itself was prone to more raunchy humor than was normally seen on network television.
The sitcom did not have much success in the way of awards, but it was always a huge hit, with high ratings up until the final season in 1996-1997.
When Married... with Children ended, it was Fox's longest-running sitcom of all time, at the time. It lasted 10 years, airing 11 seasons and 259 episodes. The sitcom did not have much success in the way of awards, but it was always a huge hit, with high ratings up until the final season in 1996-1997.
18 The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
10 Years (253 Episodes)
The Jeffersons is a comedy family series that follows George and Louise Jefferson, a couple who move to a luxury apartment in Manhattan after George’s dry-cleaning business becomes a big success. The Jeffersons wrestle with maintaining their traditional values while trying to adapt to their new financial status and way of life.
Cast Isabel Sanford , Sherman Hemsley , Roxie Roker , Franklin Cover , Marla Gibbs
Release Date January 18, 1975
Seasons 11
Showrunner Norman Lear
The Jeffersons came as the third of seven All In The Family spin-offs (after Maude and Good Times), but it was the most successful. The sitcom centered on George and Louise Jefferson, who move into a fancy high-rise on the East Side. It was also a ground-breaking sitcom with its depiction of the domestic life of a Black family in America. The show is the second-longest-running series with a predominately Black cast.
The sitcom began airing on CBS in 1975 and spent 10 years on the network. At its end, it aired 11 seasons and 253 episodes. Over that time it earned 14 Emmy Award nominations and won a handful of them. The show's lasting legacy was proven as it was included in the 2019 live television special Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
17 Cheers (1982–1993)
11 Years (275 Episodes)
One of the most well-known American sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s, Cheers is primarily set in Boston at the Cheers bar, and features and ensemble cast that includes Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Pearlman, Kelsey Grammer, and George Wendt. Danson's Sam Malone acts as the bar's proprietor, and episodes depict the lives of Cheers' staff and patrons during the bar's operating hours. The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.
Release Date September 30, 1982
Seasons 11
Cheers first premiered in 1982 and centered around the bartender and proprietor, Sam (Ted Danson), of a bar called Cheers as well as the various employees and patrons. For 11 years, fans got to see the quirky characters that came into his establishment, forming friendships, romances, and getting into a lot of misadventures. The iconic ensemble also made stars out of the likes of Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Woody Harrelson.
Though it was initially not a rating hit, Cheers gradually found viewers and grew to become the most-watched show on television during its time. The sitcom came to an end in 1993 and ended after 11 seasons. Across the 11 seasons, there were a total of 275 half-hour episodes filmed. It also won 27 Emmys in 103 nominations and was often praised for its clever writing and ability to handle so many characters in an effective way.
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16 Frasier (1993–2004)
11 Years (264 Episodes)
Fraiser is a comedy-drama sitcom that stars Kelsey Grammer as a psychiatrist who takes up the role of a radio show host in Seattle after his life in Boston is upheaved. A spin-off of the series Cheers, Fraiser follows the titular character adjusting to the single life while caring for his father (a retired police officer,) his brother, and other eccentric co-workers.
Release Date September 16, 1993
Seasons 11
Fans of Frasier have Cheers to thank for this hit sitcom.Frasier was a spin-off show based on a regular character from the 1983 sitcom. One of the many patrons who visited the bar was Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), a psychiatrist. In the original show, Frasier goes through a lot of love problems and ultimately gets divorced. The spin-off show picks up after the divorce as Frasier returns to his hometown in Seattle, Washington. He starts over as a bachelor, taking care of his father while hosting The Dr. Frasier Crane Show, a call-in psychiatry radio show.
Frasier stands as one of the few sitcom spinoffs that managed to succeed on its own and become a hit outside of its original series. The show ran for 264 episodes across 11 years, winning 27 Emmy Awards over that time, including winning the Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years.
15 M*A*S*H (1972 - 1983)
11 Years (256 Episodes)
M*A*S*H is a drama-comedy series set during the Korean War, centering on the lives of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of wartime medical service with humor and resilience.
Release Date September 17, 1972
Cast Alan Alda , Loretta Swit , William Christopher , Jamie Farr , Harry Morgan , Mike Farrell , Gary Burghoff , Larry Linville , David Ogden Stiers , Wayne Rogers , McLean Stevenson , Jeff Maxwell , Kellye Nakahara , Odessa Cleveland , Johnny Haymer , Patricia Stevens
Seasons 11
M*A*S*H was a sitcom that gained popularity as it combined the morbid reality of war and comedy. The comedy drama's name stood for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" and centered around the medical staff stationed in South Korea. The show was praised for pushing the sitcom genre into more serious territory while still being able to deliver laughs.
It's no surprise that the show was so popular that it stayed on the air for a total of 11 seasons and 256 episodes. The show remained a staple of television, even after it finished airing thanks to late-night reruns. It is famous for having lasted longer than the actual Korean War and there were so many cast changes over the years that only two actors appear in both the first and last episode of M*A*S*H. Its finale was the most-watched episode in TV history until a football game in 2010 beat the record.
14 Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020)
11 Years (246 Episodes)
Will and Grace is a groundbreaking Emmy-Award winning sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. The series features the friendship between gay lawyer Will Truman, played by Eric McCormack, and straight interior designer Grace Adler, played by Debra Messing. Sean Hayes played Jack McFarland, Will's gay best friend, while Megan Mullally played Karen Walker, Grace's socialite assistant. The show aired for eight seasons from 1998-2006 on NBC, and was rebooted by the network for three more seasons from 2017-2020. Will and Grace presented important personal, social, and political issues with heart and humor.
Release Date September 21, 1998
Cast Eric McCormack , Debra Messing
Seasons 11
Will & Grace was a popular sitcom in the late 90s to 2000s that first met its end in 2006, only having been on the air for eight seasons. The show remains iconic when it became the most prominent and most successful show to star a gay principal character. It follows the friendship between Will, a single gay man, and Grace, a single straight woman, who live together in New York City.
The show is seen as a ground-breaking sitcom for the representation of LGBTQ+ characters in mainstream television. Despite many believing the show ended for good in 2006, it was revived in 2017 by NBC. Will & Grace continued for another three seasons until it met its end in 2020, making a total of 11 years that the show was on television with 18 Emmy wins and 88 nominations over those years.
13 Modern Family (2009 - 2020)
11 Years (250 Episodes)
Modern Family is a comedy series that follows the unconventional Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker family as they redefine what makes a family in their modern age. Broken into sub-families, the three diverse groups shake up the nuclear formula with empty nesters, adopted children, gender neutrality, and more as they attempt to navigate the various pitfalls and comedic misadventures of their dysfunctional but warm-hearted family dynamic.
Release Date September 23, 2009
Seasons 11
Modern Family premiered in 2009 and centered around a modern-day family that had its share of issues and drama. Audiences got to see the comical yet resonating issues of three diverse families. The husband and wife trying to raise three kids, the same-sex couple adopting and becoming parents, and the grandfather marrying a younger woman. It made for a wonderful ensemble of colorful, eccentric, and lovable characters.
The show won the Emmy for Outstanding Series in its first five seasons.
After 11 years, the show came to an end in 2020 and closed the book on the family's life chapter. The show won the Emmy for Outstanding Series in its first five seasons. As a testament to its long-running legacy, the series showed so many milestones in the lives of the young characters on the show with Haley starting Modern Family as a high school student and ending as a married mother of two.
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12 Murphy Brown (1988–1998; 2018)
11 Years (260 Episodes)
Murphy Brown is a television sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1998, starring Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and anchor at the fictional news magazine FYI. The show explores her professional and personal life, highlighting her interactions with colleagues and various societal issues.
Cast Candice Bergen , Faith Ford , Robert Pastorelli , Joe Regalbuto
Release Date November 14, 1988
Seasons 11
Creator(s) Diane English
When Murphy Brown began airing in 1988 it was one of the most groundbreaking shows on the air in terms of female empowerment. The sitcom centers on Murphy Brown (Candance Bergen), an investigative journalist and news anchor, and her eclectic work family. The show continued to push the way female lead characters could be portrayed on television, with it courting controversy for the much-publicized storyline about Murphy becoming a single mother.
The comedy series originally ran from 1988 to 1998 before ending after 10 seasons and 247 episodes. When the revival/reboot boom began in the late 2010s, CBS revived the series for an 11th season. However, the revival was not well-received and struggled in the ratings despite the original series' lasting legacy. It added 13 more episodes to the run before being canceled. The show won 18 Emmy Awards, including twice for Outstanding Comedy Series.
11 Bob's Burgers (2011 - Present)
14+ Years (273+ Episodes)
Bob's Burgers is an Adult Animated Sitcom created by Loren Bouchard and starring H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, and Kristen Schaal. The series follows Bob Belcher and his family as they struggle to run their Burger restaurant in an unnamed sea-side town.
Release Date January 9, 2011
Cast H. Jon Benjamin , Dan Mintz , Eugene Mirman , Larry Murphy , John Roberts , Kristen Schaal
Seasons 15
Despite initially falling far behind fellow adult animated comedies like The Simpsons and Family Guys in the ratings, Bob's Burgers has become one of Fox's most successful and iconic animated sitcoms of the 2010s. The sitcom centers on the Belcher family who own a local burger joint they live above. The episodes follow the couple and their three kids as they navigate an ordinary life.
Having been renewed through its 15th season, it is likely Bob's Burgers will continue to rise on the list of longest-running sitcoms.
Since debuting in 2011, Bob's Burgers has aired for 14 seasons and counting, and even had a feature-length Bob's Burgers movie released in 2022. The show has several awards nominations, including Primetime Emmys, earning more acclaim than its longer-lived aforementioned animated competitors. With no sign of it ending any time soon, having been renewed through its 15th season, it is likely Bob's Burgers will continue to rise on the list of longest-running sitcoms.
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