Each Season

Note: This is only PRIME TIME. The Tonight Show won't be on the list. 60 Minutes hold the record for being the leader of the pack with most seasons from 1988–present. There is no stopping the stopwatch. Each Season – Longest Running Series 1950 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports, Kraft Television Theatre & Small Fry Club – 5 1951 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 6 1952 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 7 1953 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 8 1954 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 9 1955 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 10 1956 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 11 1957 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports & Kraft Television Theatre – 12 1958 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 13 1959 – Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 14 1960 – Ed Sullivan – 14 1961 – Ed Sullivan – 15 1962 – Ed Sullivan – 16 1963 – Ed Sullivan – 17 1964 – Ed Sullivan – 18 1965 – Ed Sullivan – 19 1966 – Ed Sullivan – 20 1967 – Ed Sullivan – 21 1968 – Ed Sullivan – 22 1969 – Ed Sullivan – 23 1970 – Ed Sullivan – 24 1971 – Death Valley Days – 20 1972 – Death Valley Days – 21 1973 – Death Valley Days – 22 1974 – Death Valley Days – 23 1975 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 22 1976 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 23 1977 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 24 1978 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 25 1979 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 26 1980 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 27 1981 – Walt Disney & The Lawrence Welk Show – 28 1982 – Walt Disney – 29 1983 – The David Susskind Show – 23 1984 – The David Susskind Show – 24 1985 – The David Susskind Show – 25 1986 – The David Susskind Show – 26 1987 – Wild Kingdom – 21 1988 – 60 Minutes – 21 1989 – 60 Minutes – 22 1990 – 60 Minutes – 23 1991 – 60 Minutes – 24 1992 – 60 Minutes – 25 1993 – 60 Minutes – 26 1994 – 60 Minutes – 27 1995 – 60 Minutes – 28 1996 – 60 Minutes – 29 1997 – 60 Minutes – 30 1998 – 60 Minutes – 31 1999 – 60 Minutes – 32 2000 – 60 Minutes – 33 2001 – 60 Minutes – 34 2002 – 60 Minutes – 35 2003 – 60 Minutes – 36 2004 – 60 Minutes – 37 2005 – 60 Minutes – 38 2006 – 60 Minutes – 39