What are the most episode-generated TV series in the world? Which TV series has aired the longest? This article takes stock of the world's top ten super-long TV series, of which the American TV series "Guiding Light" has been broadcast for 72 years, with a total of 18262 episodes, and guinness records that it is the longest TV series in the world.
1. Guiding Light (18262 episodes)
The Guiding Light was called "The Guiding Light" or GL for short before 1975, and was written by soap opera writer Irna Phillips. Originally first broadcast by ABS on January 25, 1937, it moved to CBS television on June 30, 1952, and due to declining ratings, The Guiding Light aired its last episode in September 2009, totaling 18,262 episodes, starting with a radio drama and having been broadcast for 72 years. Guinness Records calls it the longest TV series in the world.
2. Coronation Street (more than 5,000 episodes)
Coronation Street is a 1960 television series directed by Mervyn Cumming and Piotr Szkopiak and starring Anne Kirkbride and William Roache. The series mainly depicts the joys and sorrows of working-class life - in bars, grocery stores and homes, the intrigue and sincere interaction between neighbors, the deceit and heart-to-heart of couples, the conflict between parents and children, the challenges of friendship and the blandness of daily life. So far, it has aired more than 5,000 episodes and appeared on tv channels in English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and some continental countries.
3. Foreign daughter-in-law local lang (more than 3100 episodes)
"Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang" is a Guangdong sitcom produced by Guangdong Radio and Television, directed by Lu Xiaoguang, Wang Gang, Liu Weiping, Yang Jianian and Wang Shengqi, and co-starring Gong Jintang, Huang Jinsheng, Su Zhidan, Ding Ling, Guo Chang, Zhou Xiaobin, Hu Yanfen, Li Junyi, Peng Xinzhi, Liu Tao, Qian Ying, Xu Ruoqi, Hao Lianlu and other co-stars. The drama is the TV series sitcom with the longest broadcast time, the largest number of episodes, the highest ratings, the widest influence and the best economic benefits of the same type of program in the same period in the history of Chinese television. The series premiered on Pearl River Channel since November 4, 2000.
4. Bird Laibo and Aunt Thirteen (Episode 2708)
"Bird Laibo and Thirteen Aunts" is a famous seven-o'clock TV series in Taiwan, directed by Peng Zhangcan and produced by Huang Qiongxue. The film tells the story of Bird Laibo and the thirteen aunts grocery store opposite the hypermarket, the big boss of Bird Lai Bo, and wu Min, Changqing, Chen Andy, Tang Meiyun, Deng Ting, Yang Lie, Peng Chacha, Pan Lili, Chen Jianlong, Wang Caihua, Liang Xinru, Xue Zhizheng and other starring.
5. Relatives don't care (2248 episodes)
"Relatives Don't Care" is a famous TV series in Taiwan, produced by Quan Yi, directed by Wang Wei and produced by Lu Yebin. It has set an impressive result of the second largest number of episodes broadcast in Taiwan and has become a popular program in the eight-o'clock program of Minshi. Adapted from Liao Fengde's original novel "Family Next Door", the series began broadcasting on December 15, 1999 and ceased on May 12, 2006, during which a total of 2248 episodes were broadcast.
6. Seventy-two tenants (more than 1400 episodes)
"Seventy-Two Tenants" is a large-scale Cantonese sitcom in Guangdong produced by Guangdong Zhuying Film and Television Production Co., Ltd., directed by Guo Wuming, Lin Shujin, Cai Shengjie and Lin Xingyun, and co-starring Huang Weixiang, Peng Chiquan, Wang Lili, Rong Hui, Lin Xingyun, Lu Jiaquan, Pan Jie, Feng Gangyi, Li Fugui, Wu Jiahui, Dong Tong, He Zhifeng, Zheng Judan, Lu Niu, Zheng Zhuling, Liu Khan, Lao Jintao and so on. The drama tells the story of 72 tenants living in Xiguan Taiping Street, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in the 1940s, and the story mainly describes the contest between landlords and tenants, as well as the bittersweet and bittersweet life of neighbors. At present, more than 1,400 episodes have been broadcast, which are currently being broadcast and are constantly being updated.
7. Hong Kong Bayi (1321 episodes)
The Hong Kong Bayi series is a classic situation comedy broadcast by TVB Hong Kong from 1981 to 1986. First broadcast in 1981, the series was composed of "Hong Kong 81", "Hong Kong 82", "Hong Kong 83", "Hong Kong 84", "Hong Kong 85", "Hong Kong 86", a total of 1321 episodes were filmed, which is the largest number of episodes in Hong Kong at present, and the record has not been broken. The theme of the script is more reference to the new things that happen in the current news, and this is also a great challenge to the skills of the screenwriter.
8. True Feelings (1128 episodes)
True Feelings is a Hong Kong television series produced by Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Corporation Limited from 1995 to 1999, produced by Xu Yu'an and written by Chen Baohua and Lam Shaozhi. The main actors of the play are Li Siqi, Liu Dan, Xue Jiayan and Zeng Jiang. The drama tells the story of a family of three generations together, from which a series of stories of persistence, forgiveness, mutual love and sacrifice between people have developed, which is sincere and touching.
9. Pastoral Diary (1088 episodes)
"Pastoral Diary" is a rural TV drama broadcast by MBC Television from October 21, 1980 to December 29, 2002, and is the longest-lived TV drama in the history of Korean television drama, with a total of 1088 episodes. Initially broadcast in black and white, then in color, the time span of Pastoral Diary can be seen. Since its launch on MBC television in October 1980, the show has set various records in the history of Korean television dramas, changing the broadcast time nine times, and a total of 13 writers and 12 directors have participated in the production of the show.
10. Love Home (Episode 995)
"Love Homecoming", a fashion situation comedy of Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, produced by the Television Department of Radio Television Hong Kong, starring Liu Dan, Guo Shaoyun, Xu Rong, Lin Yiyi, Li Nuoyi, Luo Tianyu and Jiang Jiamin, and supervising producer Xu Yu'an. The series aired on May 14, 2012, with a total of 995 episodes and 22 minutes each.
11. Old Lady Uncle (Episode 901)
"Old Lady Uncle" is a Haipai sitcom invested and filmed by SMG (the predecessor of Oriental Television), directed by Tu Yaolin, starring Li Jiusong, Mao Mengda and others, from its premiere in September 1995 to the last episode in December 2007, a total of 12 years, focusing on the daily life of ordinary people in Shanghai, and has been widely praised. Therefore, it is also known as the classic of "Haipai" indoor sitcom, and has been greatly welcomed in Wu-speaking areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang.
12. Unforgettable (807 episodes)
Unforgettable is a fashion merchant war drama produced by Taiwan's Folk Television Company, directed by Wang Wei, written by Chu Guo, Huang Yuqin, Zhao Qijun and Lin Zhenhao, and starring Wang Zhixian, Zhang Fengshu, Li Liren, Yang Baowei, Han Yu, Liu Zhihan, Jiang Zuping, Li Xingwen, Xie Jinyan, Xie Chengjun, Li Zhengying and Ding Liqi. The drama tells the truth, goodness and ugliness of people's human nature, family affection, friendship, love and human nature in the competition of shopping malls, and has premiered on Mintv in 2004 and on CCTV8 since 2007.
Article source: Daily Ranking Network