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 2 February 2022.

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
61	61	Four Corners	19 August 1961 – present	ABC TV		^[1]
57	57	Play School	18 July 1966 – 2014	ABC TV	4516 (approx)	^[2]
57	57	Play School	2015–present	ABC Kids	4516 (approx)	^[2]
54	54	Behind the News	1968–2003	ABC TV		^[3]	Also known by the abbreviation "BtN"
			15 February 2005 – 2014	ABC TV
			2014–present	ABC Me
51	51	Mass for You at Home	August 1971 – 2012	Network 10		^[4]
51	51	Mass for You at Home	2013–present	10 Peach		^[4]
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
43	43	A Current Affair	18 January 1988 – present	Nine Network
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	9,015	^[9]	Australia's longest running 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]
36	36	Home and Away	17 January 1988 – present	Seven Network	8,000	^[16]
34	34	Compass	1988–present	ABC TV
33	33	Media Watch	8 May 1989 – 6 November 2000	ABC TV
33	33	Media Watch	8 April 2002 – present	ABC TV
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]
29	29	Lateline	2015 – 7 December 2017	ABC News		^[20]
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)
28	28	Wheel of Fortune	2008	Nine Network	5628	^[22]
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
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