Is The Simpsons the longest running TV series?
Short answer: no. Longer answer: The Simpsons has been on for twenty years (technically, twenty-three if you include their Tracey Ullman days). The longest running TV series of all-time is “Meet the Press” which has been running since 1947. In fact, the Simpsons isn’t even close to being the longest-running show, although it is one of the longest running primetime shows, and the longest running primetime cartoon. Here’s a list of the longest running U. S.