What is the world's longest running TV show

By Anna Tobin

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Ever wondered what is the world's longest running TV show

Well, it is an American show produced by NBC. The first episode of Meet the Press went out on 6 November 1947. The show went weekly a year later and has been running ever since. Over 2,600 episodes have been screened to date.

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The BBC's Blue Peter takes this record. It first went out on 16 October 1958 as a weekly show. It has been going out three times a week from 1995. The longest serving presenter during this time was John Noakes, who was on the show from 1965 to 1978.

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What is the longest-running drama

ITV's Coronation Street is the longest-running drama. It has run twice a week from December 1960 to 1989 and it now goes out�four times a week.

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What is the most syndicated TV game show

Wheel of Fortune wins this� prize. It has been sold to 54 countries and is seen by 100 million viewers a week. It was first shown in America in January 1975.

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Which actor has spent the longest time in one TV role

Coronation Street's William Roache has been playing Ken Barlow without a break since the show started in 1960.

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What is the biggest audience for a TV series

Baywatch�is the world's most popular TV series. It has an estimated weekly audience of 1.1 billion in 142 countries.

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