<P> The special aired at 10: 00 pm and was viewed by 8.9 million people, giving it a 6 rating and a 10 share . Considering the cover story for this special issue of TV Guide, it was the only one of the six to be presented on television . </P> <P> The earliest aired show appearing on the list is The Ed Sullivan Show, which first aired in 1948 . The most recently premiered show is The Sopranos, which first aired in 1999 . The show with the shortest run is An American Family, which aired only twelve episodes and two subsequent special episodes . The longest - running show on the list is The Today Show, which has aired since 1952 . 41 of the shows are prime time, five are daytime and four are late - night . NBC has the most shows on the list with 17, counting the final season of Taxi, otherwise it ties with CBS at 16 . ABC has eight, Fox, HBO and PBS each have two and The WB and UPN have a shared entry, Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Three are syndicated . </P> <Ol> <Li> Seinfeld (NBC, 1989 - 1998) </Li> <Li> I Love Lucy (CBS, October 15, 1951--May 6, 1957) </Li> <Li> The Honeymooners (CBS, October 1, 1955--September 22, 1956) </Li> <Li> All in the Family (CBS, January 12, 1971--April 8, 1979) </Li> <Li> The Sopranos (HBO, January 10, 1999--June 10, 2007) </Li> <Li> 60 Minutes (CBS, September 24, 1968--present) </Li> <Li> Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, August 30, 1993--May 20, 2015) </Li> <Li> The Simpsons (Fox, December 17, 1989--present) </Li> <Li> The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, October 3, 1960--April 1, 1968) </Li> <Li> Saturday Night Live (NBC, October 11, 1975--present) </Li> </Ol> <Li> Seinfeld (NBC, 1989 - 1998) </Li>

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