From soap operas and variety shows to titans of adult animation, these are the longest-running scripted series in TV history.

The soap opera was set in the St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco, where the posh Victoria ran the establishment with the help of Peter McDermott, the general manager. The series was known for its ...

Laden with glamour and loaded with jaw-dropping plot twists, soap operas have entertained audiences for decades, going all the way back to the heyday of radio. While some of them might have been short ...