There have been a handful of shows that have slowly become household favorites after airing season after season. Even with their loyal followers, some viewers tend to forget that these beloved shows are still generating new episodes. To make it even better, 10 of these binge-worthy shows are available on Netflix.
Here are the 16 longest-running scripted U.S. Primetime TV shows.
1. The Simpsons
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2. South Park
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3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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4. Family Guy
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5. NCIS
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6. Grey's Anatomy
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7. Criminal Minds
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8. Supernatural
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F09%2F25%2F636104345354742230-16187212_giphy.gif&ho=https%3A%2F%2Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net&s=567&h=277f09e78d01e07667a57c8fcbc2982caf4f3ff26067c5884f5a1518f86028e9&size=980x&c=2871091538 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252Ffiles%252F2016%252F09%252F25%252F636104345354742230-16187212_giphy.gif%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net%26s%3D567%26h%3D277f09e78d01e07667a57c8fcbc2982caf4f3ff26067c5884f5a1518f86028e9%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2871091538%22%7D" expand=1]Supernatural has aired 11 seasons since 2005 with a new season starting next month. (Available on Netflix)
9. Bones
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10. American Dad!
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11. Squidbillies
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12. The Big Bang Theory
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13. NCIS: Los Angeles
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14. The Middle
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15. Modern Family
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16. The Vampire Diaries
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F09%2F25%2F636104363060577887-1870586095_giphy.gif&ho=https%3A%2F%2Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net&s=986&h=b442d89391116f854eb2d67f9c4b1a7b48dd7e10901c8bf54c19b6edc5264c95&size=980x&c=4238187347 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252Ffiles%252F2016%252F09%252F25%252F636104363060577887-1870586095_giphy.gif%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net%26s%3D986%26h%3Db442d89391116f854eb2d67f9c4b1a7b48dd7e10901c8bf54c19b6edc5264c95%26size%3D980x%26c%3D4238187347%22%7D" expand=1]"The Vampire Diaries" made its start in 2009 and plans to air its eighth and final season next month. (Available on Netflix)
