Accept it or not but the shows produced in the Hindi Television industry have been our biggest guilty pleasure for a very long time now. Be it a saas-bahu drama or a celebrity reality show, the television industry never fails to entertain the fans and audiences. With sweat, blood, and amazingly astonishing creative skills, the makers of these shows have managed to deliver new formats, stories, and drama that work together to keep their viewers entertained and glued to the TV. To appreciate the entertainment delivered by these serials, here is a list of the top 10 longest-running Indian Television shows that have been entertaining us for a very long time now.
1. CID: CID is one of the most iconic shows of the Indian TV industry. This show was so influential that in our childhood we used to think that we need to call CID in an emergency. The show made its debut in 1998 and ruled the industry for almost 21 years. CID has reached approximately 1,500 episodes.
2. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma: The show based on the stories of Taarak Mehta is the best gift of the Indian Tv industry for its audience. This TV serial began in 2009 and has since aired 3372 episodes.
3. Bigg Boss: Whenever the name of the world’s most popular reality show will be listed. The name of Bigg Boss will come on the top. Basically, it is the Indian version of Big Brother that never fails to deliver high voltage drama to its audience. Bigg Boss had its first season in 2006 and is currently airing the 13th season.
4. Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: The show that kick-started in 2009 has a different kind of craze among the audience. The craze of this show has managed to make it the 4th longest-running show in the history of the Indian TV industry. Since 2009, it has aired 3372 episodes.
5. Saath Nibhana Sathiya: A Rashmi Sharma Telefilms Limited venture, Saath Nibhana Saathiya is the fifth-longest TV show of Indian history. The plot of the serial is about how an ideal daughter-in-law Gopi Bahu wins the love of her life and her consequent life events.
6. Kaun Banega Crorepati: This iconic game show began back in 2000 and has since been hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, except for the third season which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.
7. Kyuki Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi: No doubt this show is the most loveable show of the Indian TV industry. It is often called the mother of Indian TV shows. The show has managed a total of 1833 episodes in its long journey of over 8 years.
8. Kahani Ghar Ghar ki: The list is back in the golden era with another legendary show from Balaji Telefilms. One half of the ‘K’ pair which dominated the Indian television completely and made Star Plus the top channel comes in at number 6 in our list with a total of 1661 episodes.
9. Crime Patrol: This show began back in 2003 and has had 5 seasons since then. It is the longest-running reality crime television series in India and an Indian household favorite.
10. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Last but not the least, the longest-running game show in Indian history, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa began back in 1995 and has been presented by many musicians over the years including Sonu Nigam (1995-2000), Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (2000-01), Shaan (2001-06), Aditya Narayan (2007-09, 2014-2019), Purab Kohli (2010), Manish Paul (2010, 2020) and Javed Ali (2012-2013).
