10. Castle –168 episodes and 8 seasons since 2009. (Photo: Instagram, @abccastle)
9. The Big Bang Theory – 203 episodes and 9 seasons since 2007. (Photo: Instagram, @bigbangtheory_cbs)
8. Bones – 222 episodes and 11 seasons since 2005. (Photo: Instagram, @bonesonfox)
7. Supernatural – 236 episodes and 11 seasons since 2005. (Photo: Instagram, @cw_supernatural)
6. Criminal Minds – 252 episodes and 11 seasons since 2005. (Photo: Instagram, @crimmindscbs)
5. Grey’s Anatomy – 262 episodes and 12 seasons since 2005. (Photo: Instagram, @greysabc)
4. NCIS – 302 episodes and 13 seasons since 2003. (Photo: Instagram, @ncis_cbs)
3. Family Guy – 263 episodes and 14 seasons since 1999. (Photo: Instagram, @family.guy.comedy)
2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – 385 episodes and 17 seasons since 1999. (Photo: Instagram, @svucentral)
1. The Simpsons – 592 episodes and 27 seasons since 1989. (Photo: Instagram, @simpsonscentral)
Were you able to predict every zombie around every corner on this week’s episode of your favorite TV show? Perhaps you saw the latest obvious political betrayal on your other favorite, but they all mean the same thing: narrative exhaustion. Some shows get canceled because of it, but these 10 long-running shows have all survived the story plateau.
