7. Saturday Night Live
If you thought The Simpsons would be the longest lasting show on this list, you’d be wrong, as that distinction goes to Saturday Night Live, the much-beloved and much-maligned sketch show that birthed the careers of dozens of comedians. Due to its live nature and topical approach, which doesn’t allow for too much planning ahead of time, almost no season of SNL is perfect, but every year produces a handful of unforgettable moments that make everything else seem more tolerable in retrospect.
