Longest running football (soccer) television show

Longest running football (soccer) television show
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Who
Match of the Day
What
60:157 year(s):day(s)
Where
United Kingdom
When
26 January 2025

The longest-running football (soccer) television show is Match of the Day (BBC, UK), which had been running for 60 years 157 days as of 26 January 2025.

Initially intended as a one-off series, Match of the Day first aired on BBC Two on 22 August 1964, presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme. Over the years the show expanded to includes live broadcasts of domestic and international matches, as well as its Sunday highlights show, Match of the Day 2.