<page_title> List of longest-running United States television series </page_title> <section_title> 40–49 years </section_title> <table> <cell> Saturday Night Live <col_header> Series </col_header> </cell> <cell> NBC <col_header> Network </col_header> </cell> <cell> 868 <col_header> Number of episodes </col_header> </cell> <cell> The longest-running sketch comedy show on American television, as well as the longest-running variety show in U.S. history. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Saturday Night Live has aired 868 episodes on NBC, making it one of the longest-running television programs in the United States.