What about
Guiding Light(57 years)
As the world turns(54 yrs)
General Hospital (49 years)
Days of our Lives (47 years). T

These are all scripted television shows and the last two listed are still on the air. Just because they air in the daytime, doesn’t make them any less relevant when talking about long-running scripted television series. It is obvious the author of this segment made the mistake of not considering these shows as valid.