TV Shows That Have Reached The 100 Episode Mark

With so many shows available to the public at any moment, it's a surprise when they reach the milestone that is 100 episodes or more. 

Some like 'Riverdale' found success through gaining an audience based on the connection to the Archie Comics.

Four years following the debut in 2017, creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa remembered when he realised it was going to be a hit.

“One big moment happened after the season 1 premiered on The CW and then it all appeared on Netflix. Riverdale was one of the early shows from the CW that migrated over to Netflix and that’s when the show captured fan’s imaginations. I remember, we hadn’t yet gotten a pickup for season 2 and the show dropped on Netflix and the response was pretty robust. We didn’t really understand what has since become known as the Netflix Effect, so that’s a moment where it jumped from a quiet show on the CW into a slightly less quiet show.”

While the show prepared for the 100th episode, he noted he never intended to create a hit show. "At best I thought, ‘This could be a culty kind of show,’ but I wasn’t thinking this will be a 100-episode, multi-season show.”

Even though it found stride through surprising fans, he revealed some viewers originally had trouble believing the characters were still teenagers.

“We talked about, early on, how much of high school life do we want to depict. At the time, high school shows had fallen out of favor a little bit. I remember, I think it was in that third episode, there was a storyline where Archie was grounded. The response was like, ‘We’re not really telling a story about Archie being grounded are we?’ We were like, ‘Yeah, that’s what happens to teens.' There was stuff like that. I will say though, by and large, people supported what the show was and how strange it was.”

'The 100' was another show on the CW that found success reaching the 100 episode mark, running from 2014 to 2020, honouring the milestone by having that be the final episode.

Creator Jason Rothenberg revealed his original idea for the ending didn't waver after the run on air.

“What I would say is that tonally and emotionally, the ending is close to what I thought it might be. There were a couple of competing ideas that had various shades of darkness in them, but this is the one that we were aiming for, emotionally, all along, or at least I was. But truthfully, when we started, we didn’t know that we were gonna have a series, let alone seven seasons of one. Things evolve. Every season, we like to mix it up, so every season was a new adventure. Some of those seasons had to end without us knowing if there was gonna be more, so [the writers] needed to thread the needle of doing both a potential series ending and a season ending, all in one.”

The finale of season 7 saw humanity cease to exist, while the main characters chose to return from an unexplained alien afterlife, to live their final days on Earth. It was a controversial choice, but Jason said he approaches storytelling by not worrying about how an audience may react.

“First of all, the whole show is written, season after season, long before it airs, so there’s nothing we could do once people start reacting to episodes as they air, certainly within a season. Between seasons, obviously, we have time to kind of take stock and look at how the season was received, but the truth is, I try not to let fan reaction, either good or bad, dictate what we’re gonna do.”

“The show obviously is hard to watch sometimes. It’s not designed to be a pleasant, enjoyable, happy ride. If you can’t sign up for a ride like that, knowing that you’re going to lose characters that you love, for instance, then you shouldn’t. Don’t watch the show if you cannot handle losing characters that you love.”

Keep scrolling to see more shows that reached the 100 episode milestone:

The Good Doctor

Years on Air: 2017 - present

Episode Count: 100+ episodes

The 100

Years on Air: 2014 - 2020

Episode Count: 100 episodes

Jane The Virgin

Years on Air: 2014 - 2019

Episode Count: 100 episodes

Teen Wolf

Years on Air: 2011 - 2017

Episode Count: 100 episodes

This Is Us

Years on Air: 2016 - 2022

Episode Count: 100+ episodes

Riverdale

Years on Air: 2017 - present

Episode Count: 100+ episodes

The Fosters

Years on Air: 2013 - 2018

Episode Count: 104 episodes

Rizzoli & Isles

Years on Air: 2010 - 2016

Episode Count: 105 episodes

Ghost Whisperer

Years on Air: 2005 - 2010

Episode Count: 107 episodes

Community

Years on Air: 2009 - 2014

Episode Count: 110 episodes

Ally McBeal

Years on Air: 1997 - 2002

Episode Count: 112 episodes

Psych

Years on Air: 2006 - 2014

Episode Count: 120 episodes

Gossip Girl

Years on Air: 2007 - 2012

Episode Count: 121 episodes

Glee

Years on Air: 2009 - 2015

Episode Count: 121 episodes

Nashville

Years on Air: 2012 - 2018

Episode Count: 124 episodes

Monk

Years on Air: 2002 - 2009

Episode Count: 125 episodes

Supergirl

Years on Air: 2015 - 2021

Episode Count: 126 episodes

Parks and Recreation

Years on Air: 2009 - 2015

Episode Count: 126 episodes

Young Sheldon

Years on Air: 2017 - present

Episode Count: 127+ episodes

Moesha

Years on Air: 1996 - 2001

Episode Count: 127 episodes

Dawson's Creek

Years on Air: 1998 - 2003

Episode Count: 128 episodes

Becker

Years on Air: 1998 - 2004

Episode Count: 129 episodes

30 Rock

Years on Air: 2006 - 2013

Episode Count: 138 episodes

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Years on Air: 1997 - 2003

Episode Count: 144 episodes

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Years on Air: 1990 - 1996

Episode Count: 148 episodes

Gilmore Girls

Years on Air: 2000 - 2007

Episode Count: 153 episodes 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Years on Air: 2013 - 2021

Episode Count: 153 episodes

The West Wing

Years on Air: 1999 - 2006

Episode Count: 154 episodes

Once Upon A Time

Years on Air: 2011 - 2018

Episode Count: 155 episodes

Cold Case

Years on Air: 2003 - 2010

Episode Count: 156 episodes

The Twilight Zone

Years on Air: 1959 - 1964

Episode Count: 156 episodes

Pretty Little Liars

Years on Air: 2010 - 2017

Episode Count: 160 episodes

Black-ish

Years on Air: 2014 - 2022

Episode Count: 162 episodes

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Years on Air: 1996 - 2003

Episode Count: 163 episodes

The Vampire Diaries

Years on Air: 2009 - 2017

Episode Count: 171 episodes

House

Years on Air: 2004 - 2012

Episode Count: 177 episodes

The Walking Dead

Years on Air: 2010 - 2022

Episode Count: 177 episodes

Charmed

Years on Air: 1998 - 2006

Episode Count: 178 episodes

Star Trek: Next Generation

Years on Air: 1987 - 1994

Episode Count: 178 episodes

Desperate Housewives

Years on Air: 2004 - 2012

Episode Count: 180 episodes

The Golden Girls

Years on Air: 1985 - 1992

Episode Count: 180 episodes

Seinfeld

Years on Air: 1989 - 1998

Episode Count: 180 episodes

Scrubs

Years on Air: 2001 - 2010

Episode Count: 181 episodes

The Flash

Years on Air: 2014 - 2023

Episode Count: 184 episodes

One Tree Hill

Years on Air: 2003 - 2012

Episode Count: 187 episodes

Full House

Years on Air: 1987 - 1995

Episode Count: 192 episodes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Years on Air: 2001 - 2011

Episode Count: 195 episodes

The Office

Years on Air: 2005 - 2013

Episode Count: 201 episodes

24

Years on Air: 2001 - 2010

Episode Count: 205 episodes 

How I Met Your Mother

Years on Air: 2005 - 2014

Episode Count: 208 episodes  

The Middle

Years on Air: 2009 - 2018

Episode Count: 215 episodes

Family Matters

Years on Air: 1989 - 1997

Episode Count: 215 episodes

Smallville

Years on Air: 2001 - 2011

Episode Count: 217 episodes 

Melrose Place

Years on Air: 1992 - 1999

Episode Count: 227 episodes

Friends

Years on Air: 1994 - 2004

Episode Count: 236 episodes

Hawaii Five-O

Years on Air: 1968 - 1980

Episode Count: 240 episodes

Will & Grace

Years on Air: 1998 - 2020

Episode Count: 246 episodes

Bones

Years on Air: 2005 - 2017

Episode Count: 246 episodes

Modern Family

Years on Air: 2009 - 2020

Episode Count: 250 episodes

Blue Bloods

Years on Air: 2010 – Present

Episode Count: 250+ episodes

Happy Days

Years on Air: 1974 - 1984

Episode Count: 255 episodes

M*A*S*H

Years on Air: 1972 - 1983

Episode Count: 255 episodes

NYPD Blue

Years on Air: 1993 - 2005

Episode Count: 261 episodes

Frasier

Years on Air: 1993 - 2004

Episode Count: 264 episodes

Cheers

Years on Air: 1982 - 1993

Episode Count: 275 episodes

The Big Bang Theory

Years on Air: 2007 - 2019

Episode Count: 279 episodes

Beverly Hills, 90210

Years on Air: 1990 - 2000

Episode Count: 293 episodes

General Electric Theatre

Years on Air: 1953 - 1962

Episode Count: 302 episodes

Hell's Kitchen

Years on Air: 2005 - present

Episode Count: 304+ episodes

Criminal Minds

Years on Air: 2005 - 2020

Episode Count: 324 episodes

Supernatural

Years on Air: 2005 - 2020

Episode Count: 327 episodes

ER

Years on Air: 1994 - 2009

Episode Count: 331 episodes

Lux Video Theatre

Years on Air: 1950 - 1957

Episode Count: 336 episodes 

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Years on Air: 2000 - 2015

Episode Count: 337 episodes

The Danny Thomas Show

Years on Air: 1953 - 1964

Episode Count: 343 episodes

Knots Landing

Years on Air: 1979 - 1993

Episode Count: 344 episodes

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Years on Air: 1951 - 1959

Episode Count: 347 episodes

The Big Story

Years on Air: 1949 - 1959

Episode Count: 349 episodes

Dallas

Years on Air: 1978 - 1991

Episode Count: 357 episodes

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Years on Air: 1950 - 1963

Episode Count: 370 episodes

My Three Sons

Years on Air: 1960 - 1972

Episode Count: 380 episodes

Grey’s Anatomy

Years on Air: 2005 - present

Episode Count: 387+ episodes

Bonanza

Years on Air: 1959 - 1973

Episode Count: 431 episodes

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Years on Air: 1952 - 1966

Episode Count: 435 episodes

NCIS

Years on Air: 2003 - present

Episode Count: 446+ episodes

Law & Order

Years on Air: 1990 - 2010

Episode Count: 488 episodes

Kraft Television Theatre

Years on Air: 1947 - 1958

Episode Count: 525 episodes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Years on Air: 1999 - present

Episode Count: 538 episodes

Lassie

Years on Air: 1954 - 1971

Episode Count: 591 episodes

Gunsmoke

Years on Air: 1955 - 1975

Episode Count: 635 episodes

The Simpsons

Years on Air: 1989 - present

Episode Count: 740 episodes

Home and Away

Years on Air: 1988 - present

Episode Count: 8,112+ episodes

Neighbours

Years on Air: 1985 - 2022

Episode Count: 8,903 episodes

Days of Our Lives

Years on Air: 1965 - present

Episode Count: 14,680+ episodes

General Hospital

Years on Air: 1963 - present

Episode Count: 15,000+ episodes