The most common process leading to language death is one in which a community of speakers of one language becomes bilingual with another language, and gradually shifts allegiance to the second language until they cease to use their original, heritage language.
Simpsons is the longest-running PRIME TIME show of all time; the editors need to make that distinction. And by the way, episode count isnât always the same as âlongest runningâ â South Park has been on the air almost two years longer than SVU even if it has less episodes.
First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the longest-running reality series in history, credited with launching the modern reality TV genre.