All over the Earth, just a few miles below our feet, the powerful tectonic forces that create and destroy the Earth's crust are at work 24 hours a day. We're usually unaware of them until a violent earthquake, volcanic eruption, or tsunami threatens lives and property, but this cycle is essential to all life.
The Real World (1992 â now) is the longest running reality show, and it is also the longest running show on MTV. Many people credit or blame it for the modern reality show. Murder, She Wrote (1984 â 1996) is the longest-lived mystery program.
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.