Best TV Series of the 1930s

29 series that started in the 1930s, ranked by popularity

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

★ 6.9
1K 15 1938–present
Action · Adventure · Family

Wimbledon

★ 7.9
234 506 1937–present
Sport

The Ashes

★ 7.7
52 748 1930–present
Sport

The Television Ghost

★ 6.5
44 2 1931–1933
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Trooping the Colour

★ 5.5
23 6 1939–present
Documentary

The Boat Race

★ 4.6
21 9 1938–present
Sport

Telecrime

★ 6.0
19 17 1938–present
Crime · Drama

Theatre Parade

★ 5.0
18 20 1936–1938

Major League Baseball on NBC

★ 5.8
17 40 1939–2026
Sport

Olympic Games

★ 4.6
15 1936–present
Sport

BBC Weather

★ 5.1
13 34 1936–present
News

Piano Lessons

★ 6.1
12 3 1931–1932
Music

Flip the Frog

★ 4.9
11 39 1931–1947
Animation

Variety

★ 4.0
10 111 1936–present
Comedy · Music

Cabaret

★ 3.8
10 133 1936–present
Comedy · Music

Hints for Swimmers

★ 2.6
10 6 1931–present
Talk-Show

Television Today

★ 2.8
9 4 1931–present
Talk-Show

Zorro Rides Again

★ 3.7
9 12 1937–2024
Action · Drama · Western

Damon's Christmas Workshop

★ 2.9
8 4 1930–present
Animation

Exhibition Boxing Bouts

★ 3.2
8 1931–1932
Sport

Artists and Their Work

★ 5.0
8 12 1937–1938
Documentary

Alice Remsen

★ 3.8
8 1931–present
Music

Helen Haynes

★ 5.4
7 1931–1932
Music

Harriet Lee

★ 3.6
7 1931–present
Music