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Best TV Series of the 1930s

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

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34 series

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

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

Wimbledon

★ 7.9
241 506 1937–present
Sport

Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad

★ 7.7
54 1936–present
Sport

The Ashes

★ 7.7
52 748 1930–present
Sport

The Television Ghost

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

1930 FIFA World Cup

★ 5.7
32 18 1930–1930
Sport

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

★ 5.1
19 20 1936–1938

Major League Baseball on NBC

★ 6.2
18 40 1939–2026
Sport

Olympic Games

★ 4.6
15 1936–present
Sport

1934 FIFA World Cup

★ 6.3
13 17 1934–1934
Sport

Flip the Frog

★ 4.5
13 39 1931–1947
Animation

BBC Weather

★ 5.1
13 34 1936–present
News

Piano Lessons

★ 6.1
12 3 1931–1932
Music

Zorro Rides Again

★ 3.5
11 12 1937–2024
Action · Drama · Western

1938 FIFA World Cup

★ 6.2
11 18 1938–1938
Sport

Variety

★ 4.3
11 111 1936–present
Comedy · Music

Cabaret

★ 4.2
11 133 1936–present
Comedy · Music

BBC Sport: Boxing

★ 5.0
10 11 1936–present
Sport

Hints for Swimmers

★ 2.6
10 6 1931–present
Talk-Show

Television Today

★ 2.8
9 4 1931–present
Talk-Show

Damon's Christmas Workshop

★ 2.6
9 4 1930–present
Animation
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