Best TV Series of the 1940s
159 series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity
Pantomime Quiz
113 224 1947–present
Game-Show
Fireside Theatre
112 273 1949–1955
Drama
Actor's Studio
99 65 1948–1950
Drama
Martin Kane, Private Eye
90 247 1949–1954
Crime · Drama
The Adventures of Pow Wow
86 11 1949–present
Adventure · Animation · Short
Time for Beany
83 40 1949–1954
Family
Family Theatre
77 13 1949–1958
Drama
Cavalcade of Stars
77 163 1949–1952
Comedy · Family · Music
The Ford Theatre Hour
76 51 1948–1953
Drama
Crusade in Europe
74 26 1949–1949
Documentary · News · War
The Buster Keaton Show
74 12 1949–present
Comedy
The Ed Wynn Show
72 39 1949–1950
Comedy · Music
The German Weekly Review
70 8 1940–1945
Documentary · News
The Clock
69 92 1949–1952
Drama · Mystery
The Big Story
66 325 1949–1959
Drama
Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour
63 110 1948–1970
Comedy · Family · Music
Mary Kay and Johnny
62 302 1947–1950
Comedy
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
56 83 1948–1950
Drama
Little Audrey
56 4 1947–1958
Animation · Family
The Ruggles
53 137 1949–1952
Comedy · Family
Herman and Katnip
51 33 1944–1959
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
The Aldrich Family
50 21 1949–1953
Comedy · Family
The Morey Amsterdam Show
47 84 1948–1950
Comedy · Family · Music
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
46 168 1949–1959
Music