Best TV Series of the 1940s
163 series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity
The Front Page
21 18 1949–1950
Comedy · Drama
Armchair Detective
20 2 1949–1949
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Blind Date
20 22 1949–1953
Game-Show
Celebrity Time
19 188 1948–1952
Family · Game-Show
The Complete Superman Collection 17
19 1941–1941
Mr. Jones and His Neighbors
19 1944–present
Author Meets the Critics
18 25 1947–1954
Family · Talk-Show
The Johns Hopkins Science Review
18 14 1948–1958
Documentary
The Faye Emerson Show
18 138 1949–present
Family · Talk-Show
WJBK: Fox 2 Detroit News
18 163 1948–present
News
Critic at Large
17 35 1948–1949
Talk-Show
That Wonderful Guy
17 4 1949–1950
Comedy
Lucky Pup
17 12 1948–1951
Family
You Are an Artist
17 15 1946–1955
Talk-Show
The Growing Paynes
16 40 1948–1949
Comedy · Family
Greatest Fights of the Century
16 1948–1954
Sport
For the Children
16 17 1946–1952
The Quiz Kids
15 25 1949–1956
Family · Game-Show
Colgate Theatre
15 55 1949–1950
Drama
This Is Show Business
15 78 1949–1956
Family · Talk-Show
The Grand National
15 1948–present
Sport
Canadian Army Newsreel
15 106 1941–1946
Documentary · News · War
Nascar Cup Series
15 175 1948–present
Sport
The Borden Show
15 6 1947–present
Comedy · Music