Best TV Series of the 1940s

159 series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity

Small Fry Club

★ 5.3
20 10 1947–1951
Animation · Comedy · Family

Celebrity Time

★ 5.6
19 188 1948–1952
Family · Game-Show

Mr. Jones and His Neighbors

★ 6.4
19 1944–present

Author Meets the Critics

★ 3.6
18 25 1947–1954
Family · Talk-Show

The Johns Hopkins Science Review

★ 5.8
18 14 1948–1958
Documentary

You Are an Artist

★ 6.1
17 14 1946–1955
Talk-Show

Lucky Pup

★ 7.3
17 12 1948–1951
Family

WJBK: Fox 2 Detroit News

★ 5.0
17 163 1948–present
News

That Wonderful Guy

★ 6.8
17 4 1949–1950
Comedy

Critic at Large

★ 5.5
17 35 1948–1949
Talk-Show

The Faye Emerson Show

★ 3.7
17 135 1949–present
Family · Talk-Show

Greatest Fights of the Century

★ 6.6
16 1948–1954
Sport

The Growing Paynes

★ 6.6
16 40 1948–1949
Comedy · Family

For the Children

★ 6.2
16 17 1946–1952

Colgate Theatre

★ 5.6
15 55 1949–1950
Drama

The Magic Clown

★ 5.0
15 10 1949–1959
Family

Who Said That?

★ 5.3
15 311 1948–1955
Family · Game-Show

Canadian Army Newsreel

★ 4.8
15 106 1941–1946
Documentary · News · War

The Quiz Kids

★ 4.4
15 25 1949–1956
Family · Game-Show

The Borden Show

★ 3.2
15 6 1947–present
Comedy · Music

Ship's Reporter

★ 4.6
15 1948–1952
Short · Talk-Show

Winner Take All

★ 3.5
15 21 1948–present
Family · Game-Show

The Grand National

★ 5.9
15 1948–present
Sport

This Is Show Business

★ 4.0
15 76 1949–1956
Family · Talk-Show