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Best TV Series of the 1940s

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

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163 series

Mainly for Women

★ 2.5
11 8 1947–present
Documentary

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

★ 5.7
11 15 1940–2024
Action · Adventure · Crime

Missus Goes A-Shopping

★ 2.6
11 24 1944–1949
Comedy · Game-Show

Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties

★ 3.2
10 2 1947–present
Talk-Show

Garroway at Large

★ 3.0
10 16 1949–1951
Comedy · Family · Music

Around the Town

★ 4.7
10 5 1948–1949
Music

Dr. Death

★ 5.4
10 1945–1945
Crime · Drama · Thriller

It Pays to Be Ignorant

★ 5.2
10 3 1949–1951
Family · Game-Show

The Mary Margaret McBride Show

★ 3.2
10 3 1948–present
Talk-Show

Little Lulu 1943-1962

★ 5.5
10 28 1943–1962
Animation · Family

Jackson and Jill

★ 6.8
10 13 1949–1953
Comedy

The Fashion Story

★ 4.4
9 2 1948–1949
Comedy

The 50/50 Club

★ 4.4
9 39 1949–1967
Talk-Show

See What You Know

★ 3.6
9 1 1946–present
Family · Game-Show

Los Angeles Rams

★ 4.8
9 276 1946–present
Sport

Capitão América (1944 - Série)

★ 5.7
8 15 1944–1944
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

Egyptian Premier league

★ 6.2
7 1948–present
Sport

The Blue Falcon

★ 5.9
7 17 1946–1967
Drama · Mystery

Swift Home Service Club

★ 3.8
6 32 1947–1948
Talk-Show
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