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Best TV Series of the 1950s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Living Bible: The Old Testament

★ 6.1
158 14 1958–1958
Biography · Drama · History

Andy's Gang

★ 8.2
158 8 1955–1960
Comedy · Family

Dagsrevyen

★ 6.8
157 9392 1958–present
News

Blondie

★ 6.9
157 26 1957–1957
Comedy · Family

Watch Mr. Wizard

★ 8.3
157 568 1951–1972
Family

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

★ 7.5
156 39 1957–1958
Mystery

Matty's Funday Funnies

★ 7.4
155 26 1959–1962
Animation · Comedy · Family

Rescue 8

★ 7.8
154 74 1958–1960
Action · Adventure · Crime

Matinee Theatre

★ 6.8
153 576 1955–1958
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Shotgun Slade

★ 6.9
153 78 1959–1961
Western

Navy Log

★ 8.0
153 105 1955–1958
History · War

West Point

★ 7.3
152 39 1956–1957
Drama

26 Men

★ 7.4
151 78 1957–1959
Drama · Western

Noggin the Nog

★ 8.5
150 30 1959–1965
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Crackerjack!

★ 6.6
150 465 1955–2021
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Napoleon Hill's Master Key

★ 7.3
149 13 1954–present
Documentary

Robert Montgomery Presents

★ 7.8
149 320 1950–1957
Drama

The Adventures of Kit Carson

★ 6.9
149 105 1951–1960
Western

The Lawless Years

★ 7.1
147 47 1959–1961
Crime · Drama

The Stu Erwin Show

★ 6.8
146 130 1950–1955
Comedy

Cannes Film Festival

★ 6.7
145 88 1952–present
News

The Lone Wolf

★ 7.6
144 39 1954–1955
Adventure

Interpol Calling

★ 7.3
144 39 1959–present
Crime · Drama

Concentration

★ 7.8
143 221 1958–1973
Game-Show
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