Best TV Series of the 1950s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s

Northwest Passage

★ 6.9
138 26 1958–1959
Adventure · Drama · Western

Black Saddle

★ 7.5
136 44 1959–1960
Western

Dial 999

★ 7.1
135 39 1958–1959
Crime

NBA

★ 8.4
135 34 1954–present
Sport

The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu

★ 6.3
135 13 1956–1956
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Waterfront

★ 7.7
134 78 1954–1956
Adventure · Crime

Home Run Derby

★ 8.6
134 26 1959–1961
Sport

Love of Life

★ 7.1
134 7391 1951–1980
Drama · Romance

Armstrong Circle Theatre

★ 7.5
133 400 1950–1963
Drama

Public Defender

★ 7.3
133 70 1954–1955
Crime · Drama

America After Dark

★ 2.5
133 25 1957–present
News · Talk-Show

Ramar of the Jungle

★ 6.8
131 52 1952–1954
Adventure

The Ernie Kovacs Show

★ 8.3
130 24 1952–1956
Comedy · Family

Law of the Plainsman

★ 8.0
129 30 1959–1960
Western

How to Marry a Millionaire

★ 7.8
128 52 1957–1959
Comedy · Romance

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

★ 7.9
128 23 1956–1956
Western

Goodyear Television Playhouse

★ 7.4
127 147 1951–1957
Drama

U.S. Marshal

★ 7.4
127 71 1958–1960
Crime · Drama · Western

Beat the Clock

★ 7.1
127 101 1950–1961
Family · Game-Show

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

★ 7.9
127 7 1955–1955
Biography · Talk-Show

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

★ 7.0
127 90 1950–1955
Action · Adventure · Family

Frontier Doctor

★ 7.1
126 39 1958–1959
Western

MGM Parade

★ 6.4
125 34 1955–1956
Documentary

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

★ 6.9
125 65 1955–1957
Adventure