Best TV Series of the 1950s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s

Hawaiian Eye

★ 7.6
783 134 1959–1963
Action · Adventure · Crime

The Rebel

★ 7.8
781 76 1959–1961
Western

Victory at Sea

★ 8.5
766 26 1952–1953
Action · Documentary · War

The Cisco Kid

★ 7.1
707 156 1950–1956
Western

Blue Peter

★ 6.5
698 3125 1958–present
Family

The Benny Hill Show

★ 7.7
697 8 1957–1960
Comedy

Panorama

★ 7.0
684 2669 1953–present
Documentary · News

Tombstone Territory

★ 7.9
672 91 1957–1960
Western

Zane Grey Theatre

★ 7.5
668 146 1956–1961
Western

The Millionaire

★ 7.8
665 207 1955–1960
Drama

Hancock's Half Hour

★ 8.4
649 57 1956–1960
Comedy

Fury

★ 7.4
647 116 1955–1960
Drama · Family · Western

The Veil

★ 7.3
646 12 1958–1958
Horror · Mystery

Topper

★ 8.3
645 78 1953–1955
Comedy · Fantasy

Bachelor Father

★ 7.3
638 157 1957–1962
Comedy · Family

Sky King

★ 7.7
629 72 1951–1962
Adventure · Drama · Family

The Colgate Comedy Hour

★ 7.7
619 223 1950–1955
Comedy · Romance

I've Got a Secret

★ 7.9
595 1224 1952–1967
Family · Game-Show

Suspicion

★ 8.1
580 42 1957–1958
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Lawrence Welk Show

★ 7.0
574 1184 1955–1982
Family · Music

To Tell the Truth

★ 7.7
564 2028 1956–1968
Family · Game-Show

World News Tonight with David Muir

★ 5.4
563 7624 1953–present
News

The Jackie Gleason Show

★ 8.5
560 170 1952–1973
Comedy

Yancy Derringer

★ 7.8
552 34 1958–1959
Action · Adventure · Western