Best TV Series of the 1950s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s

Tales of Tomorrow

★ 7.0
538 86 1951–1953
Drama · Horror · Mystery

The Edge of Night

★ 7.7
531 7318 1956–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Quatermass Experiment

★ 7.1
526 6 1953–1953
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

The Bob Cummings Show

★ 7.7
526 170 1955–1959
Comedy

Sugarfoot

★ 7.4
514 69 1957–1961
Western

The Life of Riley

★ 8.0
508 219 1953–1958
Comedy

The Invisible Man

★ 7.0
501 27 1958–1960
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

My Little Margie

★ 7.6
491 126 1952–1955
Comedy

M Squad

★ 8.1
489 117 1957–1960
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Science Fiction Theatre

★ 8.0
487 78 1955–1957
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

Playhouse 90

★ 8.3
481 134 1956–1961
Comedy · Crime · Drama

The Friendly Giant

★ 8.4
469 2990 1958–1985
Family · Fantasy · Music

General Electric Theater

★ 6.8
465 303 1953–1962
Drama

The Texan

★ 7.6
462 79 1958–1960
Western

American Bandstand

★ 7.5
453 1673 1952–1989
Music · Talk-Show

Eurovision Song Contest

★ 7.3
451 113 1956–present
Music

Hockey Night in Canada

★ 9.3
450 94 1952–2026
Sport

The Deputy

★ 7.0
448 76 1959–1961
Western

Hopalong Cassidy

★ 7.6
447 52 1952–1954
Western

Adventures in Paradise

★ 8.1
447 91 1959–1962
Adventure

Bronco

★ 7.2
443 68 1958–1962
Western

I Married Joan

★ 7.7
439 98 1952–1955
Comedy

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

★ 7.5
432 78 1955–1958
Adventure · Western

Mr. Lucky

★ 7.6
426 34 1959–1960
Drama · Thriller