Best TV Series of the 1950s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s
Ivanhoe
425 39 1958–1959
Adventure · History
Annie Oakley
421 81 1954–1957
Western
Whirlybirds
410 111 1957–1960
Adventure
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
407 26 1955–1955
Adventure · Family · Western
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican
405 6 1950–1954
Animation · Comedy · Family
Your Show of Shows
396 153 1950–1954
Comedy
Decoy
395 39 1957–1958
Crime · Drama
The Sky at Night
390 854 1957–present
Documentary
Dixon of Dock Green
390 432 1955–1976
Crime · Drama
Trackdown
387 71 1957–1959
Western
Life with Elizabeth
382 40 1952–1955
Comedy
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
376 26 1954–1956
Crime · Drama · Mystery
This Is Your Life
373 1132 1955–2003
Biography · Documentary
Search for Tomorrow
369 9189 1951–1986
Drama · Romance
Mike Hammer
366 78 1958–1959
Action · Crime · Drama
Man with a Camera
365 29 1958–1960
Crime · Drama
The Mighty Mouse Playhouse
360 4 1955–1966
Action · Adventure · Animation
Schlitz Playhouse
359 364 1951–1959
Comedy · Drama
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
353 886 1954–present
News · Talk-Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
351 41 1951–1978
Comedy · Drama
The Deputy Dawg Show
350 104 1959–1972
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
340 1159 1957–1962
Comedy · Family · Talk-Show
Review of the Day
339 547 1952–present
News
The Restless Gun
336 78 1957–1959
Western