Best TV Series of the 1950s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1950s

Romper Room

★ 7.3
245 55 1953–1994
Family

William Tell

★ 7.2
240 39 1958–1959
Adventure · Family · History

Studio 57

★ 7.3
238 138 1954–1958
Drama · Family

You Are There

★ 8.3
236 160 1953–1972
Drama · History

Private Secretary

★ 7.9
235 106 1953–1957
Comedy

Stories of the Century

★ 7.1
235 39 1954–1955
Western

Omnibus

★ 8.2
233 158 1952–1961
Drama · History · Music

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

★ 7.8
232 48 1959–1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Person to Person

★ 8.2
228 322 1953–1961
Documentary · News · Talk-Show

Unser Sandmännchen

★ 7.3
222 9033 1959–present
Animation · Comedy · Family

Colt .45

★ 7.2
222 67 1957–1960
Western

CBS Mornings

★ 4.6
220 977 1954–2012
News · Talk-Show

The United States Steel Hour

★ 8.0
220 251 1953–1963
Comedy · Drama

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

★ 7.0
218 521 1950–1959
Drama · Fantasy

The Buccaneers

★ 7.3
216 39 1956–1957
Adventure · Drama

The Ann Sothern Show

★ 7.9
215 93 1958–1961
Comedy

Medic

★ 8.1
214 59 1954–1956
Drama

Bourbon Street Beat

★ 7.8
211 39 1959–1960
Crime · Drama

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

★ 6.3
211 45 1959–1961
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

★ 7.0
210 30 1956–1957
Adventure · Family

House Party

★ 6.9
209 1099 1952–1970
Family

My Friend Flicka

★ 7.3
209 39 1955–1960
Western

Caesar's Hour

★ 8.0
208 73 1954–1957
Comedy

Screen Directors Playhouse

★ 7.2
208 35 1955–1956
Comedy · Drama