Best Action TV Series of the 1950s
43 Action series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
The Bullwinkle Show
5K 163 1959–1963
Parody · Satirical · Absurdist
Adventures of Superman
5K 104 1952–1958
Family-safe · Episodic
Formula 1
4K 1432 1950–present
Sports · Long-runner · Adrenaline
The Untouchables
3K 119 1959–1963
Criminal underworld · Period piece
Peter Gunn
2K 114 1958–1961
Action · Crime · Drama
77 Sunset Strip
2K 206 1958–1964
Action · Crime · Drama
Highway Patrol
2K 156 1955–1959
Action · Crime · Drama
Sea Hunt
2K 155 1958–1961
Action · Adventure
The Adventures of Robin Hood
994 144 1955–1960
Action · Adventure · Family
Atom Man vs. Superman
962 15 1950–present
Action · Family · Sci-Fi
Hawaiian Eye
785 134 1959–1963
Action · Adventure · Crime
Victory at Sea
768 26 1952–1953
Action · Documentary · War
Yancy Derringer
552 34 1958–1959
Action · Adventure · Western
Mike Hammer
367 78 1958–1959
Action · Crime · Drama
The Mighty Mouse Playhouse
361 4 1955–1966
Action · Adventure · Animation
Clutch Cargo
334 52 1959–1960
Action · Adventure · Animation
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
326 78 1956–1960
Action · Crime · Drama
Flash Gordon
325 39 1954–1955
Action · Adventure · Family
The Detectives
265 97 1959–1962
Action · Crime · Drama
Jungle Jim
255 26 1955–1956
Action · Adventure · Crime
Space Patrol
186 190 1950–1955
Action · Adventure · Family
The Silent Service
180 79 1957–1958
Action · War
Rescue 8
154 74 1958–1960
Action · Adventure · Crime
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
128 91 1950–1955
Action · Adventure · Family