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Best Action TV Series of the 1960s

159 Action series that started in the 1960s, ranked by popularity

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159 series

Star Trek

★ 8.4
101K 80 1966–1969
Space & sci-fi · Episodic

Batman

★ 7.5
29K 120 1966–1968
Campy · Family-safe · Episodic

Get Smart

★ 8.2
15K 138 1965–1970
Parody · Espionage · Episodic

Mission: Impossible

★ 7.9
13K 171 1966–1973
Heists & cons · Espionage

The Avengers

★ 8.3
10K 161 1961–1969
British TV · Deadpan cool

The Wild Wild West

★ 8.1
7K 104 1965–1969
Campy · Episodic · Espionage

Well, Just You Wait!

★ 8.5
7K 24 1969–2017
Slapstick · Kids & family

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

★ 7.7
7K 105 1964–1968
Espionage · Episodic · Central duo

The Saint

★ 7.6
7K 118 1962–1969
Episodic · British TV

Jonny Quest

★ 7.9
6K 26 1964–1965
Episodic · Nostalgic · Adrenaline

Thunderbirds

★ 7.9
6K 32 1965–1966
Kids & family · Family-safe

Mannix

★ 7.4
5K 194 1967–1975
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Time Tunnel

★ 7.5
5K 30 1966–1967
Time travel · Episodic

Spider-Man

★ 7.3
5K 52 1967–1970
Episodic · Kids & family

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

★ 7.1
4K 17 1969–1970
Slapstick · Kids & family

Speed Racer

★ 7.2
4K 52 1967–1968
Campy · Kids & family

The Green Hornet

★ 7.3
4K 27 1966–1967
Episodic · Easy watching

Combat!

★ 8.4
4K 152 1962–1967
War & military · Gritty

My Favorite Martian

★ 7.2
3K 107 1963–1966
Episodic · Sitcom · Family-safe

Underdog

★ 7.2
3K 124 1964–1973
Action · Adventure · Animation

The Mod Squad

★ 7.0
3K 123 1968–1973
Action · Crime · Drama

I Spy

★ 7.2
3K 82 1965–1968
Action · Adventure · Drama

The Atom Ant Show

★ 6.4
3K 26 1965–1968
Action · Animation · Comedy

Space Ghost

★ 7.2
3K 64 1966–1968
Action · Adventure · Animation
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