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Best Adventure TV Series of the 1950s

110 Adventure series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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110 series

The Alaskans

★ 8.2
120 36 1959–1960
Adventure · Western

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

★ 8.0
114 15 1957–1957
Adventure · Drama · Mystery

Soldiers of Fortune

★ 7.6
108 52 1955–1957
Adventure

Terry and the Pirates

★ 7.1
102 18 1952–1953
Action · Adventure · Drama

Shower of Stars

★ 7.2
101 32 1954–1958
Adventure · Drama · Family

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

★ 7.1
100 18 1955–1956
Adventure · Family

The Man and the Challenge

★ 8.2
97 36 1959–1960
Adventure

Biff Baker, U.S.A.

★ 7.3
84 26 1952–1954
Adventure

The Count of Monte Cristo

★ 7.3
80 39 1956–1956
Adventure · Family

Vigilante Rodoviário

★ 8.0
65 39 1959–present
Adventure

Pipo de Clown

★ 7.2
65 542 1958–2017
Adventure · Comedy · Family

Passport to Danger

★ 7.0
63 36 1954–1958
Adventure

Flight

★ 7.4
63 39 1958–1959
Adventure

Tales of the Vikings

★ 7.8
60 39 1959–1960
Adventure

Troubleshooters

★ 7.6
51 26 1959–1960
Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

★ 6.5
50 53 1955–1956
Adventure · Drama

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

★ 7.5
50 26 1956–1957
Adventure

Sword of Freedom

★ 7.2
49 39 1957–present
Adventure · Family

Hudson's Bay

★ 6.5
49 43 1959–present
Adventure · Family · Western

Adventures of the Falcon

★ 7.0
49 40 1954–present
Adventure

The Man Called X

★ 6.5
46 39 1956–1957
Adventure · Drama · Mystery

China Smith

★ 7.2
42 26 1952–present
Adventure

Sailor of Fortune

★ 6.5
41 27 1955–present
Adventure · Drama

Garry Halliday

★ 8.3
41 50 1959–1962
Adventure · Family
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