Best Comedy TV Series of the 1940s

38 Comedy series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity

The Goldbergs

★ 7.6
240 93 1949–1957
Comedy

Mama

★ 8.3
199 336 1949–1957
Comedy · Drama · Family

The Milton Berle Show

★ 7.5
187 263 1948–1956
Comedy · Family

Candid Camera

★ 6.9
166 14 1948–1952
Comedy · Family · Reality-TV

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

★ 7.8
161 104 1947–1957
Comedy · Family

The Life of Riley

★ 7.0
149 27 1948–1950
Comedy

Cavalcade of Stars

★ 7.7
77 163 1949–1952
Comedy · Family · Music

The Buster Keaton Show

★ 7.1
74 12 1949–present
Comedy

The Ed Wynn Show

★ 6.6
72 39 1949–1950
Comedy · Music

Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour

★ 7.3
63 110 1948–1970
Comedy · Family · Music

Mary Kay and Johnny

★ 7.7
62 302 1947–1950
Comedy

The Ruggles

★ 7.3
53 137 1949–1952
Comedy · Family

Herman and Katnip

★ 5.7
50 33 1944–1959
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

The Aldrich Family

★ 6.9
50 21 1949–1953
Comedy · Family

The Morey Amsterdam Show

★ 7.5
47 84 1948–1950
Comedy · Family · Music

The Herb Shriner Show

★ 6.8
39 8 1949–1956
Comedy

The Admiral Broadway Revue

★ 5.9
33 18 1949–present
Comedy · Music

Okay, Mother

★ 5.1
30 87 1948–1951
Comedy · Family · Music

Talent Scouts

★ 6.0
29 88 1948–1958
Comedy · Family · Music

Noveltoon

★ 7.4
28 8 1943–1967
Animation · Comedy · Family

Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge

★ 4.8
26 46 1949–present
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Fireball Fun-for-All

★ 6.2
24 5 1949–present
Comedy

The Hank McCune Show

★ 4.8
23 6 1949–1953
Comedy

School House

★ 5.7
22 1 1949–present
Comedy · Family · Music