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Best Crime TV Series of the 1950s

98 Crime series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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98 series

Jungle Jim

★ 7.3
255 26 1955–1956
Action · Adventure · Crime

The Third Man

★ 7.7
249 78 1959–1965
Crime · Drama

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

★ 7.7
234 48 1959–1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Bourbon Street Beat

★ 7.8
212 39 1959–1960
Crime · Drama

Racket Squad

★ 7.5
177 98 1950–1953
Crime · Drama

Tightrope

★ 8.0
177 37 1959–1960
Crime · Drama

On Trial

★ 6.9
177 41 1955–1959
Crime

Dick Tracy

★ 6.6
172 48 1950–1952
Crime · Drama

Boston Blackie

★ 7.6
161 58 1951–1953
Crime · Drama

Code 3

★ 7.0
161 40 1957–1957
Crime · Drama

Rescue 8

★ 7.8
154 74 1958–1960
Action · Adventure · Crime

The Lawless Years

★ 7.1
147 47 1959–1961
Crime · Drama

Interpol Calling

★ 7.3
144 39 1959–present
Crime · Drama

The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu

★ 6.3
136 13 1956–1956
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Dial 999

★ 7.1
136 39 1958–1959
Crime

Waterfront

★ 7.7
135 78 1954–1956
Adventure · Crime

Public Defender

★ 7.3
133 70 1954–1955
Crime · Drama

U.S. Marshal

★ 7.4
127 71 1958–1960
Crime · Drama · Western

The Sheriff of Cochise

★ 7.7
121 79 1956–1959
Crime · Drama · Western

Lock Up

★ 7.4
120 78 1959–1961
Crime · Drama

13 Demon Street

★ 6.0
116 13 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

No Hiding Place

★ 7.5
111 236 1959–1967
Crime · Drama

Masterworks of Terror

★ 7.1
105 19 1959–present
Crime · Fantasy · Horror

Stahlnetz

★ 8.1
105 28 1958–2002
Crime · Drama · Thriller
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