Best Crime TV Series of the 1950s
95 Crime series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
Jungle Jim
255 26 1955–1956
Action · Adventure · Crime
The Third Man
249 78 1959–1965
Crime · Drama
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
232 48 1959–1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bourbon Street Beat
211 39 1959–1960
Crime · Drama
Racket Squad
177 98 1950–1953
Crime · Drama
On Trial
176 41 1955–1959
Crime
Tightrope
174 37 1959–1960
Crime · Drama
Dick Tracy
171 48 1950–1952
Crime · Drama
Code 3
161 40 1957–1957
Crime · Drama
Boston Blackie
160 58 1951–1953
Crime · Drama
Rescue 8
154 74 1958–1960
Action · Adventure · Crime
The Lawless Years
147 47 1959–1961
Crime · Drama
Interpol Calling
143 39 1959–present
Crime · Drama
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
135 13 1956–1956
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Dial 999
135 39 1958–1959
Crime
Waterfront
134 78 1954–1956
Adventure · Crime
Public Defender
133 70 1954–1955
Crime · Drama
U.S. Marshal
127 71 1958–1960
Crime · Drama · Western
The Sheriff of Cochise
121 79 1956–1959
Crime · Drama · Western
Lock Up
120 78 1959–1961
Crime · Drama
13 Demon Street
115 13 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Fantasy
No Hiding Place
111 236 1959–1967
Crime · Drama
Stahlnetz
105 28 1958–2002
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Masterworks of Terror
105 19 1959–present
Crime · Fantasy · Horror