Best Documentary TV Series of the 1950s

41 Documentary series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

Victory at Sea

★ 8.5
766 26 1952–1953
Action · Documentary · War

Panorama

★ 7.0
684 2669 1953–present
Documentary · News

The Sky at Night

★ 8.3
390 854 1957–present
Documentary

This Is Your Life

★ 6.4
372 1132 1955–2003
Biography · Documentary

Person to Person

★ 8.2
228 322 1953–1961
Documentary · News · Talk-Show

Napoleon Hill's Master Key

★ 7.2
148 13 1954–present
Documentary

Reflets de Cannes

★ 8.6
138 60 1952–present
Documentary

MGM Parade

★ 6.5
123 34 1955–1956
Documentary

Crusade in the Pacific

★ 7.5
120 26 1951–1951
Documentary · History · War

Monitor

★ 8.3
112 144 1958–1965
Documentary · Talk-Show

Picture Parade

★ 2.5
111 41 1956–present
Documentary

See It Now

★ 7.0
100 188 1951–1958
Documentary · News

The Twentieth Century

★ 8.0
95 222 1957–1968
Documentary · History

Zoo Quest

★ 7.9
85 38 1954–1964
Documentary

Cinépanorama

★ 7.0
67 104 1956–1966
Documentary

Whicker's World

★ 7.5
60 136 1959–1994
Documentary

CBS Reports

★ 6.7
59 242 1959–present
Documentary · News

Stars in der Manege

★ 5.5
58 53 1959–present
Comedy · Documentary · Music

The Big Picture

★ 7.1
47 45 1950–1968
Documentary

Air Power

★ 7.6
47 26 1956–1958
Documentary · War

Look Up and Live

★ 5.7
44 459 1954–1979
Documentary · Drama · Musical

Project Twenty

★ 7.4
34 34 1954–1970
Documentary

War in the Air

★ 7.8
32 15 1954–1955
Documentary

Die Abendschau

★ 5.8
26 3020 1954–present
Documentary · News · Talk-Show