Best Documentary TV Series of the 1950s
45 Documentary series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
Victory at Sea
768 26 1952–1953
Action · Documentary · War
Panorama
690 2673 1953–present
Documentary · News
The Sky at Night
391 855 1957–present
Documentary
This Is Your Life
374 1132 1955–2003
Biography · Documentary
Person to Person
228 322 1953–1961
Documentary · News · Talk-Show
Around the World with Orson Welles
192 7 1955–1955
Documentary
Napoleon Hill's Master Key
149 13 1954–present
Documentary
Reflets de Cannes
138 60 1952–present
Documentary
MGM Parade
126 34 1955–1956
Documentary
Crusade in the Pacific
120 26 1951–1951
Documentary · History · War
Monitor
114 144 1958–1965
Documentary · Talk-Show
Picture Parade
111 41 1956–present
Documentary
See It Now
100 188 1951–1958
Documentary · News
The Twentieth Century
95 222 1957–1968
Documentary · History
Zoo Quest
86 38 1954–1964
Documentary
Cinépanorama
67 104 1956–1966
Documentary
Whicker's World
60 136 1959–1994
Documentary
CBS Reports
58 245 1959–present
Documentary · News
Stars in der Manege
58 53 1959–present
Comedy · Documentary · Music
The Big Picture
47 45 1950–1968
Documentary
Air Power
47 26 1956–1958
Documentary · War
Look Up and Live
44 476 1954–1979
Documentary · Drama · Musical
Project Twenty
34 34 1954–1970
Documentary
War in the Air
32 15 1954–1955
Documentary