Best Documentary TV Series of the 1950s
41 Documentary series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
Victory at Sea
766 26 1952–1953
Action · Documentary · War
Panorama
684 2669 1953–present
Documentary · News
The Sky at Night
390 854 1957–present
Documentary
This Is Your Life
372 1132 1955–2003
Biography · Documentary
Person to Person
228 322 1953–1961
Documentary · News · Talk-Show
Napoleon Hill's Master Key
148 13 1954–present
Documentary
Reflets de Cannes
138 60 1952–present
Documentary
MGM Parade
123 34 1955–1956
Documentary
Crusade in the Pacific
120 26 1951–1951
Documentary · History · War
Monitor
112 144 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
85 38 1954–1964
Documentary
Cinépanorama
67 104 1956–1966
Documentary
Whicker's World
60 136 1959–1994
Documentary
CBS Reports
59 242 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
44 459 1954–1979
Documentary · Drama · Musical
Project Twenty
34 34 1954–1970
Documentary
War in the Air
32 15 1954–1955
Documentary
Die Abendschau
26 3020 1954–present
Documentary · News · Talk-Show