Best Drama TV Series of the 1940s
30 Drama series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity
Suspense
392 262 1949–1954
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Studio One
359 467 1948–1958
Drama
Kraft Theatre
247 587 1947–1958
Drama
Mama
199 336 1949–1957
Comedy · Drama · Family
The Philco Television Playhouse
146 270 1948–1956
Drama
Man Against Crime
121 130 1949–1954
Action · Crime · Drama
Fireside Theatre
112 273 1949–1955
Drama
Actor's Studio
99 65 1948–1950
Drama
Martin Kane, Private Eye
90 247 1949–1954
Crime · Drama
Family Theatre
77 13 1949–1958
Drama
The Ford Theatre Hour
76 51 1948–1953
Drama
The Clock
69 92 1949–1952
Drama · Mystery
The Big Story
66 325 1949–1959
Drama
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
56 83 1948–1950
Drama
Believe It or Not
46 28 1949–1950
Drama · History
Public Prosecutor
39 18 1947–1951
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Silver Theatre
39 39 1949–1950
Drama · Romance
Your Show Time
37 26 1949–1949
Drama
One Man's Family
33 918 1949–1955
Drama
Hands of Murder
29 131 1949–1952
Drama · Musical · Mystery
Faraway Hill
27 50 1946–present
Drama
NBC Presents
27 37 1949–1949
Drama
The Plainclothesman
25 241 1949–1954
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Starring Boris Karloff
23 6 1949–1949
Drama