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Best Drama TV Series of the 1940s

31 Drama series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity

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31 series

These Are My Children

★ 6.2
22 22 1949–present
Drama

The Front Page

★ 5.9
21 18 1949–1950
Comedy · Drama

Armchair Detective

★ 4.3
20 2 1949–1949
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Colgate Theatre

★ 5.6
15 55 1949–1950
Drama

ABC Television Players

★ 3.2
13 1 1949–present
Drama

Dr. Death

★ 5.4
10 1945–1945
Crime · Drama · Thriller

The Blue Falcon

★ 5.9
7 17 1946–1967
Drama · Mystery
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