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Best Drama TV Series of 1950

34 Drama series that started in 1950, ranked by popularity

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34 series

Sure As Fate

★ 5.2
24 20 1950–1951
Drama

Escape

★ 6.0
20 13 1950–present
Action · Drama · Fantasy

Charlie Wild, Private Detective

★ 7.2
20 58 1950–1952
Crime · Drama

Stage 13

★ 5.6
20 10 1950–present
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The First Hundred Years

★ 6.0
18 428 1950–1952
Drama

Hollywood Theatre Time

★ 5.7
18 55 1950–1951
Comedy · Drama

Stars Over Hollywood

★ 5.0
17 45 1950–1951
Drama

Little Women

★ 8.3
17 6 1950–present
Drama · Family · Romance

ABC Showcase

★ 5.0
12 1 1950–present
Comedy · Drama

Faith for Today

★ 6.4
12 30 1950–present
Drama
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