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Best Drama TV Series of the 1950s

386 Drama series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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386 series

The Twilight Zone

★ 9.0
110K 156 1959–1964
Anthology · Episodic

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

★ 8.5
21K 268 1955–1962
Anthology · Episodic

Perry Mason

★ 8.3
14K 271 1957–1966
Legal · Procedural · Episodic

Lassie

★ 6.6
4K 591 1954–1973
Family-safe · Wholesome

Formula 1

★ 9.4
4K 1432 1950–present
Sports · Long-runner · Adrenaline

The Untouchables

★ 8.0
3K 119 1959–1963
Criminal underworld · Period piece

Dragnet

★ 7.5
3K 276 1951–1959
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Magical World of Disney

★ 8.3
3K 737 1954–1997
Adventure · Drama · Family

As the World Turns

★ 6.3
3K 13343 1956–2010
Drama · Romance

One Step Beyond

★ 7.8
2K 97 1959–1961
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Guiding Light

★ 6.6
2K 10553 1952–2009
Drama · Romance

Peter Gunn

★ 8.0
2K 114 1958–1961
Action · Crime · Drama

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

★ 7.4
2K 436 1952–1966
Comedy · Drama · Family

77 Sunset Strip

★ 7.7
2K 206 1958–1964
Action · Crime · Drama

Highway Patrol

★ 7.7
2K 156 1955–1959
Action · Crime · Drama

Naked City

★ 8.2
2K 138 1958–1963
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Quatermass and the Pit

★ 8.0
1K 6 1958–1959
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Sherlock Holmes

★ 7.5
1K 39 1954–1955
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Mickey Mouse Club

★ 7.6
947 331 1955–1958
Comedy · Drama · Family

The Millionaire

★ 7.8
667 207 1955–1960
Drama

Fury

★ 7.4
648 116 1955–1960
Drama · Family · Western

Sky King

★ 7.7
630 72 1951–1962
Adventure · Drama · Family

Suspicion

★ 8.1
584 42 1957–1958
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Quatermass II

★ 7.1
550 6 1955–1955
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi
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