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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

Our Mutual Friend

★ 6.4
30 12 1958–1959
Drama

Janet Dean, Registered Nurse

★ 6.8
30 37 1954–1955
Drama

Hollywood Opening Night

★ 5.6
30 61 1951–1953
Drama

En votre âme et conscience

★ 7.7
30 64 1955–present
Crime · Drama · History

Decision

★ 6.2
30 13 1958–1958
Drama

The Mask

★ 6.1
29 15 1954–present
Crime · Drama

Chevron Theatre

★ 6.3
29 94 1952–1953
Drama

The Magnavox Theater

★ 6.2
29 7 1950–1950
Drama

Spy-Catcher

★ 7.8
29 26 1959–1961
Drama

The Kate Smith Evening Hour

★ 5.9
29 39 1951–1952
Comedy · Drama · Music

Patrol Car

★ 7.3
28 37 1954–1956
Crime · Drama

Rebound

★ 6.1
28 32 1952–1953
Drama · Mystery

International Detective

★ 6.3
28 39 1959–1961
Crime · Drama

Steve Donovan, Western Marshal

★ 5.9
28 39 1955–present
Drama · Western

From These Roots

★ 6.2
28 912 1958–1961
Drama

Your Jeweler's Showcase

★ 7.8
28 35 1952–1953
Drama

ITV Sunday Night Drama

★ 6.1
28 51 1959–1980
Comedy · Drama · Romance

La famille Plouffe

★ 6.7
27 63 1953–present
Drama

TV teatar

★ 7.0
27 270 1956–present
Drama

The Files of Jeffrey Jones

★ 6.6
27 24 1952–1953
Crime · Drama

Pride and Prejudice

★ 7.4
27 6 1958–1958
Drama

Pride and Prejudice

★ 6.2
27 5 1957–present
Drama

Cosmopolitan Theatre

★ 6.6
27 13 1951–present
Drama · Family

Boomtown

★ 8.3
26 1 1956–1974
Drama · Family · Western
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