Best Drama TV Series of the 1950s
368 Drama series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
TV Reader's Digest
74 65 1955–1956
Drama
Front Page Detective
72 39 1951–1953
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Star and the Story
72 39 1955–1956
Drama
Union Pacific
71 38 1958–1959
Drama · Western
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
70 25 1956–1957
Drama
Big Town
67 250 1950–1956
Drama
Lux Playhouse
67 19 1958–1959
Comedy · Drama · Romance
CBS Television Workshop
66 30 1952–present
Drama
The O. Henry Playhouse
65 39 1957–1957
Drama
Manhunt
64 78 1959–1961
Crime · Drama
Hotel de Paree
63 32 1959–1960
Drama · Western
Strange Experiences
62 29 1955–1962
Crime · Drama · Fantasy
The Adventures of McGraw
61 42 1957–1958
Crime · Drama
The Web
61 211 1950–1954
Drama
Brenner
61 27 1959–1964
Crime · Drama
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
61 27 1952–present
Drama
Kraft Television Theatre
60 93 1953–1955
Drama
21 Beacon Street
59 13 1959–1959
Drama
The David Niven Show
57 13 1959–1959
Drama
Pursuit
56 12 1958–1959
Drama
The Best of Broadway
56 9 1954–1955
Comedy · Drama · Musical
The Elgin Hour
56 19 1954–1955
Drama
I'm the Law
56 29 1953–present
Action · Crime · Drama
The Court of Last Resort
56 26 1957–1958
Crime · Drama