Best Family TV Series of the 1940s
46 Family series that started in the 1940s, ranked by popularity
Batman and Robin
2K 15 1949–present
Action · Adventure · Family
The Howdy Doody Show
303 301 1947–1960
Family
Mama
199 336 1949–1957
Comedy · Drama · Family
The Milton Berle Show
187 263 1948–1956
Comedy · Family
Candid Camera
166 14 1948–1952
Comedy · Family · Reality-TV
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
161 104 1947–1957
Comedy · Family
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
155 172 1949–1955
Action · Adventure · Family
Time for Beany
84 40 1949–1954
Family
Cavalcade of Stars
77 163 1949–1952
Comedy · Family · Music
Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour
63 111 1948–1970
Comedy · Family · Music
Little Audrey
58 4 1947–1958
Animation · Family
The Ruggles
53 137 1949–1952
Comedy · Family
The Aldrich Family
51 21 1949–1953
Comedy · Family
The Morey Amsterdam Show
47 84 1948–1950
Comedy · Family · Music
Super Circus
45 33 1949–1956
Family
Muffin the Mule
44 1946–1955
Family
Mr. I. Magination
35 21 1949–1952
Family · Western
Noveltoon
31 8 1943–1967
Animation · Comedy · Family
Okay, Mother
30 107 1948–1951
Comedy · Family · Music
Talent Scouts
29 92 1948–1958
Comedy · Family · Music
NBC Television Opera Theatre
29 56 1949–present
Family · Music
Leave It to the Girls
27 69 1947–1963
Family · Talk-Show
Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
26 46 1949–present
Comedy · Family · Game-Show
Break the Bank
24 42 1948–1957
Family · Game-Show