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Best Family TV Series of the 1950s

241 Family series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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241 series

Two for the Money

★ 6.7
31 16 1952–1957
Family · Game-Show

The Woodentops

★ 7.9
30 26 1955–1958
Family

The Catholic Hour

★ 5.7
30 43 1953–present
Drama · Family

1:0 für Sie

★ 8.0
30 29 1954–1955
Family · Game-Show · Music

Grand Ole Opry

★ 8.6
30 7 1953–present
Family · Music

Rootie Kazootie

★ 7.0
29 12 1951–present
Family

Dollar a Second

★ 6.2
29 14 1953–1957
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Six-Five Special

★ 6.6
28 97 1957–1958
Family · Music

The College Bowl

★ 6.2
28 4 1950–1951
Comedy · Family

Cosmopolitan Theatre

★ 6.6
27 13 1951–present
Drama · Family

Play Your Hunch

★ 6.5
26 1295 1958–1963
Family · Game-Show

Boomtown

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

Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo

★ 8.5
25 360 1952–present
Family · Fantasy

Make the Connection

★ 6.0
25 13 1955–present
Family · Game-Show

Cartoon Express

★ 7.6
24 1954–1966
Adventure · Animation · Family

Old Time Gospel Hour

★ 4.5
23 2 1956–present
Family · Music

Frontiers of Faith

★ 6.6
23 145 1952–1970
Family · History

Captain Video and His Cartoon Rangers

★ 6.5
23 1956–present
Action · Animation · Family

The Secret Files of Captain Video

★ 6.2
23 19 1953–1955
Action · Adventure · Family

Chief Halftown

★ 8.6
21 1951–1999
Family

Familie Leitner

★ 7.7
21 105 1958–1967
Family

Big Top

★ 7.5
20 378 1950–1957
Family

Film Time

★ 1.6
20 22 1955–1956
Family

Home

★ 5.0
20 920 1954–1957
Family · Talk-Show
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