Best Mystery TV Series of the 1950s
45 Mystery series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
21K 268 1955–1962
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Perry Mason
13K 271 1957–1966
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Dragnet
3K 276 1951–1959
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Abbott and Costello Show
2K 52 1952–1957
Comedy · Family · Mystery
Sherlock Holmes
1K 39 1954–1955
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Veil
646 12 1958–1958
Horror · Mystery
Suspicion
580 42 1957–1958
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Tales of Tomorrow
538 86 1951–1953
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Edge of Night
531 7318 1956–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
376 26 1954–1956
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Thin Man
316 72 1957–1959
Mystery
Johnny Staccato
306 27 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Mr. & Mrs. North
287 57 1952–1954
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
270 19 1956–1956
Family · Mystery
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
232 48 1959–1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
155 39 1957–1958
Mystery
Matinee Theatre
153 576 1955–1958
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
135 13 1956–1956
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Vampira Show
122 50 1954–1955
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
113 15 1957–1957
Adventure · Drama · Mystery
Inner Sanctum
83 40 1954–1954
Horror · Mystery
The Adventures of Ellery Queen
82 127 1950–1956
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Philip Marlowe
82 26 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Front Page Detective
72 39 1951–1953
Crime · Drama · Mystery