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Best Sport TV Series of the 1950s

31 Sport series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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31 series

The NFL on CBS

★ 7.6
921 2216 1956–present
Sport

Hockey Night in Canada

★ 9.3
450 94 1952–2026
Sport

Home Run Derby

★ 8.6
138 26 1959–1961
Sport

NBA

★ 8.4
136 34 1954–present
Sport

Grandstand

★ 6.9
90 295 1958–2007
Sport

Stampede Wrestling

★ 7.5
53 6 1957–1989
Action · Sport

The Jack LaLanne Show

★ 9.0
53 3 1951–1985
Sport

1954 FIFA World Cup

★ 6.3
44 26 1954–1954
Sport

Commonwealth Games

★ 6.5
39 23 1954–present
Sport

1958 FIFA World Cup

★ 6.8
35 35 1958–1958
Sport

Wrestling at the Chase

★ 6.7
28 13 1959–1984
Sport

Hier und heute

★ 6.3
28 1581 1957–present
News · Sport

Helsinki 1952: Games of the XV Olympiad

★ 6.4
26 1 1952–present
Sport

1958 World Series

★ 7.1
23 7 1958–present
Sport

Melbourne 1956: Games of the XVI Olympiad

★ 6.4
23 1 1956–present
Sport

1957 World Series

★ 6.2
23 7 1957–present
Sport

1950 FIFA World Cup

★ 6.0
21 22 1950–1950
Sport

1951 World Series

★ 5.7
20 6 1951–present
Sport

1950 World Series

★ 5.0
20 4 1950–present
Sport

Saturday Afternoon AFL

★ 7.3
18 481 1957–present
Sport

1955 World Series

★ 5.9
18 7 1955–1955
Sport

Championship Bridge with Charles Goren

★ 8.3
18 1 1959–1964
Sport

Phillies Jackpot Bowling

★ 5.3
17 17 1959–1961
Comedy · Family · Sport

All Star Golf

★ 6.7
17 1 1957–1963
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