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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

1959 World Series

★ 6.2
16 6 1959–present
Sport

1956 World Series

★ 7.4
15 7 1956–1956
Sport

Sports Personality of the Year

★ 7.0
15 1 1954–present
Sport

1953 World Series

★ 6.0
14 6 1953–present
Sport

1954 World Series

★ 5.8
12 4 1954–present
Sport

Wednesday Night Fights

★ 7.9
11 7 1955–1960
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La domenica sportiva

★ 5.4
10 7 1953–present
Sport
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