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Best TV Series of 1948

42 series that started in 1948, ranked by popularity

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42 series

The Growing Paynes

★ 6.6
16 40 1948–1949
Comedy · Family

Greatest Fights of the Century

★ 6.6
16 1948–1954
Sport

Nascar Cup Series

★ 7.5
15 175 1948–present
Sport

The Grand National

★ 5.9
15 1948–present
Sport

Winner Take All

★ 3.5
15 21 1948–present
Family · Game-Show

Ship's Reporter

★ 4.6
15 1948–1952
Short · Talk-Show

Who Said That?

★ 5.3
15 311 1948–1955
Family · Game-Show

Amanda

★ 5.0
14 6 1948–1949
Music

Welcome Aboard

★ 3.8
13 1 1948–1949
Comedy · Music

1948 World Series

★ 4.3
13 6 1948–present
Sport

Mr. and Mrs.

★ 6.6
12 1948–present
Talk-Show

Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts

★ 7.6
12 41 1948–1955
Sport

The Hoffman Hayride

★ 5.7
11 2 1948–1957
Musical

The Gay Nineties Revue

★ 5.8
11 1 1948–1949
Music

Around the Town

★ 4.7
10 5 1948–1949
Music

The Mary Margaret McBride Show

★ 3.2
10 3 1948–present
Talk-Show

The Fashion Story

★ 4.4
9 2 1948–1949
Comedy

Egyptian Premier league

★ 6.2
7 1948–present
Sport
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