Best TV Series of 1956

140 series that started in 1956, ranked by popularity

As the World Turns

★ 6.3
3K 13343 1956–2010
Drama · Romance

The Gumby Show

★ 7.0
2K 126 1956–1969
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

The NFL on CBS

★ 7.6
920 2215 1956–present
Sport

Zane Grey Theatre

★ 7.5
668 146 1956–1961
Western

Hancock's Half Hour

★ 8.4
649 57 1956–1960
Comedy

To Tell the Truth

★ 7.7
564 2028 1956–1968
Family · Game-Show

The Edge of Night

★ 7.7
531 7318 1956–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Playhouse 90

★ 8.3
481 134 1956–1961
Comedy · Crime · Drama

Eurovision Song Contest

★ 7.3
451 113 1956–present
Music

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

★ 6.9
332 76 1956–1958
Adventure · Western

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

★ 7.6
324 78 1956–1960
Action · Crime · Drama

Broken Arrow

★ 7.5
302 72 1956–1958
Western

The Price Is Right

★ 7.2
297 243 1956–1965
Family · Game-Show

Armchair Theatre

★ 7.7
294 451 1956–1974
Drama

The Heckle and Jeckle Show

★ 7.2
292 2 1956–1971
Animation · Comedy · Family

Circus Boy

★ 7.3
287 49 1956–1957
Family · Western

The Steve Allen Show

★ 8.5
276 165 1956–1960
Comedy

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

★ 8.4
270 19 1956–1956
Family · Mystery

Telephone Time

★ 7.1
261 81 1956–1958
Drama

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna

★ 7.9
257 126 1956–1960
Comedy

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

★ 8.0
256 200 1956–1963
Music

The Buccaneers

★ 7.3
216 39 1956–1957
Adventure · Drama

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

★ 7.0
210 30 1956–1957
Adventure · Family

The Adventures of Long John Silver

★ 7.1
199 26 1956–1957
Adventure · Family