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1. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,356
2. Bewitched (1964–1972)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 24,423
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,351
4. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.
Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 16,901
5. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 11,031
6. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Approved | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
Votes: 8,617
7. That Girl (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bernie Kopell
Votes: 3,267
8.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Execution
(1960)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When a 20th-century scientist tests out his time machine he accidentally retrieves a murderer from 1880, saving him from the hangman's noose. Unaware of the man's history, the scientist attempts to acclimatize him to his new surroundings.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Albert Salmi, Russell Johnson, Than Wyenn, George Mitchell
Votes: 3,264
9.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Back There
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
At a prominent club in Washington, D.C., a socialite argues about whether it would be possible to change history by traveling back in time. When he leaves the club he finds himself in 1865, on the night that President Lincoln will be shot.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Russell Johnson, Paul Hartman, Bartlett Robinson, John Lasell
Votes: 2,841
10.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
A Thing About Machines
(1960)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Bartlett Finchley's paranoia about the machines around proves true.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Richard Haydn, Barbara Stuart, Barney Phillips, Henry Beckman
Votes: 2,788
11. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Peter Gunn is a private detective with a knack for finding trouble. His cases often mean he runs into the shadiest characters, most vicious thugs and the most powerful crime bosses. Cool and resourceful, he always gets the guilty party.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,661
12. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson
Votes: 1,049
13. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.
Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 996
14.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Decoy
(1956)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Horton, Cara Williams, Jack Mullaney
Votes: 728
15. It's About Time (1966–1967)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Two astronauts traveling faster than light go back in time to prehistoric Earth. Unable to return, they make friends with the "natives".
Stars: Frank Aletter, Jack Mullaney, Imogene Coca, Joe E. Ross
Votes: 575
16.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Ling Ling
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Samantha turns a cat into an alluring woman who becomes a model for Darrin's advertising campaign.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Pearce
Votes: 432
17.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Red Light, Green Light
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Samantha goes up against city hall to get a traffic light for Morning Glory Circle.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias
Votes: 412
18. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 404
19.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
The Cat's Meow
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
While visiting Chicago with a beautiful client, Darrin thinks he is being watched by a cat and a pelican that may be his wife or mother-in-law.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Holcombe
Votes: 398
20. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–1978)
Comedy, Drama
Probably the longest-running anthology series on television, the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" has been presenting television dramatizations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs especially written for the series, since 1951.
Stars: Sarah Churchill, Howard Wierum, Frank Daly, Robert Daggett
Votes: 338
21. Insight (I) (1960–1984)
30 min | Drama
This American Roman Catholic religious-themed anthology sheds light on the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love.
Stars: Ellwood Kieser, Pat McGeehan, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Brian Keith
Votes: 286
22. Rumble on the Docks (1956)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Crime drama concerning the coming-of-age of a Brooklyn-born 17-year old whose loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: James Darren, Laurie Carroll, Michael Granger, Jerry Janger
Votes: 278
23. A String of Blue Beads (1953 TV Movie)
27 min | Drama
A young man with everything to live for is crushed to learn of the death of his fiancée in a fire on Christmas Eve. For three years he wallows in self-pity until a young girl reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Alan Dinehart | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Ellen Cobb-Hill, Margaret Hamilton, Elaine Lynn
Votes: 262
24. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 261
25. The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1961)
30 min | Drama
A drama anthology series presented by, and occasionally starring, June Allyson.
Stars: June Allyson, Don Rickles, Naomi Stevens, Dick Powell
Votes: 244
26. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 223
27. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
28. The Third Man (1959–1965)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Harry Lime makes money dealing art and solves crime to save his life.
Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Naomi Chance, Rupert Davies
Votes: 218
29.
Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode:
Lovey's Secret Admirer
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Howell becomes outraged and jealous when he discovers that a secret admirer is sending letters to Mrs. Howell. But everyone is even more shocked when they discover that he's the one who's sending them.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 200
30.
Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode:
Our Vines Have Tender Apes
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
An "ape man" wreaks havoc on the island and frightens the castaways, who don't realize that he is actually a Hollywood actor preparing for a role.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 198
31. Mama (1949–1957)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Drama
This well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.
Stars: Peggy Wood, Judson Laire, Dick Van Patten, Rosemary Rice
Votes: 188
32. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 186
33. Footsteps in the Night (1957)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gambling addict is the logical suspect in the death of a card-playing neighbor who caused his relapse - too logical, think the two detectives on the case.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty, Eleanore Tanin, Douglas Dick
Votes: 174
34. Mister Peepers (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
Stars: Wally Cox, Patricia Benoit, Tony Randall, Marion Lorne
Votes: 166
35. Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
Approved | 76 min | Western
While doing a good deed, the title hero has to shoot a man in self defense, and go into hiding. His peace is interrupted when a cattle baron rides into his territory, and decides to settle ... See full summary »
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Howard Duff, Victor Jory, Margaret Field, Angela Stevens
Votes: 157
36.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Frog
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A low-level mobster, the Frog (Stubby Kruger), is stabbed on a dock and falls into a river. The Frog was to meet Gunn, who is jumped when he goes to Frog's home. Gunn kills his attacker, setting off a police investigation into the deaths.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 157
37. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
38.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Vicious Dog
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When newspaper editor George Walker is viciously attacked by a German shepherd, he calls on Peter Gunn to find out why, and his suspicions center on Carl Kane, a powerful and shady ... See full summary »
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 144
39. Tate (1960)
30 min | Western
The adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.
Stars: David McLean, Don Wilbanks, Robert Redford, Ted Markland
Votes: 136
40.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Land Grab
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights play host to an eccentric old soldier friend of Ben's while trying to track down a mysterious swindler named Polk who is illegally deeding parcels of the Ponderosa to settlers looking for homesteads.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 130
41.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
Murder on the Midway
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
At a carnival, a magician promises the audience he'll make his gorgeous assistant disappear - instead she plummets out of the mummy's coffin onto the stage, shot dead. The show's strongman ... See full summary »
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 127
42.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Fuse
(1959)
TV-14 | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A heavyset man trudges down a quiet neighborhood street, into a dark house, flips on the light-switch, spurring a large group of family and co-workers to yell "Surprise !" It's his birthday... See full summary »
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 127
43.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Man with the Scar
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man with a facial scar confronts a couple necking. A fight ensues and the young man shoots the attacker. The woman urges him to leave saying she "will take care of it." Turns out he's the son of a DA prosecuting a mobster. DA calls Gunn.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Joan Taylor
Votes: 125
44.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
Sisters of the Friendless
(1958)
TV-14 | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A car attempts to run down a young man walking a lonely highway. He flees to the woods and over a convent wall, striking his head. Later he is charged with murder but he doesn't recall what happened. Gunn is hired to uncover the alibi.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Marcel Dalio, Anna Lee
Votes: 124
45. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
60 min | Drama
Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
Stars: Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze
Votes: 123
46.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
Image of Sally
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man just released from prison hurries down a dark street, sees a patrolman, then breaks into a run. He runs to a warehouse, where he's attacked by a gunman. In the struggle, the assailant... See full summary »
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 122
47.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Torch
(1958)
TV-14 | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An old man in a suit and a younger man dressed in black set a fire on the roof of a building. As the flames shoot up, a huge young man emerges and throws the man in the suit into the fire. ... See full summary »
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 113
48. The Aquanauts (1960–1961)
60 min | Adventure
Larry and Drake made their livings recovering sunken wrecks off the Southern California coast. Frequently, these assignments brought them into conflict with people who wanted to reach the wrecks first.
Stars: Ron Ely, Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate, Charles Thompson
Votes: 102
49.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Time for Arrest
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann tries to explain to Donald how she came to be arrested, wearing a very small leopard print cave-girl outfit. It began when she filled in for a fellow actress at her job as a waitress at a restaurant called 'The Cave'.
Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Milton Selzer, Herb Edelman
Votes: 66
50. Dante (1960–1961)
30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Willie Dante carries his shady history, and old-time buddies Biff and Stewart, into the operation of his legit San Francisco nightclub. Neither the cops nor the bad guys really believe he's done with the underworld however. Much humor.
Stars: Howard Duff, Alan Mowbray, Tom D'Andrea, James Nolan
Votes: 65