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1.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Charley's Aunt
(1987)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits ... See full summary »
Director: William Asher | Stars: Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Anne Francis, Joyce Bulifant
Votes: 28
2. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 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: 93,095
3.
The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
Episode:
Hang by One Hand
(1963)
60 min | Drama
Graham treats a young architect who is plagued by bouts of nerves and recurring dreams of hanging on to woman while holding on to the high ledge of a building with one hand. His wife is ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, James Franciscus, Anne Francis
Votes: 11
4. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
5.
Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985)
Episode:
Connections
(1985)
60 min | Drama
A man seeks the foster family who took him in when his parents died. But because he left under less than amicable circumstances, they don't welcome him back. He then decides to take his ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey M. Hayes | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Deborah Adair, Anne Jeffreys, Anne Francis
Votes: 6
6. 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, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,320
7. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,153
8. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
9. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,291
10. The Ten Commandments (1959 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Pilot for a proposed anthology series where each story revolved around the meaning of one of the Ten Commandments in modern times. The theme for this story was the third commandment: "Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain."
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Richard Erdman, Anne Francis, John Hoyt, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 9
11.
Insight (1960–1984)
Episode:
Bourbon in Suburbia
(1970)
Drama
Dorothy is a homemaker in a suburban town. She believes herself a casual drinker, but repeated embarrassing lapses cause her to rethink her attitude, especially when her children make clear... See full summary »
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: Anne Francis, Marie Windsor, Fred Beir, Paul Carr
Votes: 6
12.
Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode:
Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The prostitutes of a bawdy house and their madam (ANNE FRANCIS) turn to Caine for protection against vigilantes.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Carradine, Barry Atwater, Ken Swofford, Anne Francis
Votes: 103
13.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
The After Hours
(1960)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman is treated badly by some odd salespeople on an otherwise empty department store floor.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Rod Serling, Anne Francis, Elizabeth Allen, James Millhollin
Votes: 4,526
14. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 41,953
15. Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Family
The son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.
Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese, John Hillerman
Votes: 1,556
16. The David Niven Show (1959)
30 min | Drama
David Niven introduced the dramas which made up this summer anthology, but he starred in only one of them.
Stars: David Niven, Dorothy Green, Stacy Harris, Wright King
Votes: 45
17.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
A Month of Sundays
(1961)
TV-Y7 | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Tod and Buz, in Butte, Montana working as laborers in a copper mine, meet a beautiful girl at their rooming house. She is a local girl who has made it big and has mysteriously come home ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Anne Francis, Conrad Nagel
Votes: 122
18.
Search (1972–1973)
Episode:
Countdown to Panic
(1973)
60 min | Adventure
A researcher on a sea dive is infected with a deadly virus while on a scientific expedition at the bottom of the ocean. After the researcher escapes quarantine Lockwood must find him before he can infect others and start a lethal epidemic.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Doug McClure, Anthony Franciosa, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 14
19. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 47,172
20. 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: 403
21.
Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode:
With Deadly Sorrow
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Chief Inspector Campbell strikes up an unusual and unexpected friendship with visiting chanteuse Mary Moore, who is appearing at Ching Mei's Golden Dragon supper club. Campbell is later ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Anne Francis, Mary Murphy
Votes: 11
22.
Movin' On (1974–1976)
Episode:
The Price of Loving
(1975)
TV-PG | Drama
In San Francisco, Will and Sonny get caught between a trucker pal and his wife Abby . . . and his other wife Betsy.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Anne Francis, John Schuck
Votes: 18
23.
Nash Bridges (1996–2001)
Episode:
Sacraments
(1998)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
Harvey's shot by death-metal rockers; Stacy and Nash meet Nick's long-lost love; Joe finds Evan and Cassidy in a compromising situation.
Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, James Gammon, Jaime Gomez
Votes: 69
24.
Partners in Crime (1984)
Episode:
Getting in Shape
(1984)
PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Carole and Sydney go undercover at a health spa in order to stop a blackmailer, and inadvertently stumble into a something more deadly.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Lynda Carter, Loni Anderson, Walter Olkewicz, Leo Rossi
Votes: 15
25. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,741
26. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,685
27. Search (1972–1973)
60 min | Adventure
"World Securities", an international high-tech private investigation company, employs field operatives who are aided by implanted audio receivers and who carry tiny cameras and telemetry ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Doug McClure, Anthony Franciosa, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 344
28. Hong Kong (1960–1961)
60 min | Adventure
Glenn Evans, a two-fisted journalist in Hong Kong, follows up stories involving smugglers, spies, murderers, and beautiful women in distress, with the help of his friend Chief Inspector Neil Campbell.
Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Kruschen, Gerald Jann
Votes: 180
29. Temple Houston (1963–1964)
60 min | Western
The adventures of frontier lawyer Temple Houston, son of the legendary Sam Houston.
Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Jack Elam, Frank Ferguson, Chubby Johnson
Votes: 81
30.
Black Sheep Squadron (1976–1978)
Episode:
Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 2
(1977)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Pappy receives an entirely new kind of wound when a nurse that he's fallen for reveals that she's married.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar, James Whitmore Jr.
Votes: 75
31.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Keep the Home Fries Burning
(1986)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poisoned strawberry preserves served at the Joshua Peabody Inn result in murder.
Director: Peter Crane | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Sharon Acker, Norman Alden, Orson Bean
Votes: 581
32.
Wings (1990–1997)
Episode:
The Lady Vanishes
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
After a chance encounter, Antonio searches for the girl he shared a moment with in the airport. He enlists everyone's help to try to find her. Brian and Helen size up women at the ticket ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard, David Schramm
Votes: 112
33. The Invaders (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith, Max Kleven, William Windom
Votes: 3,431
34. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 3,074
35. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 196
36. 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: 222
37. Going My Way (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Family
Father O'Malley is sent to a parish in lower class New York City to assist old, crusty pastor Father Fitzgibbon. When he arrives, Father O'Malley meets his boyhood friend Tom Colwell, who is running the local community center.
Stars: Gene Kelly, Dick York, Leo G. Carroll, Nydia Westman
Votes: 110
38. Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition Interviews (2005 Video)
Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Charles Holloway | Stars: Terry Becker, Morgan Brittany, Paul Comi, June Foray
Votes: 28
39.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
A Stitch in Crime
(1973)
Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Anne Francis, Nita Talbot
Votes: 3,289
40.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
(1984)
TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Eddie Barth, Jessica Browne, Bert Convy
Votes: 1,238
41.
Black Sheep Squadron (1976–1978)
Episode:
The Deadliest Enemy of All: Part 1
(1977)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When French gets flamed in a hailstorm of flak, Pappy guides the pilot to safety but is injured in the process.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar, James Whitmore Jr.
Votes: 82
42.
Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode:
End of the Road: Part 2
(1981)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Lucy is getting married. But the happy event is clouded by Bobby's resignation from Ewing Oil, and Miss Ellie's frustration with Jock over Gary.
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray
Votes: 152
43.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of the Lover's Leap
(1975)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Family
When an heiress is found dead from an apparent suicide, Ellery Queen suspects she was murdered, but the investigation is hindered by interference from radio detective Simon Brimmer.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Don Ameche, Anne Francis
Votes: 152
44.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Till Death Do We Volley
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Dorothy blames herself when her friend and former classmate Trudy dies suddenly while playing tennis.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 480
45.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
Incident in Berlin
(1968)
TV-PG | 74 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When a Howard Publications employee's jailed in East Germany - charged as being a spy, Glenn Howard yours to negotiate his release.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Gene Barry, Anne Francis, Kevin McCarthy, Geraldine Brooks
Votes: 16
46.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Doreen Maney Story
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman and her boyfriend, dubbed "The Lovebirds" by the press, rob an armored truck. When she is caught, Ness uses her as bait to catch her partner.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Robert Stack, Christopher Dark, Connie Hines, Anne Francis
Votes: 106
47.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
All Nice and Legal
(1964)
TV-PG | 73 min | Western
A female attorney comes to Medicine Bow to open her new practice. After a rocky start with The Virginian, he becomes her first client and she proves her ability. Off to a strong start she jumps into a case putting him into danger.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Roberta Shore
Votes: 92
48. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,484
49. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,607
50. What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated.
Stars: Tony Bill, Jack Ging, Jessica Walter, Laurie Prange
Votes: 93