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1.
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
Smoke Jumpers
(1956)
60 min | Drama
'Smoke Jumpers' of the U.S. Forest Service battle a raging fire in Montana that ends in tragedy.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Dan Duryea, Joan Leslie, Richard Jaeckel, Dean Jagger
Votes: 10
2.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Snowshoe Thompson
(1954)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
John Thompson is determined that Placerville and other mining camps get mail during the snowy winters. John develops skis and heroically gets news through but his lack of pay postpones his marriage to Agnes.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Don Kennedy, Jane Hampton, Lee Van Cleef, Heenan Elliott
Votes: 51
3.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
Three Queens Full
(1961)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Moose and Small Paul Wheelwright? The Subrosa Ranch? Hilarious "Bonanza" parody with Bart squirming in the middle between three naive, pa-whipped brothers and their worldly mail-order ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Kelly, Merry Anders, Kasey Rogers, Allyson Ames
Votes: 84
4. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 162
5. The Man and the Challenge (1959–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Dr. Glenn Barton is a scientist, an explorer, and an all-around adventurer, which makes him perfect for the assignments on which the government sends him. Whether it's testing space ... See full summary »
Stars: George Nader, Joyce Meadows, Jack Ging, Michael Keith
Votes: 87
6. You Are There (1953–1972)
30 min | Drama, History
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Todd Hunter, Paul Birch, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 206
7.
The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Dream
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Believing a rich gold strike lies beneath a river passing through his property, an engineer decides to divert the flow of water from it's usual banks so he can mine the yellow metal more ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Carolyn Craig
Votes: 19
8.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp is asked by Wells Fargo to ride shotgun to help catch the Purvis gang. Earp agrees with conditions including a posse to follow the state but a grandmother complicates the situation when she refuses to wait for a later stage.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Isabel Randolph, Mason Alan Dinehart, William Tannen
Votes: 44
9. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,849
10. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,018
11.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
No Place to Run
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess befriends a man with an outlaw past trying to go straight but who is forced into helping with a bank robbery when an outlaw gang frames him for a robbery and murder. Jess in trying to help is forced to join the outlaw gang.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 76
12.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Betrayers
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
While in Ironwood Jess is meets an old friend who tries to implicate Jess as an outlaw, hoping the irritated Jess might join his gang. Jess declines to join but finds himself arrested, charged with murder, and facing a hangman's noose.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 86
13.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Circumstantial Evidence
(1954)
24 min | Crime, Drama
A story of blind justice, as Matthews defends a man whom was caught by police with the gun that killed the man's wife.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, George Chandler, Max Showalter, Clem Bevans
Votes: 12
14. 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
15. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
16. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
17. 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: 337
18.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Think No Evil
(1954)
Crime, Drama
A young man is arrested for robbery but claims he's innocent. The public defender's office goes to Las Vegas, where the man claims he was, to check up on his story. They find some disturbing news.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Jimmy Lydon, Helen Ford
Votes: 11
19.
Hazel (1961–1966)
Episode:
Hazel's Dog Days
(1962)
30 min | Comedy
Harold finds a stray dog that he names, Smiley. Unfortunately, the rightful owners later come to the Baxter home to claim him and Hazel sets about trying to find a way for the dog to remain in the Baxter household.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock
Votes: 63
20. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Two Secret Service agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.
Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Dick Cangey, Whitey Hughes
Votes: 6,504
21. 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: 4,697
22. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 387
23. I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
30 min | Drama
Herbert Philbrick's covert life as an FBI spy within the Communist underground, his dual existence fraught with constant peril and the challenge of keeping his espionage activities hidden from family and friends.
Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Virginia Stefan, Ed Hinton
Votes: 166
24. 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
25.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Killer in the House
(1961)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A man on the run hides out at his brother's house - something the brother and his wife are most uneasy about.
Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Dick Powell, Edmond O'Brien, Earl Holliman, Wallace Ford
Votes: 12
26.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
Home Ranch
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
Lucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam ... See full summary »
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Harold J. Stone, Lee Farr
Votes: 272
27. 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: 3,435
28. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,627
29. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule, Mort Mills
Votes: 2,777
30. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Vito Scotti, Johnny Seven
Votes: 302
31. The Dakotas (1962–1963)
60 min | Western
Marshal Ragan and his Deputies maintain the peace in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory.
Stars: Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Michael Greene
Votes: 116
32.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Drifter's Gold
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Slim goes to Laramie for supplies only to find the town deserted except for a few women due to a rumor about a gold strike. An outlaw gang created the rumor to make it easy to rob the bank. The trapped Slim must fight them alone.
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Rod Cameron, Judi Meredith
Votes: 96
33.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Lady Trouble
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim Hardie is summoned by upper management to a station to meet a very important customer. Agatha Webster bought a large mining operation so she wants to investigate the protection provided by Wells Fargo but she may be the biggest issue.
Director: James P. Yarbrough | Stars: Dale Robertson, Robert Armstrong, Robert Richards, Barry Cahill
Votes: 40
34.
Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Lady and the Gun
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Ferguson, President Chester Arthur's personal agent, and Elizabeth Blythe, a beautiful reporter, travel to Tombstone to report about the lawlessness that appears to be rampant in the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Allison Hayes, Donald Woods
Votes: 47
35.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Strangers at Sundown
(1963)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
A outlaw gang traps Garth and Betsy and several stagecoach passengers at a way station. The gang wants one of the passengers who betrayed the gang. The people discuss their lives as time expires on whether to turn over the man.
Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 105
36.
You Are There (1953–1972)
Episode:
The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865)
(1953)
30 min | Drama, History
This episode takes place on April 26, 1865 on the day that John Wilkes Booth was captured, hiding in by a barn in Virginia, after assassinating President Lincoln.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Lawrence Dobkin, Mack Williams, Damian O'Flynn, DeForest Kelley
Votes: 11
37.
Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode:
Girl Bandit
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A scheming woman takes advantage of her husband, her paramour, and a complete stranger in an attempt to flee the U. S. with $53,000 in stolen funds.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Michael Forest, Bruce Cowling, Gayne Whitman
Votes: 85
38.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Dodge City Gets a New Marshal
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp takes the job of Dodge City Marshal. He arrives to find the Sheriff and his deputy under siege and the men on Front Street trying to kill him. He breaks the siege followed by going after the ring leader of the Big T outfit.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Harry Tyler, Nelson Leigh, Robert Fortier
Votes: 54
39.
I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode:
Youth Movement
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Philbrick is raising funds for a new youth center. However, the comrades plan to infiltrate both the center and its bank account.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Richard Carlson, Jack Carol, Don Kennedy, John Zaremba
Votes: 7
40. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,234
41. 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: 4,617
42. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Tough Sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.
Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Quentin Sondergaard, Bill Catching
Votes: 538
43. The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series with episodes split between comedies and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. ... See full summary »
Stars: Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby, Dorothy Green
Votes: 65
44. Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
TV comedy anthology series
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, John Hamilton, Dan White, Gertrude Michael
Votes: 31
45.
Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode:
Death and Taxes
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
When an honest man is elected to be the town sheriff campaigning for fair taxes, the wealthy railroad owner ships his cash out of town to avoid paying his fair share. Bat provides the new sheriff with help to collect the taxes.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Gene Barry, Richard Arlen, Susan Cummings, Don Kennedy
Votes: 40
46.
Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode:
Wanted: Dead
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Bat seeks to collect a loan given to a reformed gunman who is now a rancher. In order to get his money he must save the man from a trigger-happy sheriff who believes the man is guilty of murder due to a witness's story.
Director: William Conrad | Stars: Gene Barry, John Dehner, Bethel Leslie, Don Kennedy
Votes: 45
47.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Dossier on a Diplomat
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A diplomat's slip lands Kimble in the only place he can't be re-captured: a Washington, D.C. embassy. Dr. Kimble ministers to the ambassador from a newly democratized African nation, when ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: David Janssen, Ivan Dixon, Diana Sands, Diana Hyland
Votes: 150
48.
Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964–1969)
Episode:
The Short Voyage Home
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, War
Gomer heads home with $1,600 to buy a gas station with his cousin Goober. Worried about pickpockets and con artists, Sergeant Carter goes with him.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell, Ellen Corby
Votes: 57
49.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Fugitive Road
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess's brother-in-law, an Army deserter, shows up looking for help to reach Canada via the Lola Pass. Slim is against Jess helping so he refuses to share his map of the trail. However, he relents under pressure against his better judgment.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller
Votes: 125
50.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
The White Widow
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
A beautiful widow asks Bart to protect her from an unknown killer. He accepts -- unaware that he is the intended victim of the poison pen letters.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Jack Kelly, Julie Adams, Richard Webb, Ross Elliott
Votes: 74