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1.
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
Crack-Up
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A one-hour television version of "Phone Call from a Stranger", with Bette Davis repeating her film role.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Virginia Grey
Votes: 216
2. 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: 93,289
3.
Medic (1954–1956)
Episode:
Flash of Darkness
(1955)
30 min | Drama
This "what-if" episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. Dr. Styner and his colleagues are at a warehouse outside the city for a training session, ... See full summary »
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: Richard Boone, Nan Boardman, Wheaton Chambers, Herbert Lytton
Votes: 23
4.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Dark Verdict
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess's friend John MacLean is being chased by a posse for the murder of the sheriff and another man. They try to lynch him but Slim and Jess force a trial but the court is illegal. When John is lynched by them, Jess wants justice.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller
Votes: 128
5.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Major Adams Story: Part 1
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
During the Civil War Charlie Wooster joins Bill Hawks under the command of Major Seth Adams. When Adams is seriously wounded saving Hawks's life he must struggle to survive, while dreaming of the girl he left behind.
Director: Mark Stevens | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Virginia Grey, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 105
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: 19,345
7. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 28,949
8. Official Detective (1957– )
Mystery, Adventure
Stars: Everett Sloane, James Griffith, Ted de Corsia, Steve Pendleton
Votes: 29
9.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Quick and the Dead
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
In an attempt to clear himself of a robbery charge, Brett must protect a man marked for murder.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: James Garner, Marie Windsor, Gerald Mohr, John Vivyan
Votes: 169
10.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Blind Man's Bluff
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Billy Poe is falsely accused of murder by a dying man, and flees to another town while Matt follows him, and encounters dangerous resistance from other men who hate lawmen.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 220
11.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Chief Joseph
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Chief Joseph has come to town suffering from pneumonia. When he and his party are refused lodging at the hotel, a stranger steps in offering his room. Local sentiment is against this and like a boiling over teapot, trouble begins to brew.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 177
12. 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: 11,862
13. Union Pacific (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
Bart McClelland supervises rail construction for Union Pacific west of Omaha dealing with everything from marauders to land issues. He's aided by surveyor Billy Kincaid and Georgia who runs the mobile Golden Nugget saloon.
Stars: Jeff Morrow, Judson Pratt, Susan Cummings, J.M. Kerrigan
Votes: 65
14.
The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Silent Gun
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A mute gunfighter with a distinctive scar around his throat arrives in Silver City and proceeds to provoke two gunfights, resulting in the deaths of the two citizens. Even though the mayor ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim
Votes: 29
15.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
Second Honeymoon
(1956)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy thinks the trip to Europe will be her and Ricky's second honeymoon, but his schedule doesn't leave much time for her. She feels left out when even Fred and Ethel start feeling romantic.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 306
16.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
Seed of Deception
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bart and Bret ride into a town and the townspeople mistake them for Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. Problems arise when when a group of outlaws make the same mistake as the townspeople.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: James Garner, Jack Kelly, Adele Mara, Joi Lansing
Votes: 140
17. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
18. 87th Precinct (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell
Votes: 196
19. 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
20. Conflict (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
This anthology series focused on characters at odds or having struggles in life. Alternating with Warner Brothers westerns, the episodes were set in various centuries and different casts.
Stars: Gig Young, Rex Reason, Will Hutchins, James Garner
Votes: 37
21.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Street of Hate
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Slim takes on the responsibility of paroled Frank Buckley who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a rancher's war hero son. Buckley is not wanted in the community, which puts Slim and Jess in the middle of a war.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller
Votes: 98
22.
The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
Episode:
You're Driving Me Crazy
(1954)
30 min | Drama
A couple finds themselves terrorized by a disturbed man who rear ends their car. There is some genuine suspense in this episode and warrants attention in that it comes years before Alfred Hitchcock Presents and other such anthologies.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Loretta Young, Charles Drake, Harry Bartell, Stuart Randall
Votes: 11
23.
Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Eye of Truth
(1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer attempts to save his son when the young man's arrested for a hit-and-run murder by an intricate blackmail scheme.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Joseph Cotten, George Peppard, Leora Dana, Philip Van Zandt
Votes: 15
24.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Dead Man's Street
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Passing through Paradise, California Jim Hardie finds himself backing up the local Wells Fargo agent and Marshal Murphy who he knows in a fight against the Ferguson brothers who own the area and the town when one brother is jailed.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Dale Robertson, Buddy Ebsen, Robert Bray, Walter Sande
Votes: 62
25.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Scapegoat
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim is sent to investigate the murder of a Wells Fargo agent and finds that the sheriff suspects their new teacher, an ex-convict. Although Jim sent the man to prison, he is convinced that the killer is one of the town's leading citizens.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Dale Robertson, Bruce Bennett, Johnny Mack Brown, Paul Engle
Votes: 56
26.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The John Bernard Story
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Indians kidnap an elderly lady on the train. They will return her when the train takes the Chief's son to the doctor and cure him. However, some on the train don't want to help. The task becomes harder when they learn what the illness is.
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Ryan, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath
Votes: 55
27. 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: 8,766
28. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 444
29. 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
30. Medic (1954–1956)
30 min | Drama
Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner. One of the first medical shows on TV that paid strict attention to detail, and... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Boone, Mary Stewart, Robert Stevenson, Robert Bray
Votes: 181
31. 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
32. 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
33. The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960– )
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robin Scott is a wealthy, Oxford-educated freelance insurance investigator, skilled in karate and judo, who travels all over the world investigating claims made against insurance companies,... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Blake Fleming, Rick Jason, Walter Reed, Merry Anders
Votes: 57
34. This Man Dawson (1959– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
Keith Andes stars as an ex- military man hired on to root out corruption in the police department in an unnamed U.S. city.
Stars: Keith Andes, William Conrad, William Woodson, Tom McDonough
Votes: 32
35.
87th Precinct (1961–1962)
Episode:
The Modus Man
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The detectives investigate a recent series of burglaries. The crimes have identical MOs to those of several known burglars. However, when these suspects are checked out, it turns out one ... See full summary »
Director: James Wong Howe | Stars: Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell
Votes: 19
36.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
The Last Comanchero
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne, a Marshal, with a deputy tracks down and captures Rafe Larkin who leads the last of the Comancheros. He takes Rafe and the wounded deputy to a town but he finds no help there except for one young man who has a separate desire.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Clint Walker, Harold J. Stone, Edd Byrnes, Jonathan Hole
Votes: 77
37.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Miracle of the Sea Gulls
(1955)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Counterfeiter James Reeves evades the sheriff by joining a Mormon wagon train. His cynical ways conflict with the faith of the others including Judith who he's attracted to. A plague of locusts and a resulting miracle changes Jim.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Peter Dane, Katherine O'Hara, Austin Greene, Herbert Lytton
Votes: 32
38.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
The Book
(1954)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A stranger tussles with John over a library book and is struck and killed by a passing car. John discovers a message in the book and follows it to a blind meeting, only to be mistaken for a hit man with an assassination team.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: David Niven, Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Fowley, Frank Ferguson
Votes: 23
39.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
No Handcuffs
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Hank Springer who claims the sheriff of Mingo framed him for murder, escapes from Matt's jail, wrongly believing he has killed a deputy in the process, and now has the intention of killing the apparently corrupt sheriff.
Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Vic Perrin
Votes: 221
40.
The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode:
Backtrail
(1951)
TV-G | Western
Crooked stagecoach express agent Mason directs two henchmen who dress as Paiute braves to rob stage shipments with valuable cargo.
Director: George B. Seitz Jr. | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Herbert Lytton, Robert Bice
Votes: 51
41.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
A Man to Look Up To
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Lawyer Jud Lester is just arriving in town right after a robbery when he finds one of the robbers hiding in his office wounded. The robber passes out and people in town assume that Jud shot... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Lew Ayres, Will Wright, Willis Bouchey, Diane Brewster
Votes: 28
42.
Whirlybirds (1957–1960)
Episode:
Fear
(1958)
30 min | Adventure
During a raging forest fire, Chuck and P.T. rescue three injured youths who had volunteered to battle the blaze. The young men react with such intense panic when they meet the doctor ... See full summary »
Director: Harve Foster | Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, Nancy Hale, Walter Coy
Votes: 10
43. 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
44. Cheyenne (1955–1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler
Votes: 2,028
45. 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: 3,080
46. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 143
47.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Joke's on Us
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
A suspected horse thief is lynched by his former friends. They find out too late they may have had the wrong man. The joke may be on all of them now as someone is killing them one by one.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake
Votes: 190
48.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Corresponding Corpse
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man that faked his death has been exposed and is blackmailed. With help from Perry, he plans on returning to his wife. But, before that can happen, he is found dead and a woman he had a relationship with is charged and needs Perry's help.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 370
49.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Ledge
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A young artist who's come to the big city loses heart when he experiences vision problems. Despite reassurance from his doctor that his eyes will improve, he becomes disheartened and climbs... See full summary »
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Skip Homeier, Regis Toomey, Allene Roberts, Herbert Lytton
Votes: 15
50.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Pea
(1962)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Herbie Catcher is a small-time nobody who really wants to improve his status in life. He tries to impress those around him, but without success. He's even tried to feed information to Eliot... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Robert Stack, Sally Gracie, Albert Paulsen, Frank Gorshin
Votes: 51