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1. Meeting of Minds (1977–1981)
60 min | Biography, History, Talk-Show
A comedic history show hosted by Steve Allen, where he interviews people playing historical figures.
Stars: Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Leon Askin, John Hoyt
Votes: 159
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: 93,487
4.
The Magician (1973–1974)
Episode:
The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow
(1974)
45 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
In order to prevent further murders by a hitman who uses a bow and arrow, Tony partners with a psychic who accurately predicted the first victim's death.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Joseph Sirola, Julian Christopher, Jeremy Slate
Votes: 15
5. 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: 19,352
6. 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: 5,163
7.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Samantha's Good News
(1969)
TV-G | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Endora and Maurice fight over his new secretary.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Maurice Evans
Votes: 281
8.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An Army major awakens in a small room with no idea of who he is or how he got there. He finds four other people in the same room, and they all begin to question how they each arrived there, and more importantly, how to escape.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Susan Harrison, William Windom, Murray Matheson, Kelton Garwood
Votes: 3,881
9. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 6,256
10. The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Master Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.
Stars: Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin
Votes: 1,739
11. 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
12.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode:
Horror in the Heights
(1974)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Residents of the Roosevelt Heights neighborhood are being caught off guard, and killed, by a demon with the ability to appear as a person they know and trust.
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Phil Silvers, Murray Matheson
Votes: 608
13.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Accosted Accountant
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ed Lewis, a vice president, is in a fight with his father-in-law B.K. over the future of Vero-Plastics. Ed thinks B.K. is embezzling and under the control of Leslie Ross. When B.K. is murdered, Ed is seen throwing away the weapon.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 268
14. 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: 11,888
15. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
16.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Duel at Parkison Town
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When the son of a neighbor is accidentally shot on Sherman property, it reopens an old wound for his father Ben in the feud between the Sherman's and Pakison's. Ben publicly challenges Slim to an old time duel that Slim wants to avoid.
Director: Maurice Geraghty | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Robert Crawford Jr., Henry Hull
Votes: 94
17.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
An Agent of the Plaintiff
(1969)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Whilst visiting London, Glenn Howard finds himself being sued for libel.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Gene Barry, Honor Blackman, Maurice Evans, Brian Bedford
Votes: 18
18.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Wooden Nickels
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Minerva Doubleday asks Paul to complete a secretive deal for her uncle involving the sale of a rare coin. Paul follows the instructions but finds himself at the uncle's shop where he stumbles into Minerva over a man shot to death.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 255
19.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1981)
TV-PG | Comedy
Dr Miller, a psychiatrist from the hospital, tells Terri he is stressed out. Terri invites him to dinner at her place to get a break from his patients. Misunderstandings arise when Jack and Janet think he is an escaped mental patient.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline
Votes: 242
20. Get Smart (1965–1970)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Robert Karvelas
Votes: 13,812
21. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,436
22. Thriller (1960–1962)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley
Votes: 1,663
23. 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
24. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 20
25.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Wednesday Night Story
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An unhappy couple involve their Swedish nanny in their marital discord.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, David Janssen
Votes: 75
26.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
An Eye to the Future
(1977)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Kate ponders going to college, Doug has a shot at the bench, and Buddy becomes part of the CB radio craze.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 51
27. 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: 4,709
28. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
60 min | Drama, War
A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
Stars: Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing
Votes: 1,490
29.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
Flight Plan
(1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A painting worth $500,000 is stolen from a Washington museum. A former U.S. government official is seriously injured trying to stop the theft. The thief flies to Los Angeles, intending to ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 29
30.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Diamond Millstone
(1970)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An aging thief, assisted by younger accomplices, steals a 31-karat, legendary diamond. The plan goes awry almost immediately when one of the accomplices wounds himself with a pistol ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Jack Klugman
Votes: 22
31.
Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
Episode:
Hangman's Wages
(1972)
75 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
Legendary outlaw Wes Durham is being held in the New Prospect jail, awaiting a new form of execution: electric chair. Hec's job is to uncover and capture an admirer of the outlaw, who is killing a person each day until Durham is set free.
Directors: George Marshall, Charles Ziarko | Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Steve Forrest, Harry Morgan
Votes: 43
32.
S.W.A.T. (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Bravo Enigma
(1975)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team's mission to stop the assassination of a U.S. Senator becomes even more urgent when it's learned the killer hired for the job is carrying a deadly plague that could start an epidemic.
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera
Votes: 40
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: 3,447
34. 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: 1,663
35. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 504
36. 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: 198
37. 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
38. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.
Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto
Votes: 6,193
39. Banyon (1971–1973)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.
Stars: Robert Forster, Joan Blondell, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Gregg
Votes: 154
40. Sam Benedict (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama
Sam Benedict is the go to lawyer in the San Francisco area with a reputation for winning impossible cases. Trudy has his office running efficiently while Hank keeps things from getting too serious as Benedict's right hand man.
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Richard Rust, Joan Tompkins, Alexander Lockwood
Votes: 93
41. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22
42.
Get Smart (1965–1970)
Episode:
Smart the Assassin
(1966)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Smart is hypnotized to kill the Chief during their nightly game of chess.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Murray Matheson, Tony Lo Bianco
Votes: 236
43.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
Two Dollars on Trouble to Win
(1973)
TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Someone seems to want Sally's Uncle Cyrus dead. Mac and Sally are in a race to find who wants him dead before it's too late.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 108
44.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
To remain straight, an ex-con informs on the would-be robbers of a bar where he works, instead of helping the stickup men, his former pals. But the hoods' connection to Link Toland, a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Robert Duvall
Votes: 59
45.
S.W.A.T. (1975–1976)
Episode:
Murder by Fire
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hondo and his team go after a gang of arsonist-killers who pose as firemen, evacuate posh homes, shoot at actual firemen and police and escape with a fortune in jewels, paintings and antiques.
Director: William Crain | Stars: Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera
Votes: 22
46. Newhart (1982–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.
Stars: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy
Votes: 8,128
47. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Approved | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"One Step Beyond" was a collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknown.
Stars: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Olan Soule, Will J. White
Votes: 1,880
48. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.
Stars: Willie Tyler, Frank Welker, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo
Votes: 353
49. Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
The adventures of Hec Ramsey, a turn-of-the-20th-century detective who prefers to use his brains instead of his guns.
Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Harry Morgan, Dennis Rucker
Votes: 433
50. 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