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1. The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode: A Love to Remember (1970)

TV-PG | 73 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

8.9
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At Forrest University's 25-year reunion, Glenn Howard encounters the beautiful, troubled Edwina Booker who claims Howard jilted her at the senior prom. After a late-night tryst she vanishes... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Colasanto | Stars: Gene Barry, Ray Milland, J.D. Cannon, Tom Bosley

Votes: 10

2. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode: Punishments, Cruel and Unusual (1968)

60 min | Drama

8.7
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Judd defends an alcoholic woman who has been charged with hit-and-run even though she has not had a drink in years. It is soon obvious the evidence against her is flimsy, but the judge in ... See full summary »

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Jessica Tandy, David Sheiner

Votes: 9

3. The Man and the City (1971–1972)

60 min | Drama

8.6
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Thomas Acala is the longtime mayor of a rapidly growing city in Southwest United States. He handles the constant challenges with the help of his chief aide Andy Hays and secretary Marian Crane.

Stars: Anthony Quinn, Mike Farrell, William Schallert, Mala Powers

Votes: 161

4. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

8.5
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"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

5. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode: Log 56: Vice Versa (1971)

TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama

8.5
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Malloy is embarrassed at morning inspection as Mac notices that his driver's license has expired, meaning that he and Reed will have to switch responsibilities for their shift, which Reed ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Charles McGraw, George Furth

Votes: 99

6. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode: The Heart, an Imperfect Machine (1963)

60 min | Drama

8.5
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A doctor has been working to perfect a heart/lung machine, and plans to use it on his seriously ill wife as soon as he believes the time is right. But her condition is rapidly deteriorating... See full summary »

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Pat Hingle, Diane Baker

Votes: 15

7. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: Bently (1964)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.5
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A dying man confesses to a murder of which he was acquitted, but Chester suspects the man was lying.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake

Votes: 216

8. Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode: Mark of the Manhunters (1961)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.5
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An injured marshal is taking a prisoner to Cheyenne to testify at a trial. The wife of the man on trial wants the prisoner as does the man's gang but for different purposes. They all end up at the Sherman ranch when the marshal needs help.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Charles McGraw, Marguerite Chapman

Votes: 89

9. The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964)
Episode: The Day of the Search (1964)

60 min | Western

8.5
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Jaimie and Linc come across a bounty hunter and his prisoner, a mountain man who he is bringing in to hang. The mountain man talks Jaimie into releasing him with a tall tale of a fortune in gold over the hill.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Charles Bronson, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 16

10. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Rip-Off (1973)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.4
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Roy and John are accused of stealing money from a victim. A premature delivery and a blinded man result from a car crash. A perilous rescue involves a plane that might explode.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 99

11. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: A Time of Hyacinths (1970)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

8.4
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Julie is staying at a beach house where she is helped by a kind old fisherman who lives nearby. He tells her to ring her porch bell whenever she needs his help. When she visits his house ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 71

12. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode: The Lieutenant Burton Story (1962)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.4
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A young lieutenant on his first assignment must face an overbearing, murderous sergeant who is determined to kill two deserters in cold blood. The sergeant wounds Chris thinking he is one of them and into a feud with Flint at the train.

Director: William Witney | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Horton, Dean Jones, Terry Wilson

Votes: 63

13. The Whistler (1954– )
Episode: Silent Partner (1955)

Mystery

8.4
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Rancher Matt Robertson plots to murder his business partner Wilk Haines and frame a hot-headed young ranch hand for the crime.

Director: Joel Malone | Stars: Charles McGraw, Jon Shepodd, Hugh Sanders, Sally Fraser

Votes: 12

14. The Lieutenant (1963–1964)

60 min | Drama

8.3
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The trials of a young U.S. Marine Lieutenant and his comrades at Camp Pendleton.

Stars: Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Don Penny, Carmen Phillips

Votes: 317

15. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode: Shadow of a Killer (1967)

60 min | Drama

8.3
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Judd takes the case of a pregnant young woman who was found outside the scene of a burglary and charged with it. She is actually covering for her boyfriend who committed the crime, but ... See full summary »

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Quentin Dean, Joe Don Baker

Votes: 8

16. The Lieutenant (1963–1964)
Episode: Alert! (1963)

60 min | Drama

8.3
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Rice is called away when his unit is called to alert and prepared to fly out on exercise. There is real concern this might not be an exercise and they might be going to war. Rice has to ... See full summary »

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Charles McGraw, Ted Bessell

Votes: 25

17. Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode: About Jesse James (1972)

Western

8.3
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After an eccentric old woman comes to the town of Nichols claiming that in her youth she nursed a wounded Jesse James after he was shot by the cowardly Bob Ford and that the infamous outlaw... See full summary »

Director: William Wiard | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck

Votes: 28

18. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode: The Sky Is Falling (1964)

TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

8.3
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A U. F. O. has been spotted flying around the United States, terrifying people and violating every airspace regulation in the book. It falls into the sea, which, after another ship is ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Charles McGraw, Adam Williams

Votes: 119

19. Thriller (1960–1962)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

8.2
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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: 1,661

20. 87th Precinct (1961–1962)

60 min | Crime, Drama

8.2
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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

21. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

8.2
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"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: 97

22. Conflict (1956–1957)

60 min | Drama

8.2
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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

23. Hotel de Paree (1959–1960)

30 min | Western

8.2
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Sundance, a reformed gunslinger just released from prison, drifts into the town of Georgetown, Colorado. A tangle with the town villain ends up with Sundance being forced to shoot him, ... See full summary »

Stars: Earl Holliman, Jeanette Nolan, Strother Martin, Judi Meredith

Votes: 54

24. 87th Precinct (1961–1962)
Episode: King's Ransom (1962)

60 min | Crime, Drama

8.2
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Two ex-convicts kidnap a young man, believing him to be the son of shoe manufacturer Douglas King. Actually, the boy is the son of the manufacturer's chauffeur. When the kidnappers discover... See full summary »

Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell

Votes: 16

25. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 8,738

26. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western

8.1
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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: 6,486

27. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
Episode: A Ride to Vengeance (1968)

60 min | Western

8.1
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Ambushed outside of town, when Jemal and Corey kill their ambusher and turn him in, they are thrown in jail on the basis of an old wanted poster with Jemal's picture on it.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Hagan Beggs, John Beck

Votes: 17

28. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode: Time and a Half on Christmas Eve (1966)

60 min | Drama

8.1
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In this Christmas themed episode, Paul Bryan gets stranded when his plane takes an emergency landing and the other passengers grab all the rental cars to get home for the holiday. He ends ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Charles McGraw, Melanie Alexander

Votes: 16

29. The Untouchables (1959–1963)

50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.0
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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

30. Johnny Staccato (1959–1960)

24 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.0
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Johnny Staccato is a jazz pianist and private detective.

Stars: John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dennis Sallas, Frank London

Votes: 274

31. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode: For the Living (1961)

60 min | Drama

8.0
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A friend of Kildare is in a coma after falling and hitting his head. The man's wife, son, and brother struggle with whether to continue treatment at home or in an institution, and even whether or not life is worth living for him anymore.

Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Charles McGraw, Beatrice Straight

Votes: 18

32. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: Prairie Wolfer (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.0
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Two fur trappers find their furs are worthless and their plan for moving westward are crushed. In a desperate move the two scheme a robbery with intentions of leaving for California. But things do not go as planned.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, James Arness

Votes: 179

33. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
Episode: Once Upon a Savage Night (1964)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.0
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Police authorities in Chicago are seeking serial killer "Georgie Porgie." His M.O. is to murder blondes with a "cheap" reputation. He was thought to have "gone south for the winter" after a... See full summary »

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Ted Knight, Philip Abbott

Votes: 29

34. Spartacus (1960)

PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

7.9
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87 Metascore

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton

Votes: 143,131 | Gross: $30.00M

35. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

7.9
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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: 11,480

36. Emergency! (1972–1979)

TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

7.9
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The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup

Votes: 6,055

37. In Cold Blood (1967)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.9
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89 Metascore

Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart

Votes: 29,129

38. Banyon (1971–1973)

60 min | Crime, Drama

7.9
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The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.

Stars: Robert Forster, Joan Blondell, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Gregg

Votes: 154

39. The New Breed (1961–1962)

60 min | Drama

7.9
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"The New Breed" was an American crime - drama series ,aired on ABC network from 1961 to 1962, with thirty-six episodes,starring Leslie Nielsen at age 35.

Stars: Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino, John Clarke, Greg Roman

Votes: 103

40. The Andersonville Trial (1970 TV Movie)

150 min | Drama

7.9
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A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

Director: George C. Scott | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, William Shatner, Jack Cassidy, Wright King

Votes: 493

41. The Whistler (1954– )

30 min | Mystery

7.9
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Crime anthology series with twist endings; based on the popular radio drama and several B-movies.

Stars: William Forman, Danni Sue Nolan, Arthur Franz, Dorothy Green

Votes: 57

42. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode: Harbor Division (1973)

TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama

7.9
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Malloy and Reed encounter a boat owner overcharged for fuel, a longshoreman's victim, a hinky couple, a feisty Libra guilty of a CA stop, and a drunken boat's cook with a rifle. Malloy tries to sell ballet tickets without being teased.

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Jayne Meadows, Charles McGraw

Votes: 81

43. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: My Brother's Keeper (1971)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

7.9
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During a thunderstorm, Festus seeks refuge in a cave, finding an Old Indian waiting to die. Festus decides to be his "brother's keeper". He takes the Old Indian to Dodge and tries to civilize him. His efforts don't work.

Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 166

44. Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode: Chain of Command (1974)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.9
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Capt. Steve Calvino has to fight his superiors to get extra manpower to hunt down a cop-killer who may have racial motivations.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Janet MacLachlan, Edmond O'Brien, Charles McGraw

Votes: 44

45. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode: Silent Partner (1962)

52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.9
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When Wallace Laughton is killed by Federal Agents, a mysterious man known only as The Partner orders that the agent responsible be eliminated. The Partner is a mysterious man whose identity... See full summary »

Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Robert Stack, Allyn Joslyn, Dyan Cannon, Bert Convy

Votes: 67

46. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

R | 111 min | Drama, War

7.8
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71 Metascore

During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.

Director: Dalton Trumbo | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards

Votes: 18,341 | Gross: $0.55M

47. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)

60 min | Crime, Drama

7.8
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A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.

Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Gene Coogan, Eddie Hice, Gavin MacLeod

Votes: 108

48. Grindl (1963–1964)

30 min | Comedy

7.8
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Grindl is an employee of Foster Temporary Service, and her boss Anson Foster accepts a variety of jobs for his employees. Grindl works at everything from babysitting to theater ticket-taker... See full summary »

Stars: Imogene Coca, James Millhollin, Dee J. Thompson, Frank De Vol

Votes: 90

49. Troubleshooters (1959–1960)

30 min | Adventure

7.8
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The Troubleshooters is an American 26-segment half-hour adventure/drama television series starring Keenan Wynn as Kodiak and Bob Mathias as Frank Dugan. The show aired on NBC. The stories ... See full summary »

Stars: Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, Robert Fortier, Carey Loftin

Votes: 43

50. O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972)
Episode: O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)

120 min | Drama

7.8
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U.S. Treasury agents set out to break up a narcotics-smuggling ring.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: David Janssen, Lana Wood, Jerome Thor, Gary Crosby

Votes: 58



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