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1. 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: 93,110
2.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
The Buscaderos
(1970)
60 min | Western
A band of outlaws with a Gatling gun takes over the Lancer ranch and holds Scott hostage, demanding in turn that the town turn over its tax collection money to them. The outlaw leader Drago... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 39
3.
Trackdown (1957–1959)
Episode:
Back to Crawford
(1959)
30 min | Western
Hoby returns home to Crawford to help his sister Nora after she sends him a telegram that somebody has been threatening her and because he gets a telegram from town drunk Fred Sales to come home quick because his sister is going to die.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Robert Culp, Nancy Asch, King Calder, Peggy Webber
Votes: 34
4.
Insight (1960–1984)
Episode:
The Man Who Mugged God
(1979)
Drama
A blind man gets mugged by a street hood, then attempts to reform him in a psychoanalytical manner with shocking results.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Harold Gould, Warren Oates
Votes: 11
5.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 215
6. 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
7.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
Every Man a Hero
(1960)
60 min | Western
Bronco, an Army Scout, arrives at Ft. Monument escorting the commander's wife not long after an Indian massacre has taken place leaving five enlisted men. He soon begins to suspect that the "survivors" aren't quite what they seem to be.
Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Ty Hardin, Patricia Barry, Simon Oakland, Mike Road
Votes: 32
8.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
The Pillbox
(1964)
Action, Drama, War
While falling back under intense pressure from the attacking Germans, Lt. Hanley stops to help one of his men who is severely wounded. The Germans are advancing rapidly, so Hanley and his ... See full summary »
Director: Vic Morrow | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter
Votes: 116
9.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Race
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Yates and Favor argue over giving the drovers time off but Favor has a herd lined up to leave the next day. Rowdy quits but on Favor's word is offered a herd of his own. He vows to beat Favor but will skill or luck be the deciding factor?
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock
Votes: 103
10.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Marshal
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
In North Fork, Lucas McCain meets town drunk Micah Torrance who at one time was considered one of the most capable lawmen in the territory. He confesses that he lost his nerve and it led ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, James Drury
Votes: 277
11. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,329
12. Combat! (1962–1967)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series, followed a front line American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe
Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan
Votes: 3,142
13. 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
14. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
15.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
The Wreckers
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell are escorting a notorious outlaw back to Dodge City to stand trial. A member of another outlaw gang sees them traveling by stagecoach and switches out cotter ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Totten | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 195
16.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
The Man Without a Gun
(1969)
60 min | Western
When Sheriff Val Crawford is injured, newcomer to Green River, Clay Crisswell takes over temporarily. His civilized ways and the ability to subdue the rougher element of Green River without... See full summary »
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 26
17.
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
Episode:
Part 3
(1982)
TV-PG | 131 min | Drama, History, War
Beginning at Gettysberg, including a dangerous mission by Jonas, through to the end of The Civil War, where the Geyser and Hales have changed forever.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Julia Duffy, Robin Gammell
Votes: 46
18. 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: 5,007
19. Slattery's People (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 117
20.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
Day of Reckoning
(1962)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The town has a new minister - a mortal enemy of Lucas McCain, whom he vowed to kill if he ever saw him again. Now Lucas must face the conflicts inside himself and comes to terms with the past.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Warren Oates
Votes: 101
21.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Prodigal
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
A fleeing bank robber decides that the McCain ranch is a good place to hide out, so he holds Lucas and Mark prisoner in their own home until the heat dies down.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Rhys Williams, Kevin Hagen
Votes: 125
22.
Trackdown (1957–1959)
Episode:
Bad Judgment
(1959)
30 min | Western
Rafe Borden is trying to frighten Charley Wagner and his family so he will not testify at the trial tomorrow against Rafe's brother Lute who would be hanged if convicted of murder. Sheriff ... See full summary »
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Robert Culp, Mort Mills, Lee Farr, Jean Howell
Votes: 27
23.
Trackdown (1957–1959)
Episode:
Fear
(1959)
30 min | Western
Ambrose Hooker and his 3 brothers are bullying Joe the Bartender and saloon owner Tenner Smith. Hoby walks in and Ambrose goads his kid brother Little Beamer to draw on Hoby and Hoby kills him. Now Abrose wants revenge.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Robert Culp, Peter Leeds, Harold J. Stone, Warren Oates
Votes: 21
24.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Ride to Delphi
(1966)
TV-PG | 73 min | Western
The Virginian counted 50 cows that were delivered to Grainger but the next morning five of them are missing. The Virginian feeling responsible tracks the stolen cattle down but finds himself arrested on murder charges and can't explain it.
Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Don Quine, Sara Lane
Votes: 65
25. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
Stars: Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, William Douglas, Robert Culp
Votes: 9,300
26. 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: 1,661
27. Hotel de Paree (1959–1960)
30 min | Western
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
28.
The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Murdered Party
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jarrod agrees to defend a murder suspect, despite the fact that Heath witnessed the killing. The case involves the defense of a man from a reviled family and the death of a respected benefactor.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 131
29.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Love Thy Neighbor
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.
Director: Dennis Weaver | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake
Votes: 173
30.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Two for the Gallows
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Slim is asked by an eastern professor to guide him to a gold strike a friend found a decade earlier. Two of Slim's mischievous neighbors follow them hoping to make a killing but everyone has been mislead as the professor is a killer.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Donald Woods, Warren Oates
Votes: 82
31. 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: 8,745
32. 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: 4,688
33. Lawman (1958–1962)
30 min | Western
This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Emile Avery
Votes: 969
34. 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: 1,488
35. 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
36.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
Turnabout
(1971)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A robbery of an armored car in Michigan goes badly. But one man, the getaway driver, escapes. The robbers weren't aware of how large a target was involved. The armored car had $500,000. The... See full summary »
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Warren Oates
Votes: 16
37.
Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode:
Lottery of Death
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Bat wins half of a lottery ticket during a high stakes poker game, but the man with other half dies and his ticket goes missing.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Gene Barry, John Sutton, Constance Ford, Myron Healey
Votes: 54
38.
The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Great Safe Robbery
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Victoria and Audra are held hostage by a trio of inept robbers who are stymied by a very well-built and tough safe.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 122
39.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Small Water
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
Matt arrests Finn Pickett based on a circular that indicates he is wanted for murder in Oklahoma Territory. Pickett repeatedly proclaims his innocence and vows that his prairie-savvy sons will do whatever is necessary to free him.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Trevor Bardette, Warren Oates
Votes: 181
40.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Three Sons
(1958)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
Paladin lends his room to a pair of newlyweds and--when the bride receives a wedding gift of her cat, mutilated--intervenes in a vicious family feud that hinges on the patriarch's sanity.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Parker Fennelly, Paul Jasmin, Warren Oates
Votes: 122
41.
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
Episode:
Die by the Gun
(1958)
Approved | 25 min | Western
A sadistic pair of killers escape from prison who have no qualms about killing. They hijack the stagecoach Josh is riding with a young prisoner by felling a tree on its path. They decide to use Josh and the prisoner as hostages.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Steve McQueen, John Larch, Warren Oates, Ray Teal
Votes: 155
42. 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: 2,776
43. 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: 3,077
44. 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
45. 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
46. Rescue 8 (1958–1960)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The missions of a rescue squad of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Stars: Jim Davis, Lang Jeffries, Nancy Rennick, Mary K. Cleary
Votes: 129
47. The Rough Riders (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
After the Civil War, two former Union soldiers and an ex-Confederate team up to travel the West.
Stars: Kent Taylor, Jan Merlin, Peter Whitney, Bill Catching
Votes: 85
48. Buckskin (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
Annie O'Connell's boarding house in Buckskin, Montana, in 1880, is the setting for dramas unfolding for travelers and townies alike. Stories are seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody.
Stars: Tom Nolan, Sallie Brophy, Mike Road, Orville Sherman
Votes: 51
49.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
The Showdown
(1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Glenn Howard researches the story of one of his ancestors - a colorful Old West character.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Gene Barry, Jessica Walter, Warren Oates, Albert Salmi
Votes: 14
50.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
Bloodlines
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The three Malakie boys comes to town and bust up the saloon. Lucas McCain and Marshal Micah Torrance stop them, but in the course of doing so, one of the boys shoots and kills his own ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 148