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- "Guardian of the Safety of the World", private citizen-scientist Captain Video, assisted by his teenage helper The Ranger and an army of Video Rangers, preserves the peace in the far-off future, fighting the evil Dr. Pauli of the Astroidal Society and a bunch of other baddies (Nargola, Mook, Kul, Clysmok). The show appeared nightly Mon-Fri, featured many outlandish weapons and techno-gimmicks, and was run on a minuscule prop budget.
- Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.
- Four centuries into the future, Cadets Tom Corbett, Roger Manning and Astro are training to become Solar Guards. Their ship, the "Polaris" took them to numerous adventures, usually natural catastrophes rather than villains.
- Commander Corey and youthful Cadet Happy roam the 30th-century universe in their ship "Terra" fighting super-villains Mr. Proteus, Prince Baccarratti, and other bad guys. The captured bad guys get zapped with the Paralyzer, then get reprogrammed with the Brainograph.
- At the end of each show, Rocky King (Roscoe Karns) calls his wife, Mabel, and says, "Case is closed Mabel, I'm coming home".
- A live sports show featuring championship wrestlers with television announcer Danny Williams in 1950 on WKY-TV Channel 4.
- Peter House was an agent for International Security Intelligence in this live spy series.
- The Major was an American secret agent, posing as a pilot for the Flying Tigers airline.
- The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
- Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War Two. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage.
- Colonel Terry Lee travels to the orient in search of a gold mine left to him by his grandfather. While searching, he is a pilot employed by a "no questions asked" airline run by Chopstick Joe. His friend and co-pilot is Hotshot Charlie. His love interest is a girl named Burma. He and his friends are constantly in hot water, thanks to the mysterious Dragon Lady, as they fly from one exotic location to the next.
- A filmed half-hour detective series, nine episodes of which were originally produced in 1949 by CBS but never aired on that network. DuMont bought the films and produced four more episodes in 1952, at which point the character of criminal psychologist Karen Gayle was added.
- Dangerous climate changes are ravaging Earth and the U.S. government requests an investigation by masked super-scientist Commando Cody. He discovers that the disasters are being caused by space-alien forces from unknown planetary origins.
- Lieutenant George Kirby is a New York City detective whose jurisdiction appears to cover a wide area. Whether it's murderers or thieves, he approaches every situation prepared to deal violently with the criminals.
- This innovative half-hour science-fiction anthology aired live each Saturday morning. Captain Video (Al Hodge) was the catalyst that brought science-fiction and reality together in a creative showcase for dramatization of the works of well known authors. Strong character development and adult themes, a hallmark of the two Captain Video series, kept a positive look of quality within the storyline threads.
- Jimmy Hughes, a Korean War veteran now on the New York Police force, seeks the killer of his father, also a policeman.
- Space hero Flash Gordon and his crew of the Galaxy Bureau of Investigation patrol space, battling space monsters, power-mad alien dictators and other threats to the stability of the universe.
- In this syndicated series China Smith is an adventurer based in 1950's Singapore. He takes on an array jobs to earn money, from fleecing the deserving to doing investigative work. Hobson is the local lawmen while Shira the mysterious temptress.
- "Wrangler Steve" was a hosted children's show with Steve Cannon as "Wrangler Steve".
- Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.
- Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
- Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till 1956, starring Johnny Weissmuller, as James "Jungle Jim" Bradley, a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa.
- An anthology series featuring animated shorts brings Mighty Mouse, Terrytoons' beloved character, to new heights of popularity through the power of television.
- Hosted by General Holland "Howlin' Mad Smith, this gritty series documents the U.S. Marines in combat in the Pacific theater during World War II and then during the Korean conflict.
- Richard Diamond is a suave private investigator who at first walks the mean streets of New York City, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he tools around in a convertible with a car phone. His sexy receptionist Sam, whose face is never shown, minds the office while Diamond solves his cases.
- "Vampira" introduces movies and does several segments during the film in the form of skits and information about the movie.
- A hosted children's western television show with Steve Maurice Powell as "Foreman Scotty".
- Captain Video, late of the expansive and immensely popular TV science-fiction series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers", addressed the audience from his secret mountain headquarters to entertain between screenings of Paramount cartoons including Superman, Betty Boop, and Little Lulu.
- Heavyweight Wrestling from Washington is the first weekly televised wrestling program that was produced by the WWE, which at the time was a regional professional wrestling promotion called Capitol Wrestling Corporation, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance.
- 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.
- The workings of the US Coast Guard Harbor Command.
- Professional wrestling in Canada.
- "The Adventures of 3-D Danny" was a children's science fiction / adventure show with Ed Scott as 3-D Danny, screened on WTVT Channel 13, Tampa, Florida; with "Rufnik" the robot.
- "Engineer Ron with Ron Ross" was a hosted children's show with Ron Ross as "Engineer Ron:" on KSL-TV, Channel 5 Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 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.
- Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
- Mike Nelson is a scuba diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone, it was mostly carried through his voice-over narrations. These gave the show a flavor of a radio program.
- 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.
- An adventurer, gambler, and widely respected southern gentleman is recruited to work as a secret agent, at no pay, in post-Civil War New Orleans, helped by his companion, a silent Pawnee Native American.
- The missions of a rescue squad of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
- Japan's first superhero TV show, in which a caped/masked avenger fights assorted evil in modern-day Tokyo.
- "The Dungeon" was a hosted horror movie show with Charlie Baxter as "M.T. Graves" presenting movies on Sunday afternoon around 4:00pm -5:00p.m on WCKT-TV, Channel 7 Miami, Florida from the late 1950's to early 1960's.
- Caribbean adventure series on board the "Sea Hawk", a 100-foot schooner floating electronics lab.
- "Haunted" was a non hosted horror movie show for WITI-TV Channel 6, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) that aired between 11 January 1958 till 16 August 1958.
- The cases of Hawaiian Eye Private Investigations and the two handsome, slick, tough-guy detectives who ran the firm, Thomas Jefferson Lopaka, or Tom for short, and Tracy Steele, a Korean War veteran and former city police detective.