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- "Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
- "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.
- 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.
- A twentieth century football player is swept to the twenty-fifth century and joins the battle against the local despot.
- A hosted horror and thriller movie show with Allen Harvey and later Art Hern as "Drana Badour the Swami" who presented movies on WBKB-4, Chicago, Illinois from 1950 till 1953.
- "Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.
- Innovative anthology series was one of the first adult-oriented science fiction series of the early-fifties and probably suffered for it. Teleplays were adapted from the best science fiction stories available from such masters as Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein. The series, which did not have a sponsor, was canceled after only twelve episodes
- Adventures of a human boy befriended by a Martian boy who crashlands on Earth.
- The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
- Follows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.
- 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.
- Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television from 13 March 1953 till 29 May 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series.
- Ernest P. Duckweather, a general-store clerk, invents an interplanetary television set, thus developing a friendship with a puppet named Johnny Jupiter.
- On 22nd-Century Earth, the Rocket Rangers are a celestial defense organization, battling interplanetary evil from their headquarters on Omega Base.
- 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.
- "The Adventures of 3-D Danny" was a children's science fiction / space adventure show with Danny Williams as Dan D. Dynamo shown on WKY-TV Oklahoma.
- The Atom Squad is a top-secret planetary defense organization faced with challenges from evildoers and malfunctioning machines alike.
- A live science fiction program aimed at kids. Commander Bill Hollister, aided by his protege Dink Saudners, was ordered to determine why a large number of ships were sinking. Hollister finds that the source of the trouble is the evil Kebeda and his henchman Mersennus.
- Commander Comet was a hosted children's show with Larry Harmon as "Commander Comet" seen on NBC in the San Bernardino area,California USA from 1953 to 1956.
- In 40 episodes, Captain Midnight, of the Secret Squadron, flew around the globe in his personal jet the Silver Dart. He fought various criminals and spies with his comical sidekick Ichabod Mudd aided by a scientist, Dr. Aristotle Jones.
- The Vampira Show was a hosted horror movie show, with Vampira played by Maila Nurmi; aired on KABC-TV Channel 7, Los Angeles, California (USA) between 30 April 1954 till 2 April 1955.
- 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.
- Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers.
- John H Shelton and Friends looks at the popular Toho Godzilla series from Japan.
- "Cauldron of Horrors" was a hosted horror movie show with "The Witch" presenting movies on WNBW Channel 4, Detroit, Michigan from 23 July 1954.
- "Captain 11" was a 1950's children's science fiction afternoon show hosted by "Captain 11" with Jim Lange playing the Captain from 1954 until 1955, and Chris Wedes as the Captain from 1955 until 1957.
- "The Doldrum" was a hosted horror/mystery movie show with "Doldrum" presenting movies on Thursday nights at 9:00pm for WTTG Channel 5, Detroit, Michigan from 5 August 1954 until 16 September 1954.
- A live science-fiction dramatic series.
- 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.
- Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his soon-to-be son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
- From his secret laboratory, Captain Z-Ro and his associates use their time machine, the ZX-99, to learn from the past and plan for the future.
- From their earth headquarters on Zero Zero Island, Colonel Bleep, Squeek and Scratch battle intergalactic villains such as Doctor Destructo, the master criminal of the universe, The Black Knight, and Captain Patch, a displaced pirate.
- "Vampira" introduces movies and does several segments during the film in the form of skits and information about the movie.
- Unexplained and gruesome deaths among climbers of the Trollenberg are investigated.
- Scientists discover a formula giving access to the fourth dimension - the unification of time and space - and, with others, are transported to the abstractly arid Planet X.
- "Shock Theater" was a hosted horror show with firstly Alec Gibson and later Chuck Zink presenting movies on WTVJ, Channel 4 now Channel 6 Miami Florida in the 1950's.
- 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.
- "Classic Nightmares" was a hosted horror movie show with Shirl Vloedman Selman as "Ghoulia" presenting movies on Fridays at Midnight on KOLD-TV Channel 13 Tucson, Arizona between about 1956 until 1958.
- The story followed the exploits of four siblings who live in a small house on the inside rim of Earth Satellite One.
- "Nightmare!" was a hosted horror movie show with Ottola Nesmith as "The Old Woman" presenting horror movies on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm for KTLA, Channel 5, Hollywood, California from 1 October 1957 to 1958.
- "Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Terry Bennett as "Marvin" and Joy Bennett as "Dear" on WBKB-TV, Channel 7 Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Émission jeunesse, cette série de science-fiction nous présente le sombre professeur Narthon qui complote avec les Martiens pour faire sauter la Terre. Luc et Luce, aidés du robot Oscar, s'interposent pour l'en empêcher . Tout était joué en direct, avec le risque qu'il fallait courir.
- "The Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with John Zacherle as "Roland" presenting movies on WCAU-TV Channel 10, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from 7 October 1957 to 13 September 1958.
- "Shock!" was a hosted horror movie show with Richard Dix as Dr. Lucifer, and Nancy Lee Dix as Mrs. Grace Lucifer, screened on Saturdays at 11:15 pm (live) on WBAL-TV, Channel 11, Baltimore, Maryland, USA from November 9 1957 till 1959.
- "Shock Theater" was a hosted horror movie show with Jim Ross presenting movies on Saturday nights at 11:00pm on KGUL-TV, Channel 11 Galveston, Texas in the late 1950's.
- "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.
- "Terror. Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Dan Riss as "Dr. Diablo" presenting movies on KCOP Channel 13, Los Angeles, California in 1957.