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1.
The Long, Hot Summer (1965–1966)
Episode:
Day of Thunder
(1966)
60 min | Drama
An old friend of Ben Quick's comes to town. However, that old friend is the head of a troublesome motorcycle gang.
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Nancy Malone, Roy Thinnes, Lana Wood
Votes: 8
2.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Thicker Than Water
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Gary offers to take back Empire Valley from the twins. He then agrees to sell it to Greg if he will guarantee the cleanup. Greg tells Laura that he wants Peter in politics, because then he ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Tilley | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 18
3.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Phoenix Rising
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Abby doesn't want a divorce, and tells Gary that if he doesn't give her the rest of Empire Valley, she will drag out their divorce, and involve Val and the twins. Gary gives it to her. Abby... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 16
4.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
A Turn of Events
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Abby suggests Sylvia have an attorney draw up a letter with the truth about Peter, to be released to the public if anything happens to her. The attorney then gives the letter to Abby. ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Tilley | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 16
5.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Alterations
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
The police decide not to prosecute Lilimae and Cathy, however a story about what happened is in the tabloid that Sonny works at. Peter and his mother discuss her relationship with Galveston... See full summary »
Director: Linda Day | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 16
6.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
His Brother's Keeper
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Abby wants Karen to take Greg's deal. Gary and Karen try to figure out a way to clean up Empire Valley themselves. They turn to the EPA, Senator Henderson, and even try to get a loan, but ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 13
7. 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: 5,161
8.
Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode:
Gentle Oaks
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ironside goes undercover at a nursing home where patients are turning up dead.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 54
9.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Brothers and Mothers
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Peter continues to add extra pills to Sylvia's medical dish. Peter tells pharmacist he needs more pills because Sylvia dropped them down the sink. Then Peter feels guilty and flushes the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Becker | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 14
10.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
The Confession
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Jill tells Karen that someone spoke to the Governor on Abby's behalf, but she'll do all she can to help her. Abby tells Karen that they won't choose her because of her drug problem. Karen ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 16
11.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
The Inside Man
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Greg makes out a will for Peter with him as the beneficiary. Abby brings Sylvia to stay with the Sumners. Jill tells Peter that she'll cover for him, but their relationship is over. Paige ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Tucker | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 14
12.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Death Certificate
(1976)
Action, Crime, Drama
A young widow has a malpractice suit against the doctor who was treating her deceased husband, but after she is threatened by two men to drop the suit, her mother hires Harry to look into ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Ruth Roman, Norman Burton
Votes: 36
13.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
All Over But the Shouting
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Mack thinks Greg has something to do with Karen's kidnapping. Greg puts Phil up in a motel until he can make arrangements to send him to Hong Kong. They agree to meet the next morning. Phil... See full summary »
Director: Robert Becker | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 15
14.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Arsenic and Old Waste
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Ben's really upset about Cathy leaving. He tells her that he isn't the twins' father. He goes to the beach house with a gift for her and they make out. Val is worried because she feels Ben ... See full summary »
Director: David Paulsen | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 13
15.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Friendly Enemies
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Peter tells Greg that he's his brother, and brings Sylvia to meet him. Laura thinks Peter is up to something, and is frustrated that Greg seems unconcerned. Abby overhears Laura telling ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 16
16.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
The Legacy
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Greg asks Laura to marry him. She says she will consider it. Greg fires Peter. Eric is very sick with arsenic poisoning. Abby finds out that Galveston dumped acid and arsenic in Empire ... See full summary »
Director: Timna Ranon | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 14
17.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
(1987)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The night deputy, who has been paying attention to various Cabot Cove ladies, needs Jessica's help when he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder.
Director: Peter Crane | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Julie Adams, Tom Bosley, Antoinette Bower
Votes: 597
18.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Distant Rumblings
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Abby finds a joint in Olivia's purse and makes her tell the truth. Olivia threatens her with the twins, and Abby says to go ahead and tell. The judge lets Olivia off, but says she has to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Preece | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 12
19.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Over the Edge
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Jean scratches Greg's car in order to meet him, and later comes on to him. Mack tells Paige he can come to her if she needs money. Paige pawns some jewelry. Peter can't find Sylvia, and ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 15
20.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Pressure Points
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Police go to Phil's motel, but he's across the street, and people yell to the police where he is. Phil runs into the street, and is hit by a car. At the hospital, Phil tells Mack that Greg ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 15
21.
The Long, Hot Summer (1965–1966)
Episode:
A Time for Living
(1965)
60 min | Drama
When Clara rides onto Ben Quick's property, her charging horse knocks Ben to the ground, cracking several of his ribs. Over Ben's objections, Clara endeavors to nurse him back to health.
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Nancy Malone, Roy Thinnes, Anne Helm
Votes: 11
22.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Diagnosis: Fear
(1969)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
A basketball player seeks out a faith healer for his injured knee instead of having the surgery Dr. Welby recommends.
Director: Chris Christenberry | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Ruth Roman
Votes: 12
23. 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: 9,315
24. 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: 1,434
25.
Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode:
Who Killed Harris Crown?
(1963)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Burke's investigation of the murder of Harris Crown is complicated by the fact that Mrs. Crown is pregnant - and not by her husband.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 64
26.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Voices of Death
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Martha Harrow has killed her husband - a sadistic alcoholic wife-beater.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Dustin Hoffman, Ruth Roman
Votes: 11
27.
The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
Episode:
Advice to the Lovelorn and Shopworn
(1963)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Bassett may be in a conflict of interest, as he is unaware that the married man one of his young patients is seeing is a longtime friend of his, who he has been trying to encourage to start counseling as his life's pressures mount.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, Harry Guardino, Ruth Roman
Votes: 8
28.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Touch and Go
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Mack and Karen confront Paige and Michael separately. Paige agrees to stop the affair, but Michael maintains they are in love. Sylvia tells Peter about the letter she gave to her attorney. ... See full summary »
Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 14
29.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Sins of Castle Cove
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A vindictive, tell-all work of fiction mirroring Cabot Cove sends the townspeople into an uproar and when a murder occurs, following the plot of the book, it's up to Jessica to separate fact from fiction.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Julie Adams, Luke Askew, Frederick Coffin
Votes: 489
30. 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: 8,763
31. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,392
32. Confidential File (1953–1959)
30 min | Talk-Show
American print and television journalist, Paul Coates, known for his popular daily Mirror newspaper column and as the host of the syndicated tabloid style television series Confidential ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Coates, June Foray, Del Moore, Dale Olson
Votes: 12
33.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
Flashpoint
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As a favor for a friend, Cannon investigates a series of rapes and murders in which his friend believes a young man is being framed for. During the course of his investigation Cannon runs into major opposition from the locals.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: William Conrad, Ruth Roman, Robert Random, Robert Reiser
Votes: 85
34.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Courier
(1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The FBI, investigating the theft of plans for a new cobalt bomb, comes across a Communist spy ring. One of its members is Juliet Sinclair, who runs an Asian orphanage and also an operative ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Ruth Roman
Votes: 36
35.
I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode:
Let's Kill Karlovassi
(1967)
60 min | Action, Adventure
Kelly and Scott are sent to a seaside vacation spot to kill undercover spy, Karlovassi. But after meeting him, they develop a friendship with him.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Walter Slezak, Ruth Roman
Votes: 47
36.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
The Key to a Woman's Heart
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
The tabloid has an article about how Joshua tried to kill Cathy. Ben tells her that Sonny works for the tabloid. She breaks down crying and Ben comforts her. Cathy slaps Sonny, who tells ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Becker | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 15
37.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
My True Love
(1987)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Paige tells Karen that she'd better worry about Anne's intentions towards Mack. She then packs and goes to stay with Peter. Anne tells Mack that he's the only man she ever loved, but didn't... See full summary »
Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 14
38.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Town Father
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous results.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Julie Adams, Orson Bean, John Considine
Votes: 406
39. 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: 3,081
40. 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: 502
41. Gypsy (1965– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A morning television talk show hosted by Gypsy Rose Lee
Stars: Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Pat Carroll, Richard Deacon
Votes: 46
42.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
A Candle in the Window
(1964)
60 min | Drama
The reaction of Lily Prentice to her husband's death causes surprise.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Ruth Roman, Ron Howard
Votes: 14
43.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
For Appearance's Sake
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Abby, Olivia and Brian move back to the ranch to help out Gary's family image. Gary catches Abby in bed with Peter, but doesn't care. Olivia smokes pot and is suspended from school and ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee
Votes: 15
44.
The Outcasts (1968–1969)
Episode:
The Town That Wouldn't
(1969)
60 min | Western
Corey and Jamal ride into a nearly deserted town to collect a bounty, only to find the remaining assorted characters hostile, believing they are parr of an outlaw gang bent in destroying ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Ruth Roman, Pippa Scott
Votes: 9
45.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Man Killer
(1961)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Eliot Ness and his men are having success shutting down the narcotics trade in Chicago thanks to a series of anonymous telephone tips. Ness manages to trace the call to a phone booth and ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Robert Stack, Ruth Roman, Bruce Gordon, Anne Helm
Votes: 75
46. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
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: 11,510
47. Strangers on a Train (1951)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 141,092 | Gross: $7.63M
48. 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: 6,187
49. The Long, Hot Summer (1965–1966)
48 min | Drama
Ben Quick returns to the Southern town of Frenchman's Bend to claim his inheritance and soon runs afoul of local power Boss Varner. The handsome Ben attracts the attention of the local ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Nancy Malone, Paul Geary, Lana Wood
Votes: 123
50. 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