Early TV
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1. The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy-drama about a Jewish-American family living in New York City.
Stars: Gertrude Berg, Arlene McQuade, Eli Mintz, Robert H. Harris
Votes: 218
2. Martin Kane (1949–1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Private detective Martin Kane works in New York solving crimes. Depending on the year, Kane was either smooth and suave or hard bitten and the cooperation he received from the police ... See full summary »
Stars: Frank M. Thomas, Nicholas Saunders, William Gargan, Walter Kinsella
Votes: 79
3. The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949– )
60 min | Comedy, Music
A comedy/variety show featuring the early performances of Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Marge Champion, Gower Champion
Votes: 28
4. Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949–1955)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
"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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Hastings, Al Hodge, Hal Conklin, Ben Lackland
Votes: 135
5. Cavalcade of Stars (1949–1952)
60 min | Family, Comedy, Music
An hour of live variety, in the classic sense of television's Golden Age.
Stars: Sammy Spear and His Orchestra, Jackie Gleason, Jack Lescoulie, The June Taylor Dancers
Votes: 64
6. Life Is Worth Living (1952–1965)
30 min | Family, Talk-Show
The show featured Most Reverent Fulton J. Sheen, the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of New York City, offering anecdotes and moral lessons. Many of the talks were about the evils of the Communist form of government.
Stars: Fulton J. Sheen, Don Russell
Votes: 99
7. Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Colonel Humphrey Flack is the consummate con-man, swindling swindlers at every opportunity.
Stars: Alan Mowbray, Frank Jenks, Eliot Sharfe, Boris Aplon
Votes: 36
8. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952–1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Craig Kennedy is a prominent scientist at a prestigious university. He uses his knowledge of chemistry plus newer devices such as lie detectors to solve difficult cases.
Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Tom Hubbard
Votes: 34
9. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,653
10. Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
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.
Stars: Poncie Ponce, Connie Stevens, Douglas Mossman, Robert Conrad
Votes: 688
11. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 317
12. Surfside 6 (1960–1962)
60 min | Drama
Ken, Dave, and Sandy are three hip private detectives living on, and working out of, a houseboat in Miami Beach, Florida. While not pursuing criminals, they spend time at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Stars: Van Williams, Lee Patterson, Margarita Sierra, Troy Donahue
Votes: 330
13. Rocky King, Detective (1950–1954)
30 min | Action, Drama, Crime
At the end of each show, Rocky King (Roscoe Karns) calls his wife, Mabel, and says, "Case is closed Mabel, I'm coming home".
Stars: Roscoe Karns, Todd Karns, Grace Carney, Stephen Elliott
Votes: 76
14. The Television Ghost (1931–1933)
15 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The ghosts of various murder victims tell their terrifying and haunting stories.
Stars: George Kelting, Bill Schudt
Votes: 39
15. Strange People (1932– )
15 min
Little is known about this early television program, which is described as being a "talk" of some kind.
Star: Henrietta Dunlap
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