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1. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels
Votes: 101,412 | Gross: $31.56M
2. Quiz Show (1994)
PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Paul Scofield
Votes: 73,473 | Gross: $24.82M
3. Mama (1949–1957)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Drama
This well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.
Stars: Peggy Wood, Judson Laire, Dick Van Patten, Rosemary Rice
Votes: 189
4. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 331
5. 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
6. 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: 223
7. Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950)
30 min | Comedy
The adventures and misadventures of the strait-laced bank employee Johnny Stearns and his zany wife Mary Kay.
Stars: Mary Kay Stearns, John Stearns, Nydia Westman, Howard Fischer
Votes: 54
8. Your Hit Parade (1950–1959)
30 min | Family, Music
The format was to sing the seven top rated popular songs for the week; the songs were sung by the regular cast of vocalists. An attempt was made to revive the show in 1974 with songs from ... See full summary »
Stars: Dorothy Collins, Snooky Lanson, Raymond Scott, Russell Arms
Votes: 83
9. Beat the Clock (1950–1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Classic game show where couples (and sometimes families) competed to win prizes by completing stunts within a time limit.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Dolores Rosedale, Bern Bennett, Bill Shipley
Votes: 116
10. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
11. The Price Is Right (1956–1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
The original version of an American icon, "The Price is Right" rewarded contestants with valuable prizes for their ability to price items.
Stars: Don Pardo, Bill Cullen, Jack Narz, Merv Griffin
Votes: 273
12. The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
30 min | Comedy, Music
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
Stars: Ed Wynn, Lud Gluskin, Bob LeMond, William Frawley
Votes: 66
13. The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, War
A gripping, award-winning documentary about an irradiated Ukrainian artist's search for the truth about Chernobyl and his prescient and powerful warnings about Putin's plans for a coming Russian invasion.
Director: Chad Gracia | Stars: Andrei Alexandrovich, Fedor Alexandrovich, Igor Alexandrovich, Natalia Barabovskaya
Votes: 1,489
14. Valiant Lady (1953–1957)
15 min | Drama
Helen Emerson was daytime's "valiant lady", a fortyish matron who was widowed in the serial's first year. Helen valiantly endured sudden financial hardship while alternately fretting over ... See full summary »
Stars: Katherine Anderson, Andrew Duggan, Helen Wagner, Ann Thomas
Votes: 19
15. The George Gobel Show (1954–1960)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
For Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
Stars: George Gobel, Jeff Donnell, John Scott Trotter, Peggy King
Votes: 86
16. It Could Be You (1961–1966)
30 min | Game-Show
A game show with an audience, on occasions one of the audience members would be called up to supposedly play a game, but they were actually to be reunited with someone from their past, ... See full summary »
Stars: Tommy Hanlon Jr., Jack Little
17. Ding Dong School (1952–1956)
30 min | Family
This educational program for children was seen daily.
Stars: Frances Horwich, Fran Allison
Votes: 41
18. Wuthering Heights (1959 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Lew Luton, Delia Williams, Annette Andre, David Bluford
19. The Alan Young Show (1950–1953)
30 min | Comedy
A dynamic combination of comedy vignettes and visually attractive musical numbers, hosted by Alan Young.
Stars: Alan Young, Polly Bergen, Tom Mahoney, Ben Wright
Votes: 33
20. 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
21. Hit Parade (1957–1959)
30 min | Music
Hit recordings were danced to and lip-synced in settings.
Stars: John D'Arcy, Don Bennetts, Joan Bilceaux, Don Carter
Votes: 7
22. Bride and Groom (1951– )
30 min
An on-air wedding with great prizes for the happy couple.
Stars: John Nelson, Phil Hanna, Dick Foran, Mary Kershner
23. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 53
24. The Magic Cottage (1949–1955)
A well-received children's series that was broadcast live from New York City.
Stars: Pat Meikle, Don Hastings, Ruth White, Martin Balsam
Votes: 27
25. Kiss Me, Kate (1958 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and a gangster looking for some money owed to them.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Julie Wilson, Bill Hayes
Votes: 73
26. Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950–1955)
15 min | Drama
Life in small-town America during the 1950s. Broadcast live, some episodes survive as kinescopes.
Stars: Bernardine Flynn, Toni Gilman, Maurice Copeland, Wed Howard
Votes: 30
27. The Plainclothesman (1949–1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crime program, with a twist - The Lieutenant (Ken Lynch) was never seen on camera, as the program used the subjective first-person camera technique as did the 1947 film "Lady in the Lake".
Stars: Ken Lynch, Jack Orrison, Jack Davis, John Shay
Votes: 19
28. Six O'Clock Rock (1960– )
Music
Variety show featuring rock and roll music.
Star: Johnny O'Keefe
29. A Reckoning (2011)
101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The story of a lone man, trapped in a barren, desolate landscape, and his only companions: a village of straw people. They are his friends and neighbours; he teaches straw children at the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew David Barker | Stars: Leslie Simpson, Axelle Carolyn, Daniel Tee, Marcus Green
Votes: 67
30. 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
31. The Bigelow Show (1948–1949)
30 min | Music
Stars: Billy Rose, Peg Marshall and the Holidays, Paul Winchell, Joseph Dunninger
32. The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957)
30 min | Music
Daily daytime show featuring music by Bob Crosby's band and different singers.
Stars: Bob Crosby, Jack Narz, Carol Richards, The Modernaires
Votes: 20
33. The Great Foodini (1948–1951)
15 min | Family
A puppet show that regularly aired on CBS from 1948 to 1951. The main characters were the stage magician Foodini and his assistant Pinhead. The puppeteers Hope and Morey Bunin created this ... See full summary »
Stars: Doris Brown, Morey Bunin, Hope Bunin
Votes: 16
34. The Patti Page Show (1956– )
60 min | Music
This series featured singer Patti Page, who would sing songs, and introduce acts ranging from music acts to comedians to acrobats.
Stars: Patti Page, Bob Hope, Don Pardo, Guy Mitchell
35. Masquerade Party (1952–1960)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
A panel of celebrities met with another celebrity who was in heavy make-up and/or costume; this disguise would always provide clues to the celebrity's actual identity. The panel asked ... See full summary »
Stars: Johnny Olson, Bert Parks, Audrey Meadows, Sam Levenson
Votes: 26
36. Chesterfield Sound Off Time (1951–1952)
30 min | Comedy, Music
"Sound-Off Time" was a live, half-hour variety series with Fred Allen and Bob Hope alternating at hosts, and not very successfully. However, on December 16, 1951, "Sound-Off Time" aired the... See full summary »
Stars: Jerry Lester, Fred Allen, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel
Votes: 15
37. Sense and Nonsense (1951–1954)
30 min | Game-Show
A game show in which children had to identify objects using their senses. Broadcast in New York City by DuMont flagship station WABD-TV.
Stars: Bob Kennedy, Peggy O'Hara
38. Mama Rosa (1950– )
30 min | Comedy
Mama Rosa runs a boarding house while also giving advice and helping her daughter and son with their problems.
Stars: Anna Demetrio, John Romano, Beverly Garland, Richard Anderson
Votes: 17
39. The Quiz Kids (1949–1956)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Quiz show in which brilliant children answer difficult questions.
Stars: Joe Kelly, Melvin Miles, Pat Conlon, Joel Kupperman
Votes: 12
40. The Kate Smith Hour (1950–1954)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
An hour variety program which aired on NBC television late afternoons Monday thru Friday with host Kate Smith. It ran from September 25, 1950 to June 18, 1954.
Stars: Kate Smith, Ted Collins, The Evelyn Tyner Trio, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 32
41. Cup Fever (1962 TV Movie)
30 min
A ballet set during the 1890 Melbourne Cup.
Stars: William Carse, Suzanne Gooda, Bruce Morrow, Claire Smith
42. TV Channell (1956–1957)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A variety series with singers, musicians, comedians, etc.
Stars: Douglass Channel, Reg Lewis, Wilbur Kentwell
43. Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950–1952)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A half-hour private-eye crime show set in New York.
Stars: Cloris Leachman, John McQuade, Kevin O'Morrison, Philippa Bevans
Votes: 18
44. Antony and Cleopatra (1959 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor - Octavius.
Director: Christopher Muir | Stars: Keith Eden, Bettine Kauffmann, Kevin Miles, Laurier Lange
46. Burst of Summer (1961 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A live television drama about an aboriginal woman who, after a brief taste of being a film star, goes back to live in the outback.
Director: William Sterling | Stars: Georgia Lee, Wyn Roberts, Robert Tudawali, Edward Howell
47. University of the Air (1961–1966)
30 min | Documentary
Educational TV series covering a wide range of topics.
48. Invitation to the Dance (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Musical
A live presentation, aired in a 45-minute time-slot, featuring the ballets "The Snow Maiden" and "Love, The Magician".
Stars: Ruth Galene, Marilyn Jones, Eva Nadas, Kiril Vassilkovsky
49. Woman's World (1956–1963)
30 min | Talk-Show
"Woman's World" was a television series featuring various segments of interest to women, including fashion, cooking, book reviews, etc; running out of Sydney and Melbourne between 1956 - 1963.
Stars: Jean Battersby, Nance Donkin, Corrine Kerby, Mary Mackay
50. Lady in Danger (1959 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Thriller
In this comedy-mystery, a woman sets out to write a thriller after her husband is sacked from his job.
Director: Colin Dean | Stars: Madi Hedd, James Condon, Queenie Ashton, Richard Perry