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1. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 10,983
2. 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: 8,735
3. 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: 5,151
4. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Robert Dowdell, Del Monroe
Votes: 4,202
5. The Invaders (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith, Max Kleven, William Windom
Votes: 3,431
6. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
Stars: Elizabeth Hubbard, Jon Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Colleen Zenk
Votes: 2,276
7. The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Stephen Brooks
Votes: 1,371
8.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Ride the Nightmare
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A perfect couple's content suburban world is interrupted by a telephone threat ("I'm going to kill you") against the cocksure husband. His past misdeeds unravel his new life, terrifying his unknowing wife.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hugh O'Brian, Gena Rowlands, John Anderson
Votes: 455
9. The Secret Storm (1954–1974)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Tells the story of the long-suffering Ames family and their seemingly endless domestic tragedies.
Stars: Jada Rowland, Peter Hobbs, Lori March, Bibi Besch
Votes: 271
10. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
60 min | Drama
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take cases throughout the U.S. The program dealt with then-taboo subjects.
Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Walter Brooke, John Dehner
Votes: 262
11.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
The Ditch
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A young woman who's heir to her father's land decides to carry out his plan to build a ditch that will impair her neighbors' access to water and perhaps trigger a range war.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake
Votes: 188
12.
The Invaders (1967–1968)
Episode:
Summit Meeting: Part II
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
David's learned from an alien that the purpose of the summit's to murder all of Earth's leaders. But he can't convince Thor Halvorsen. Halvorsen knows the aliens are here, but believes ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Roy Thinnes, William Windom, Eduard Franz, Michael Rennie
Votes: 183
13. Captain Nice (1967)
30 min | Comedy
Carter Nash discovered a liquid that could turn him into Captain Nice, a very shy superhero dominated by his mother.
Stars: William Daniels, Alice Ghostley, Ann Prentiss, Liam Dunn
Votes: 179
14.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Scot Free
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Rob Scot is married and has six children, but nonetheless keeps various women on the hook and spends his money on whiskey. When his wife asks Marshall Dillon to find him, the trail leads to even bigger trouble.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 169
15. Saints and Sinners (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama
Nick Alexander works for the New York Bulletin as an investigative reporter and is willing to go to great lengths for a story. His colleagues are supportive and take the place of any family or social life.
Stars: Nick Adams, John Larkin, Richard Erdman, Nicky Blair
Votes: 146
16. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
17.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Pure Truth
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Hoss is set up to take the fall for a bank robbery in another town, the help of an eccentric gold prospector appears to be all that stands between him and the real bandit's bullet.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 100
18.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Rich Man, Poor Man
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Claude Miller is fired from his latest job, his girl and Little Joe scheme to help him regain his self respect by buying his worthless land. When he involves his brother Hoss to buy ... See full summary »
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 97
19. Outlaws (1960–1962)
60 min | Western
The adventures of a Marshal and his young Deputies in a section of Oklahoma infested with bandit gangs, gunmen, and robbers.
Stars: Don Collier, Barton MacLane, Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens
Votes: 94
20. Wide Country (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.
Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens, Ray Teal
Votes: 94
21. Grindl (1963–1964)
30 min | Comedy
Grindl is an employee of Foster Temporary Service, and her boss Anson Foster accepts a variety of jobs for his employees. Grindl works at everything from babysitting to theater ticket-taker... See full summary »
Stars: Imogene Coca, James Millhollin, Dee J. Thompson, Frank De Vol
Votes: 90
22.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Mutiny
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Admiral Nelson is aboard a new submarine when it is destroyed by a giant jellyfish. Nelson and the first officer are the only survivors. The two men begin a desperate battle for survival while being presumed lost at sea by the navy.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Harold J. Stone, Richard Bull
Votes: 88
23. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The show follows the adventures of two free-lance magazine writers based in Hawaii.
Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Gary Lockwood
Votes: 80
24. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
25.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
False Witness
(1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lynn Hallett has been implicated in a bank robbery, including an eyewitness identifying her as one of the participants. Erskine isn't convinced and presses on with his investigation. After ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Carol Lynley
Votes: 30
26.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Bomb That Walked Like a Man
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dale Hillman kidnaps and kills the daughter of a police chief. The reason: Hillman had been rejected while applying for a position with the department because of an eye defect. The FBI is ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 27
27.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Contaminator
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Erkine and Rhodes lead an FBI hunt for Lawrence Underwood, a Communist spy who has stolen secrets from an atomic laboratory in Idaho. Underwood, in the course of the theft, caused an ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Linden Chiles
Votes: 25
28.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Plague Merchant
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A chemist, facing escalating medical bills because his daughter may lose her leg, steals flasks he thinks contains a new lotion. In reality, he has taken a powerful bacteria that will wipe ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Arthur Hill
Votes: 25
29.
Captain Nice (1967)
Episode:
Who's Afraid of Amanda Woolf?
(1967)
30 min | Comedy
Captain Nice breaks up a potential massacre, so in retaliation the gang invades the Nash home.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: William Daniels, Alice Ghostley, Ann Prentiss, Liam Dunn
Votes: 11
30.
Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode:
Conspiracy
(1967)
60 min | Drama
Judd represents architect Paul Christopher in his suit against a former police chief turned special investigator, who is ruthlessly harassing Christopher in his attempt to prove him guilty ... See full summary »
Director: John Erman | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, James Daly, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 9
31.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
The Dumbest Blonde
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Ben Gregory is working on a story of a oil tycoon who is trying to cook up a big deal with a crooked financier. The story and the deal may fall apart because of the ditsy mistress' innocent interference.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Barry Coe, Jayne Mansfield, Brian Keith, George Brenlin
Votes: 8
32.
Saints and Sinners (1962–1963)
Episode:
Judith Was a Lady
(1962)
60 min | Drama
The "Bulletin" finds itself facing a million-dollar lawsuit after a middle-aged housewife is killed (accident? murder?) by her gardener and their account of the case hints that he was the dead woman's lover.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Nick Adams, Larry J. Blake, David Carlile, Constance Dane
Votes: 8
33.
Wide Country (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Man Who Ran Away
(1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Andy is accused of hit-and-run after a little girl identifies him in a lineup as the one who hit her, but he insists that he is innocent, and Mitch tries to prove it.
Director: John English | Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Mala Powers, John Doucette
Votes: 7
34.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
A Choice of Weapons
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
An up-and-coming professional boxer chucks his career in the ring in order to become a college student, much to his manager's annoyance.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Max Baer Jr.
35.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
A Ghost in Her Gazebo
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
A widow, now the head of a huge business, is urged to sell the company by her children. She decides to consult a medium in order to seek business advice from her late husband.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Brett Halsey, Cesar Romero, Elsa Lanchester, Yvonne Craig
36.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
A Rage for Justice
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Upon learning that her daughter died in an automobile accident, a famous opera singer recently released from a mental institution, flies to Hawaii. She plans to kill her son-in-law whom she... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gigi Perreau, Gary Lockwood
37.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Annie Beeler's Place
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
A ex-crook now tending bar in his girlfriend's saloon is forced by his former underworld associates to join them in a bank heist.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Walter Burke
38.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Another Part of the Jungle
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Templin follows the widow of a famous writer who was said to have been lost at sea in order to investigate a rumor that the man might be alive and still writing under a nom de plume.
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Brett Halsey, Barry Coe, Gary Lockwood, Patricia Owens
39.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Busman's Holiday
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Eric Jason recognizes a mob hitman on the beach cavorting with a blonde bombshell.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gigi Perreau, Gary Lockwood
40.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Chalk One Up for Johnny
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Gentleman Johnny Pace, once a famous mayor of a major American city, decides to move to Kauai and open a hotel with his wife.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gigi Perreau, Gary Lockwood
41.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Chicago Style
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Eric Jason discovers Pinky Hamilton, a famous jazz pianist, is living in Hawaii under an assumed name and plans to write a story about his career. Pinky isn't happy about being discovered ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Keenan Wynn, Lee Patrick
42.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Conspiracy of Silence
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Templin is asked to collaborate on a former movie star's autobiography, but the woman refuses to explain why hasn't appeared in front of the camera in recent years.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Brett Halsey, Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Stella Stevens
43.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Cry Fraud
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
After sending Ben Gregory to investigate on a non-existent shipwreck, an lookalike impostor breaks into his apartment and, posing as the writer, agrees to help a wealthy oilman buy a ... See full summary »
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Barry Coe, Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Inger Stevens
44.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Ghost Story
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Ben Gregory discovers his tape recorder running in his penthouse. When he replays the tape, he hears the voice of a man thought dead for many years and who is willing to tell his story, but only for a hefty fee.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Barry Coe, Jay Lanin, Martha Scott, Gene Evans
45.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Journey Into Darkness
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
A beautiful widow who is being blackmailed is shot, but refuses to tell the police who her assailant was. Ben Gregory is determined to get the woman's story.
Director: Gilbert Kay | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gigi Perreau, Gary Lockwood
46.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Little Girl Lost
(1961)
51 min | Adventure
Jason investigates a young woman's claim that she suffers from amnesia after rescuing her from drowning.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gary Lockwood, Jay Lanin
47.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Marine of the Month
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Eric Jason is assigned to cover a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, who also turns out to be a gorgeous redhead with a wonderful figure.
Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Keith Andes
48.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Mele Kalikimaka to You
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Ben Gregory and Eric Jason throw a Christmas party for the meanest man on Oahu.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Barry Coe, Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Edward Andrews
49.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Night Song
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Templin investigates the story of a beautiful singer who will no longer perform out of fear of her former manager.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Julie London, Charles McGraw
50.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Not Aunt Charlotte!
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Eighteen-year-old Penny Baxter is excited about visiting Hawaii until she discovers her maiden aunt will travel with her as a chaperone. It's the older woman, however, who finds romance in the islands when she meets a handsome beachcomber.
Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Gigi Perreau, Gary Lockwood