The most popular shows of the 1950's
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Iridescent_Phantom — 12 years ago(April 11, 2013 07:45 PM)
A few off the top of my head
Medic
Have Gun Will Travel
Cheyenne
The Rebel
Peter Gunn
Topper
The Rifleman
Leave It To Beaver
Ozzie and Harriet
My Little Margie
Father Knows Best
Dragnet
M Squad
The Mickey Mouse Club
American Bandstand
Queen For A Day
Lassie
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Thor-Delta — 12 years ago(April 12, 2013 03:06 AM)
OK then. These, I think, we're not "Top 30", but they sure had a lot of fans:
"Life is Worth Living"
"Rocky King, Detective"
"Captain Video and His Video Rangers"
"The Trouble with Father"
"Cavalcade of Stars"
"The Pinky Lee Show" (despite being short-lived, it was popular)
"Watch Mr. Wizard"
"The Beulah Show"
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kijii — 11 years ago(July 23, 2014 10:46 PM)
Here are some of mine:
December Bride
I Married Joan (This show may have helped I Love Lucy since they were similar types of sitcoms)
Life with Elizabeth (Betty White was very young then)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Candid Camera (Allen Funt)
Phil Silvers
My Little Marggie
The Range Rider
Hopalong Cassidy
Roy Rodgers
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NewtonFigg — 11 years ago(September 28, 2014 08:40 PM)
The Untouchables
Gene Autry
Wyatt Earp
Tales of Welles Fargo
Racket Squad
Highway Patrol
D.A.'s Man
Pantomine Quiz
Topper
Rin Tin Tin
Broadway Open House
Amos 'n Andy
Gangbusters
Ed Wynn
George Gobel
Sugarfoot
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398 — 10 years ago(April 01, 2016 09:53 PM)
Not from personal opinion, but what the ratings said.
The two top shows of the 1950's were I Love Lucy during the first half,
and Gunsmoke during the second half.
Game showsthe most popular were You Bet Your Life, and I've Got a Secret. What's My Line is also still remembered, although it was never in the top ten I believe.
Big money game shows had a vogue in mid-decade, and The $64,000 Question actually rated #1, but these faded fast and I have never seen one reshown.
The Danny Thomas Show was actually the second most popular sit-com after Lucy. It does not seem as well remembered as Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best among others.
Perry Mason didn't dominate the ratings back then, but was one of the most popular in syndication.
Dragnet was the highest rated cop show of the fifties. Highway Patrol was syndicated and therefore didn't appear in the primetime ratings, but I think was very popular.
So was Sea Hunt.
The highest rated anthology was The General Electric Theatre hosted by Ronald Reagan.