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TV Shows & Series: Popular TV Shows/Series of 1954

TV shows/series in chronological context: 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade. ()

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Lassie(1954-1973)

TV-G
| 24min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 31 votes)

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.

With Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color(1954-1990)

NR
| 1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 12 votes)

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The same basic show has since appeared on several networks, with its latest revival debuting in 2012 on Disney Junior. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.

Directed by Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson

Father Knows Best(1954-1960)

TV-G
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

Directed by Peter Tewksbury - With Robert Young

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin(1954-1959)

30min per episode | Western, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program. Beginning in October 1954 until May 1959, 166 episodes originally aired on ABC television network. It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West. Texas-born actor James Brown appeared as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included veteran actor Joe Sawyer and actor Rand Brooks from Gone with the Wind fame.

With Lee Aaker, James Brown, Joe Sawyer, Rand Brooks

Sherlock Holmes(1954-1955)

TV-PG
| 25min per episode | Mystery, Drama
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

With Ronald Howard

Climax!(1954-1958)

1h per episode | Drama, Mystery
1.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.

Directed by John Frankenheimer, Ralph Nelson, Jack Smight, Don Medford

Annie Oakley(1954-1957)

TV-G
| 25min per episode | Western, Drama
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.

Directed by George Archainbaud - With Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins

Medic(1954-1956)

NR
| 30min per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.

Directed by John Brahm, Ted Post, Worthington Miner - With Richard Boone

Hey Mulligan(1954-1955)

TV-G
| 30min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

An NBC page aspires to an acting career, amid various challenges (including his size). Also known as `Hey Mulligan.'

Directed by Leslie H. Martinson

Flash Gordon(1954-1955)

25min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Flash Gordon is a science fiction television series based on the characters of the Alex Raymond-created comic strip of the same name. Diverging from the storyline of the comics, the series set Flash, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov in the year 3203. As agents of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation, the team travels the galaxy in their ship the Sky Flash, battling cosmic villains under the order of Commander Paul Richards. The series was filmed in West Berlin and Marseille as a West German, French and American co-production by Intercontinental Television Films and Telediffusion. The series aired in syndication throughout most of the U.S. but also aired on the east coast on the DuMont Television Network. The series proved popular with American audiences and critical response, though sparse, was positive. Flash Gordon has garnered little modern critical attention. What little there is generally dismisses the series, although there has been some critical thought devoted to its presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes.

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger(1954)

30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally broadcast in 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. Because it was recorded on film rather than being broadcast live as were most other TV space operas of the day, it has survived in reasonably good condition. The film format also allowed more elaborate special effects and sets, exterior scenes, and much better continuity.

Directed by Hollingsworth Morse - With Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield

The Secret Storm(1954-1974)

30min per episode | Soap / Telenovela
1.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life. Gloria Monty of General Hospital fame was a longtime director of the series. Like most CBS Soap Operas of the time such as The Guiding Light and As the World Turns The Secret Storm was filmed, and later taped, in New York at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 52 Street.

With Peter Hobbs, Jada Rowland, Marla Adams
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Tonight Starring Steve Allen(1954-1957)

1h 40min per episode | Talk-Show
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Tonight Starring Steve Allen is a talk show hosted by Steve Allen. It was the first version of what eventually became known as The Tonight Show. Tonight was the first late-night talk show, as well as the first late night television series of any time to achieve long-term success. Allen's run as host of the show lasted for two and a half seasons, beginning in fall 1954 and ending with Allen's dismissal in January 1957. During its run it originated from the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

December Bride(1954-1959)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.

Directed by William Asher, Fred de Cordova, Jerry Thorpe - With Spring Byington, Frances Rafferty, Dean Miller, Verna Felton, Harry Morgan

Zoo Quest(1954-1963)

30min per episode | Documentary
4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Documentary series starring David Attenborough who follows zoo keepers on a quest to find different animals to be added to the zoo. David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo travel in search of exotic animals. Their aim is to capture them and bring them back to the UK for exhibit in the zoo.

Caesar's Hour(1954-)

1h per episode | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Caesar's Hour is a live, hour-long American sketch comedy television program that aired on NBC from 1954 until 1957. The program starred, among others, Sid Caesar, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Janet Blair and Milt Kamen, and featured a number of cameo roles by famous entertainers such as Joan Crawford and Peggy Lee. Widely considered a continuation of Caesar's earlier program, Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour included most of the same writers and actors, with the notable addition of Larry Gelbart in the latter show. Nanette Fabray replaced Imogene Coca, who opted to star in her own TV series in 1954, The Imogene Coca Show. The writing staff of the show was reunited in 1996 for an event at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles called Caesar's Hour Revisited, excerpts of which were broadcast on PBS under the title Caesar's Writers. The full two-hour special was available on VHS as a pledge premium from PBS. It was released on DVD for the first time on December 12, 2011. The reunion featured Caesar with Mel Tolkin, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Aaron Ruben, and Gary Belkin. The moderator and researcher was Bob Claster.

With Sid Caesar, Bea Arthur, Nanette Fabray, Milt Kamen, Howard Morris, Carl Reiner, ...

Producers' Showcase(1954-1957)

1h 30min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth Monday at 8 p.m. ET for three seasons, beginning October 18, 1954. The final episode, the last of 37, was broadcast May 27, 1957. Showcase Productions, Inc., packaged and produced the series, which received seven Emmy Awards, including the 1956 award for Best Dramatic Series.

Directed by Kirk Browning, Vincent J. Donehue, Anatole Litvak, Delbert Mann, Arthur Penn, Alex Segal, ...

Captain Midnight(1954-1956)

30min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Captain Midnight is an American televisions series that aired on CBS from September 9, 1954 to January 21, 1956. The series stars Richard Webb as Captain Midnight.

Public Defender(1954-1955)

NR
| 30min per episode | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.

Woman With A Past(1954)

15min per episode | Soap / Telenovela
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

With Constance Ford

The George Gobel Show(1954-1958)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The George Gobel Show is an American television series hosted George Gobel that aired on NBC from 1954 to 1960.

Die Galerie der großen Detektive(1954-1955)

25min per episode | Crime, Mystery, Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan(1954-)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | News, Talk-Show
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted in 1954.

The Donald O'Connor Show(1954-1955)

NR
| 25min per episode | Comedy
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Donald O'Connor Show is an American musical situation comedy television series starring singer/dancer Donald O'Connor. It appeared on NBC from October 9, 1954, to September 10, 1955, alternating on the Saturday evening schedule with The Jimmy Durante Show; both were sponsored by Texaco.

Directed by Donald O'Connor

Passport to Danger(1954-1958)

NR
| 30min per episode | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A diplomatic courier travels to exotic locales, where danger (and women) seem ever present.

With Cesar Romero

Face the Nation(1954-2012)

30min per episode | News
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted in 1954.

Mark Saber(1954-1956)

30min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Mark Saber refers to a half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. Tom Conway portrayed Mark Saber as a plainclothes English detective working with the Homicide Division of the N.Y.P.D. in Mystery Theater which aired on ABC from October 1951 to June 1954. Donald Gray portrayed Mark Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. In The Vise which aired on ABC from September 1955 to June 1957. Donald Gray also portrayed Mark Saber in Saber of London which aired on NBC from October 1957 to May 1960.

The Lineup(1954-1960)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Lineup is an American police drama which aired on CBS radio from 1950 to 1953 and on CBS television from 1954 to 1960. Syndicated reruns of the series were broadcast under the title San Francisco Beat.

Directed by William Asher, Paul Henreid, Don Siegel - With Warner Anderson, Tom Tully

On Camera(1954)

30min per episode

On Camera is a Canadian dramatic anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1958.

Time Will Tell(1954)

30min per episode

Time Will Tell is an early American game show which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network Fridays at 10:30pm ET from August 27 to October 15, 1954. The show's host, Ernie Kovacs, would go on to host many other shows on both DuMont, ABC, and NBC. Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large hourglass. The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing Gamble on Love which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After Time Will Tell ended, DuMont replaced the series with local programming. For DuMont, Kovacs also hosted the panel show One Minute Please and the late-night talk show The Ernie Kovacs Show.

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