TV Shows released in 1949

The Lone Ranger

79/100

The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.

Suspense

82/100

Live plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.

Casper

63/100

The Goldbergs

81/100

Comedy-drama about a Jewish family living in New York City. In the final season the family moved into the suburbs.

Mama

83/100

This well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.

Crusader Rabbit

65/100

Captain Video and His Video Rangers

76/100

"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 »

The Life of Riley

74/100

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His ... See full summary »

MotoGP

88/100

Marc Márquez defends his MotoGP World Championship title. His main rivals are 2-time MotoGP championship winner, Jorge Lorenzo; Dani Pedrosa, 2-time 250cc championship winner; and Valentino Rossi, 7-time MotoGP World championship winner.

Man Against Crime

74/100

Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.

Time for Beany

81/100

Time for Beany was an American television series, with puppets for characters, which aired locally in Los Angeles starting in 1949 and nationally (via kinescope) on the improvised Paramount... See full summary »

Fireside Theatre

81/100

An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.

Cavalcade of Stars

81/100

An hour of live variety, in the classic sense of television's Golden Age.

Family Theatre

71/100

Martin Kane

75/100

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 »

Crusade in Europe

74/100

Based on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.

The Ed Wynn Show

73/100

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, ... See full summary »

The Ruggles

81/100

Insurance agent Charlie and wife Margaret have their hands full with an active family. The teenagers Sharon and Chuck are anxious about things like first dates. The adorable twins Donna and Donald want to keep dad busy.

The Clock

77/100

Suspense/Anthology series based on a ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator... See full summary »

The Aldrich Family

81/100

Based on a popular radio show, this middle-class-American-family comedy is built around the life of the Aldrich family of Elm Street, Centerville and particularly focuses on the adventures ... See full summary »

The Big Story

73/100

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

63/100

Arthur Godfrey and his Friends entertained the audience with many skits and Musical numbers. The show was live, and Godfrey often did away with the script and improvised. He refused to ... See full summary »

Super Circus

70/100

Believe It or Not

71/100

The first season, beginning in March 1949, featured Robert L. Ripley sitting in a "living room" recounting tales of strange stories. Ripley died on 27 May and was replaced by Robert St. ... See full summary »

One Man's Family

83/100

This soap opera was the TV version of the radio serial that had begun in 1932. It tells the story of San Francisco banker Henry Barbour and his family, i.e., Paul, the eldest son; Hazel, ... See full summary »