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Broadcast network · 1950–1959

CBS in the 1950s

140 shows premiered on CBS in the 1950s, in order of premiere.

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PremiereShowYearsSeasonsEpisodesGenreCreated by
—The Frank Sinatra Show1950–1952262Variety show
Jan 4Abe Burrows' Almanac1950113—
Feb 2What's My Line?1950–1975252,196Panel game
Mar 23Beat the Clock1950–201918100Game show
Jun 26The Garry Moore Show1950–1967—245Variety showGarry Moore
Jul 7Detective's Wife1950——Sitcom
Jul 11The Web1950–19574211Anthology
Jul 23The Gene Autry Show1950–1956591Western
Sep 19Danger1950–19555242Anthology
Sep 21The Nash Airflyte Theater1950–1951126Anthology
Oct 2Lux Video Theatre1950–19577337Anthology
Oct 5Big Town1950–19566249Drama
Oct 10Prudential Family Playhouse1950–1951113—
Oct 12The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1950–19588291Sitcom
Oct 18Somerset Maugham TV Theatre1950–1951347—
Oct 28The Jack Benny Program1950–196515260Comedy
Dec 10The Bigelow Theatre1950–1951—27AnthologyJerry Fairbanks
Dec 22Charlie Wild, Private Detective1950–1952264Drama
Apr 5The Range Rider1951–1953379Western
Apr 19Casey, Crime Photographer1951–1952257—
May 11It's News to Me1951–1954317Panel game
Jun 7Racket Squad1951–1953398Police procedural
Jun 16Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town1951–1952142—
Jun 25Who's Whose195111—
Aug 3The Ad-Libbers1951—5Game show
Sep 3Search for Tomorrow1951–1986359,130Soap operaRoy Winsor
Sep 19Crime Syndicated1951–1953——Anthology
Sep 24Love of Life1951–1980297,316Soap operaRoy Winsor
Oct 5Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951–19598377Anthology
Oct 15I Love Lucy1951–19576181Sitcom
Nov 18See It NowNews program1951–1958——DocumentaryFred W. Friendly
Dec 31The Big Payoff1951–19629—Game show
Jan 13CBS Television Workshop1952114Drama
Jan 22The Continental1952———
Feb 11The Al Pearce Show19521——
Jun 16My Little Margie1952–19554126Sitcom
Jul 14The Eddy Arnold Show1952322—
Sep 25Four Star Playhouse1952–19564129Anthology
Sep 30Heaven for Betsy1952——Sitcom
Oct 14The Red Buttons Show1952–1955322Variety show
Oct 18The Jane Froman Show1952–19553173—
Nov 6Biff Baker, U.S.A.1952–19531—Drama
Nov 9Omnibus1952–19618164Variety show
Dec 20Name That TuneGame show1952–198543195MusicHarry Salter
—Adventure1953–1956310—
—Private Secretary1953–19575104Sitcom
Feb 1General Electric Theater1953–196210301Anthology
Oct 1The Philip Morris Playhouse1953–1954123—
Oct 9Topper1953–1955278Sitcom
Oct 10College Bowl1953–20221256Quiz show
Oct 11The Man Behind the Badge1953–1955290Police procedural
Oct 12Valiant Lady1953–195751,024Soap operaAdrian Spies
—That's My Boy1954–1955137Sitcom
—The Jo Stafford Show1954–195518—
Feb 1The Secret Storm1954–1974—5,195Soap operaRoy Winsor
Feb 1Woman with a Past19541110Soap opera
Mar 11The Public Defender1954–1955269Legal drama
Mar 15The Early ShowNews program1954–2012133,578News
Jul 13The Whistler1954–1955139Thriller
Sep 9Captain Midnight1954–1956239Science fiction
Sep 12Lassie1954–197319588FamilyRobert Maxwell
Sep 15The Best of Broadway1954–195519AnthologyMartin Manulis
Sep 18Willy1954–1955139SitcomLouis Pelletier
Sep 30Shower of Stars1954–1958432Entertainment
Oct 1The Lineup1954–19606200Police procedural
Oct 3Father Knows Best1954–19606203SitcomEd James
Oct 4December Bride1954–19595157Sitcom
Oct 7Climax!1954–19584166Anthology
Oct 10Honestly, Celeste!195418Sitcom
Nov 7Face the Nation with Margaret BrennanNews program195464—NewsFrank Stanton
Jan 8Professional Father1955118Sitcom
Jan 19The Millionaire1955–19606206Anthology
Jan 30Stage 71955125Anthology
Apr 3Appointment with Adventure1955253Anthology
Apr 16Damon Runyon Theater1955–1956239Anthology
Jun 7The $64,000 Question1955–19584—Game show
Jun 30The Johnny Carson Show1955–1956139—Jerry Allen
Aug 27Tales of the Texas Rangers1955–1958352Western
Sep 10Gunsmoke1955–197520635WesternNathan Juran, Norman Macdonnell
Sep 20Navy Log1955–19583104Anthology
Sep 20The Phil Silvers Show1955–19594143SitcomNat Hiken
Sep 23The Adventures of Champion1955–1956126—Gene Autry
Sep 24Ford Star Jubilee1955–1956112Anthology
Sep 28Brave Eagle1955–1956126Western
Sep 29Sergeant Preston of the Yukon1955–1958378Western
Oct 1The Honeymooners1955–1956139Sitcom
Oct 2Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955–19657361ThrillerAlfred Hitchcock
Oct 3Captain Kangaroo1955–1984386,090Children'sBob Keeshan
Oct 5The 20th Century Fox Hour1955–1957237Anthology
Oct 7Crusader1955–1956252Drama
Feb 10My Friend Flicka1956–1957139Western
Apr 2As the World Turns1956–20105413,858Soap operaIrna Phillips
Apr 2The Edge of Night1956–1984287,420Soap operaIrving Vendig
Apr 7PGA Tour on CBS195671——
Apr 8Telephone Time1956–1958381Anthology
Sep 29The Gale Storm Show1956–19604126Sitcom
Oct 2The Brothers1956–1957124Sitcom
Oct 4Playhouse 901956–19604134Anthology
Oct 5Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater1956–19615146AnthologyLuke Short
Oct 5The West Point Story1956–1957140Anthology
Nov 11Air Power1956–1957126—
Dec 18To Tell the Truth1956–2022——Panel gameBob Stewart
Jan 4Mr. Adams and Eve1957–1958266Sitcom
Jul 1Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957–1960477Detective
Sep 2The Verdict is Yours1957–19625——
Sep 9Sunrise Semester1957–198225800—
Sep 14Have Gun – Will Travel1957–19636226WesternSam Rolfe
Sep 15Bachelor Father1957–19625157Sitcom
Sep 21Perry Mason1957–19669271DramaErle Stanley Gardner
Sep 26Harbormaster1957–1958125Drama
Sep 28Dick and the Duchess1957–1958126Sitcom
Sep 29DuPont Show of the Month1957–1961434Anthology
Oct 3The Real McCoys1957–19636224SitcomIrving Pincus
Oct 4Leave It to Beaver1957–19636234SitcomJoe Connelly
Oct 4Trackdown1957–1959271Western
Nov 6The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour1957–1960313SitcomJess Oppenheimer
Nov 25Beyond This Place1957——Drama
Dec 8The Sound of Jazz1957—1Music
Jul 7Frontier Justice1958–1961331—
Sep 6Wanted: Dead or Alive1958–1961394WesternThomas Carr
Sep 29The Texan1958–1960279Western
Oct 2Yancy Derringer1958–1959134WesternMary Loos
Oct 6The Ann Sothern Show1958–1961393Sitcom
Oct 6Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958–1960248AnthologyDesi Arnaz
Oct 22Pursuit1958–1959112Anthology
Jan 9Rawhide1959–19658217WesternCharles Marquis Warren
May 2Markham1959–1960159Crime
Jun 6Brenner1959–1964225—
Sep 8Tightrope!1959–1960137DetectiveClarence Greene
Sep 21The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959–1961257Anthology
Sep 22The Dennis O'Keefe Show1959–1960132Sitcom
Sep 28Hennesey1959–1962394Sitcom
Sep 29The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959–19634147Teen sitcomMax Shulman
Sep 30Men into Space1959–1960138Science fictionLewis J. Rachmil
Oct 1Johnny Ringo1959–1960138—Aaron Spelling
Oct 1The Betty Hutton Show1959–1960130SitcomStanley Roberts
Oct 2Hotel de Paree1959–1960133—
Oct 2The Twilight Zone1959–19645156FantasyRod Serling
Oct 4Dennis the Menace1959–19634146Sitcom
Oct 24Mr. Lucky1959–1960134—Blake Edwards