Outlet · 1950–1959

Syndication in the 1950s

65 shows premiered on Syndication in the 1950s, in order of premiere.

1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Premiere	Show	Years	Seasons	Episodes	Genre	Created by
Aug 1	Crusader RabbitAnimated series	1950–1959	3	455	—	Alex Anderson
Sep 5	The Cisco Kid	1950–1956	6	156	Western
Apr 15	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	1951–1958	8	113	Western
Aug 11	The Adventures of Kit Carson	1951–1955	4	103	Western
Sep 8	The Adventures of Boston Blackie	1951–1953	2	58	Detective
Dec 31	The Big Payoff	1951–1962	9	—	Game show
—	Ramar of the Jungle	1952–1954	2	52	—
Mar 1	Death Valley Days	1952–1970	18	452	Anthology
Sep 13	Cowboy G-Men	1952–1953	1	39	Western
Oct 7	American Bandstand	1952–1989	37	3,000	Music
Dec 1	The Abbott and Costello Show	1952–1954	2	52	Sitcom
Jun 26	Terry and the Pirates	1953	1	18	Adventure
Oct 7	Life with Elizabeth	1953–1955	2	65	Sitcom	George Tibbles
—	The Lone Wolf	1954–1955	1	39	—
Jan 9	Annie Oakley	1954–1957	3	83	Sitcom
Jan 23	Stories of the Century	1954–1955	1	39	Western
Feb 17	Waterfront	1954–1955	2	78	—
Feb 23	Rocky Jones, Space Ranger	1954	2	39	Science fiction
Apr 2	Meet Corliss Archer	1954	1	39	Sitcom
Jun 24	Adventures of Falcon	1954–1955	1	39	—
Jul 13	The Whistler	1954–1955	1	39	Thriller
Oct 18	Sherlock Holmes	1954–1955	1	39	Detective
Jan 8	The Star and the Story	1955–1956	2	39	—
Jan 10	Soldiers of Fortune	1955–1957	2	52	—
Jan 23	The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre	1955	1	39	—
Mar 1	Buffalo Bill, Jr.	1955–1956	2	42	—
Apr 9	Science Fiction Theatre	1955–1957	2	78	Science fiction
Sep 1	Judge Roy Bean	1955–1956	1	39	—
Sep 24	Steve Donovan, Western Marshal	1955–1956	1	39	Western
Oct 3	Highway Patrol	1955–1959	4	156	Drama
Oct 3	The Mickey Mouse Club	1955–1959	14	360	Music	Walt Disney, Hal Adelquist
Sep 14	Sheriff of Cochise	1956–1960	4	156	Western
—	Divorce Court	1957	36	5,767	—
—	Men of Annapolis	1957–1958	1	41	Drama
—	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan	1957–1958	1	39	Drama
—	The Silent Service	1957–1958	2	78	Anthology
Feb 4	Whirlybirds	1957–1960	3	111	—	Art Napoleon
Sep 19	Boots and Saddles	1957–1958	1	38	—
Oct 3	Captain David Grief	1957–1960	2	39	Drama
Oct 7	How to Marry a Millionaire	1957–1959	2	52	Sitcom
Oct 10	The Gray Ghost	1957–1958	1	39	Western
Oct 11	Harbor Command	1957–1958	1	39	Drama
Oct 14	Decoy	1957–1958	1	39	Drama
Oct 15	26 Men	1957–1959	2	78	Western
—	New York Confidential	1958–1959	1	39	Drama
—	Sea Hunt	1958–1961	4	155	—	Ivan Tors
—	Target	1958	1	39	Horror
—	This is Alice	1958–1959	1	39	Sitcom	Sidney Salkow
—	Union Pacific	1958–1959	1	38	—
Jan 7	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	1958–1959	2	78	Crime
Sep 23	Rescue 8	1958–1960	2	73	—
Sep 26	Frontier Doctor	1958–1959	1	39	—
Sep 30	The Huckleberry Hound ShowAnimated series	1958–1961	4	69	Comedy	William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Oct 1	Mackenzie's Raiders	1958–1959	1	39	Western
Oct 2	Felix the CatAnimated series	1958–1961	5	126	Comedy	Joe Oriolo
Oct 2	Pixie and Dixie and Mr. JinksAnimated series	1958–1961	4	56	Comedy	Joseph Barbera
Nov 4	Flight	1958–1959	1	38	Anthology
—	Pony Express	1959	1	35	Western
—	This Man Dawson	1959–1960	1	39	Detective
Apr 15	Manhunt	1959–1961	2	78	Detective
Sep 5	World of Giants	1959	1	13	—
Sep 26	Lock-Up	1959–1961	2	78	Drama
Sep 28	The Quick Draw McGraw ShowAnimated series	1959–1962	3	35	Comedy
Oct 12	Play of the Week	1959–1961	2	67	Anthology
Oct 24	Shotgun Slade	1959–1961	2	78	Western