The Top TV Shows of the 1960s

TV Shows 1960s

• Perry Mason 1957 - 1966.
• Route 66 1960 - 1964.
• Rawhide 1959 - 1966.
• The Monkees 1966 - 1968.
• The Saint 1966 - 1969.
• The Prisoner 1967 - 1968.
• Ironside 1967 - 1975. .
• Hogan's Heroes 1965 - 1971.
• Lassie 1954 - 1973.
• Flipper 1964 - 1967.
• The Benny Hill Show 1969 - 1989.
• Monty Python’s Flying Circus 1969 - 1974.
• Bonanza 1959 - 1973.
• The Brady Bunch 1969 - 1974.
• Peyton Place 1964 - 1969.
• The Fugitive 1963 - 1967.
• 77 Sunset Strip 1958 - 1964.
• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 1964 - 1968.
• Doctor Who 1963 - 1989.
• Gilligan's Island 1964 - 1967.
• Gunsmoke 1955 - 1975.
• Columbo 1968 - 2003.
• The Virginian 1962 - 1971.
• Mr Ed 1961 - 1966.
• The Twilight Zone ( Original Series ) 1959 - 1964.
• I Dream of Jeannie 1965 - 1970.
• Bewitched 1964 - 1972.
• Sanford and Son 1st Series 1962 - 1965. 2nd Series 1970 - 1974
• Get Smart 1965 - 1970
• Green Acres 1965 - 1971.
• Batman 1966-1968
• Star Trek 1966-1969

My Notes: How many do you remember watching? Come to think of it...not everyone had TVs in the early 60s. However, most people seemed to have managed financing a TV by the late 60s when the prices became more affordable for the average American family. I don't remember most of these in their original air time but I do remember watching them in reruns.


I think this list originally may have been compiled by someone from England. They listed Sandford & Son as Steptoe and Son, the original show title when it aired in England. And I had to add Batman and Star Trek, so maybe they didn't air in England until the 70s. If you find some inconsistencies chalk it up to this list being drawn up by an English person and fiddled with by and American.