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1949 TV Series and Shows

From gripping dramas and groundbreaking comedies to beloved sitcoms, the TV series of 1949 delivered unforgettable moments and iconic characters that have endured through the years. Join us as we take a nostalgic look back at the top TV series of 1949, celebrating the shows that defined the year and continue to be cherished by fans today.

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Cavalcade of Stars
Starring: Jackie Gleason
Country: United States of America
Outline: An hour of live variety, in the classic sense of television's Golden Age.
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The Lone Ranger
Written by: George W. Trendle
Directed by: Stuart Heisler
Starring: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore
Country: United States of America
Outline: The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
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Captain Video and His Video Rangers
Directed by: Arnee Nocks
Starring: Don Hastings, Al Hodge, Ben Lackland, Hal Conklin
Country: United States of America
Outline: "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 ...
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Crusade in Europe
Starring: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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.
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Man Against Crime
Written by: Lawrence M. Klee
Starring: Ralph Bellamy
Country: United States of America
Outline: Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.
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Starring: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
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The Voice of Firestone
Starring: Eleanor Steber, Risë Stevens, Jerome Hines, Thomas L. Thomas
Country: United States of America
Outline: This show started on radio in 1928 and migrated to TV in 1949. Most of the shows featured grand opera but on occasion, popular singers were also guests.
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The Silver Theatre
Starring: Conrad Nagel
Country: United States of America
Outline: The teleplays normally concerned the various aspects of romance.
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The Fred Waring Show
Starring: Fred Waring
Country: United States of America
Outline: Standard musical show featuring Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. During the 1949-50 season, there was a dance contest titled Video Ballroom.
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Fireside Theatre
Starring: Gene Raymond
Country: United States of America
Outline: An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
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One Man's Family
Starring: Bert Lytell, Marjorie Gateson, Russell Thorson, Lillian Schaaf
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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, ...
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The Herb Shriner Show
Starring: Mary Ford, Les Paul
Country: United States of America
Outline: Variety show hosted by humorist Herb Shriner.
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A Woman to Remember
Written by: John Haggart
Starring: Patricia Wheel, Joan Catlin, John Raby, Frankie Thomas
Country: United States of America
Outline: One of television's first daytime serial dramas (which soon moved to an early-evening slot), this was a creative serial-within-a-serial about the actors and crew on a fictitious radio soap ...
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Suspense
Starring: Rex Marshall
Country: United States of America
Outline: Live plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.
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Fireball Fun-For-All
Starring: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Marty May, J.C. Olsen
Country: United States of America
Outline: A lively comedy series. It was short-lived, but stars Olsen and Johnson continued to work on television variety shows during the 1950s.
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Mama
Starring: Peggy Wood, Judson Laire, Rosemary Rice, Dick Van Patten
Country: United States of America
Outline: This well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.
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The Magic Cottage
Starring: Pat Meikle, Stuart Bradley, Don Hastings, Bernard Kates
Country: United States of America
Outline: A well-received children's series that was broadcast live from New York City.
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The Lone Ranger
Country: United States of America
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The Goldbergs
Starring: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Robert H. Harris
Country: United States of America
Outline: Comedy-drama about a Jewish family living in New York City. In the final season the family moved into the suburbs.
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Time for Beany
Written by: Robert Clampett
Starring: Daws Butler, Stan Freberg
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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...
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The Ruggles
Starring: Charles Ruggles, Margaret Kerry, Tom Bernard, Judy Nugent
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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.
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School House
Starring: Kenny Delmar, Arnold Stang, Tommy Dix, Betty Ann Nyman
Country: United States of America
Outline: A live Tuesday-evening musical-comedy revue series.
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Hands of Mystery
Starring: Ruth White, Edward Andrews, Hugh Franklin, Brook Byron
Country: United States of America
Outline: A prime-time mystery/anthology series seen on Friday nights.
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The Clock
Starring: Larry Semon
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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...
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Martin Kane
Starring: Walter Kinsella, Nicholas Saunders, King Calder, William Gargan
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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 ...
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