# The best TV shows of the 1960s

From The Twilight Zone to Star Trek and The Prisoner: the decade's best series, ordered from TVLine, 24/7 Wall St. and Ranker's fan vote.

- 20 votes · 15 items
- Aug 27, 2026 · oliver_showrunner
- https://even.best/en/l/3665/the-best-tv-shows-of-the-1960s

## Top 15

1. **The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rod Serling's anthology of the uncanny.
2. **The Wild Wild West (1965-1969)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Western meets spy gadgets.
3. **Get Smart (1965-1970)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy spoof.
4. **The Prisoner (1967-1968)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in the Village.
5. **Star Trek (1966-1969)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise.
6. **The Avengers (1961-1969)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — John Steed and Emma Peel, the coolest British spies.
7. **The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, written by Carl Reiner.
8. **The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sheriff Andy Taylor in Mayberry.
9. **Bewitched (1964-1972)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A witch marries an ordinary man.
10. **Mission: Impossible (1966-1973)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The IMF team and its self-destructing tapes.
11. **Doctor Who (1963-)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The Doctor's first, black-and-white era began in 1963.
12. **The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — An Ozarks family strikes oil and moves to Beverly Hills.
13. **The Fugitive (1963-1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dr. Richard Kimble hunts the one-armed man.
14. **Batman (1966-1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Adam West and pop-art fight captions.
15. **The Addams Family (1964-1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The creepy, kooky family in black and white.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.