The best TV shows of the 1960s
The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) · The Wild Wild West (1965-1969) · Get Smart (1965-1970). (Updated Aug 27, 2026.)
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.
Top 15
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1
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
Rod Serling's anthology of the uncanny.
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2
The Wild Wild West (1965-1969)
Western meets spy gadgets.
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3
Get Smart (1965-1970)
Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy spoof.
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4
The Prisoner (1967-1968)
Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in the Village.
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5
Star Trek (1966-1969)
Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise.
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6
The Avengers (1961-1969)
John Steed and Emma Peel, the coolest British spies.
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7
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, written by Carl Reiner.
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8
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
Sheriff Andy Taylor in Mayberry.
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9
Bewitched (1964-1972)
A witch marries an ordinary man.
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10
Mission: Impossible (1966-1973)
The IMF team and its self-destructing tapes.
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11
Doctor Who (1963-)
The Doctor's first, black-and-white era began in 1963.
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12
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
An Ozarks family strikes oil and moves to Beverly Hills.
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13
The Fugitive (1963-1967)
Dr. Richard Kimble hunts the one-armed man.
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14
Batman (1966-1968)
Adam West and pop-art fight captions.
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15
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
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.
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Comments (1)
The Prisoner still feels ahead of its time. Great list.