Best TV Shows of the 1960s

These are the 12 best-rated TV shows released in the 1960s, led by Cilla, Gardeners' World and Star Trek. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Cilla (1968)

★ 10.0/10

A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
2. Gardeners' World (1968)

★ 8.5/10

Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast in 1968 and still running as of 2013. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens…
3. Star Trek (1966)

★ 8.0/10

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan…
4. The Daily Fable (1968)

★ 8.0/10

Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and…
5. Daktari (1966)

★ 7.3/10

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a…
6. Hulk (1966)

★ 7.2/10

The adventures of a nuclear scientist cursed with the tendency to turning into a huge green brute under stress.
7. Sesame Street (1969)

★ 7.1/10

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
8. The Nature of Things (1960)

★ 7.1/10

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program…
9. Tales to Keep You Awake (1966)

★ 7.0/10

Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
10. 60 Minutes (1968)

★ 6.5/10

America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.
11. Batfink (1966)

★ 6.1/10

Batfink is an animated television series, consisting of five-minute shorts, that first aired in September 1967. The 100-episode series was quickly created by Hal Seeger, starting in 1966, to parody the popular Batman…
12. University Challenge (1962)

★ 6.0/10

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.