Cannon
Popular TV detective stories from the 1950s include Ellery Queen, Dragnet, and Martin Kayne, Private Eye. The 1960s popular detective shows include Honey West, Mannix, and Ironside. Popular in the 1970s were Barnaby Jones, Cannon, and The Rockford Files. Popular TV detective stories from the 1980s include Murder, She Wrote, Magnum PI, and Simon and Simon.
you can't do that on television
The Brady bunch
People watch old television shows because the show is still fun to watch. Old shows also bring back memories of days gone by.
It's possible the show you mean is "Crime Story" starring Dennis Farina but I believe it was actually set in the early 60's not the 50's.
Magnum PI
thomas magnum of magnum PI
Detective shows would be a good example of a television genre.
Popular TV detective stories from the 1950s include Ellery Queen, Dragnet, and Martin Kayne, Private Eye. The 1960s popular detective shows include Honey West, Mannix, and Ironside. Popular in the 1970s were Barnaby Jones, Cannon, and The Rockford Files. Popular TV detective stories from the 1980s include Murder, She Wrote, Magnum PI, and Simon and Simon.
Because they're old tv shows! You said it yourself!
Blacks and minorities were portrayed somewhat negatively in the 1980s and 1990s. Some shows were positive but most showed blacks as gangster and uncultured.
There have been many popular superhero shows through the years. The one you are referring to sounds like the 1980s show The Greatest American Hero.
Football
These are a couple i remember from the 70's and 80's:Starsky and HutchMagnum PI
He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.
There are several places where old discovery kids shows are. Netflix has a large vault of older television shows.
TV Reader's Digest - 1955 Old Master Detective 2-2 was released on: USA: 24 October 1955