19th century

The 19th century is a one-hundred-year period of time, which began in 1800 and ended in 1899. In scripted television, the 19th century is the central time period of shows in the western genre as well as a great number of horror and mystery shows. A popular setting for 19th century horror is Victorian England, which is never in short supply of vampires, ghosts and shadowy rippers stalking fresh prey beneath the gas-lit streets of London. The western genre was excedingly popular during the 1950s and 1960s, with shows such as The Lone Ranger, Laramie, Gunsmoke, Have Gun - Will Travel and Bonanza capturing the imagination of dozens of viewers.