Best TV Series of the 1970s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1970s
Fawlty Towers
112K 12 1975–1979
Tight writing · Chaotic energy
M*A*S*H
70K 251 1972–1983
War & military · Dark comedy
Saturday Night Live
58K 1010 1975–present
Sketch & variety · Long-runner
Columbo
48K 67 1971–1998
Detective mystery · Episodic
The World at War
38K 26 1973–1974
War & military · Docuseries
Salem's Lot
32K 2 1979–1979
Monster horror · Small town
Little House on the Prairie
31K 204 1974–1983
Rural & frontier · Wholesome
The Muppet Show
28K 120 1976–1981
Sketch & variety · Whimsical
Jesus of Nazareth
28K 4 1977–1977
Faith & religion · Period piece
Top Gear
25K 530 1978–2002
Long-runner · British TV
Happy Days
23K 255 1974–1984
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom
I, Claudius
22K 13 1976–1976
Royalty & aristocracy
All in the Family
21K 207 1971–1979
Satirical · Social commentary
Roots
20K 8 1977–1977
Event miniseries · Real history
Three's Company
19K 174 1976–1984
Sitcom · Slapstick · Episodic
Battlestar Galactica
19K 21 1978–1979
Space & sci-fi · Survival
Dallas
18K 356 1978–1991
Soap & telenovela
The Incredible Hulk
18K 82 1977–1982
Episodic · Outsider lead
The Dukes of Hazzard
18K 146 1979–1985
Episodic · Small town · Campy
Scenes from a Marriage
18K 6 1973–1973
Central duo · Dialogue-driven
Taxi
18K 114 1978–1983
Workplace · Sitcom · Ensemble cast
El Chavo
17K 356 1972–1983
Slapstick · Family-safe · Episodic
Charlie's Angels
16K 109 1976–1981
Procedural · Episodic
The Love Boat
16K 250 1977–1987
Love story · Episodic