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Best TV Series of the 1970s

Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1970s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Rascal the Raccoon

★ 7.1
653 52 1977–1977
Animation · Drama · Family

Circle of Fear

★ 7.6
653 23 1972–1973
Drama · Horror · Mystery

The Check-Eared Rabbit

★ 7.0
652 27 1977–present
Animation · Family

Police Call 110

★ 6.5
651 427 1971–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Persuasion

★ 6.5
648 5 1971–1971
History · Romance

The Protectors

★ 6.7
648 52 1972–1974
Action · Adventure · Crime

Father Brown

★ 7.1
646 13 1974–1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Chespirito

★ 8.6
645 1970–1973
Comedy · Romance

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

★ 6.6
645 16 1976–1976
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Masterpiece

★ 8.6
644 166 1971–present
Drama · History · Mystery

Ryan's Hope

★ 7.2
642 3650 1975–1989
Drama · Romance

The Sixth Sense

★ 7.1
641 25 1972–1972
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Mrs. Columbo

★ 5.7
641 13 1979–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Emma

★ 6.8
640 6 1972–1972
Comedy · Romance

Tankki täyteen

★ 8.2
639 11 1978–1980
Comedy

Top Hat and Spuds Nose

★ 8.2
639 4 1974–1974
Adventure · Comedy · Family

Moses the Lawgiver

★ 6.1
636 6 1974–1974
Drama

Galaxy Express: 999

★ 7.8
635 113 1978–1981
Adventure · Animation · Drama

Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya

★ 7.7
625 3 1979–present
Adventure · Comedy · Crime

Moomins

★ 7.3
623 78 1977–1982
Adventure · Animation · Family

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

★ 5.6
621 20 1971–1976
Animation · Comedy · Family

Van der Valk

★ 7.1
616 32 1972–1992
Crime · Drama

Michel Strogoff

★ 7.3
612 7 1975–1977
Adventure · Drama · Romance

Match Game PM

★ 7.9
612 230 1975–1981
Comedy · Family · Game-Show
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