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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)

Edward the King

★ 8.2
610 13 1975–1975
Biography · Drama · History

PBS News Hour

★ 7.6
608 2730 1975–present
News

James at 16

★ 8.0
600 21 1977–1978
Drama

The Pallisers

★ 8.2
596 26 1974–1975
Drama · Romance

The Brady Bunch Variety Hour

★ 3.8
594 9 1976–1977
Comedy · Music

Terry and June

★ 6.4
594 65 1979–1987
Comedy

Ark II

★ 6.8
593 15 1976–1976
Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi

Card Sharks

★ 6.9
593 887 1978–2019
Game-Show

Kamen Rider

★ 7.6
592 98 1971–1973
Action · Adventure · Drama

The Sullivans

★ 6.9
589 1114 1976–1983
Drama

From Here to Eternity

★ 7.1
584 3 1979–1979
Drama

Anna and the King

★ 7.2
584 13 1972–1972
Comedy · Romance

Captains and the Kings

★ 7.9
583 8 1976–1976
Drama

Wheel of Fortune

★ 6.4
582 235 1975–present
Family · Game-Show

When the Boat Comes In

★ 8.4
582 51 1976–1981
Drama · History

Angie

★ 7.0
575 36 1979–1980
Comedy

Tattletales

★ 7.1
575 604 1974–1978
Comedy · Game-Show

Film '72

★ 7.0
571 1038 1971–2018
Talk-Show

Phyllis

★ 6.5
570 48 1975–1977
Comedy

When Things Were Rotten

★ 7.3
566 13 1975–1975
Adventure · Comedy

Raskens

★ 7.6
565 8 1976–1976
Drama

Great Mazinger

★ 7.5
563 56 1974–1975
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

The Sonny and Cher Show

★ 6.9
561 33 1976–1977
Comedy · Music

The Daffy Duck Show

★ 7.5
558 1978–present
Animation · Comedy · Family
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