Best TV Series of the 1970s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1970s
The Six Million Dollar Man
15K 99 1974–1978
Family-safe · Episodic
Mork & Mindy
14K 94 1978–1982
Sitcom · Whimsical · Wholesome
Diff'rent Strokes
14K 181 1978–1986
Sitcom · Found family · Episodic
CHiPs
13K 139 1977–1983
Procedural · Episodic
The Rockford Files
13K 119 1974–1980
Detective mystery · Episodic
WKRP in Cincinnati
13K 90 1978–1982
Workplace · Sitcom · Warm humor
Sanford and Son
12K 137 1972–1978
Working class · Sitcom · Episodic
The Jeffersons
12K 253 1975–1985
Sitcom · Class divide
Starsky and Hutch
12K 92 1975–1979
Episodic · Banter chemistry
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
12K 32 1979–1981
Campy · Space & sci-fi · Episodic
Wonder Woman
12K 59 1975–1979
Strong female lead · Campy
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
11K 168 1970–1977
Sitcom · Workplace
Mind Your Language
11K 42 1977–1986
School & campus · Sitcom
The New Tom & Jerry Show
11K 16 1975–1977
Kids & family · Family-safe
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
11K 7 1979–1979
Espionage · Slow burn · British TV
Space: 1999
11K 48 1975–1977
Space & sci-fi · Episodic
The Waltons
10K 212 1972–1981
Wholesome · Warm glow · Nostalgic
Are You Being Served?
10K 69 1972–1985
British TV · Workplace · Sitcom
Fantasy Island
10K 154 1977–1984
Anthology · Episodic
Kojak
10K 117 1973–1978
Detective mystery · Procedural
Hart to Hart
10K 111 1979–1984
Central duo · Episodic
Laverne & Shirley
10K 178 1976–1983
Friendship · Sitcom · Episodic
The Facts of Life
10K 201 1979–1988
Sitcom · Friendship
Soap
9K 88 1977–1981
Soap & telenovela · Parody · Campy