Best TV Series of the 1970s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1970s
The Scooby-Doo Show
5K 40 1976–1978
Episodic · Kids & family
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
5K 23 1973–1978
Slapstick · Sitcom · British TV
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
4K 40 1977–1980
Kids & family · Family-safe
Hong Kong Phooey
4K 16 1974–1974
Kids & family · Family-safe
Eight Is Enough
4K 112 1977–1981
Family saga · Wholesome
McCloud
4K 47 1970–1977
Procedural · Detective mystery
D'artagnan and Three Musketeers
4K 3 1979–1979
Period piece · Friendship
Last of the Summer Wine
4K 295 1973–2010
Cozy · Long-runner · Warm humor
Centennial
4K 12 1978–1979
Sprawling saga · Family saga
Helter Skelter
4K 2 1976–1976
True crime · Disturbing
Cannon
4K 120 1971–1976
Detective mystery · Procedural
The Professionals
4K 57 1977–1983
Adrenaline · British TV · Episodic
Upstairs, Downstairs
4K 68 1971–1975
Class divide · Period piece
Knots Landing
4K 344 1979–1993
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
The Two Ronnies
4K 93 1971–1987
Sketch & variety · British TV
Emmerdale Farm
4K 10548 1972–present
Long-runner · Soap & telenovela
Black Sheep Squadron
4K 36 1976–1978
War & military · Period piece
Rich Man, Poor Man
4K 9 1976–1976
Family saga · Event miniseries
Land of the Lost
4K 43 1974–1977
Kids & family · Family-safe
The All-New Popeye Hour
4K 143 1978–1984
Kids & family · Family-safe
All My Children
4K 9705 1970–2011
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
Barnaby Jones
4K 178 1973–1980
Procedural · Episodic
Pat & Mat
4K 130 1976–2020
Slapstick · Family-safe · Episodic
Nova
3K 1034 1974–present
Nature & science · Docuseries