Best TV Series of the 1980s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1980s
Red Dwarf
39K 74 1988–present
Comedy · Sci-Fi
The Cosby Show
39K 197 1984–1992
Comedy · Romance
DuckTales
38K 101 1987–1990
Action · Adventure · Animation
Miami Vice
34K 111 1984–1989
Action · Crime · Drama
Murder, She Wrote
33K 264 1984–1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Baywatch
33K 243 1989–2003
Action · Adventure · Crime
Family Matters
32K 215 1989–1998
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Magnum, P.I.
32K 158 1980–1988
Action · Adventure · Crime
Tales from the Crypt
30K 93 1989–1996
Comedy · Crime · Fantasy
'Allo 'Allo!
29K 85 1982–1992
Comedy · History · War
Ramayan
28K 78 1987–1988
Adventure · Drama · Family
Mystery Science Theater 3000
28K 199 1988–1999
Comedy · Sci-Fi
Mahabharat
28K 94 1988–1990
Action · Adventure · Drama
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
27K 13 1984–1985
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Moonlighting
27K 65 1985–1989
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Inspector Gadget
25K 86 1983–1985
Action · Adventure · Animation
Transformers
25K 98 1984–1987
Action · Adventure · Animation
Police Squad!
25K 6 1982–1982
Comedy · Crime
The Smurfs
24K 261 1981–1989
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
23K 65 1989–1990
Action · Adventure · Animation
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
22K 130 1983–1985
Action · Adventure · Animation
Family Ties
22K 172 1982–1989
Comedy · Drama
Thundercats
21K 130 1985–1989
Action · Adventure · Animation
Night Court
20K 193 1984–1992
Comedy