Best TV Series of the 1980s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 1980s
Doogie Howser, M.D.
10K 97 1989–1993
Comedy · Drama · Family
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
10K 26 1987–1995
Comedy
Pingu
10K 159 1980–2006
Animation · Comedy · Family
EastEnders
10K 7405 1985–present
Crime · Drama · Romance
Coach
9K 199 1989–1997
Comedy · Sport
Newhart
9K 184 1982–1990
Comedy
Dynasty
9K 220 1981–1989
Drama · Romance
Fraggle Rock
9K 96 1983–1987
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
A Different World
9K 144 1987–1993
Comedy
Beetlejuice
9K 94 1989–1991
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Jeopardy!
9K 9547 1984–present
Game-Show
Captain Tsubasa
9K 161 1983–1995
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Bold and the Beautiful
9K 9808 1987–present
Drama · Romance
Beauty and the Beast
9K 55 1987–1990
Crime · Drama · Fantasy
Sledge Hammer!
9K 41 1986–1988
Action · Comedy
Thomas & Friends
8K 693 1984–2025
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Designing Women
8K 163 1986–1993
Comedy
Cops
8K 1224 1989–2025
Action · Crime · Reality-TV
Mama's Family
8K 130 1983–1990
Comedy
Highway to Heaven
8K 111 1984–1989
Drama · Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside
8K 90 1983–1988
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
The Greatest American Hero
7K 44 1981–1983
Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi
Unsolved Mysteries
7K 609 1987–2010
Crime · Documentary · Drama
She-Ra: Princess of Power
7K 93 1985–1987
Action · Adventure · Animation