Best Crime TV Series of the 1970s

237 Crime series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

Columbo

★ 8.3
48K 67 1971–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Charlie's Angels

★ 6.6
16K 109 1976–1981
Action · Adventure · Crime

The Six Million Dollar Man

★ 7.1
15K 99 1974–1978
Action · Adventure · Crime

CHiPs

★ 6.5
13K 139 1977–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Rockford Files

★ 8.2
13K 119 1974–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Starsky and Hutch

★ 7.0
12K 92 1975–1979
Action · Crime · Drama

Kojak

★ 7.1
10K 117 1973–1978
Action · Crime · Drama

Hart to Hart

★ 6.7
10K 111 1979–1984
Action · Adventure · Crime

Quincy, M.E.

★ 7.3
8K 148 1976–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Streets of San Francisco

★ 7.3
8K 120 1972–1977
Action · Crime · Drama

Porridge

★ 8.3
8K 20 1974–1977
Comedy · Crime

McCloud

★ 7.0
4K 47 1970–1977
Action · Crime · Drama

Cannon

★ 6.8
4K 120 1971–1976
Action · Crime · Drama

The Professionals

★ 8.0
4K 57 1977–1983
Action · Comedy · Crime

Emmerdale Farm

★ 4.9
4K 10548 1972–present
Crime · Drama · Romance

Barnaby Jones

★ 6.9
4K 178 1973–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Tatort

★ 7.0
3K 1343 1970–present
Crime · Drama

McMillan & Wife

★ 7.2
3K 40 1971–1977
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Baretta

★ 6.7
3K 82 1975–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Minder

★ 7.8
3K 110 1979–1994
Comedy · Crime · Drama

20/20

★ 6.8
3K 1272 1978–present
Crime · Documentary · News

The Amazing Spider-Man

★ 6.2
3K 14 1977–1979
Action · Adventure · Crime

The Sweeney

★ 8.1
3K 53 1975–1978
Action · Crime · Drama

Police Woman

★ 6.6
3K 90 1974–1978
Action · Crime · Drama