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Best Crime TV Series of the 1970s

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

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303 series

Przygody psa Cywila

★ 6.5
115 7 1971–1971
Adventure · Crime

Chopper One

★ 7.0
108 14 1974–1974
Crime · Drama

Joseph Balsamo

★ 6.9
108 7 1973–1973
Crime · History · Mystery

Most Wanted

★ 6.8
108 23 1976–1977
Crime · Drama

Eischied

★ 7.5
108 13 1979–1980
Crime · Drama

Sledstvie vedut znatoki

★ 7.3
108 32 1971–2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

★ 7.1
104 13 1978–1979
Crime · Drama

New Scotland Yard

★ 7.5
104 46 1972–1974
Crime · Drama

Joe Forrester

★ 7.0
102 23 1975–1976
Crime · Drama

The Delphi Bureau

★ 7.0
98 9 1972–1973
Crime · Drama

Bluey

★ 7.6
97 39 1976–1977
Crime · Drama

Jack the Ripper

★ 8.3
96 6 1973–1973
Crime · Drama · History

Tenafly

★ 7.2
96 5 1973–1974
Crime · Drama

Nakia

★ 7.3
96 14 1974–1974
Crime · Drama

The NBC Mystery Movie

★ 8.7
96 1971–1977
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Target

★ 7.1
90 17 1977–1978
Action · Crime

11 Uhr 20

★ 6.8
89 3 1970–1970
Action · Crime

Zé Gato

★ 7.9
86 13 1979–1980
Crime

McCoy

★ 6.3
83 5 1975–1976
Comedy · Crime · Drama

Parole Chicago

★ 7.7
79 13 1979–present
Comedy · Crime

O symvolaiografos

★ 8.2
79 20 1979–1980
Crime · Drama

Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger

★ 8.4
79 60 1978–1982
Crime

Chase

★ 7.1
77 23 1973–1974
Crime · Drama

Dog and Cat

★ 6.1
75 7 1977–1977
Crime · Drama
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