Best Documentary TV Series of the 1980s

295 Documentary series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

One Night Stand

★ 7.4
268 55 1989–1992
Comedy · Documentary

Wild America

★ 8.7
254 126 1982–present
Documentary · Family

Cinema of Our Time

★ 8.2
234 67 1989–present
Documentary

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

★ 5.4
219 67 1984–1995
Documentary

The Secret Life of Machines

★ 9.3
216 18 1988–1993
Documentary · History

Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen

★ 7.8
208 2052 1982–present
Documentary · History

Bush Tucker Man

★ 9.0
204 23 1987–1996
Documentary

The Silk Road

★ 9.2
195 30 1980–1984
Documentary

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

★ 8.5
194 6 1987–1987
Documentary · History

Countryfile

★ 6.3
189 692 1988–present
Documentary

Crime Inc.

★ 8.7
187 7 1984–present
Documentary

The Frugal Gourmet

★ 7.4
181 5 1983–1995
Documentary

Timewatch

★ 7.7
178 327 1982–present
Documentary · History

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

★ 8.2
177 12 1988–1989
Documentary

Crimewatch UK

★ 7.3
175 255 1984–2017
Crime · Documentary

Beadle's About

★ 6.2
171 54 1986–1996
Comedy · Documentary · Family

French in Action

★ 8.7
171 31 1987–present
Documentary

Beyond 2000

★ 8.5
166 49 1985–1999
Documentary · Sci-Fi

The Mechanical Universe... and Beyond

★ 9.1
162 52 1985–1987
Documentary

NFL Films Presents

★ 8.7
160 208 1982–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Universum

★ 8.3
160 433 1987–present
Documentary

Primetime

★ 5.9
153 155 1989–2012
Documentary · News

Rough Guide to Europe

★ 8.7
152 8 1988–1989
Documentary

China: A Century of Revolution

★ 8.6
146 3 1989–present
Documentary