Best Drama TV Series of the 1980s
Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 1980s
Dynasty
9K 220 1981–1989
Drama · Romance
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
Highway to Heaven
8K 111 1984–1989
Drama · Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside
8K 90 1983–1988
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Unsolved Mysteries
7K 609 1987–2010
Crime · Documentary · Drama
L.A. Law
7K 171 1986–1994
Drama
In the Heat of the Night
7K 146 1988–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
7K 110 1988–1997
Action · Animation · Drama
Simon & Simon
7K 156 1981–1989
Action · Crime · Drama
Amazing Stories
7K 45 1985–1987
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Neighbours
7K 9363 1985–2025
Drama · Romance
Home and Away
7K 8801 1988–present
Drama · Romance
The Equalizer
7K 88 1985–1989
Action · Crime · Drama
Hunter
6K 152 1984–1991
Action · Crime · Drama
Cagney & Lacey
6K 126 1981–1988
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Alien Nation
6K 22 1989–1990
Crime · Drama · Sci-Fi
St. Elsewhere
6K 137 1982–1988
Comedy · Drama
Reading Rainbow
6K 161 1983–2006
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Storyteller
6K 9 1987–1989
Adventure · Drama · Family
T.J. Hooker
6K 90 1982–1986
Action · Crime · Drama
Tour of Duty
6K 59 1987–1999
Action · Drama · War
Robin of Sherwood
6K 24 1984–1986
Action · Drama · Fantasy