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Best Game-Show TV Series of the 1980s

253 Game-Show series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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253 series

Jeopardy!

★ 8.3
9K 9562 1984–present
Game & quiz show · Long-runner

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

★ 8.2
6K 137 1988–2011
Sketch & variety · Episodic

Wheel of Fortune

★ 6.7
4K 8366 1983–present
Game & quiz show · Long-runner

American Gladiators

★ 6.6
3K 158 1989–1996
Reality competition · Sports

Double Dare

★ 7.4
2K 118 1986–1988
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Countdown

★ 6.2
2K 8644 1982–present
Game-Show

Wanna Bet?

★ 6.1
1K 232 1981–2023
Comedy · Game-Show · Music

Catchphrase

★ 6.2
1K 315 1986–2004
Game-Show

Family Feud

★ 6.6
1K 1153 1988–1995
Game-Show

Press Your Luck

★ 7.5
852 772 1983–2003
Family · Game-Show

Umang Tarang

★ 3.8
812 1989–1989
Game-Show

On the Track

★ 8.1
755 399 1987–present
Game-Show

Fun House

★ 7.4
688 145 1989–1999
Family · Game-Show

Family Double Dare

★ 7.3
672 13 1988–1992
Family · Game-Show

Gaki No Tsukai

★ 9.1
580 1665 1989–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Bullseye

★ 7.1
554 344 1981–present
Game-Show

Domingão do Faustão

★ 4.0
493 1875 1989–2021
Game-Show

Remote Control

★ 7.6
485 20 1987–1990
Comedy · Game-Show

Ittadi

★ 9.1
455 90 1989–present
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Star Search

★ 5.7
454 150 1983–2004
Comedy · Family · Game-Show

Super Password

★ 7.3
374 1151 1984–1989
Game-Show

Family Fortunes

★ 6.3
357 157 1980–2023
Game-Show

Win, Lose or Draw

★ 6.3
343 651 1987–1990
Game-Show

The New Hollywood Squares

★ 6.4
260 586 1986–1989
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