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Best Music TV Series of the 1970s

219 Music series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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219 series

Saturday Night Live

★ 8.0
58K 1010 1975–present
Sketch & variety · Long-runner

Happy Days

★ 7.4
23K 255 1974–1984
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom

The Partridge Family

★ 6.6
6K 96 1970–1974
Wholesome · Family-safe

Great Performances

★ 7.9
1K 866 1971–present
Comedy · Drama · Music

Flip

★ 7.4
1K 95 1970–1974
Comedy · Music

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour

★ 7.1
911 67 1971–1974
Comedy · Music

Parkinson

★ 7.3
849 550 1971–2007
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Soul Train

★ 8.1
793 909 1971–2006
Music · Talk-Show

The Brady Bunch Variety Hour

★ 3.8
594 9 1976–1977
Comedy · Music

The Sonny and Cher Show

★ 6.9
561 33 1976–1977
Comedy · Music

Donny and Marie

★ 6.2
533 70 1975–1979
Music · Talk-Show

The Midnight Special

★ 8.6
471 248 1972–1981
Music · Talk-Show

Sha Na Na

★ 6.8
400 97 1977–1981
Comedy · Music

Austin City Limits

★ 8.4
379 543 1975–present
Documentary · Music

Live from Lincoln Center

★ 8.6
318 271 1976–present
Music · Musical

Dinah!

★ 7.0
317 574 1974–1980
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Hey Hey It's Saturday

★ 7.5
303 40 1971–2022
Comedy · Fantasy · Music

An American Family

★ 7.4
301 12 1973–1973
Documentary · Music · Reality-TV

The Kenny Everett Video Show

★ 7.7
291 35 1978–1981
Comedy · Music

Cher

★ 7.7
279 29 1975–1976
Comedy · Music

Jim'll Fix It

★ 2.9
268 300 1975–2007
Family · Game-Show · Music

The Old Grey Whistle Test

★ 8.2
254 542 1971–2018
Music

The Jacksons

★ 7.6
254 12 1976–1977
Comedy · Music

Allsång på Skansen

★ 5.0
242 289 1979–present
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