Best Mystery TV Series of the 1970s
100 Mystery series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity
Columbo
48K 67 1971–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery
CHiPs
13K 139 1977–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Rockford Files
13K 119 1974–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Quincy, M.E.
8K 148 1976–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7K 20 1974–1975
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
All My Children
4K 9705 1970–2011
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Barnaby Jones
4K 178 1973–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
McMillan & Wife
3K 40 1971–1977
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Baretta
3K 82 1975–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The New Avengers
3K 26 1976–1977
Action · Mystery · Thriller
Banacek
3K 17 1972–1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Vega$
3K 69 1978–1981
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
2K 46 1977–1979
Crime · Family · Mystery
Sapphire & Steel
2K 34 1979–1982
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller
Rumpole of the Bailey
2K 43 1978–1992
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Petrocelli
1K 44 1974–1976
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Magician
739 22 1973–1974
Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Circle of Fear
651 23 1972–1973
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Police Call 110
647 427 1971–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Masterpiece
641 166 1971–present
Drama · History · Mystery
Father Brown
640 13 1974–1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Mrs. Columbo
639 13 1979–1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Sixth Sense
638 25 1972–1972
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Timm Thaler
480 13 1979–1980
Adventure · Drama · Mystery