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Best Mystery TV Series of 1974

17 Mystery series that started in 1974, ranked by popularity

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17 series

The Rockford Files

★ 8.2
13K 119 1974–1980
Detective mystery · Episodic

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

★ 8.4
7K 20 1974–1975
Episodic · Monster horror

Petrocelli

★ 7.2
1K 44 1974–1976
Crime · Drama · Mystery

QB VII

★ 7.7
939 2 1974–1974
Drama · Mystery

Father Brown

★ 7.1
646 13 1974–1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Nine Tailors

★ 8.0
436 4 1974–1974
Mystery

The Zoo Gang

★ 7.2
141 6 1974–1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Melissa

★ 7.5
119 3 1974–1974
Drama · Mystery

Sovest

★ 7.0
58 5 1974–1974
Crime · Mystery · War

Chéri Bibi

★ 7.8
47 46 1974–1975
Crime · Drama · Mystery

O Rebu

★ 7.2
46 114 1974–1975
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Electroid Zaborger 7

★ 7.1
27 52 1974–present
Action · Crime · Mystery

Philo Vance

★ 5.5
19 6 1974–present
Mystery

Histoires insolites

★ 5.7
13 12 1974–1979
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Il commissario De Vincenzi

★ 5.4
10 3 1974–present
Mystery

Crónicas fantásticas

★ 5.4
7 6 1974–1974
Fantasy · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Ha llegado una intrusa

★ 7.2
7 194 1974–1975
Drama · Mystery · Romance
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