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Best News TV Series of the 1980s

154 News series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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154 series

The Oprah Winfrey Show

★ 5.0
6K 5876 1986–2011
Talk & panel · Long-runner

Entertainment Tonight

★ 3.6
3K 6427 1981–present
News · Talk-Show

Frontline

★ 8.6
3K 878 1983–present
Documentary · News

Larry King Live

★ 5.5
1K 7602 1985–2010
News · Talk-Show

Fox News at Seven

★ 2.5
1K 6 1988–1993
News

Inside Edition

★ 4.1
923 4452 1988–present
Documentary · News

CNN Newsroom

★ 3.3
849 2114 1989–2026
News

Troldspejlet

★ 8.8
467 807 1989–present
News

Today

★ 3.3
408 912 1982–present
News · Talk-Show

Dispatches

★ 6.6
275 1039 1987–present
Documentary · News

Channel 4 News

★ 5.9
272 1546 1982–present
News

Lou Dobbs Tonight

★ 3.9
256 3070 1980–2023
News · Talk-Show

Cinema 3

★ 5.9
254 606 1984–2016
News

Newsnight

★ 6.0
245 1073 1980–present
News

32. Gün

★ 8.6
214 9 1985–2018
News · Talk-Show

CNN Special Reports

★ 5.6
193 97 1980–present
News

The McLaughlin Group

★ 7.6
183 1355 1982–2020
News · Talk-Show

Sky World News

★ 4.1
162 702 1989–present
News

Striscia la Notizia

★ 5.8
154 344 1988–present
Comedy · News

Primetime

★ 5.9
153 155 1989–2012
Documentary · News

Crossfire

★ 3.8
151 134 1982–2014
News · Talk-Show

Computer Chronicles

★ 8.7
146 437 1983–2002
News · Talk-Show

Media Watch

★ 8.0
146 605 1989–present
News

Hard Copy

★ 3.4
144 106 1989–1999
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