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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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Graham Kennedy's News Show

★ 8.5
17 21 1988–1989
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7 News Adelaide

★ 6.3
17 167 1987–present
News

WGN News Chicago

★ 5.7
16 26 1989–present
News

1980 Presidential Debates

★ 6.1
16 2 1980–present
News

Apple World Wide Developers Conference

★ 8.7
16 47 1983–present
News

Television

★ 7.4
16 13 1985–1985
Documentary · News

See Hear

★ 8.2
16 86 1981–present
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The Weather Network

★ 5.4
15 138 1988–present
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Salut bonjour

★ 6.4
15 13 1988–present
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NFL Primetime

★ 7.1
15 1987–2005
News · Sport · Talk-Show

News 4 New York

★ 7.1
15 7 1980–2016
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En portada

★ 6.6
15 76 1984–present
Documentary · History · News

1988 Presidential Debates

★ 6.6
15 2 1988–present
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Compass

★ 6.6
15 126 1988–present
News

Noticiero Univisión

★ 5.8
15 45 1981–present
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The Big Picture

★ 8.9
15 6 1988–1995
Documentary · News

Fox Entertainment News

★ 2.3
15 1 1988–present
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Balanço Geral

★ 5.5
15 6 1985–present
News

Epcot Magazine

★ 6.1
15 1 1983–1985
Family · News

CBS 2 News This Morning

★ 6.3
14 17 1987–present
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19/20

★ 5.5
14 10 1986–present
News

1984 Presidential Debates

★ 6.1
14 2 1984–present
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1986

★ 6.6
14 1 1986–present
Documentary · News

Ta nea tou ANT1

★ 3.8
14 1989–present
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