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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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BET News

★ 4.6
14 8 1986–present
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Kentriko deltio eidiseon

★ 5.4
14 3 1989–present
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Teleexpress

★ 6.0
13 1986–present
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Aktuelle Stunde

★ 6.0
13 15 1983–present
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Consumer Reports Presents

★ 7.7
13 12 1980–present
News

ML Mona Lisa

★ 3.6
13 18 1988–present
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Style with Elsa Klensch

★ 8.8
13 1980–2001
News

NBC News at Sunrise

★ 8.4
13 1 1983–present
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Channel Four Daily

★ 8.2
13 1 1989–1992
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Venture

★ 8.0
12 9 1980–present
Documentary · News

4 Computer Buffs

★ 7.5
12 1985–present
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The Weather Channel

★ 7.0
12 198 1982–present
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Søndagsmagasinet

★ 7.4
12 10 1980–2006
News

Guten Morgen Deutschland

★ 4.9
12 1987–1994
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NETV: 1ª Edição

★ 8.6
12 1983–present
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West 57th

★ 6.1
12 5 1985–1989
Documentary · News

London Plus

★ 7.9
11 2 1984–1989
News

Fashion File

★ 5.5
11 2 1989–present
News

Markt

★ 6.4
11 132 1989–present
News

News 12 Long Island

★ 5.9
11 20 1986–present
News

NE TV 2ª Edição

★ 7.6
10 1983–present
News

VH1 New Visions

★ 9.2
10 3 1986–1993
Music · News

CBS 11 News

★ 5.4
10 9 1980–present
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SBS News

★ 7.6
10 1980–present
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