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Best Reality-TV TV Series of the 1970s

27 Reality-TV series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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27 series

This Old House

★ 8.1
1K 1265 1979–present
Documentary · Reality-TV

Antiques Roadshow

★ 7.1
1K 847 1979–present
Reality-TV

An American Family

★ 7.4
301 12 1973–1973
Documentary · Music · Reality-TV

Real People

★ 7.1
290 37 1979–1983
Family · Reality-TV

This Is Your Life

★ 7.4
203 52 1970–1973
Biography · Reality-TV

Diario di un maestro

★ 8.5
139 4 1973–present
Drama · Reality-TV

The Woodwright's Shop

★ 8.6
131 91 1979–present
Reality-TV

The Pet Set

★ 8.5
100 39 1971–1972
Family · Reality-TV · Talk-Show

The Family

★ 8.2
49 12 1974–1974
Documentary · Reality-TV

Cooking Price-Wise

★ 8.4
45 6 1971–1971
Reality-TV

Wonder World!

★ 7.8
37 2002 1979–1986
Reality-TV

Crockett's Victory Garden

★ 7.8
36 158 1975–present
Documentary · Reality-TV

This Is Your Life

★ 6.5
30 217 1975–1980
Reality-TV

30 millions d'amis

★ 5.0
30 365 1976–present
Documentary · Family · Reality-TV

Thrillseekers

★ 7.8
30 3 1973–1974
Reality-TV

Superstars

★ 6.5
27 7 1975–2022
Reality-TV · Sport

Girl in My Life

★ 6.6
24 347 1973–1974
Reality-TV

The Robin Byrd Show

★ 7.4
21 3 1977–present
Adult · Reality-TV · Talk-Show

Rebop

★ 7.6
21 1 1976–1979
Reality-TV

All About Faces

★ 3.7
19 4 1971–1972
Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Candid Camera

★ 5.4
16 1972–1973
Comedy · Reality-TV

Battleground

★ 9.1
16 6 1978–present
Reality-TV

People Are Talking (San Francisco)

★ 7.8
13 4 1978–1992
Reality-TV · Talk-Show

Tolvslaget på Skansen

★ 5.8
11 27 1977–present
Reality-TV
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