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Best Romance TV Series of the 1980s

376 Romance series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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376 series

Tieta

★ 8.3
622 196 1989–1990
Drama · Romance

Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

★ 7.1
583 3 1987–1987
History · Romance · War

Flamingo Road

★ 6.5
524 38 1980–1982
Drama · Romance

Queenie

★ 6.8
521 2 1987–1987
Drama · Romance

Rosa salvaje

★ 5.8
486 200 1987–1990
Drama · Romance

Scruples

★ 6.5
480 3 1980–1980
Drama · Romance

Hold the Dream

★ 6.4
454 4 1986–1987
Drama · Romance

Touch

★ 7.9
443 101 1985–1987
Animation · Comedy · Romance

Loving

★ 7.0
436 3298 1983–1995
Drama · Romance

Princess Daisy

★ 6.3
435 2 1983–1983
Drama · Romance

A Tale of Two Cities

★ 7.1
430 2 1989–1989
Drama · History · Romance

Hollywood Wives

★ 6.4
424 3 1985–1985
Drama · Romance

Sins

★ 7.1
423 3 1986–1986
Drama · Romance

The Return of the Condor Heroes

★ 8.4
388 50 1983–1984
Action · Drama · Romance

Sons and Daughters

★ 6.1
387 972 1982–1987
Drama · Romance

Dirty Dancing

★ 5.8
366 11 1988–1989
Drama · Romance

Simplemente María

★ 4.9
365 150 1989–1990
Drama · Romance

Crossings

★ 6.6
305 3 1986–1986
Drama · Romance · War

Love Connection

★ 6.3
304 2145 1983–1998
Reality-TV · Romance

Diese Drombuschs

★ 7.0
270 39 1983–1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance

We'll Meet Again

★ 7.2
247 13 1982–1982
Drama · Romance · War

Quinceañera

★ 7.1
237 103 1987–1988
Romance

Duet

★ 7.2
233 54 1987–1989
Comedy · Romance

Casablanca

★ 5.5
228 5 1983–1983
Drama · Romance · War
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