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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 1970s

112 Sci-Fi series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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112 series

Mork & Mindy

★ 7.2
14K 94 1978–1982
Sitcom · Whimsical · Wholesome

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

★ 6.9
12K 32 1979–1981
Campy · Space & sci-fi · Episodic

Space: 1999

★ 7.3
11K 48 1975–1977
Space & sci-fi · Episodic

World on a Wire

★ 7.7
7K 2 1973–1973
Existential dread · Philosophical

Planet of the Apes

★ 7.0
6K 14 1974–1974
Adventure · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Blake's 7

★ 8.0
5K 52 1978–1981
Cynical · Dystopia · Morally gray

UFO

★ 7.9
5K 26 1970–1971
Space & sci-fi · Episodic

Logan's Run

★ 7.1
3K 14 1977–1978
Adventure · Sci-Fi

Man from Atlantis

★ 6.5
3K 17 1977–1978
Adventure · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Sapphire & Steel

★ 7.8
2K 34 1979–1982
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Return to the Planet of the Apes

★ 6.3
2K 13 1975–1976
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Legacy from the Future - Fantastic Adventures of Family Mézga

★ 8.6
2K 20 1970–1973
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Mazinger Z

★ 7.8
2K 92 1972–1974
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Captain Future

★ 7.9
2K 52 1978–1979
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Survivors

★ 8.0
2K 38 1975–1977
Drama · Sci-Fi

The Invisible Man

★ 6.6
1K 13 1975–1976
Adventure · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Quatermass

★ 7.0
958 4 1979–1979
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

The Tomorrow People

★ 7.2
953 68 1973–1979
Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Fantastic Journey

★ 6.8
940 10 1977–1977
Adventure · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Quark

★ 6.9
882 8 1977–1978
Comedy · Sci-Fi

The Starlost

★ 6.2
679 18 1973–1974
Sci-Fi

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

★ 6.6
645 16 1976–1976
Sci-Fi

Ark II

★ 6.8
593 15 1976–1976
Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi

Great Mazinger

★ 7.5
563 56 1974–1975
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi
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