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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

Project U.F.O.

★ 7.1
524 26 1978–1979
Sci-Fi

Blindpassasjer

★ 7.0
518 3 1978–1978
Horror · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Salvage 1

★ 7.4
515 19 1979–1979
Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Gemini Man

★ 6.3
441 12 1976–1976
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

Spaceketeers

★ 8.2
412 73 1978–1979
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Chobin the Star Child

★ 7.2
408 1974–present
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Steel Jeeg

★ 7.9
397 46 1975–1976
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

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★ 8.1
389 23 1972–1973
Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi

Far Out Space Nuts

★ 6.2
383 15 1975–1976
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Space Academy

★ 6.7
361 15 1977–1977
Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi

Star Maidens

★ 5.9
321 13 1976–1976
Sci-Fi

The Lost Saucer

★ 6.4
313 16 1975–1976
Family · Sci-Fi

Holmes and Yoyo

★ 5.9
311 13 1976–1977
Comedy · Crime · Sci-Fi

Doomwatch

★ 7.3
306 38 1970–1972
Drama · Sci-Fi

Timeslip

★ 7.8
276 26 1970–1971
Family · Sci-Fi

Message from Space: Galactic Battle

★ 7.3
258 27 1978–present
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

A come Andromeda

★ 6.9
248 5 1972–1972
Sci-Fi

L'île mystérieuse

★ 7.1
248 6 1973–1973
Adventure · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Space Sentinels

★ 6.9
240 13 1977–1977
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Daitarn 3

★ 7.8
228 40 1978–1979
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

The Changes

★ 7.5
221 10 1975–1975
Family · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Krakh inzhenera Garina

★ 6.6
216 4 1973–1973
Crime · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Astroganger

★ 7.2
204 14 1972–1973
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

1990

★ 7.4
202 16 1977–1978
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller
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