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Best Sport TV Series of 1980

15 Sport series that started in 1980, ranked by popularity

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15 series

ESPN College Football

★ 7.2
459 3400 1980–present
Sport

Fishing Enthusiast Sanpei

★ 7.1
154 109 1980–1982
Animation · Sport

Genki, the Boy Champ

★ 8.3
99 1980–1981
Action · Animation · Sport

Aerobicise

★ 7.6
78 18 1980–1982
Sport

Moscow 1980: Games of the XXII Olympiad

★ 7.2
48 17 1980–1980
Sport

ESPN Top Rank Boxing

★ 7.4
29 304 1980–present
Sport

Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games

★ 8.7
24 15 1980–1980
Sport

1980 World Series

★ 6.9
22 6 1980–1980
Sport

Varzesh va Mardom

★ 6.7
21 1980–present
Sport · Talk-Show

Games People Play

★ 7.6
20 6 1980–1981
Sport

NBC's NFL '80

★ 6.1
17 20 1980–present
Sport

1980 National League Championship Series

★ 5.7
10 5 1980–present
Sport

Junior Kick Start

★ 6.1
8 38 1980–1992
Family · Sport

Scotsport

★ 7.8
7 1 1980–present
Sport

Styv kuling

★ 8.3
6 6 1980–present
Sport
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