Best Sport TV Series of the 1980s
118 Sport series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity
Coach
9K 199 1989–1997
Comedy · Sport
American Gladiators
3K 158 1989–1996
Action · Game-Show · Sport
Inside the NBA
965 117 1988–present
Sport · Talk-Show
Saturday Night's Main Event
675 45 1985–2026
Action · Sport
1st & Ten
656 80 1984–1991
Comedy · Sport
Dash!! Kappei
574 65 1981–1982
Animation · Comedy · Sport
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
569 235 1987–present
Sport
The NBA on TNT
542 512 1988–present
Sport
WWF Superstars
491 780 1986–2001
Action · Sport
ESPN College Football
458 3398 1980–present
Sport
WCW Saturday Night
274 785 1985–2000
Action · Sport
He Shoots, He Scores
265 13 1986–1988
Drama · Sport
Learning the Ropes
221 13 1988–1989
Comedy · Sport
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
218 417 1985–1993
Comedy · Sport
NBA on ESPN
168 939 1982–present
Sport
WWF Challenge
166 469 1986–1995
Sport
The Slap Maxwell Story
162 22 1987–1988
Comedy · Sport
The Manageress
157 12 1989–1990
Drama · Sport
Jossy's Giants
154 10 1986–1987
Comedy · Family · Sport
Fishing Enthusiast Sanpei
152 109 1980–1982
Animation · Sport
The Star Games
147 5 1985–present
Sport
:20 Minute Workout
145 1 1983–present
Reality-TV · Sport
Lance et compte II
140 13 1988–present
Drama · Sport
Manni, der Libero
128 13 1982–present
Drama · Family · Sport