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Best Sport TV Series of the 1980s

149 Sport series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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149 series

:20 Minute Workout

★ 8.3
145 1 1983–present
Reality-TV · Sport

Lance et compte II

★ 7.2
141 13 1988–present
Drama · Sport

1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico

★ 7.5
138 52 1986–1986
Sport

Manni, der Libero

★ 5.7
128 13 1982–present
Drama · Family · Sport

Lance et compte III

★ 7.2
125 13 1989–1989
Sport

Seoul 1988: Games of the XXIV Olympiad

★ 6.4
117 18 1988–1988
Sport

Bay City Blues

★ 6.7
117 8 1983–1984
Drama · Sport

Genki, the Boy Champ

★ 8.3
99 1980–1981
Action · Animation · Sport

1982 FIFA World Cup Spain

★ 7.1
95 52 1982–1982
Sport

Åshöjdens BK

★ 7.3
89 12 1985–1985
Sport

1986 World Series

★ 8.1
85 7 1986–present
Sport

Rivalen der Rennbahn

★ 6.7
82 11 1989–1989
Drama · Sport

Sunday NFL Countdown

★ 6.6
81 213 1985–present
News · Sport

Tuesday Night Titans

★ 8.0
80 106 1984–present
Comedy · Sport · Talk-Show

The Baseball Bunch

★ 8.9
79 1 1982–1985
Documentary · Family · Sport

The George Michael Sports Machine

★ 7.9
79 5 1984–2007
News · Sport

Aerobicise

★ 7.6
78 18 1980–1982
Sport

Murphy's Mob

★ 7.7
77 54 1982–1985
Drama · Family · Sport

USWA Wrestling

★ 4.0
71 26 1989–1997
Sport

Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad

★ 7.9
61 17 1984–1984
Sport

TSN Hockey

★ 8.0
61 12 1987–present
Sport

The Challenge

★ 7.8
60 6 1986–1987
Action · Drama · Sport

Showtime Championship Boxing

★ 7.3
55 102 1986–present
Sport

1983 Cricket World Cup

★ 9.0
54 27 1983–present
Sport
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