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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

WCW Main Event

★ 6.3
29 18 1988–1998
Sport

ESPN Top Rank Boxing

★ 7.4
29 304 1980–present
Sport

1989 World Series

★ 7.6
28 4 1989–1989
Sport

Rally

★ 7.8
28 4 1989–1989
Sport

1987 Cricket World Cup

★ 6.7
28 27 1987–present
Sport

ProSieben :newstime

★ 4.0
27 13 1988–present
News · Sport

The Infinite Voyage

★ 7.6
25 20 1987–1991
Documentary · Sci-Fi · Sport

Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games

★ 8.7
24 15 1980–1980
Sport

1983 World Series

★ 6.4
24 5 1983–1983
Sport

POWW: Powerful Women of Wrestling

★ 6.3
23 10 1987–present
Sport

C.B.C.'s Magic Hour

★ 5.8
22 6 1989–1991
Sport

SEC on CBS

★ 6.5
22 143 1982–present
Sport

Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games

★ 6.8
22 18 1988–1988
Sport

1980 World Series

★ 6.9
22 6 1980–1980
Sport

Fútbol de Primera

★ 7.7
21 345 1985–2009
Sport

Varzesh va Mardom

★ 6.7
21 1980–present
Sport · Talk-Show

AWA Championship Wrestling

★ 6.7
21 10 1985–1990
Sport

1981 World Series

★ 6.3
20 6 1981–present
Sport

World Championship Wrestling

★ 8.6
20 191 1985–1989
Sport

Games People Play

★ 7.6
20 6 1980–1981
Sport

Formula I

★ 6.7
19 13 1988–1988
Drama · Sport

Aim for the Ace: Another Match

★ 5.4
19 13 1988–1988
Animation · Drama · Sport

Madonna

★ 4.4
18 2 1988–1989
Animation · Comedy · Sport

WWF Wrestling Spotlight

★ 5.7
18 1984–1995
Sport
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