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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

Midoriyama kôkô Kôshien-hen

★ 4.7
11 10 1989–1990
Animation · Sport

1986 NBA Eastern Conference Finals

★ 5.2
11 1986–present
Sport

Wacky World of Sports

★ 7.1
11 1985–1996
Comedy · Documentary · Sport

1981 American League Championship Series

★ 4.2
11 3 1981–present
Sport

Muscle Magazine

★ 7.1
11 2 1987–present
Sport

1985 American League Championship Series

★ 5.8
11 7 1985–present
Sport

NFL Monday Night Matchup

★ 5.3
11 10 1985–present
Sport

MuscleSport USA

★ 6.8
11 1 1987–2002
Sport

1987 American League Championship Series

★ 5.3
10 5 1987–present
Sport

Al filo de lo imposible

★ 7.2
10 17 1982–present
Adventure · Documentary · Sport

World Class Championship Wrestling: Star Wars

★ 6.5
10 2 1981–present
Sport

Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine

★ 6.4
10 53 1985–present
Sport

1983 National League Championship Series

★ 5.4
10 4 1983–present
Sport

The London Marathon

★ 7.8
10 47 1981–present
Documentary · Sport

1980 National League Championship Series

★ 5.7
10 5 1980–present
Sport

Gô-Q-Chôji Ikkiman

★ 3.9
10 1986–1986
Animation · Sport

The Sports Writers on TV

★ 9.0
10 1 1985–present
Sport

Tennis That Counts

★ 8.7
10 6 1983–1984
Sport

1987 National League Championship Series

★ 5.7
9 7 1987–present
Sport

1986 National League Championship Series

★ 6.7
9 6 1986–present
Sport

Sporting Triangles

★ 5.8
9 4 1987–1990
Game-Show · Sport

30 Rock

★ 7.0
9 1983–present
Sport

Junior Kick Start

★ 6.1
8 38 1980–1992
Family · Sport

Bucchigiri

★ 4.3
8 4 1989–1991
Animation · Drama · Sport
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