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Best Talk-Show TV Series of the 1970s

140 Talk-Show series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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140 series

Top Gear

★ 8.4
25K 530 1978–2002
Long-runner · British TV

SportsCenter

★ 8.0
3K 2393 1979–present
News · Sport · Talk-Show

Good Morning America

★ 4.4
2K 5802 1975–present
News · Talk-Show

60 Minutes Australia

★ 6.8
1K 495 1979–present
Documentary · News · Talk-Show

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

★ 7.7
1K 968 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

Fernwood Tonight

★ 8.6
916 65 1977–1977
Comedy · Talk-Show

Parkinson

★ 7.3
849 550 1971–2007
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Soul Train

★ 8.1
793 909 1971–2006
Music · Talk-Show

Sneak Previews

★ 8.5
728 155 1975–1996
Talk-Show

Film '72

★ 7.0
571 1038 1971–2018
Talk-Show

Donny and Marie

★ 6.2
533 70 1975–1979
Music · Talk-Show

The Midnight Special

★ 8.6
471 248 1972–1981
Music · Talk-Show

Question Time

★ 6.4
447 1449 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

Inside the NFL

★ 7.1
445 454 1977–present
News · Sport · Talk-Show

ABC News Nightline

★ 5.8
414 6002 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

Dinah!

★ 7.0
317 574 1974–1980
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

The NFL Today

★ 6.4
297 432 1975–present
News · Sport · Talk-Show

The Dick Cavett Show

★ 7.9
293 120 1975–1982
Talk-Show

The Barbara Walters Summer Special

★ 5.1
277 56 1976–2015
Drama · News · Talk-Show

The Jim Nabors Show

★ 4.9
204 75 1978–present
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Praise

★ 2.4
195 587 1973–present
Music · Talk-Show

Tomorrow Coast to Coast

★ 7.7
165 563 1973–1981
Talk-Show

Meeting of Minds

★ 9.2
165 25 1977–1981
Biography · History · Talk-Show

Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

★ 6.9
157 167 1976–1982
Family · Talk-Show
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