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Best TV Series of 1978

496 series that started in 1978, ranked by popularity

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496 series

Trafikmagasinet

★ 7.2
6 370 1978–2003
Talk-Show

Angereds Teater

★ 7.5
6 11 1978–present
Documentary · Drama · Talk-Show

Domenica Montero

★ 8.3
6 97 1978–present

Tecnica di un colpo di stato: la marcia su Roma

★ 5.2
6 4 1978–present
Drama · History

Ana Mish Ana

★ 6.2
6 1978–1978

Pop-nøglen

★ 5.0
6 7 1978–1988
Music

Il furto della Gioconda

★ 5.0
6 3 1978–present

María del Mar

★ 8.5
6 170 1978–present
Drama · Romance

The Standard

★ 7.8
6 13 1978–present

Necchû jidai

★ 8.2
6 1978–1979
Comedy · Drama

Maa sang chi mui

★ 7.2
5 1978–present
Comedy · Drama

The Romantic Swordsman

★ 7.6
5 1978–present
Action

Unternehmen Rentnerkommune

★ 7.2
5 13 1978–1979
Family

Jänikset maailmankartalle!

★ 8.0
5 6 1978–present
Comedy · Family

El mundo de Luis de Alba

★ 7.8
5 1978–present
Comedy

Astronautjes

★ 6.2
5 1978–1979
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