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    1970s TV Shows

    The 40 most popular 1970s TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Kamen Rider
    TMDB3.2

    Kamen Rider

    1971

    country: Japan

    Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

    Emmerdale
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    Emmerdale

    1972

    country: United Kingdom

    The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

    Saturday Night Live
    TMDB3.5

    Saturday Night Live

    1975

    country: United States

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

    Columbo
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    Columbo

    1971

    country: United States

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

    Match Game
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    Match Game

    1973

    country: United States

    The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.

    CBS News Sunday Morning
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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    1979

    country: United States

    The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.

    The Love Boat
    TMDB3.1

    The Love Boat

    1977

    country: United States

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

    Scene of the Crime
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    Scene of the Crime

    1970

    country: Germany

    Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

    The Old Fox
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    The Old Fox

    1977

    country: Germany

    A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

    The Facts of Life
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    The Facts of Life

    1979

    country: United States

    Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

    Vetenskapens värld
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    Vetenskapens värld

    1971

    country: Sweden

    Vetenskapens värld is a popular science TV documentary program broadcast on Swedish Television (SVT).

    Knots Landing
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    Knots Landing

    1979

    country: United States

    The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

    Kölner Treff
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    Kölner Treff

    1976

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
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    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

    1976

    country: United States

    In the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio, suburban housewife Mary Hartman seeks the kind of domestic perfection promised by Reader’s Digest and TV commercials. Instead she finds herself suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune: mass murders, low-flying airplanes and waxy yellow buildup on her kitchen floor.

    Doraemon
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    Doraemon

    1979

    country: Japan

    Doraemon is an anime TV series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and based on the manga series of the same name. This anime is the much more successful successor of the 1973 anime.

    NDR Talk Show
    TMDB3.3

    NDR Talk Show

    1979

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    NOVA
    TMDB3.5

    NOVA

    1974

    country: United States

    PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

    Little House on the Prairie
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    Little House on the Prairie

    1974

    country: United States

    When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

    Number 96
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    Number 96

    1972

    country: Australia

    Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon of the Cash Harmon Television production company, produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects. The premise, original story outlines, and the original characters were devised by David Sale who also wrote the scripts for the first episodes and continued as script editor for much of the show's run. The series proved to be a huge success, running from 1972 until 1977. Number 96 was so popular it spawned a feature film version, filmed in December 1973. Number 96 was known for its sex scenes and nudity, somewhat risque at the time, and for its comedy characters. The series was the first Australian soap opera to feature an openly gay character.

    Dallas
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    Dallas

    1978

    country: United States

    The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.

    Great Performances
    TMDB3.0

    Great Performances

    1971

    country: United States

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

    The Jeffersons
    TMDB3.7

    The Jeffersons

    1975

    country: United States

    Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.

    SOKO München
    TMDB3.0

    SOKO München

    1978

    country: Germany

    SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.

    Quincy, M.E.
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    Quincy, M.E.

    1976

    country: United States

    Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

    kinokino

    TMDB5.0

    kinokino

    1978

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Play for Today
    TMDB3.3

    Play for Today

    1970

    country: United Kingdom

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

    The Rockford Files
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    The Rockford Files

    1974

    country: United States

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

    M*A*S*H
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    M*A*S*H

    1972

    country: United States

    The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

    Derrick
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    Derrick

    1974

    country: Germany

    Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

    All My Children
    TMDB3.2

    All My Children

    1970

    country: United States

    All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC for 41 years, from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network since April 29, 2013 via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont.

    New Japan Pro Wrestling
    TMDB4.0

    New Japan Pro Wrestling

    1972

    country: Japan

    New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

    How to Survive a Marriage

    TMDB2.4

    How to Survive a Marriage

    1974

    country: United States

    How to Survive a Marriage is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 17, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was From This Moment and was an in-house NBC production.

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    TMDB3.8

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    1970

    country: United States

    30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.

    Polizeiruf 110
    TMDB3.1

    Polizeiruf 110

    1971

    country: Germany

    Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.

    The Waltons
    TMDB3.6

    The Waltons

    1972

    country: United States

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

    The Six Million Dollar Man
    TMDB3.6

    The Six Million Dollar Man

    1974

    country: United States

    Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.

    The Sullivans
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    The Sullivans

    1976

    country: Australia

    The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.

    Lupin the 3rd
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    Lupin the 3rd

    1971

    country: Japan

    Follow the exciting adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the grandson of the world's greatest thief, Arsene Lupin. Together with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he carries out the greatest robberies of all time, all the while evading the control of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.

    Alice
    TMDB3.5

    Alice

    1976

    country: United States

    Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.

    Le 20H
    TMDB5.0

    Le 20H

    1975

    country: France

    No overview available

    About 1970s TV Shows

    The 1970s

    1970s television grew markedly more socially engaged, with sitcoms and dramas taking on subject matter the previous decade wouldn't touch.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    Columbo (8.1)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Longest run
    57 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best 1970s TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Kamen Rider, Emmerdale, and Saturday Night Live. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1970s TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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