Television · 1980s
Best TV Shows of the 1980s
The most popular series that aired between 1980 and 1989, ordered by popularity. Explore the full 1980s catalog below.
The Simpsons
1989
Dragon Ball Z
1989
Dragon Ball
1986
Seinfeld
1989
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Ranma ½
1989
Saint Seiya
1986
Knight Rider
1982
Full House
1987
Married... with Children
1987
The Wonder Years
1988
The A-Team
1983
ThunderCats
1985
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Captain Tsubasa
1983
MacGyver
1985
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
Quantum Leap
1989
Saved by the Bell
1989
DuckTales
1987
Cheers
1982
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989
The Smurfs
1981
Baywatch
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Blackadder
1983
Airwolf
1984
Miami Vice
1984
The Cosby Show
1984
Red Dwarf
1988
Inspector Gadget
1983
The Transformers
1984
Garfield and Friends
1988
Chespirito
1980
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
1980
Police Squad!
1982
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1983
Moonlighting
1985
Roseanne
1988
The Golden Girls
1985
Robotech
1985
SilverHawks
1986
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Family Matters
1989
Who's the Boss?
1984
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Count Duckula
1988
Dungeons & Dragons
1983
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1981
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
Dennis the Menace
1985
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988
The Mobile Cop Jiban
1989
Family Ties
1982
EastEnders
1985
The Storyteller
1988
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985
'Allo 'Allo!
1984
She-Ra: Princess of Power
1985
Space Cobra
1982
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
The Twilight Zone
1985
Amazing Stories
1985
Mission: Impossible
1988
Lonesome Dove
1989
Fraggle Rock
1983
Choujuu Sentai Liveman
1988
Cops
1989
Automan
1983
Small Wonder
1985
Shogun
1980
Tour of Duty
1987
Highway to Heaven
1984
North and South
1985
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Unsolved Mysteries
1988
Pingu
1986
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
1987
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1980
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
1983
Quinceañera
1987
The Fall Guy
1981
Fanny and Alexander
1984
Growing Pains
1985
Shaka Zulu
1986
BraveStarr
1987
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987
Jeopardy!
1984
Alien Nation
1989
21 Jump Street
1987
Yes Minister
1980
Manimal
1983
Once Upon a Time... Life
1987
The Young Ones
1982
V: The Final Battle
1984
Remington Steele
1982
Blue Thunder
1984
Dr. Slump
1981
Inspector Morse
1987
Muppet Babies
1984
The Thorn Birds
1983
Beetlejuice
1989
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Night Court
1984
Thomas & Friends
1984
Dynasty
1981
Den of Wolves
1986
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
1984
Ulysses 31
1981
Matlock
1986
Hello! Sandybell
1981