Series of the 1970s

Series
1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-present

Series that premiered or originally aired between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1979.

(*) Indicates that this series continued into the 1980s and beyond.

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• 60 Minutes* (since 1968)
• ABC World News Tonight* (since 1948)
• Adam-12 (1968-1975)
• The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
• Against the Wind
• Akumaizer 3
• Alice (1976)*
• All Creatures Great and Small (1978)* (1978-1990)
• All in the Family
• All My Children* (1970-2011)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (1978)
• Anna And The King
• Antiques Roadshow*
• Are You Being Served?*
• Ark II
• Arliga Bla Ogon (1977)
• Arthur of the Britons
• As the World Turns* (1956-2010)
• The Aunty Jack Show
• Bagpuss
• Barbary Coast
• Baretta
• Barnaby Jones*
• Barney Miller*
• Bassie & Adriaan
• Battlestar Galactica (1978)
• Beachcombers
• Bearcats!
• The Better Sex
• The Bill Cosby Show (1969-1971)
• The Bionic Woman
• B.J. and the Bear
• The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958-1978)
• Black Sheep Squadron
• Blake's 7* (1978-1981)
• Bless This House (1971-1976)
• Blue Peter* (since 1958)
• Bluey (1976)
• The Bob Newhart Show
• The Bold Ones
• The Bozo Show
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century*
• The Bugaloos
• Cade's County
• Cannon
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
• Carry on Laughing!
• CBS Evening News* (1941-present)
• CBS Sunday Morning* (1979-present)
• Centennial
• El Chapulín Colorado
• Charlie's Angels*
• El Chavo del ocho
• Chico and the Man
• CHiPs*
• Choujin Barom 1
• Choujin Bibyun
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
• Circle Of Fear (aka Ghost Story)
• Citizen Smith* (1977-1980)
• Classics Dark and Dangerous
• Co-Ed Fever
• Colditz (1972-1974)
• Columbo* (1968-2003)
• Come Back Mrs. Noah
• Coronation Street* (since 1960)
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-1972)
• Dad's Army (1968-1977)
• Daitetsujin 17
• Dallas* (1978-1991)
• Dan August
• Danger: UXB
• Days of Our Lives* (since 1965)
• Definition
• Delvecchio (1976-1977)
• Diff'rent Strokes*
• Dixon of Dock Green (1955-1976)
• Doctor Who* (classic series ran 1963-1989)
• Donny And Marie
• Doomwatch
• Dragons, Wagons & Wax
• The Dukes of Hazzard*
• Dusty's Trail
• Eat Bulaga!*
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
• Eight is Enough*
• Ein Herz und eine Seele
• Emergency!
• Emmerdale* (since 1972)
• Enemy at the Door*
• Face The Nation
• Family*
• The Fantastic Journey (1977)
• Fantasy Island*
• Far Out Space Nuts
• Fawlty Towers
• Fem Myror Arfler An Fyra Elefanter*
• Fernwood Tonight
• Fireman
• Forever Fernwood
• Future Cop
• The Galloping Gourmet
• Gemini Man
• General Hospital* (since 1963)
• George & Mildred
• Get Some In!
• Getting Together
• Ghost Story
• Ghost Stories for Christmas* {revived in 2005)
• Give-n-Take
• Go Godman
• Go Greenman
• The Gong Show*
• Good Times
• Grange Hill* (1978-2008)
• Guiding Light* (since 1952)
• Happy Days*
• The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
• Harry O
• Hart to Hart*
• Hawaii Five-O* (1968-1980)
• Hec Ramsey
• Henshin Ninja Arashi
• Here Come the Brides (1968-1970)
• Here's Humphrey
• Hey Hey It's Saturday* (1971-1999, reunion special 2009, revival season 2010)
• Hissatsu*
  • Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972-1973)
  • Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973)
  • Tasukenin Hashiru (1973-1974)
  • Kurayami Shitomenin (1974)
  • Hissatsu Hitchū Shigotoya Kagyō (1975)
  • Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975-1976)
  • Hissatsu Shiwazanin (1976)
  • Hissatsu Karakurinin (1976)
  • Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen (1976-1977)
  • Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977)
  • Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin (1977-78)
  • Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin (1978)
  • Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugaku Hyakkei Koroshitabi (1978)
  • Tobe! Hissatsu Uragoroshi (1978-1979)
  • Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979-81)
• Hollywood Television Theatre
• Holmes & Yoyo (1976-1977)
• Holocaust
• Hot Seat
• H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1972)
• The Immortal (1969)
• Inazuman
• The Incredible Hulk (1977)* (1977, 1978-1982)
• In Search of...*
• Inside George Webley (1968-1970)
• The Invisible Man (1975)
• Iron King
• Ironside (1967) (1967-1975)
• Issues And Answers
• Jane Eyre (1973)
• Jason of Star Command
• The Jeffersons*
• Jigsaw (1979)* (1979-1985)
• Julia (1968-1971)
• The Kagestar
• Kaiketsu Zubat
• Kamen Rider
  • Kamen Rider (1971-1973)
  • Kamen Rider V3 (1973-1974)
  • Kamen Rider X (1974)
  • Kamen Rider Amazon (1974-1975)
  • Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)
  • Kamen Rider: Skyrider (1979-1980)
• The Kenny Everett Video Show*
• Kikaider
• King of Kensington*
• Kinpachi-sensei* (1979-2011)
• Knots Landing* (1979-1993)
• Kojak
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker
• Kure Kure Takora
• Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
• Land of the Lost (1974)
• Lassie (1954-1973)
• Laverne & Shirley*
• Little House on the Prairie*
• The Littlest Hobo*
• Logan's Run
• Longstreet
• The Lost Saucer
• Lou Grant*
• The Love Boat*
• Love Thy Neighbour
• The Magician
• Man About the House
• Man from Atlantis
• Mannix (1967-1975)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976)
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• M*A*S*H*
• Mastermind
• Masterpiece* (originally Masterpiece Theatre, renamed in 2008)
• Matador (1978)
• Match Of The Day* (since 1964)
• Maude
• McButt
• McCloud
• McMillan & Wife
• Meet the Press* (since 1947)
• Michael Bentine's Potty Time
• The Midnight Special
• Minder* (1979-1994)
• Mind Your Language
• Mirrorman
• Miss Jones and Son (1977-1978)
• Mommi Ja Aabits
• Monday Night Football
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• Moonbase 3 (1973)
• The Moon Stallion
• Mork & Mindy*
• The Mouse Factory
• Movin' On
• Mr. Dressup*
• Mrs. Columbo*
• Mr. Squiggle
• The Muppets
  • The Muppet Show*
• Musical Chairs (1975)
• Nanny and the Professor
• The NBC Mystery Movie
• The New Avengers
• New Zoo Revue
• Nichols
• Night Gallery
• Nightline* (originally The Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage, renamed in 1980)
• Ninja Captor (1976-1977)
• Nova* (1974-)
• Number 96
• The Odd Couple (1970)
• Odisea Burbujas
• One Day at a Time (1975)*
• The Onedin Line* (1971-1980)
• Out of the Unknown (1965-1971)
• The Partridge Family
• Pauline's Quirkes (1976)
• The Persuaders!
• Petrocelli
• Pinwheel
• The Pippi Longstocking TV series, and its re-edition as feature films.
• Play for Today* (1970-1984)
• Pobol y Cwm*
• Police Story (1973) (1973-1977, 1979, 1980, 1987)*
• Police Woman
• The Polka Dot Door
• Porridge
• Prisoner: Cell Block H* (1979-1986)
• The Professionals
• Project UFO
• The Protectors
• Pyramid
• Quark
• ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.?*
• Question Time*
• Quincy, M.E.*
• Readalong
• The Red Skelton Show (1951-1971)
• Return of Ultraman
• Rhoda
• Los ricos también lloran
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
• Robot Detective
• The Rockford Files*
• Roll Out!
• Romper Room* (1953-1994)
• Room 222 (1969-1974)
• The Rookies
• Roots (1977)
• The Ropers
• Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
• Run For Your Life
• Rush (1974)
• Rutland Weekend Television
• Salvage 1
• The Sandbaggers
• Sanford and Son
• San Francisco International Airport
• Sapphire and Steel*
• Saturday Night Live*
• Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
• SCTV
• Search
• The Secrets of Isis
• Seibu Keisatsu* (1979 to 1984)
• Slniečko
• Sesame Street* (began 1969)
  • Plaza Sésamo*
  • Sesamstraße*
  • Sesamstraat*
• Seventeen Moments of Spring
• Shazam! (1974)
• Shoestring
• Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
• The Six Million Dollar Man
• Soap*
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
• Soul Train*
• Space: 1999
• Space Academy
• Space Ironmen Kyodain
• Spectreman
• Spider-Man (Japan)
• SportsCenter*
• The Starlost
• Starsky & Hutch
• Steptoe and Son
• Strange Report (1969-1970)
• The Streets of San Francisco
• Super Sentai*
  • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975-1977)
  • J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
  • Battle Fever J*
• S.W.A.T. (1975)
• The Sweeney
• Switch (1975)
• Taiyo Ni Hoero (1972 to 1986)
• Tales of the Unexpected*
• Tatort*
• Taxi*
• Terry and June* (1979 to 1987)
• Then Came Bronson (1969-1970)
• This Old House
• Three's Company*
• Till Death Us Do Part
• Tiswas
• Today* (1952-present)
• The Tomorrow People (1973)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* (1962-1992)
• Top Gear*
• Trapper John, M.D.* (1979-1986)
• Tsuburaya Dinosaur Trilogy:
  • Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (1976-1977)
  • Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977-1978)
  • Dinosaur Corps Koseidon (1978-1979)
• UFO (1970)
• Ultra Series
  • Ultraman Ace
  • Ultraman Taro
  • Ultraman Leo
• Un, dos, tres
• Upstairs Downstairs (original series)
• Van der Valk
• Van Kooten En De Bie
• Vega$ (1978)
• The Virginian (1962-1971)
• Vision On (1964-1976)
• The Waltons*
• War and Peace (1972)
• Warrior of Love Rainbowman
• Welcome Back, Kotter
• What's Happening!!
• When the Boat Comes In
• When Things Were Rotten
• The White Shadow* (1978-1981)
• Whodunnit? (UK)
• Wives and Daughters (1971)
• The Wizard Of Odds
• WKRP in Cincinnati*
• Wonder Woman (1975)
• The World At War
• World of Sport*
• A Year at the Top
• You Can't Do That on Television* (1979-1990)
• The Young and the Restless* (since 1973)
• Z Cars (1962-1978)
• Zone Fighter

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