Top Ten Favorite TV Shows of the 80s

The Top Ten
1 Murder She Wrote Originating in 1984, this American television series stars Angela Lansbury as a mystery writer who solves real-life murders. Spanning 12 seasons, the show has a procedural format and gained a large viewership. It has become a staple in the mystery genre and inspired various merchandise and adaptations.
2 Knight Rider Knight Rider is an American television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern crime fighter assisted by KITT, an advanced artificially intelligent, self-aware and ...read more.
3 Full House Full House is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show chronicles a widowed father, Danny Tanner, who enlists his best friend and brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters.
4 The A-Team The A-Team is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1987 about members of a fictitious former United States Army Special Forces unit.
5 Cheers Cheers is an American sitcom that ran for eleven seasons between 1982 and 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC and created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles.
6 ALF ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990. It was the first television series to be presented in Dolby Surround.
7 Married with Children Married... with Children is an American television live-action sitcom that aired on Fox, created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt. Originally broadcast from April 5, 1987 to June 9, 1997, it is the longest-lasting live-action sitcom on Fox, and the first to be broadcast in the network's primetime programming slot.

This show is amazing. I wasn't even born in the 80s and I love it.

8 Matlock Airing from 1986 to 1995, this American legal drama features Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock, a defense attorney who investigates and solves cases. Known for its courtroom scenes and character-driven plots, the series received critical acclaim and a loyal audience.
9 Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television crime drama series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC.
10 Magnum, P.I. Premiering in 1980, this American crime drama series stars Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator in Hawaii. Combining elements of action, comedy, and drama, the show has become iconic and was nominated for numerous awards.
The Contenders
11 The Cosby Show The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
12 The Wonder Years The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from 1988 until 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
13 Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series in the Star Trek franchise created by Gene Roddenberry that ran between 1987 and 1994. Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout its production. ...read more.
14 MacGyver MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers.
15 The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening that originally started on April 19, 1987 as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. It got its own series on December 17, 1989 and is still running as of 2023, making it the longest running animated sitcom. It is about a man named Homer Simpson and his family (wife Marge and children Bart, Lisa and Maggie and pets, Snowball II and Santa's Little Helper) going through a long series of misadventures.

It is a 90s show, coming out in the last year of the 80s doesn't make it an 80s show

16 Seinfeld Four single friends -- comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer -- deal with the absurdities of everyday life in New York City.
17 The Incredible Hulk

Lou Ferrigno will always be the Hulk. Bill Bixby was excellent as Dr David 'Bruce' Banner. And Jack Colvin was fantastic as persistent Reporter Jack Mcgee for the National Register.

18 Fraggle Rock
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