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Series that premiered or originally aired between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
(*) Indicates that this series started in or before 1979 and/or continued into the 1990s and beyond.
- 21 Jump Street* (also see 21 Jump Street)
- 227*
- 3-2-1 Contact
- 60 Minutes* (since 1968)
- ABC World News Tonight* (since 1948)
- Acropolis Now* (1989-1992)
- AfterMASH
- Airwolf
- ALF*
- Alice (1976-1985)
- Alien Nation*
- All Creatures Great And Small* (1978-1990)
- All My Children* (1970-2011)
- 'Allo 'Allo!*
- All-Star Blitz
- Amazing Stories (1985)
- Amen*
- The American Experience*
- American Playhouse* (1982-1993)
- America's Funniest Home Videos* (originally aired as a special in 1989)
- Amerika
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983)
- Are You Being Served? (1972-1985)
- Arsène Lupin (1989)* (1989-1996)
- As the World Turns* (1956-2010)
- The A-Team
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (revived in 2002)
- Australia You're Standing In It
- Automan
- Bangkok Hilton (1989)
- Bassie & Adriaan
- Battlestars
- Baywatch* (aired on NBC 1989-90, then in syndication 1991-2001)
- Beat The Teacher
- Beauty and the Beast*
- Le Bébête Show* (1982-1995)
- Benson (1979-1986)
- Bergerac*
- The Bill*
- Birds of a Feather* (1989-1998, 2014-2020)
- Bizarre
- Blackadder
- Blake's 7 (1978-1981)
- Blockbusters
- The Blue and the Gray
- Blue Peter* (since 1958)
- Body Language
- Bodyline
- The Bold and the Beautiful*
- Bosom Buddies
- Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
- The Bozo Show
- Brass
- Bread* (1986-1991)
- Bret Maverick (1981-1982)
- Bring 'Em Back Alive
- Brummkreisel
- Bullseye
- Cagney & Lacey
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
- La Caravana*
- Carrusel*
- Casablanca
- A Case for Two*
- CASUAL+Y*
- Catchphrase
- CBS Evening News* (1941-present)
- CBS Sunday Morning* (1979-)
- Chain Reaction
- Chance in a Million
- Charles in Charge
- Charlie's Angels (1976-1981)
- The Charmings
- The Chart Show*
- Cheers*
- Chespirito*
- Chiefs
- China Beach*
- CHiPs (1977-1982)
- Chockablock (originally aired 1981, but continued to be re-aired regularly until 1989)
- ChuckleVision*
- Citizen Smith* (1977-1980)
- Clarence (1988)
- Classic Albums* (currently available on DVD and LaserDisc)
- The Cleopatras
- Club MTV (1987-1992)
- Club Dorothée*
- Coach*
- Code Red
- The Comic Strip Presents* (1982-2016)
- Classic Concentration* (1987-1991)
- A Country Practice* (1981-1993)
- Coronation Street* (since 1960)
- The Cosby Show*
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
- Countdown*
- Crazy Like a Fox
- Crime Story
- Crossbow
- Cuna de lobos
- Dallas* (1978-1991)
- Darkroom
- The Day of the Triffids
- Days of Our Lives*
- D.C. Follies
- Dear John
- Degrassi Junior High
- Dempsey and Makepeace
- Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop
- Designing Women*
- The D-Generation
- A Different World*
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986)
- Dirty Dancing
- Doctor Cándido Pérez*
- Doctor Doctor
- Doctor Who (classic series ran 1963-1989)
- Doogie Howser, M.D.*
- Double Dare*
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985)
- Dumbo's Circus
- Dynasty (1981)
- The Colbys (1985-1987)
- Earth☆Star Voyager
- EastEnders*
- Eat Bulaga!* (began 1979)
- Edge of Darkness
- Emmerdale* (since 1972)
- Empty Nest*
- Encyclopedia Brown (The HBO series started in 1989)
- Entertainment Tonight*
- The Equalizer
- Ever Decreasing Circles
- Everythings Relative (1987)
- The Facts of Life (1979-1988)
- Faerie Tale Theatre
- The Fall Guy
- Fame
- Family (1976-1980)
- Family Feud (Dawson series ran from 1976 to 1985)
- Family Fortunes*
- Family Matters*
- Family Ties
- Fantasy Island (1978-1984)
- Fast Forward* (1989-1992)
- Father Dowling Mysteries*
- Fauji
- Filthy Rich & Catflap
- The Flipside of Dominick Hide
- The Flying Cestmir
- The Flying Doctors
- Fraggle Rock
- Freddy's Nightmares
- Free Spirit (1989)
- French In Action
- Fresno
- Friday the 13th: The Series
- Fridays
- Full House* (also see Fuller House)
- Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende*
- Galactica 1980
- General Hospital* (since 1963)
- The Gillies Report
- Gimme a Break!
- Girls on Top (1985-1986)
- The Golden Girls*
- Grange Hill* (1978-2008)
- The Greatest American Hero
- The Great Space Coaster
- Growing Pains*
- Guiding Light*
- Les Guignols de l'Info
- Hail to the Chief
- Hammer House of Horror
- Happy Days (1974-1984)
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- Hard Time on Planet Earth
- Hart to Hart (1979-1984)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980)
- Headline Chasers
- Head of the Class*
- Heres Boomer
- Here's Humphrey
- Hey Dad..!*
- Hey Dude!*
- Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (1988)
- Hi-de-Hi! (1980-1988)
- Hill Street Blues
- Hissatsu*
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979-1981)
- Hissatsu Shimainin (1981)
- Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981-1982)
- Shin Hissatsu Shimainin (1982)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1982-1983)
- Hissatsu Watashinin (1983)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin IV (1983-84)
- Hissatsu Shikirinin (1984)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V (1985)
- Hissastu Hashikakenin (1985)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V · Gekitou-hen (1985-1986)
- Hissatsu Masshigura! (1986)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V · Senpu-hen (1986-1987)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V · Fuunryūko-hen (1987)
- Hissatsu Kengekinin (1987)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (also see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005))
- The Hogan Family* (1986-1991; originally titled Valerie, then Valerie's Family, due to some dispute behind the scenes)
- Hollywood (1980)
- Home and Away* (1988-)
- Hooperman (1987-1989)
- Hotel
- Hot Potato
- Hot Streak
- Houston Knights (1987-1988)
- Hunter* (1984-2003)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) (1977, 1978-1982)
- In Search of... (1977-1982)
- Inside Edition* (1989-)
- Inspector Morse*
- In the Heat of the Night* (1988-1995)
- It's a Living (1985-1989)
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Jake and the Fatman* (1987-1992)
- Jane Eyre (1983)
- The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
- Jeopardy!* (current version started 1984)
- Jigsaw1979 (1979-1985)
- The Jim Henson Hour
- The Joker's Wild (syndicated 1977-1986)
- The Joy of Painting*
- Jul På Slottet
- Just Good Friends
- Just the Ten of Us* (1988-1990)
- K-9 and Company
- Kamen Rider
- Kate & Allie
- Kids Court
- Kids Incorporated*
- The Kids in the Hall* (also see Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy)
- King of Kensington (1975-1980)
- Knightmare*
- Knight Rider
- Knots Landing* (1979-1993)
- Kyodai Ken Byclosser (1985)
- L.A. Law*
- Late Night* (1982-)
- Later*
- Laverne & Shirley* (1976-1983)
- Liebling Kreuzberg* (1986-1998)
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
- Life Goes On*
- Lime Street
- Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983)
- London's Burning* (1988-2002)
- Lou Grant (1977-1982)
- The Love Boat (1977-1986) (also see The Love Boat The Next Wave)
- Lovejoy* (1986-1994)
- Love, Sidney
- Loving*
- MacGyver*
- Magnum, P.I.
- Maid Marian and Her Merry Men*
- Major Dad*
- Mama's Family
- A Man Called Hawk (1989)
- Married... with Children*
- Masada (1981)
- M*A*S*H (1972-1983)
- Master Ninja
- The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour
- Match Of The Day* (since 1964)
- Matlock*
- Matt Houston (1982-1985)
- Max Headroom
- McGee and Me!*
- Media Watch*
- Meet the Press* (since 1947)
- Metal Heroes series*
- Space Sheriff Gavan (1982-1983)
- Space Sheriff Sharivan (1983-1984)
- Space Sheriff Shaider (1984-1985)
- Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985-1986)
- Jikuu Senshi Spielban (1986-1987)
- Chōjinki Metalder (1987-1988)
- Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (1988-1989)
- Kidou Keiji Jiban* (1989-1990)
- Miami Vice
- Midnight Caller*
- Mike & Angelo
- Minder* (1979-1994)
- Misfits of Science
- Miss Marple (1984 - 1992)
- Monsters
- Moonlighting
- Mork & Mindy (1978-1982)
- The Morton Downey Jr. Show
- Mr. Belvedere* (ended in 1990)
- Mr. Dressup*
- Mrs. Columbo (1979-1980)
- Mr. Squiggle
- Murphy Brown*
- The Muppets
- The Muppet Show (1976-1981, Christmas special 1987)
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
- My Secret Identity*
- Mystery Science Theater 3000*
- My Two Dads*
- Nature*
- Neighbours* (1985-2022)
- The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
- Newhart*
- The New Monkees
- The New Odd Couple
- Nightline*
- Night Court*
- Night of the 100 Stars (1982)
- North and South (U.S.)*
- No Soap, Radio
- Not Necessarily the News
- Ohara (1987-1988)
- The Onedin Line (1971-1980)
- Only Fools and Horses*
- Oshin
- The Oprah Winfrey Show*
- Otherworld
- Out of Control
- Out of This World (1987)*
- The Paper Chase (1978-1979, 1983-1986)
- The Paul Hogan Show (1973-1984)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse*
- The People's Court* (1981-1993; 1997-2023)
- Peppermint Park
- Perfect Strangers*
- Photon
- Pink Lady and Jeff
- Play for Today (1970-1984)
- The Play on One* (1988-1991)
- Play the Percentages
- Pobol y Cwm*
- Poirot*
- Police Rescue* (1989-1996)
- Police Squad!
- Police Story (1973) (1973-1977, 1979, 1980, 1987)
- The Powers of Matthew Star
- Press Gang* (1989-1993)
- Press Your Luck
- The Price Is Right (current version debuted 1972)
- Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979-1986)
- Private Benjamin (1981) (1981-1983)
- Private Schulz
- Probe
- The Professionals (1977-1983)
- Pryor's Place
- Punky Brewster
- Pyramid
- Quantum Leap*
- Rab C. Nesbitt* (1988-2014)
- Rags to Riches
- The Ray Bradbury Theater* (1985-1992)
- Read All About It (1979-1980)
- Reading Rainbow*
- Red Dwarf*
- Remington Steele
- Remote Control
- Rescue 911*
- Ride This Night
- Riptide (1984-1986)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- Roland Hassel
- Rölli*
- Romper Room* (1953-1994)
- Rosa salvaje
- Roseanne*
- Round the Twist*
- The Rousters (1983-1984)
- Santa Barbara*
- Sapphire and Steel
- Saturday Night Live* (1975-present)
- Saved by the Bell*
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- ScreenPlay (BBC)* (1986-1993)
- Screen Two* (1985-1998)
- SCTV (1976-1984)
- Seeing Things
- Seinfeld (pilot aired in 1989)
- Seibu Keisatsu (1979 to 1984)
- Seiun Kamen Machineman
- Sesame Street* (debuted in 1969)
- Plaza Sésamo* (debuted in 1972)
- Sesamstraße* (debuted in 1973)
- Sesamstraat* (debuted in 1976)
- Shadow Chasers
- Sherlock Holmes*
- Shoestring
- Silver Spoons
- Simon & Simon
- Simon And The Witch
- Sinkadus
- Skedaddle
- Sledge Hammer!
- Slime Time
- Small Wonder
- Sorry!
- Soul Train* (started in 1971)
- Space Knights
- Spitting Image*
- Square One TV*
- Square Pegs
- Starcade
- Star Cops
- Starman
- Star Search*
- Starstuff
- Star Trek
- St. Elsewhere
- Stingray (1985)
- The Story Teller
- Street Hawk
- Street Legal*
- Strike It Lucky*
- Super Dave*
- Super Gran
- Super Sentai*
- Surgical Spirit (1989-1995)*
- Taiyo Ni Hoero (1972 to 1986)
- Takeshi's Castle*
- Tales from the Crypt*
- Tales from the Darkside
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988)
- T. and T.* (1988-1990)
- Tattingers (1988-1989)
- Taxi (1978-1983)
- Téléfrançais!
- Tenko
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
- Terrahawks
- Terry and June (1979-1987)
- thirtysomething*
- This Morning
- Thompson (1988)
- Tic-Tac-Dough (syndicated from 1978 to 1986)
- T.J. Hooker
- Today* (1952-)
- Today's Special
- Toei Fushigi Comedy Series
- Robot 8-chan (1981-1982)
- Batten Robomaru (1982-1983)
- Pettonton (1983-1984)
- Dokincho! Nemurin (1984-1985)
- Katteni! Kamitaman (1985-1986)
- Morimori Bokkun (1986)
- Omoikkiri Tanteidan Hadogumi (1987)
- Jaman Tanteidan Maringumi (1988-1989)
- Chukana Paipai (1989)
- Chukana Ipanema (1989)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* (1962–1992)
- Too Close for Comfort
- Tour of Duty*
- The Tracey Ullman Show*
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979-1986)
- Treasure Mall
- The Tripods
- Turkey Television (1985-1986)
- Tutti Frutti
- TV 101 (1988-1989)
- TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes*
- The Twilight Zone
- Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
- Unsolved Mysteries*
- V (1983)
- Van Kooten En De Bie (Ongoing)
- Verano Azul
- A Very Peculiar Practice (1986-1988)
- The Video Game
- Voyagers!
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
- War of the Worlds* (also see The War of the Worlds)
- Watching
- Webster
- Welcome to Pooh Corner
- Wheel of Fortune (debuted in 1975, still in production)
- The White Shadow (1978-1981)
- Whiz Kids
- Whoops Apocalypse
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?*
- Who's the Boss?*
- Wipeout
- Wiseguy*
- The Wizard
- The Wonder Years*
- Wordplay
- World of Sport
- Yes, Minister
- The Young and the Restless* (since 1973)
- The Young Ones
- You Rang, M'Lord?* (1988-1993)
- Zoobilee Zoo
