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Top TV Shows of the 1980s

These are the top television programs from the 1980-81 season through the 1989-1990 season. Many shows (like "The Cosby Show") led the ratings for more than one year.
The programs are presented in alphabetical order.
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60 Minutes
60 Minutes
1
ABC Monday Night Movie
ABC Monday Night Movie
2
ABC NFL Monday Night Football
ABC NFL Monday Night Football
3
Alice
Alice
4
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos
5
Anything but Love (1989)
Anything but Love (1989)
6
The A-Team (2010)
The A-Team (2010)
7
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
8
Cheers
Cheers
9
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
10
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
11
Dallas
Dallas
12
Designing Women
Designing Women
13
A Different World
A Different World
14
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
15
Dynasty
Dynasty
16
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
17
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
18
Family Ties
Family Ties
19
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
20
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
21
Hotel
Hotel
22
House Calls
House Calls
23
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
24
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
25
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
26
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
27
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
28
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
29
Mash
Mash
30
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
31
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
32
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
33
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
34
Night Court
Night Court
35
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
36
Roseanne
Roseanne
37
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
38
Three's Company
Three's Company
39
Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort
40
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