Updated April 19, 2020 4.4k votes 449 voters 28.3k views48 items. List of the best dramas on television in the 70s, as ranked by television critics and fans. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.. Glory is a fan of 70s TV entertainment and enjoys writing about the popular and not so popular shows and TV movies of that decade. This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1970. J.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. Hosted by African American comic actor Flip Wilson, this show ... See full summary » Stars: Flip Wilson, Tim Conway, George Carlin, Roy Clark. The '70s were when television really pushed the limits of what could be shown. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen. What were the most popular TV shows in the 1970s? Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "1970s", "tv-mini-series" Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc Movies or TV in favor of a more real approach (All in the Family, Maude, and other Normal Lear productions).The new wave of heavy-handed material lasted into the 1980s, with sitcoms like Diff’rent Strokes still dealing with some uncomfortable taboo issues. The Best TV Drama Shows of the 1970s. Keep reading below for detail on each year, from 1970-1979, listing the most popular 1970s-era television shows. Shows like "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Maude," and "Sanford and Son" changed the face of television by including social commentary in between the laughs-a-minute. One of the many variety shows available in the 1970s (along with Sonny and Cher, Captain and Tennille, Donny and Marie, etc). List of the best TV shows from the 1970s, as ranked by television fans. Votes: 920 (1970) All in the Family (1971) All in the Family (1972) All in the Family (1973) These are the best 1970s crime drama TV shows, ranked by user votes.There are some good 70s crime drama series that followed cops hot on the trail of criminals, there were some more focused on lawyers and trials, and still there were some others about top secret special agents! The first half of the 1970s saw television abandoning the light and fluffy sitcom (I Dream of Jeannie, The Beverly Hillbillies, etc.) Top 10 1970s TV Shows. Westerns have always been popular viewing fare on the small screen and the 1970s had their fair share of shows to satisfy just about any arm-chair cowboy. 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