The Best TV Shows of 1978

20 top-rated shows, ranked by IMDb rating — each with its current AI renewal verdict.

  1. 1
    Future Boy Conan poster
    Future Boy Conan

    NHK G · 1978

    ★ 8.8Ended0%
  2. 2
    All Creatures Great and Small poster
    All Creatures Great and Small

    BBC One · 1978

    ★ 8.4Ended0%
  3. 3
    Monkey poster
    Monkey

    Nippon TV · 1978

    ★ 8.4Ended0%
  4. 4
    Treasure Island poster
    Treasure Island

    Nippon TV · 1978

    ★ 8.4Ended0%
  5. 5
    Top Gear poster
    Top Gear

    BBC Two · 1978

    ★ 8.3Ended0%
  6. 6
    The Paper Chase poster
    The Paper Chase

    CBS · 1978

    ★ 8.1Ended0%
  7. 7
    WKRP in Cincinnati poster
    WKRP in Cincinnati

    CBS · 1978

    ★ 8.0Ended0%
  8. 8
    Blake's 7 poster
    Blake's 7

    BBC One · 1978

    ★ 8.0Ended0%
  9. 9
    The White Shadow poster
    The White Shadow

    CBS · 1978

    ★ 8.0Ended0%
  10. 10
    Space Pirate Captain Harlock poster
    Space Pirate Captain Harlock

    tv asahi · 1978

    ★ 7.8Ended0%
  11. 11
    Taxi poster
    Taxi

    ABC · 1978

    ★ 7.7Ended0%
  12. 12
    Galaxy Express 999 poster
    Galaxy Express 999

    Fuji TV · 1978

    ★ 7.7Ended0%
  13. 13
    The Story of Perrine poster
    The Story of Perrine

    Fuji TV · 1978

    ★ 7.5Ended0%
  14. 14
    Battlestar Galactica poster
    Battlestar Galactica

    ABC · 1978

    ★ 7.2Ended0%
  15. 15
    Dallas poster
    Dallas

    CBS · 1978

    ★ 7.1Ended0%
  16. 16
    Vega$ poster
    Vega$

    ABC · 1978

    ★ 6.9Ended0%
  17. 17
    20/20 poster
    20/20

    ABC · 1978

    ★ 6.8Likely Renewed92%
  18. 18
    Return of the Saint poster
    Return of the Saint

    ITV1 · 1978

    ★ 6.7Ended0%
  19. 19
    Fantasy Island poster
    Fantasy Island

    ABC · 1978

    ★ 6.6Ended0%
  20. 20
    Japanese Spiderman poster
    Japanese Spiderman

    Tokyo Channel 12 · 1978

    ★ 6.6Ended0%