The Best TV Shows of 1979

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

1. 1
   
   The Rose of Versailles

   Nippon TV · 1979

   ★ 8.3Ended0%
2. 2
   
   Doraemon

   tv asahi · 1979

   ★ 8.1Ended0%
3. 3
   
   Prisioner

   10 · 1979

   ★ 8.1Ended0%
4. 4
   
   This Old House

   PBS · 1979

   ★ 8.0Likely Renewed95%
5. 5
   
   Mobile Suit Gundam

   Nagoya TV · 1979

   ★ 7.9Ended0%
6. 6
   
   Minder

   ITV1 · 1979

   ★ 7.8Ended0%
7. 7
   
   CBS News Sunday Morning

   CBS · 1979

   ★ 7.8Likely Renewed95%
8. 8
   
   Anne of Green Gables

   Fuji TV · 1979

   ★ 7.7Ended0%
9. 9
   
   The Dukes of Hazzard

   CBS · 1979

   ★ 7.1Ended0%
10. 10
    
    Benson

    ABC · 1979

    ★ 7.1Ended0%
11. 11
    
    Antiques Roadshow

    BBC One · 1979

    ★ 7.1Likely Renewed95%
12. 12
    
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    NBC · 1979

    ★ 6.9Ended0%
13. 13
    
    The Facts of Life

    NBC · 1979

    ★ 6.9Ended0%
14. 14
    
    Knots Landing

    CBS · 1979

    ★ 6.9Ended0%
15. 15
    
    Salem's Lot

    CBS · 1979

    ★ 6.8Ended0%
16. 16
    
    Hart to Hart

    ABC · 1979

    ★ 6.7Ended0%
17. 17
    
    Trapper John, M.D.

    CBS · 1979

    ★ 6.6Ended0%
18. 18
    
    B. J. and the Bear

    NBC · 1979

    ★ 6.4Ended0%
19. 19
    
    Archie Bunker's Place

    CBS · 1979

    ★ 6.4Ended0%
20. 20
    
    Terry and June

    BBC One · 1979

    ★ 6.4Ended0%
21. 21
    
    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

    ABC · 1979

    ★ 6.3Ended0%