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Best 70s Crime TV Series

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#1. Columbo (1971–)

★ 8.1/10 846 votes

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

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#2. The Persuaders! (1971–)

★ 7.7/10 132 votes

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

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#3. The Rockford Files (1974–)

★ 7.6/10 131 votes

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

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#4. Quincy, M.E. (1976–)

★ 7.5/10 120 votes

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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#5. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–)

★ 7.4/10 362 votes

Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.

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#6. Starsky & Hutch (1975–)

★ 7.3/10 204 votes

Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.

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#7. Kojak (1973–)

★ 7.2/10 151 votes

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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#8. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–)

★ 7.1/10 106 votes

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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#9. Hart to Hart (1979–)

★ 6.9/10 131 votes

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

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