Best TV Shows of 1970

These are the 11 best-rated TV shows released in 1970, led by FIA Formula One World Championship, The Glass House and Night Gallery. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. FIA Formula One World Championship (1970)

★ 9.5/10

The FIA Formula One World Championship is run by Formula One Group (F1) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series has often been designated as the pinnacle of motorsport since…
2. The Glass House (1970)

★ 8.3/10

The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006. It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne…
3. Night Gallery (1970)

★ 7.8/10

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
4. The Goodies (1970)

★ 7.6/10

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
5. Play for Today (1970)

★ 6.6/10

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and…
6. Scene of the Crime (1970)

★ 6.2/10

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
7. Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (1970)

★ 0.0/10

Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his…
8. The Borderline (1970)

★ 0.0/10

Officer Henry Roland takes off on a quest to safeguard the life of his best pal, Tommy Hawley. The latter gets embroiled in a case related to missing illegal things. Amid this chaos, May Ferguson, is also tailing…
9. 70 Up (1970)

★ 0.0/10

Across seven decades, viewers watched 14 children grow into adults. Now in their seventies, what do their lives tell us about Britain?
10. Nightmare in Suburbia (1970)

★ 0.0/10

Nightmare in Suburbia is the shocking series that peers behind the lace curtains of suburban Britain to expose its dark, sinful and murderous underbelly. Come with us as we reveal that criminality is not only confined…
11. Steven Raichlen's Project Fire (1970)

★ 0.0/10

Project Fire is a new and insightful exploration of how we grill today and how we will grill and smoke tomorrow. Innovators of live fire cooking join Steven to share revolutionary new techniques that will elevate the…