Best TV Shows of 1971

These are the 3 best-rated TV shows released in 1971, led by A Ghost Story for Christmas, Great Performances and Theatre Macabre. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

  1. A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

    1. A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in…

  2. Great Performances poster

    2. Great Performances (1971)

    ★ 6.0/10

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

  3. Theatre Macabre poster

    3. Theatre Macabre (1971)

    ★ 3.0/10

    Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose…

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