1980s: some good shows, some bad. Here's a list of some of them. Soap operas were alos popular. And also, British TV shows were getting more popular.
-The Simpsons
-Night Court
-The Cosby Show
-In the Heat of the Night
-Miami Vice
-Magnum PI
-Married With Children
-Family Matters
-Red Dwarf
-Brideshead Revisited: British TV show about 2 young men who met at Oxford during the time between the 2 World Wars.
-Mama's Family
-The Young Ones: 35 minute show about 4 "bad boys" living together in North London
-Family Ties
-The Jeffersons
-Wallace and Gromit: British claymation cartoon about an inventor named Wallace and his silent but smart dog Gromit.