From the gold-standard ensemble sitcom Cheers to the groundbreaking cop show Hill Street Blues, the 1980s brought some of the greatest TV ever made.

There are a lot of fantastic TV shows to come out of the '80s, and these six TV series deserve to be known as classics ...

These 1980s science fiction shows were incredible and should not be forgotten 40+ years after their original runs ended.

Many have called this TV series to be a masterpiece and one viewer even said it was the 'best thing ever to appear on TV.' ...