What was your favorite Detective TV show from the 70's

I was surfing Netflix last night and came across Columbo. What a great series. Funny and serious at the same time. If you were alive back then, what was your favorite detective TV show from the 70's?

"Columbo". It was "appointment TV" for my father and me.

Rockford Files - decent stories with some tongue in cheek humor.

Barney Miller

Right, dad would commandeer the TV when either Barney Miller or Rockford Files came on.

The Rockford files was a definite favorite. The pet shop that we owned was open until 9pm on Fridays so I was always there late as a kid. It was the only day of the week I was allowed to stay up for the Friday Night Movie at 10:30. Sometimes I even made it to The Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack. Those were the days!

Cagney and Lacey

To be accurate, Barney Miller was a sitcom, not a detective show. But, it was a classic.

Rockford files for me........well........ until Charlies Angels came out, yowza

Rockminer said:

Rockford files for me........well........ until Charlies Angels came out, yowza

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Oh, ah...I was waiting for that...It was all a setup.

Barney Miller
Mannix
The Fugitive

Definitely Rockford Files... my Dad was a big James Garner fan

Hawaii Five-0 (1968-1980...what a awesome intro...classic), was my favorite!


"Book'em Danno"! Detective Steve McGarrett

The Sweeny for some decent violence
The Professionals (not strictly dectectives)
Rockford for some laughs.

Gareth

The Mod Squad

Columbo and Starksy & Hutch.

Rockford- especially when Stuart Margolin was on as Angel Martin

I gotta go with the Rockford files. I'm not sure if the Fugitive qualifies as a true detective show, but it was also a favorite.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Columbo and Rockford.

Does Dukes of Hazzard count? Almost every episode had the the Duke Boys solving some crime or preventing another of Boss Hogg's schemes....