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.

Christine is a freelance writer for Collider with two decades of experience covering all types of TV shows and movies spanning every genre. With a particular affinity for dramas, true crime, sitcoms, ...

Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor has shared his concerns about the state of British sitcoms in the modern era. The beloved comedy series originally aired for eight seasons between 1988 and 1999, ...

Great comedy never stops being funny, no matter how old it might be. And some of our favourite-ever sitcoms originated or ended in the 1980s, the decade of alternative comedy and... whatever Hi-De-Hi!

In the 1980s, TV began to transition from being undervalued as a form of popular entertainment to a platform that rivaled cinema in producing works of great substance, depth, and artistic vision.