The Best Aaron Spelling Shows and TV Series

Updated August 7, 2019 1.7k votes 362 voters 50.0k views51 items

Aaron Spelling shows list, ranked best to worst, including images of the shows when available. These TV series made by TV creator Aaron Spelling are listed by popularity, so only the best shows will be at the top of the list. This series list includes any shows that Aaron Spelling co-created and even served as an executive producer on. This list of television shows features programs produced, written, adapted by and helmed primarily by Aaron Spelling. This list answers the question, "What shows did Aaron Spelling create?"

Some shows produced or created by Aaron Spelling include MacGruder and Loud, Dynasty, Charmed, and 7th Heaven. Spelling Television also produced the original Beverly Hills, 90210 series, which starred Aaron Spelling's daughter Tori Spelling.

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Dynasty
John Forsythe, Linda Evans
Premiered: 1981
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Dynasty (ABC, 1981) is an American prime time television soap opera created by Richard and... more
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Beverly Hills, 90210
Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty
Premiered: 1990
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Teen drama
Beverly Hills, 90210 (Fox, 1990) is an American teen drama television series created by Darren... more
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Behind-The-Scenes Drama That Fueled 'Beverly Hills, 90210' In The '90s#215 of 266 The Best Cult TV Shows of All Time
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The Love Boat
Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell
Premiered: 1977
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Action/Adventure, Sitcom, Anthology, Drama
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC... more
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#95 of 140 The Worst TV Series Finales Ever#267 of 449 The Funniest TV Shows of All Time
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Charlie's Angels
Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett
Premiered: 1976
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Adventure film, Action
Charlie's Angels is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22,... more
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Charmed
Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs
Premiered: 1998
Genres (Tv): Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Charmed (The WB, 1998) is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M.... more
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Pacific Palisades
Joan Collins, Michelle Stafford
Premiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Pacific Palisades is an American soap opera that aired on Fox during prime time from April to... more
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Hart to Hart
Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers
Premiered: 1979
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as... more
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#32 of 70 The Best Crime Fighting Duo TV Series#188 of 508 The Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
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T. J. Hooker
William Shatner, Heather Locklear
Premiered: 1982
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama
This show is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title... more
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#76 of 95 The Best Serial Cop Dramas of All Time#90 of 312 The Best Shows of the 1980s, Ranked
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Fantasy Island
Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize
Premiered: 1978
Genres (Tv): Drama, Comedy-drama, Fantasy television, Fantasy
Fantasy Island is an American television series that originally aired on the American... more
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Melrose Place
Heather Locklear, Andrew Shue
Premiered: 1992
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992 to May... more
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#133 of 220 The Greatest TV Shows for Women#5 of 98 The All-Time Best Primetime Soap Operas
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Hotel
James Brolin, Anne Baxter
Premiered: 1983
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983, to... more
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#55 of 60 The Best TV Dramas from the 1980s#31 of 36 The Greatest Suspense TV Shows
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The Mod Squad
Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III
Premiered: 1968
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure
The Mod Squad is an American drama series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968 to August... more
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#33 of 41 The Best 1970s Action TV Series#18 of 40 The Best 1970s Crime Drama TV Shows
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Burke's Law
Gene Barry, Regis Toomey
Premiered: 1963
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived... more

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Honey West
Anne Francis, Irene Hervey
Premiered: 1965
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Drama, Action
Honey West is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC during the 1965–1966... more
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Summerland
Zac Efron, Taylor Lautner
Premiered: 2004
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin.... more
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#472 of 538 TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time#359 of 403 The Greatest TV Dramas of All Time
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BH90210
Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy-drama
BH90210 (Fox, 2019) is an American comedy-drama miniseries, and the sixth series in the... more
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7th Heaven
Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks
Premiered: 1996
Genres (Tv): Teen drama, Drama
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda... more
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Family
Sada Thompson, James Broderick
Premiered: 1976
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Family is an American television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Creative... more
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The Smothers Brothers Show
Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers
Premiered: 1965
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy, Fantasy television, Fantasy
The Smothers Brothers Show is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that... more
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The Rookies
Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown
Premiered: 1972
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It... more
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The Love Boat: The Next Wave
Joan Severance, Robert Urich
Premiered: 1998
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Love Boat: The Next Wave is an American television series based on the original ABC sitcom... more
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Sunset Beach
Kelly Hu, Susan Ward
Premiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to... more
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Savannah
George Eads, Jamie Luner
Premiered: 1996
Genres (Tv): Soap opera, Drama
Savannah is an American prime time television drama that ran from January 21, 1996 to February... more

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Finder of Lost Loves
Heather O'Rourke, Anne Jeffreys
Premiered: 1984
Genres (Tv): Drama
Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984-1985... more
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MacGruder and Loud
John Getz, Rick Rossovich
Premiered: 1985
Genres (Tv): Police procedural
MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on... more

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