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This article presents the top-rated American primetime broadcast network television series by season from 1950 to the present according to Nielsen Media Research.
October 1950–April 1951
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Texaco Star Theater |
NBC |
61.6
| 2 |
Fireside Theatre |
52.6
| 3 |
Philco TV Playhouse |
45.3
| 4 |
Your Show of Shows |
42.6
| 5 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
42.0
| 6 |
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
41.3
| 7 |
The Lone Ranger |
ABC |
41.2
| 8 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
40.6
| 9 |
Hopalong Cassidy |
NBC |
39.9
| 10 |
Mama |
CBS |
39.7
| 11 |
Robert Montgomery Presents |
NBC |
38.8
| 12 |
Martin Kane, Private Eye |
37.8
| 13 |
Man Against Crime |
CBS |
37.4
| 14 |
Kraft Television Theatre |
NBC |
37.0
| 15 |
The Toast of the Town |
CBS |
36.5
| 16 |
The Aldrich Family |
NBC |
36.1
| 17 |
You Bet Your Life |
36.0
| 18 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
35.9
| 19 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre |
NBC |
35.6
| Lights Out
| Big Town |
CBS
| 22 |
The Alan Young Show |
34.4
| 23 |
Stop the Music |
ABC |
34.0
| 24 |
Studio One |
CBS |
33.8
| 25 |
The Big Story |
NBC |
33.7
| 26 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
CBS |
33.4
| The Original Amateur Hour |
NBC
| 28 |
The Ken Murray Show |
CBS |
32.1
| 29 |
Your Hit Parade |
NBC |
32.0
| 30 |
Lux Video Theatre |
CBS |
31.5
| The Speidel Show |
NBC
|
|
October 1951–April 1952
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
53.8
| 2 |
Texaco Star Theater |
NBC |
52.0
| 3 |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
50.9
| 4 |
The Red Skelton Show |
NBC |
50.2
| 5 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
45.3
| 6 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
43.3
| 7 |
Fireside Theatre |
NBC |
43.1
| 8 |
Your Show of Shows |
43.0
| 9 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
42.8
| 10 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
42.1
| 11 |
Mama |
CBS |
41.3
| 12 |
Philco TV Playhouse |
NBC |
40.4
| 13 |
Amos 'n' Andy |
CBS |
38.9
| 14 |
Gangbusters |
NBC |
38.7
| 15 |
Big Town |
CBS |
38.5
| 16 |
Goodyear TV Playhouse |
NBC |
37.8
| 17 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
CBS |
37.5
| 18 |
The Lone Ranger |
ABC |
36.8
| 19 |
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
NBC |
36.5
| 20 |
All Star Revue |
36.3
| Dragnet
| 22 |
The Alan Young Show |
CBS |
35.8
| 23 |
Kraft Television Theatre |
NBC |
34.8
| 24 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre |
34.7
| 25 |
Strike It Rich |
CBS |
34.5
| 26 |
Robert Montgomery Presents |
NBC |
34.4
| 27 |
The Roy Rogers Show |
32.7
| 28 |
Hopalong Cassidy |
32.2
| 29 |
Man Against Crime |
CBS |
32.0
| Racket Squad
|
|
October 1952–April 1953
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
67.3
| 2 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
54.7
| 3 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
47.1
| 4 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
46.8
| 5 |
Texaco Star Theater |
46.7
| 6 |
The Buick Circus Hour |
46.0
| 7 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
44.3
| 8 |
Gangbusters |
42.4
| 9 |
You Bet Your Life |
41.6
| 10 |
Fireside Theatre |
40.6
| 11 |
The Red Buttons Show |
CBS |
40.2
| 12 |
The Jack Benny Show |
39.0
| 13 |
Life with Luigi |
38.5
| 14 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
37.9
| 15 |
Goodyear TV Playhouse |
NBC |
37.8
| 16 |
The Life of Riley |
37.4
| 17 |
Philco TV Playhouse |
37.3
| 18 |
Mama |
CBS |
37.0
| 19 |
Your Show of Shows |
NBC |
36.0
| 20 |
What's My Line? |
CBS |
35.3
| Strike It Rich
| 22 |
Our Miss Brooks |
35.0
| The Big Story |
NBC
| 24 |
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
34.7
| 25 |
Amos 'n' Andy |
CBS |
34.4
| 26 |
All Star Revue |
NBC |
34.3
| 27 |
Treasury Men in Action |
34.2
| 28 |
The Red Skelton Show |
33.7
| The Lone Ranger |
ABC
| 30 |
Ford Theatre |
NBC |
33.6
|
|
October 1953–April 1954
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
58.8
| 2 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
53.2
| 3 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
43.6
| You Bet Your Life |
NBC
| 5 |
The Milton Berle Show |
40.2
| 6 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
38.9
| 7 |
Ford Theatre |
NBC |
38.8
| 8 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
38.1
| 9 |
Fireside Theatre |
NBC |
36.4
| 10 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
36.2
| This Is Your Life
| 12 |
The Red Buttons Show |
CBS |
35.3
| 13 |
The Life of Riley |
NBC |
35.0
| 14 |
Our Miss Brooks |
CBS |
34.2
| 15 |
Treasury Men in Action |
NBC |
33.9
| 16 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
33.3
| 17 |
The Toast of the Town |
33.0
| 18 |
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
NBC |
32.7
| 19 |
Philco TV Playhouse |
32.5
| 20 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
CBS |
32.4
| 21 |
Kraft Television Theatre |
NBC |
31.3
| 22 |
Goodyear TV Playhouse |
31.0
| 23 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
CBS |
30.9
| 24 |
Private Secretary |
30.3
| 25 |
I Married Joan |
NBC |
30.2
| Mama |
CBS
| 27 |
General Electric Theater |
29.9
| 28 |
What's My Line? |
29.6
| 29 |
The Big Story |
NBC |
29.5
| Martin Kane, Private Eye
| Your Hit Parade
|
|
October 1954–April 1955
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
49.3
| 2 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
42.4
| 3 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
42.1
| 4 |
You Bet Your Life |
41.0
| 5 |
The Toast of the Town |
CBS |
39.6
| 6 |
Disneyland |
ABC |
39.1
| 7 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
38.3
| 8 |
The George Gobel Show |
NBC |
35.2
| 9 |
Ford Theatre |
34.9
| 10 |
December Bride |
CBS |
34.7
| 11 |
The Buick-Berle Show |
NBC |
34.6
| 12 |
This Is Your Life |
34.5
| 13 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
34.0
| 14 |
Two for the Money |
33.9
| 15 |
Your Hit Parade |
NBC |
33.6
| 16 |
The Millionaire |
CBS |
33.0
| 17 |
General Electric Theater |
32.6
| 18 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
32.5
| 19 |
Private Secretary |
32.2
| 20 |
Fireside Theatre |
NBC |
31.1
| 21 |
The Life of Riley |
30.9
| 22 |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
29.8
| 23 |
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin |
ABC |
29.5
| 24 |
Topper |
CBS |
29.4
| 25 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
29.1
| 26 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
29.0
| 27 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
NBC |
28.0
| 28 |
The Loretta Young Show |
27.7
| 29 |
My Little Margie |
27.1
| 30 |
The Roy Rogers Show |
26.9
|
|
October 1955–April 1956
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The $64,000 Question |
CBS |
47.5
| 2 |
I Love Lucy |
46.1
| 3 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
39.5
| 4 |
Disneyland |
ABC |
37.4
| 5 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
37.2
| 6 |
December Bride |
37.0
| 7 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
35.4
| 8 |
Dragnet |
35.0
| 9 |
The Millionaire |
CBS |
33.8
| 10 |
I've Got a Secret |
33.5
| 11 |
General Electric Theater |
32.9
| 12 |
Private Secretary |
32.4
| Ford Theatre |
NBC
| 14 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
32.3
| 15 |
The George Gobel Show |
NBC |
31.9
| 16 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
31.1
| 17 |
The Lineup |
30.8
| 18 |
The Perry Como Show |
NBC |
30.3
| 19 |
The Honeymooners |
CBS |
30.2
| 20 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
30.1
| 21 |
The Life of Riley |
NBC |
29.9
| 22 |
Climax! |
CBS |
20.6
| 23 |
Your Hit Parade |
NBC |
29.1
| 24 |
Fireside Theatre |
29.0
| 25 |
Lux Video Theatre |
28.9
| 26 |
This Is Your Life |
28.8
| 27 |
People Are Funny |
28.4
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
CBS
| 29 |
The Chevy Show |
NBC |
28.2
| 30 |
The Phil Silvers Show |
CBS |
28.1
|
|
October 1956–April 1957
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
43.7
| 2 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
38.4
| 3 |
General Electric Theater |
36.9
| 4 |
The $64,000 Question |
36.4
| 5 |
December Bride |
35.2
| 6 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
33.9
| 7 |
I've Got a Secret |
32.7
| Gunsmoke
| 9 |
The Perry Como Show |
NBC |
32.6
| 10 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
32.3
| 11 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
32.1
| 12 |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
31.9
| 13 |
The Millionaire |
31.8
| Disneyland |
ABC
| 15 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
31.4
| The Lineup
| 17 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
31.1
| 18 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
ABC |
31.0
| 19 |
The Ford Show |
NBC |
30.7
| 20 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
CBS |
30.3
| 21 |
People Are Funny |
NBC |
30.2
| 22 |
The $64,000 Challenge |
CBS |
29.7
| The Phil Silvers Show
| 24 |
Lassie |
29.5
| 25 |
Private Secretary |
29.0
| 26 |
Climax! |
28.9
| What's My Line?
| 28 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
27.8
| 29 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
27.6
| 30 |
Name That Tune |
27.2
|
|
October 1957–April 1958
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
43.1
| 2 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
35.3
| 3 |
Tales of Wells Fargo |
NBC |
35.2
| 4 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
33.7
| 5 |
I've Got a Secret |
33.4
| 6 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
ABC |
32.6
| 7 |
General Electric Theater |
CBS |
31.5
| 8 |
The Restless Gun |
NBC |
31.4
| 9 |
December Bride |
CBS |
30.7
| 10 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
30.6
| 11 |
The Perry Como Show |
30.5
| 12 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
CBS |
30.3
| Cheyenne |
ABC
| 14 |
The Ford Show |
NBC |
29.7
| 15 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
28.9
| 16 |
The Gale Storm Show |
28.8
| 17 |
The Millionaire |
28.5
| 18 |
The Lineup |
28.4
| 19 |
This Is Your Life |
NBC |
28.1
| The $64,000 Question |
CBS
| 21 |
Zane Grey Theater |
27.9
| 22 |
Lassie |
27.8
| 23 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
27.7
| Sugarfoot |
ABC
| Father Knows Best |
NBC
| 26 |
Twenty-One |
27.6
| 27 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
27.3
| 28 |
The Jack Benny Show |
27.1
| 29 |
People Are Funny |
NBC |
27.0
| 30 |
The Loretta Young Show |
26.6
| Zorro |
ABC
| The Real McCoys
|
|
October 1958–April 1959
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
39.6
| 2 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
36.1
| 3 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
34.3
| 4 |
The Rifleman |
ABC |
33.1
| 5 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
CBS |
32.8
| 6 |
Maverick |
ABC |
30.4
| 7 |
Tales of Wells Fargo |
NBC |
30.2
| 8 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
30.1
| 9 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
29.8
| 10 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
ABC |
29.1
| 11 |
The Price Is Right |
NBC |
28.6
| 12 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
28.5
| 13 |
Zane Grey Theater |
28.3
| Father Knows Best
| 15 |
The Texan |
28.2
| 16 |
Wanted: Dead or Alive |
28.0
| Peter Gunn |
NBC
| 18 |
Cheyenne |
ABC |
27.9
| 19 |
Perry Mason |
CBS |
27.5
| 20 |
The Ford Show |
NBC |
27.2
| 21 |
Sugarfoot |
ABC |
27.0
| The Ann Sothern Show |
CBS
| The Perry Como Show |
NBC
| 24 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
CBS |
26.8
| 25 |
Name That Tune |
26.7
| General Electric Theater
| 27 |
The Lawman |
ABC |
26.0
| 28 |
Rawhide |
CBS |
25.9
| 29 |
This Is Your Life |
NBC |
25.8
| 30 |
The Millionaire |
CBS |
25.6
|
|
October 1959–April 1960
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
40.3
| 2 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
38.4
| 3 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
34.7
| 4 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
31.1
| 5 |
The Red Skelton Show |
30.8
| 6 |
Father Knows Best |
29.7
| 77 Sunset Strip |
ABC
| 8 |
The Price Is Right |
NBC |
29.2
| 9 |
Wanted: Dead or Alive |
CBS |
28.7
| 10 |
Perry Mason |
28.3
| 11 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
28.2
| 12 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
28.0
| 13 |
The Rifleman |
ABC |
27.5
| 14 |
The Ford Show |
NBC |
27.4
| 15 |
The Lawman |
ABC |
26.2
| 16 |
Dennis the Menace |
CBS |
26.0
| 17 |
Cheyenne |
ABC |
25.9
| 18 |
Rawhide |
CBS |
25.8
| 19 |
Maverick |
ABC |
25.2
| 20 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
25.0
| 21 |
Mr. Lucky |
CBS |
24.4
| Zane Grey Theater
| General Electric Theater
| 24 |
The Ann Sothern Show |
24.2
| 25 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
24.1
| 26 |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
24.0
| 27 |
What's My Line? |
CBS |
23.9
| 28 |
I've Got a Secret |
23.5
| 29 |
The Perry Como Show |
NBC |
23.1
| Lassie |
CBS
|
|
October 1960–April 1961
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Gunsmoke CBS |
37.3
]]
| 2 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
34.2
| 3 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
30.9
| 4 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
27.8
| 5 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
27.7
| 6 |
Rawhide |
CBS |
27.5
| 7 |
Candid Camera |
27.3
| 8 |
The Untouchables |
ABC |
27.0
| The Price Is Right |
NBC
| 10 |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
26.2
| 11 |
Dennis the Menace |
26.1
| 12 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
25.9
| 13 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
25.8
| 77 Sunset Strip
| 15 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
25.0
| 16 |
Perry Mason |
24.9
| 17 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
24.8
| 18 |
The Flintstones |
ABC |
24.3
| 19 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
24.0
| 20 |
General Electric Theater |
23.4
| 21 |
Checkmate |
23.2
| 22 |
What's My Line? |
23.1
| 23 |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
23.0
| 24 |
The Ford Show |
NBC |
22.9
| 25 |
The Garry Moore Show |
CBS |
22.7
| 26 |
The Lawman |
ABC |
22.3
| 27 |
The Rifleman |
22.1
| 28 |
Cheyenne |
22.0
| 29 |
Peter Gunn |
NBC |
21.9
| 30 |
Route 66 |
CBS |
21.7
|
|
October 1961–April 1962
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
32.1
| 2 |
Bonanza |
30.0
| 3 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
28.3
| 4 |
Hazel |
NBC |
27.7
| 5 |
Perry Mason |
CBS |
27.3
| 6 |
The Red Skelton Show |
27.1
| 7 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
27.0
| 8 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
26.1
| 9 |
Dr. Kildare |
NBC |
25.6
| 10 |
Candid Camera |
CBS |
25.5
| 11 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
24.7
| 12 |
The Garry Moore Show |
CBS |
24.6
| 13 |
Rawhide |
24.5
| 14 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
24.2
| 15 |
Lassie |
CBS |
24.0
| Sing Along with Mitch |
NBC
| 17 |
Dennis the Menace |
CBS |
23.8
| 18 |
Ben Casey |
ABC |
23.7
| 19 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
23.5
| 20 |
Car 54, Where Are You? |
NBC |
23.2
| 21 |
The Flintstones |
ABC |
22.9
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
CBS
| 23 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
22.7
| 24 |
The Joey Bishop Show |
22.6
| 25 |
The Perry Como Show |
22.5
| 26 |
The Defenders |
CBS |
22.4
| 27 |
The Price Is Right |
NBC |
22.3
| The Rifleman |
ABC
| 29 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
22.2
| 30 |
The Donna Reed Show |
ABC |
21.9
| 77 Sunset Strip
|
|
October 1962–April 1963
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
36.0
| 2 |
Candid Camera |
31.1
| The Red Skelton Show
| 4 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
29.8
| The Lucy Show |
CBS
| 6 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
29.7
| 7 |
Ben Casey |
ABC |
28.7
| The Danny Thomas Show |
CBS
| 9 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
27.1
| 10 |
Gunsmoke |
27.0
| 11 |
Dr. Kildare |
NBC |
26.2
| The Jack Benny Show |
CBS
| 13 |
What's My Line? |
25.5
| 14 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
25.3
| 15 |
Hazel |
NBC |
25.1
| 16 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
24.9
| 17 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
24.1
| 18 |
The Defenders |
23.9
| 19 |
The Garry Moore Show |
23.3
| To Tell the Truth
| Lassie
| 22 |
Rawhide |
22.8
| 23 |
Perry Mason |
22.4
| 24 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
22.3
| 25 |
Wagon Train |
ABC |
22.0
| 26 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
21.7
| 27 |
Route 66 |
CBS |
21.3
| 28 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
21.0
| 29 |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
CBS |
20.8
| 30 |
The Flintstones |
ABC |
20.5
|
|
October 1963–April 1964
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
39.1
| 2 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
36.9
| 3 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
33.3
| 4 |
Petticoat Junction |
30.3
| 5 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
29.4
| 6 |
The Lucy Show |
28.1
| 7 |
Candid Camera |
27.7
| 8 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
27.5
| 9 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
26.7
| 10 |
My Favorite Martian |
26.3
| 11 |
The Red Skelton Show |
25.7
| 12 |
I've Got a Secret |
25.0
| Lassie
| The Jack Benny Show
| 15 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
24.6
| 16 |
The Donna Reed Show |
ABC |
24.5
| 17 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
24.0
| 18 |
The Patty Duke Show |
ABC |
23.9
| 19 |
Dr. Kildare |
NBC |
23.6
| 20 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
23.5
| 21 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
23.0
| 22 |
Hazel |
22.8
| McHale's Navy |
ABC
| 24 |
To Tell the Truth |
CBS |
22.6
| What's My Line?
| 26 |
Perry Mason |
22.1
| 27 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
21.9
| 28 |
The Fugitive |
21.7
| 29 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet |
21.6
| 30 |
The Danny Kaye Show |
CBS |
21.5
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre |
NBC
|
|
October 1964–April 1965
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
36.3
| 2 |
Bewitched |
ABC |
31.0
| 3 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
30.7
| 4 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
28.3
| 5 |
The Fugitive |
ABC |
27.9
| 6 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
27.4
| 7 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
27.1
| 8 |
The Lucy Show |
26.6
| 9 |
Peyton Place II |
ABC |
26.4
| 10 |
Combat! |
26.1
| 11 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
25.7
| 12 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
25.6
| 13 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
25.5
| 14 |
Branded |
NBC |
25.3
| 15 |
Petticoat Junction |
CBS |
25.2
| The Ed Sullivan Show
| 17 |
Lassie |
25.1
| 18 |
The Munsters |
24.7
| Gilligan's Island
| 20 |
Peyton Place I |
ABC |
24.6
| 21 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
24.4
| 22 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
24.0
| 23 |
The Addams Family |
ABC |
23.9
| 24 |
My Favorite Martian |
CBS |
23.7
| 25 |
Flipper |
NBC |
23.4
| 26 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
23.0
| 27 |
Gunsmoke |
22.6
| 28 |
The Patty Duke Show |
ABC |
22.4
| 29 |
McHale's Navy |
22.3
| 30 |
The Lawrence Welk Show |
22.0
|
|
October 1965–April 1966
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
31.8
| 2 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
27.8
| 3 |
The Lucy Show |
27.7
| 4 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
27.6
| 5 |
Batman (Thurs.) |
ABC |
27.0
| 6 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
26.9
| 7 |
Bewitched |
ABC |
25.9
| The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS
| 9 |
Hogan's Heroes |
24.9
| 10 |
Batman (Wed.) |
ABC |
24.7
| 11 |
Green Acres |
CBS |
24.6
| 12 |
Get Smart |
NBC |
24.5
| 13 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
24.0
| 14 |
Daktari |
CBS |
23.9
| 15 |
My Three Sons |
23.8
| 16 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
23.6
| 17 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
23.2
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS
| 19 |
The Lawrence Welk Show |
ABC |
22.4
| I've Got a Secret |
CBS
| 21 |
Petticoat Junction |
22.3
| 22 |
Gilligan's Island |
22.1
| 23 |
The Wild Wild West |
22.0
| The Jackie Gleason Show
| The Virginian |
NBC
| 26 |
Daniel Boone |
21.9
| 27 |
Lassie |
CBS |
21.8
| I Dream of Jeannie |
NBC
| 29 |
Flipper |
21.6
| 30 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
21.3
|
|
October 1966–April 1967
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
29.1
| 2 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
28.2
| 3 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
27.4
| 4 |
The Lucy Show |
26.2
| 5 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
25.3
| 6 |
Green Acres |
24.6
| 7 |
Daktari |
23.4
| Bewitched |
ABC
| The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS
| 10 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
22.8
| The Virginian |
NBC
| The Lawrence Welk Show |
ABC
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS
| 14 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
22.6
| Family Affair |
CBS
| 16 |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
22.2
| 17 |
Friday Night Movies |
21.8
| Hogan's Heroes
| 19 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
21.5
| 20 |
Saturday Night at the Movies |
21.4
| 21 |
Dragnet |
21.2
| 22 |
Get Smart |
21.0
| 23 |
Petticoat Junction |
CBS |
20.9
| The Rat Patrol |
ABC
| 25 |
Daniel Boone |
NBC |
20.8
| 26 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre |
20.7
| 27 |
Tarzan |
20.5
| 28 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
20.4
| 29 |
I Spy |
NBC |
20.2
| CBS Thursday Movie |
CBS
| My Three Sons
| The F.B.I. |
ABC
|
|
October 1967–April 1968
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
27.6
| 2 |
The Lucy Show |
27.0
| 3 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
25.6
| 4 |
Gunsmoke |
25.5
| Family Affair
| Bonanza |
NBC
| 7 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
25.3
| 8 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
24.8
| 9 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
23.9
| 10 |
Saturday Night at the Movies |
NBC |
23.6
| 11 |
Bewitched |
ABC |
23.5
| 12 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
23.3
| 13 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
23.2
| 14 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
22.9
| 15 |
Friday Night Movies |
CBS |
22.8
| Green Acres
| 17 |
The Lawrence Welk Show |
ABC |
21.9
| 18 |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
CBS |
21.7
| 19 |
Gentle Ben |
21.5
| 20 |
Tuesday Night at the Movies |
NBC |
21.4
| 21 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
21.3
| 22 |
The F.B.I. |
ABC |
21.2
| 23 |
Thursday Night Movie |
CBS |
21.1
| 24 |
My Three Sons |
20.8
| 25 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
20.7
| 26 |
Ironside |
20.5
| 27 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
20.1
| Dragnet |
NBC
| 29 |
Daniel Boone |
20.0
| 30 |
Lassie |
CBS |
19.9
| It Takes a Thief |
ABC
|
|
October 1968–April 1969
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
31.8
| 2 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
27.2
| 3 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
26.6
| 4 |
Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS |
25.4
| 5 |
Family Affair |
25.2
| 6 |
Gunsmoke |
24.9
| 7 |
Julia |
NBC |
24.6
| 8 |
The Dean Martin Show |
24.1
| 9 |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
23.8
| 10 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
23.5
| 11 |
Mission: Impossible |
23.3
| Bewitched |
ABC
| The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS
| 14 |
My Three Sons |
22.8
| 15 |
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
22.5
| 16 |
Ironside |
NBC |
22.3
| 17 |
The Virginian |
21.8
| 18 |
The F.B.I. |
ABC |
21.7
| 19 |
Green Acres |
CBS |
21.6
| 20 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
21.4
| 21 |
Daniel Boone |
21.3
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
| 23 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
21.2
| 24 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
20.8
| The Jackie Gleason Show
| 26 |
I Dream of Jeannie |
NBC |
20.7
| 27 |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
CBS |
20.6
| 28 |
The Mod Squad |
ABC |
20.5
| The Lawrence Welk Show
| 30 |
The Doris Day Show |
CBS |
20.4
|
|
October 1969–April 1970
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
26.3
| 2 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
25.9
| 3 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
24.8
| 4 |
Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS |
24.4
| 5 |
Family Affair |
24.2
| 6 |
Here's Lucy |
23.9
| 7 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
23.8
| 8 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
23.7
| 9 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
23.6
| 10 |
The Doris Day Show |
CBS |
22.8
| 11 |
The Bill Cosby Show |
NBC |
22.7
| 12 |
The Jim Nabors Hour |
CBS |
22.4
| 13 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
22.1
| 14 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
21.9
| 15 |
My Three Sons |
CBS |
21.8
| Ironside |
NBC
| The Johnny Cash Show |
ABC
| 18 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
21.7
| 19 |
Hawaii Five-O |
21.1
| 20 |
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
21.0
| Hee Haw
| 22 |
Movie of the Week |
ABC |
20.9
| 23 |
The Mod Squad |
20.8
| 24 |
Saturday Night Movie |
NBC |
20.6
| Bewitched |
ABC
| The F.B.I.
| 27 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
20.3
| 28 |
Julia |
NBC |
20.1
| 29 |
CBS Thursday Movie |
CBS |
20.0
| 30 |
Mannix |
19.9
|
|
October 1970–April 1971
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
29.6
| 2 |
The Flip Wilson Show |
NBC |
27.9
| 3 |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
26.1
| 4 |
Ironside |
NBC |
25.7
| 5 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
25.5
| 6 |
ABC Movie of the Week |
ABC |
25.1
| 7 |
Hawaii Five-O |
CBS |
25.0
| 8 |
Medical Center |
24.5
| 9 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
23.9
| 10 |
The F.B.I. |
ABC |
23.0
| 11 |
The Mod Squad |
22.7
| 12 |
Adam-12 |
NBC |
22.6
| 13 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
22.4
| The Wonderful World of Disney
| 15 |
Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS |
22.3
| 16 |
Hee Haw |
21.4
| 17 |
Mannix |
21.3
| 18 |
The Men from Shiloh |
NBC |
21.2
| 19 |
My Three Sons |
CBS |
20.8
| 20 |
The Doris Day Show |
20.7
| 21 |
The Smith Family |
ABC |
20.6
| 22 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
CBS |
20.3
| 23 |
NBC Saturday Movie |
NBC |
20.1
| 24 |
The Dean Martin Show |
20.0
| 25 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
19.8
| The Partridge Family |
ABC
| NBC Monday Movie |
NBC
| 28 |
ABC Sunday Movie |
ABC |
19.7
| 29 |
The Jim Nabors Hour |
CBS |
19.5
| 30 |
CBS Thursday Movie |
19.3
|
|
October 1971–April 1972
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
34.0
| 2 |
The Flip Wilson Show |
NBC |
28.2
| 3 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
27.8
| 4 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
26.0
| 5 |
ABC Movie of the Week |
ABC |
25.6
| 6 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
25.2
| 7 |
Mannix |
CBS |
24.8
| 8 |
Funny Face |
23.9
| Adam-12 |
NBC
| 10 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
CBS |
23.7
| Here's Lucy
| 12 |
Hawaii Five-O |
23.6
| 13 |
Medical Center |
23.5
| 14 |
The NBC Mystery Movie |
NBC |
23.2
| 15 |
Ironside |
23.0
| 16 |
The Partridge Family |
ABC |
22.6
| 17 |
The F.B.I. |
22.4
| 18 |
The New Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
22.2
| 19 |
The Wonderful World of Disney |
NBC |
22.0
| 20 |
Bonanza |
21.9
| 21 |
The Mod Squad |
ABC |
21.5
| 22 |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
21.4
| 23 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
21.2
| The Doris Day Show
| 25 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
20.9
| 26 |
ABC Sunday Movie |
20.8
| 27 |
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour |
CBS |
20.2
| 28 |
Room 222 |
ABC |
19.8
| Cannon |
CBS
| 30 |
CBS Friday Movie |
19.5
|
|
October 1972–April 1973
Rank
Title
Network
Rating
1 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
33.3
| 2 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
27.6
| 3 |
Hawaii Five-O |
CBS |
25.2
| 4 |
Maude |
24.7
| 5 |
Bridget Loves Bernie |
24.2
| The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie |
NBC
| 7 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
CBS |
23.6
| Gunsmoke
| 9 |
The Wonderful World of Disney |
NBC |
23.5
| 10 |
Ironside |
23.4
| 11 |
Adam-12 |
23.3
| 12 |
The Flip Wilson Show |
23.1
| 13 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
22.9
| 14 |
Cannon |
CBS |
22.4
| 15 |
Here's Lucy |
21.9
| 16 |
The Bob Newhart Show |
21.8
| 17 |
Tuesday Movie of the Week |
ABC |
21.5
| 18 |
Monday Night Football |
21.0
| 19 |
The Partridge Family |
20.6
| The Waltons |
CBS
| Medical Center
| 22 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
20.3
| 23 |
ABC Sunday Movie |
ABC |
20.0
| The Rookies
| 25 |
Barnaby Jones |
CBS |
19.9
| The Little People |
NBC
| ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week |
ABC
| 28 |
NBC Monday Movie |
NBC |
19.3
| 29 |
ABC Monday Movie |
ABC |
19.2
| The F.B.I.
| Kung Fu
|
|
September 1973–April 1974
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
31.2
| 2 |
The Waltons |
28.1
| 3 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
27.5
| 4 |
M*A*S*H |
CBS |
25.7
| 5 |
Hawaii Five-O |
24.0
| 6 |
Maude |
23.5
| 7 |
Kojak |
23.3
| The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
| 9 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
23.1
| Cannon
| 11 |
The Six Million Dollar Man |
ABC |
22.7
| 12 |
The Bob Newhart Show |
CBS |
22.3
| The Wonderful World of Disney |
NBC
| 14 |
The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie |
22.2
| 15 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
22.1
| 16 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
21.5
| 17 |
Good Times |
CBS |
21.4
| Barnaby Jones
| 19 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
21.2
| CBS Friday Night Movie |
CBS
| 21 |
Tuesday Movie of the Week |
ABC |
21.0
| 22 |
The Streets of San Francisco |
20.8
| 23 |
Adam-12 |
NBC |
20.7
| ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC
| 25 |
The Rookies |
20.3
| 26 |
ABC Monday Movie |
20.2
| 27 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
20.1
| Kung Fu |
ABC
| 29 |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
20.0
| 30 |
CBS Thursday Movie |
19.9
|
|
September 1974–April 1975
Rank
Title
Network
Rating
1 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
30.2
| 2 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
29.6
| 3 |
Chico and the Man |
28.5
| 4 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
27.6
| 5 |
M*A*S*H |
27.4
| 6 |
Rhoda |
26.3
| 7 |
Good Times |
25.8
| 8 |
The Waltons |
25.5
| 9 |
Maude |
24.9
| 10 |
Hawaii Five-O |
24.8
| 11 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
24.0
| 12 |
The Rockford Files |
NBC |
23.7
| 13 |
Little House on the Prairie |
23.5
| 14 |
Kojak |
CBS |
23.3
| 15 |
Police Woman |
NBC |
22.8
| 16 |
S.W.A.T. |
ABC |
22.6
| 17 |
The Bob Newhart Show |
CBS |
22.4
| 18 |
The Wonderful World of Disney |
NBC |
22.0
| The Rookies |
ABC
| 20 |
Mannix |
CBS |
21.6
| Cannon
| 22 |
Cher |
21.3
| The Streets of San Francisco |
ABC
| The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie |
NBC
| 25 |
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers |
CBS |
20.7
| Tony Orlando & Dawn
| 27 |
Medical Center |
20.6
| 28 |
Gunsmoke |
20.5
| 29 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
20.4
| 30 |
Emergency! |
NBC |
20.0
|
|
September 1975–April 1976
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
30.1
| 2 |
Rich Man, Poor Man |
ABC |
28.0
| 3 |
Laverne & Shirley |
27.5
| 4 |
Maude |
CBS |
25.0
| 5 |
The Bionic Woman |
ABC |
24.9
| 6 |
Phyllis |
CBS |
24.5
| 7 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
24.4
| Rhoda |
CBS
| 9 |
The Six Million Dollar Man |
ABC |
24.3
| 10 |
ABC Monday Night Movie |
24.2
| 11 |
Happy Days |
23.9
| 12 |
One Day at a Time |
CBS |
23.1
| 13 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
23.0
| 14 |
The Waltons |
CBS |
22.9
| M*A*S*H
| 16 |
Starsky & Hutch |
ABC |
22.5
| Good Heavens
| 18 |
Welcome Back, Kotter |
22.1
| 19 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
CBS |
21.9
| 20 |
Kojak |
21.8
| 21 |
The Jeffersons |
21.5
| 22 |
Baretta |
ABC |
21.3
| 23 |
The Sonny & Cher Show |
CBS |
21.2
| 24 |
Good Times |
21.0
| 25 |
Chico and the Man |
NBC |
20.8
| 26 |
The Bob Newhart Show |
CBS |
20.7
| Donny & Marie |
ABC
| The Streets of San Francisco
| 29 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
20.5
| 30 |
Police Woman |
NBC |
20.2
|
|
September 1976–April 1977
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
31.5
| 2 |
Laverne & Shirley |
30.9
| 3 |
ABC Monday Night Movie |
26.0
| 4 |
M*A*S*H |
CBS |
25.9
| 5 |
Charlie's Angels |
ABC |
25.8
| 6 |
The Big Event |
NBC |
24.4
| 7 |
The Six Million Dollar Man |
ABC |
24.2
| 8 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
23.4
| Baretta
| One Day at a Time |
CBS
| 11 |
Three's Company |
ABC |
23.1
| 12 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
22.9
| 13 |
Welcome Back, Kotter |
ABC |
22.7
| 14 |
The Bionic Woman |
22.4
| 15 |
The Waltons |
CBS |
22.3
| Little House on the Prairie |
NBC
| 17 |
Barney Miller |
ABC |
22.2
| 18 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
21.9
| Hawaii Five-O
| 20 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
21.8
| 21 |
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II |
ABC |
21.6
| 22 |
Monday Night Football |
21.2
| 23 |
Eight Is Enough |
21.1
| 24 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
21.0
| 25 |
What's Happening!! |
ABC |
20.9
| 26 |
Good Times |
CBS |
20.5
| 27 |
Sanford and Son |
NBC |
20.3
| 28 |
ABC Friday Night Movie |
ABC |
20.2
| 29 |
The Tony Randall Show |
20.1
| 30 |
Alice |
CBS |
20.0
|
|
September 1977–April 1978
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Laverne & Shirley |
ABC |
31.6
| 2 |
Happy Days |
31.4
| 3 |
Three's Company |
28.3
| 4 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
24.4
| Charlie's Angels |
ABC
| All in the Family |
CBS
| 7 |
Little House on the Prairie |
NBC |
24.1
| 8 |
Alice |
CBS |
23.2
| M*A*S*H
| 10 |
One Day at a Time |
23.0
| 11 |
How the West Was Won |
ABC |
22.5
| 12 |
Eight Is Enough |
22.2
| 13 |
Soap |
22.0
| 14 |
The Love Boat |
21.9
| 15 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
21.7
| 16 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
21.5
| 17 |
Fantasy Island |
21.4
| Barney Miller
| 19 |
Project U.F.O. |
NBC |
21.2
| 20 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
20.8
| The Waltons |
CBS
| 22 |
Barnaby Jones |
20.6
| 23 |
Hawaii Five-O |
20.4
| 24 |
ABC Monday Night Movie |
ABC |
20.3
| 25 |
Rhoda |
CBS |
20.1
| 26 |
The Incredible Hulk |
19.9
| Family |
ABC
| Welcome Back, Kotter
| 29 |
On Our Own |
CBS |
19.6
| 30 |
The Big Event — Sunday |
NBC |
19.4
|
|
September 1978–April 1979
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Laverne & Shirley |
ABC |
30.5
| 2 |
Three's Company |
30.3
| 3 |
Mork & Mindy |
28.6
| Happy Days
| 5 |
Angie |
26.7
| 6 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
25.5
| 7 |
M*A*S*H |
25.4
| 8 |
The Ropers |
ABC |
25.2
| 9 |
All in the Family |
CBS |
24.9
| Taxi |
ABC
| 11 |
Eight Is Enough |
24.8
| 12 |
Charlie's Angels |
24.4
| 13 |
Alice |
CBS |
23.2
| 14 |
Little House on the Prairie |
NBC |
23.1
| 15 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
22.6
| Barney Miller
| 17 |
The Love Boat |
22.1
| 18 |
One Day at a Time |
CBS |
21.6
| 19 |
Soap |
ABC |
21.3
| 20 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
CBS |
21.0
| 21 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
20.9
| 22 |
Fantasy Island |
ABC |
20.8
| 23 |
Vega$ |
20.6
| 24 |
Barnaby Jones |
CBS |
20.5
| 25 |
CHiPs |
NBC |
20.3
| 26 |
Stockard Channing in Just Friends |
CBS |
20.2
| 27 |
Diff'rent Strokes |
NBC |
19.9
| 28 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
19.8
| What's Happening!!
| 30 |
Lou Grant |
CBS |
19.7
|
|
September 1979–April 1980
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
28.4
| 2 |
Three's Company |
ABC |
26.3
| 3 |
That's Incredible! |
25.8
| 4 |
Alice |
CBS |
25.3
| M*A*S*H
| 6 |
Dallas |
25.0
| 7 |
Flo |
24.4
| 8 |
The Jeffersons |
24.3
| 9 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
24.1
| 10 |
One Day at a Time |
23.0
| 11 |
Archie Bunker's Place |
22.9
| 12 |
Eight Is Enough |
ABC |
22.8
| 13 |
Taxi |
22.4
| 14 |
House Calls |
CBS |
22.1
| Real People |
NBC
| 16 |
Little House on the Prairie |
21.8
| 17 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
21.7
| 18 |
CHiPs |
NBC |
21.5
| 19 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
CBS |
21.2
| 20 |
Charlie's Angels |
ABC |
20.9
| Barney Miller
| 22 |
WKRP in Cincinnati |
CBS |
20.7
| 23 |
Benson |
ABC |
20.6
| The Love Boat
| 25 |
Soap |
20.5
| 26 |
Diff'rent Strokes |
NBC |
20.3
| 27 |
Mork & Mindy |
ABC |
20.2
| 28 |
Fantasy Island |
20.1
| 29 |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe |
20.0
| ABC Sunday Night Movie
| Vega$
| Knots Landing |
CBS
|
|
September 1980–April 1981
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Dallas |
CBS |
34.5
| 2 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
27.3
| 3 |
60 Minutes |
27.0
| 4 |
M*A*S*H |
25.7
| 5 |
The Love Boat |
ABC |
24.3
| 6 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
23.5
| 7 |
Alice |
22.9
| 8 |
House Calls |
22.4
| Three's Company |
ABC
| 10 |
Little House on the Prairie |
NBC |
22.1
| 11 |
One Day at a Time |
CBS |
22.0
| 12 |
Real People |
NBC |
21.5
| 13 |
Archie Bunker's Place |
CBS |
21.4
| 14 |
Magnum, P.I. |
21.0
| 15 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
20.8
| Too Close for Comfort
| 17 |
Fantasy Island |
20.7
| Trapper John, M.D. |
CBS
| Diff'rent Strokes |
NBC
| 20 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
20.6
| Laverne & Shirley
| 22 |
That's Incredible! |
20.5
| 23 |
Hart to Hart |
19.9
| 24 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
19.4
| CHiPs |
NBC
| 26 |
The Facts of Life |
19.3
| 27 |
Lou Grant |
CBS |
19.1
| 28 |
Knots Landing |
19.0
| 29 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
18.8
| 30 |
The Waltons |
CBS |
18.6
|
|
September 1981–April 1982
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Dallas |
CBS |
28.4
| 2 |
60 Minutes |
27.7
| 3 |
The Jeffersons |
23.4
| 4 |
Three's Company |
ABC |
23.3
| 5 |
Alice |
CBS |
22.7
| 6 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
22.6
| Too Close for Comfort |
ABC
| 8 |
ABC Monday Night Movie |
22.5
| 9 |
M*A*S*H |
CBS |
22.3
| 10 |
One Day at a Time |
22.0
| 11 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
21.8
| 12 |
Archie Bunker's Place |
CBS |
21.6
| 13 |
Falcon Crest |
21.4
| 14 |
The Love Boat |
ABC |
21.2
| 15 |
Hart to Hart |
21.1
| Trapper John, M.D. |
CBS
| 17 |
Magnum, P.I. |
20.9
| 18 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
20.6
| 19 |
Dynasty |
20.2
| 20 |
Laverne & Shirley |
19.9
| 21 |
Real People |
NBC |
19.7
| 22 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
19.5
| 23 |
House Calls |
CBS |
19.2
| 24 |
The Facts of Life |
NBC |
19.1
| Little House on the Prairie
| 26 |
The Fall Guy |
ABC |
19.0
| 27 |
Hill Street Blues |
NBC |
18.6
| 28 |
That's Incredible! |
ABC |
18.4
| T.J. Hooker
| 30 |
Fantasy Island |
18.3
|
|
September 1982–April 1983
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
25.5
| 2 |
Dallas |
24.6
| 3 |
M*A*S*H |
22.6
| Magnum, P.I.
| 5 |
Dynasty |
ABC |
22.4
| 6 |
Three's Company |
21.2
| 7 |
Simon & Simon |
CBS |
21.0
| 8 |
Falcon Crest |
20.7
| 9 |
The Love Boat |
ABC |
20.3
| 10 |
The A-Team |
NBC |
20.1
| Monday Night Football |
ABC
| 12 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
20.0
| Newhart
| 14 |
The Fall Guy |
ABC |
19.4
| 15 |
9 to 5 |
19.3
| 16 |
One Day at a Time |
CBS |
19.1
| 17 |
Hart to Hart |
ABC |
18.9
| 18 |
Gloria |
CBS |
18.7
| Trapper John, M.D.
| 20 |
Knots Landing |
18.6
| 21 |
Hill Street Blues |
NBC |
18.4
| 22 |
That's Incredible! |
ABC |
18.3
| Archie Bunker's Place |
CBS
| 24 |
ABC Monday Night Movie |
ABC |
18.0
| 25 |
Laverne & Shirley |
17.8
| 26 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
17.6
| 27 |
CBS Tuesday Night Movie |
CBS |
17.5
| 28 |
Happy Days |
ABC |
17.4
| Little House: A New Beginning |
NBC
| 30 |
Real People |
17.2
| The Dukes of Hazzard |
CBS
|
|
September 1983–April 1984
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Dallas |
CBS |
25.7
| 2 |
60 Minutes |
24.2
| 3 |
Dynasty |
ABC |
24.1
| 4 |
The A-Team |
NBC |
24.0
| 5 |
Simon & Simon |
CBS |
23.8
| 6 |
Magnum, P.I. |
22.4
| 7 |
Falcon Crest |
22.0
| 8 |
Kate & Allie |
21.9
| 9 |
Hotel |
ABC |
21.1
| 10 |
Cagney & Lacey |
CBS |
20.9
| 11 |
Knots Landing |
20.8
| 12 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
20.4
| ABC Monday Night Movie
| 14 |
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes |
NBC |
20.3
| 15 |
AfterMASH |
CBS |
20.1
| 16 |
The Fall Guy |
ABC |
19.9
| 17 |
The Love Boat |
19.0
| 18 |
Riptide |
NBC |
18.8
| 19 |
The Jeffersons |
CBS |
18.6
| 20 |
Scarecrow & Mrs. King |
18.3
| 21 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
18.1
| NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC
| 23 |
Newhart |
CBS |
18.0
| 24 |
The Facts of Life |
NBC |
17.3
| 25 |
CBS Tuesday Night Movie |
CBS |
17.2
| Webster |
ABC
| Alice |
CBS
| Knight Rider |
NBC
| Hardcastle and McCormick |
ABC
| 30 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
CBS |
17.0
|
|
September 1984–April 1985
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Dynasty |
ABC |
25.0
| 2 |
Dallas |
CBS |
24.7
| 3 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
24.2
| 4 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
22.2
| 5 |
Family Ties |
NBC |
22.1
| 6 |
The A-Team |
21.9
| 7 |
Simon & Simon |
CBS |
21.8
| 8 |
Murder, She Wrote |
20.1
| 9 |
Knots Landing |
20.0
| 10 |
Falcon Crest |
19.9
| Crazy Like a Fox
| 12 |
Hotel |
ABC |
19.7
| Cheers |
NBC
| 14 |
Riptide |
19.2
| 15 |
Magnum, P.I. |
CBS |
19.1
| 16 |
Newhart |
18.4
| 17 |
Kate & Allie |
18.3
| 18 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
18.2
| 19 |
Highway to Heaven |
17.7
| 20 |
Night Court |
17.6
| 21 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
17.5
| 22 |
Scarecrow & Mrs. King |
CBS |
17.1
| TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes |
NBC
| The Fall Guy |
ABC
| 25 |
Monday Night Football |
17.0
| Remington Steele |
NBC
| Webster |
ABC
| 28 |
Cagney & Lacey |
CBS |
16.9
| 29 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
16.8
| 30 |
Hill Street Blues |
NBC |
16.6
|
|
September 1985–April 1986
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
33.7
| 2 |
Family Ties |
30.0
| 3 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
25.3
| 4 |
60 Minutes |
23.9
| 5 |
Cheers |
NBC |
23.7
| 6 |
Dallas |
CBS |
21.9
| 7 |
Dynasty |
ABC |
21.8
| The Golden Girls |
NBC
| 9 |
Miami Vice |
21.3
| 10 |
Who's the Boss? |
ABC |
21.1
| 11 |
Night Court |
NBC |
20.9
| 12 |
CBS Sunday Night Movie |
CBS |
20.5
| 13 |
Highway to Heaven |
NBC |
20.1
| 14 |
Kate & Allie |
CBS |
20.0
| 15 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
19.8
| 16 |
Newhart |
CBS |
19.6
| 17 |
Knots Landing |
19.5
| Growing Pains |
ABC
| 19 |
You Again? |
NBC |
19.2
| 20 |
227 |
18.8
| 21 |
NBC Sunday Night Movie |
18.5
| 22 |
Hotel |
ABC |
18.3
| NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC
| 24 |
Moonlighting |
ABC |
18.1
| Falcon Crest |
CBS
| Valerie |
NBC
| 27 |
The Facts of Life |
17.7
| 28 |
Scarecrow & Mrs. King |
CBS |
17.4
| 29 |
Simon & Simon |
17.2
| 30 |
The A-Team |
NBC |
16.9
|
|
September 1986–April 1987
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
34.9
| 2 |
Family Ties |
32.7
| 3 |
Cheers |
27.2
| 4 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
25.4
| 5 |
The Golden Girls |
NBC |
24.5
| 6 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
23.3
| 7 |
Night Court |
NBC |
23.2
| 8 |
Growing Pains |
ABC |
22.7
| 9 |
Moonlighting |
22.4
| 10 |
Who's the Boss? |
22.0
| 11 |
Dallas |
CBS |
21.3
| 12 |
Newhart |
19.5
| 13 |
Amen |
NBC |
19.4
| 14 |
227 |
18.9
| 15 |
Matlock |
18.6
| CBS Sunday Night Movie |
CBS
| NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC
| 18 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
18.4
| 19 |
Kate & Allie |
CBS |
18.3
| 20 |
NBC Sunday Night Movie |
NBC |
18.2
| 21 |
L.A. Law |
17.4
| My Sister Sam |
CBS
| 23 |
Falcon Crest |
17.3
| 24 |
Highway to Heaven |
NBC |
17.2
| Dynasty |
ABC
| 26 |
Knots Landing |
CBS |
16.8
| Miami Vice |
NBC
| 28 |
ALF |
16.5
| Hunter
| 30 |
Head of the Class |
ABC |
16.4
|
|
September 1987–April 1988
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
27.8
| 2 |
A Different World |
25.0
| 3 |
Cheers |
23.4
| 4 |
The Golden Girls |
21.8
| 5 |
Growing Pains |
ABC |
21.3
| 6 |
Who's the Boss? |
21.2
| 7 |
Night Court |
NBC |
20.8
| 8 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
20.6
| 9 |
Murder, She Wrote |
20.2
| 10 |
ALF |
NBC |
18.8
| The Wonder Years |
ABC
| 12 |
Moonlighting |
18.3
| L.A. Law |
NBC
| 14 |
Matlock |
17.8
| 15 |
Amen |
17.5
| 16 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
17.4
| 17 |
Family Ties |
NBC |
17.3
| 18 |
CBS Sunday Night Movie |
CBS |
17.2
| 19 |
In the Heat of the Night |
NBC |
17.0
| 20 |
My Two Dads |
16.9
| Valerie's Family
| 22 |
Dallas |
CBS |
16.8
| 23 |
NBC Sunday Night Movie |
NBC |
16.7
| Head of the Class |
ABC
| 25 |
Newhart |
CBS |
16.5
| 26 |
NBC Monday Night Movie |
NBC |
16.4
| 27 |
227 |
16.3
| 28 |
Day by Day |
16.2
| 29 |
Hunter |
16.1
| 30 |
Aaron's Way |
16.0
|
|
October 1988–April 1989
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
25.6
| 2 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
23.8
| 3 |
A Different World |
NBC |
23.0
| 4 |
Cheers |
22.3
| 5 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
21.7
| 6 |
The Golden Girls |
NBC |
21.4
| 7 |
Who's the Boss? |
ABC |
20.8
| 8 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
19.9
| 9 |
Empty Nest |
NBC |
19.2
| 10 |
Anything but Love |
ABC |
19.0
| 11 |
Dear John |
NBC |
18.5
| 12 |
Matlock |
17.7
| 13 |
L.A. Law |
17.6
| Growing Pains |
ABC
| 15 |
ALF |
NBC |
17.5
| Monday Night Football |
ABC
| 17 |
Unsolved Mysteries |
NBC |
17.4
| 18 |
In the Heat of the Night |
17.3
| 19 |
Hunter |
17.2
| 20 |
Head of the Class |
ABC |
17.1
| 21 |
Night Court |
NBC |
16.9
| 22 |
The Hogan Family |
16.3
| NBC Sunday Night Movie
| The Wonder Years |
ABC
| 25 |
Amen |
NBC |
16.2
| NBC Monday Night Movie
| 27 |
Knots Landing |
CBS |
16.1
| CBS Sunday Movie
| 29 |
ABC Mystery Movie |
ABC |
15.4
| Dallas |
CBS
|
|
September 1989–April 1990
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Cosby Show |
NBC |
23.1
| Roseanne |
ABC
| 3 |
Cheers |
NBC |
22.7
| 4 |
A Different World |
21.1
| 5 |
America's Funniest Home Videos |
ABC |
20.9
| 6 |
The Golden Girls |
NBC |
20.1
| 7 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
19.7
| 8 |
The Wonder Years |
ABC |
19.2
| 9 |
Empty Nest |
NBC |
18.9
| 10 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
18.1
| 11 |
Unsolved Mysteries |
NBC |
18.0
| 12 |
Who's the Boss? |
ABC |
17.9
| 13 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
17.7
| Chicken Soup |
ABC
| 15 |
Grand |
NBC |
17.6
| 16 |
L.A. Law |
17.4
| 17 |
Dear John |
17.2
| 18 |
Coach |
ABC |
17.0
| 19 |
In the Heat of the Night |
NBC |
16.9
| 20 |
Matlock |
16.6
| 21 |
Growing Pains |
ABC |
15.4
| 22 |
Full House |
15.3
| Designing Women |
CBS
| 24 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
14.9
| Hunter |
NBC
| 26 |
Head of the Class |
ABC |
14.8
| 27 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
14.7
| 28 |
The Simpsons |
FOX |
14.5
| Night Court |
NBC
| Doogie Howser, M.D. |
ABC
|
|
September 1990–April 1991
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Cheers |
NBC |
21.3
| 2 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
20.6
| 3 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
18.1
| 4 |
A Different World |
NBC |
17.5
| 5 |
The Cosby Show |
17.1
| 6 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
16.9
| 7 |
Empty Nest |
NBC |
16.7
| America's Funniest Home Videos |
ABC
| 9 |
Monday Night Football |
16.6
| 10 |
The Golden Girls |
NBC |
16.5
| Designing Women |
CBS
| 12 |
Murder, She Wrote |
16.4
| 13 |
America's Funniest People |
ABC |
16.3
| 14 |
Full House |
15.9
| 15 |
Family Matters |
15.8
| 16 |
Unsolved Mysteries |
NBC |
15.7
| 17 |
Matlock |
15.5
| 18 |
Coach |
ABC |
15.3
| 19 |
Who's the Boss? |
15.0
| CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS
| 21 |
In the Heat of the Night |
NBC |
14.9
| Major Dad |
CBS
| 23 |
L.A. Law |
NBC |
14.8
| 24 |
Doogie Howser, M.D. |
ABC |
14.7
| 25 |
Grand |
NBC |
14.6
| 26 |
Head of the Class |
ABC |
14.5
| 27 |
Growing Pains |
14.3
| Baby Talk
| Davis Rules
| 30 |
The Wonder Years |
14.2
|
|
September 1991–April 1992
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
21.9
| 2 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
19.9
| 3 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
18.6
| 4 |
Cheers |
NBC |
17.5
| Home Improvement |
ABC
| 6 |
Designing Women |
CBS |
17.3
| 7 |
Full House |
ABC |
17.0
| 8 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
16.9
| 9 |
Major Dad |
16.8
| 10 |
Coach |
ABC |
16.7
| Room for Two
| 12 |
Monday Night Football |
16.6
| 13 |
Unsolved Mysteries |
NBC |
16.5
| 14 |
CBS Sunday Night Movie |
CBS |
15.9
| 15 |
Evening Shade |
15.6
| 16 |
Northern Exposure |
15.5
| 17 |
A Different World |
NBC |
15.2
| 18 |
The Cosby Show |
15.0
| 19 |
Wings |
14.6
| 20 |
America's Funniest Home Videos |
ABC |
14.5
| 21 |
20/20 |
14.4
| 22 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
NBC |
14.3
| Empty Nest
| 24 |
NBC Monday Movie |
13.9
| 25 |
America's Funniest People |
ABC |
13.8
| ABC Monday Movie
| 27 |
Family Matters |
13.5
| 28 |
L.A. Law |
NBC |
13.3
| 29 |
48 Hours |
CBS |
13.2
| 30 |
In the Heat of the Night |
NBC |
13.1
| The Golden Girls
|
|
September 1992–April 1993
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
21.9
| 2 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
20.7
| 3 |
Home Improvement |
19.4
| 4 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
17.9
| 5 |
Murder, She Wrote |
17.7
| 6 |
Coach |
ABC |
17.5
| 7 |
Monday Night Football |
16.7
| 8 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
16.1
| Cheers |
NBC
| 10 |
Full House |
ABC |
15.8
| 11 |
Northern Exposure |
CBS |
15.2
| 12 |
20/20 |
ABC |
15.1
| Rescue 911 |
CBS
| 14 |
CBS Tuesday Movie |
14.8
| 15 |
Love & War |
14.7
| 16 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
NBC |
14.6
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper |
ABC
| The Jackie Thomas Show
| 19 |
Evening Shade |
CBS |
14.5
| 20 |
Hearts Afire |
14.3
| 21 |
Unsolved Mysteries |
NBC |
14.2
| 22 |
Primetime Live |
ABC |
14.1
| 23 |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman |
CBS |
14.0
| 24 |
NBC Monday Movie |
NBC |
13.9
| 25 |
Seinfeld |
13.7
| 26 |
48 Hours |
CBS |
13.5
| Blossom |
NBC
| 28 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
13.3
| Matlock
| 30 |
Wings |
NBC |
13.0
| The Simpsons |
FOX
|
|
September 1993–April 1994
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
20.9
| 2 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
20.4
| 3 |
Seinfeld |
NBC |
19.4
| 4 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
19.1
| 5 |
Grace Under Fire |
17.7
| 6 |
Coach |
17.4
| 7 |
Frasier |
NBC |
16.8
| 8 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
16.5
| 9 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
16.3
| 10 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
16.2
| 11 |
Murder, She Wrote |
16.0
| 12 |
Thunder Alley |
ABC |
15.9
| 13 |
Love & War |
CBS |
14.5
| 14 |
Northern Exposure |
14.4
| 15 |
20/20 |
ABC |
14.3
| 16 |
Full House |
14.2
| 17 |
Primetime Live |
14.0
| 18 |
NYPD Blue |
13.9
| Wings |
NBC
| 20 |
Turning Point |
ABC |
13.8
| 21 |
Dave's World |
CBS |
13.7
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
NBC
| 23 |
NBC Monday Movie |
13.6
| 24 |
Homicide: Life on the Street |
13.5
| 25 |
CBS Tuesday Movie |
CBS |
13.3
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
| 27 |
Phenom |
ABC |
13.2
| Evening Shade |
CBS
| Rescue 911
| 30 |
ABC Sunday Night Movie |
ABC |
12.6
| Family Matters
|
|
September 1994–April 1995
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Seinfeld |
NBC |
20.6
| 2 |
ER |
20.0
| 3 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
19.5
| 4 |
Grace Under Fire |
18.6
| 5 |
Monday Night Football |
17.7
| 6 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
17.2
| 7 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
16.5
| 8 |
Murder, She Wrote |
CBS |
15.6
| Friends |
NBC
| 10 |
Roseanne |
ABC |
15.5
| 11 |
Mad About You |
NBC |
15.2
| 12 |
Madman of the People |
14.9
| 13 |
Ellen |
ABC |
14.8
| 14 |
Hope and Gloria |
NBC |
14.6
| 15 |
Frasier |
14.5
| 16 |
Murphy Brown |
CBS |
14.1
| 17 |
20/20 |
ABC |
14.0
| 18 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
13.7
| 19 |
NBC Monday Movie |
NBC |
13.6
| 20 |
Me and the Boys |
ABC |
13.1
| 21 |
Dave's World |
CBS |
12.9
| 22 |
Cybill |
12.8
| 23 |
ABC Sunday Movie |
ABC |
12.7
| 24 |
The Nanny |
CBS |
12.5
| 25 |
Full House |
ABC |
12.4
| 26 |
Wings |
NBC |
12.3
| 27 |
Law & Order |
12.2
| 28 |
NBC Sunday Night Movie |
12.0
| 29 |
Chicago Hope |
CBS |
11.7
| ABC Monday Night Movie |
ABC
| The Martin Short Show |
NBC
| Primetime Live |
ABC
|
|
September 1995–May 1996
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
ER |
NBC |
22.0
| 2 |
Seinfeld |
21.2
| 3 |
Friends |
18.7
| 4 |
Caroline in the City |
18.0
| 5 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
17.1
| 6 |
The Single Guy |
NBC |
16.7
| 7 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
16.1
| 8 |
Boston Common |
NBC |
15.6
| 9 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
14.2
| 10 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
14.1
| 11 |
20/20 |
13.6
| Frasier |
NBC
| 13 |
Grace Under Fire |
ABC |
13.2
| 14 |
NBC Monday Movie |
NBC |
12.9
| Coach |
ABC
| 16 |
The Nanny |
CBS |
12.5
| Roseanne |
ABC
| 18 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
CBS |
12.3
| Primetime Live |
ABC
| Murphy Brown |
CBS
| 21 |
NBC Sunday Movie |
NBC |
12.2
| 22 |
3rd Rock from the Sun |
12.1
| 23 |
Chicago Hope |
CBS |
11.9
| 24 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
11.4
| CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS
| The Naked Truth |
ABC
| Can't Hurry Love |
CBS
| 28 |
Dateline NBC — Tuesday |
NBC |
11.3
| Dateline NBC — Wednesday
| 30 |
The Dana Carvey Show |
ABC |
11.2
|
|
September 1996–May 1997
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
ER |
NBC |
21.2
| 2 |
Seinfeld |
20.5
| 3 |
Suddenly Susan |
17.0
| 4 |
Friends |
16.8
| The Naked Truth
| 6 |
Fired Up |
16.5
| 7 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
16.0
| 8 |
The Single Guy |
NBC |
14.1
| 9 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
14.0
| 10 |
Touched by an Angel |
CBS |
13.6
| 11 |
60 Minutes |
13.3
| 12 |
20/20 |
ABC |
12.8
| 13 |
NYPD Blue |
12.5
| 14 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
12.1
| 15 |
Primetime Live |
ABC |
11.9
| 16 |
Frasier |
NBC |
11.8
| 17 |
Spin City |
ABC |
11.7
| 18 |
NBC Sunday Movie |
NBC |
11.5
| The Drew Carey Show |
ABC
| 20 |
Dateline NBC — Tuesday |
NBC |
11.4
| 21 |
Cosby |
CBS |
11.2
| The X-Files |
FOX
| 23 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
CBS |
11.0
| Mad About You |
NBC
| Caroline in the City
| NBC Monday Movie
| 27 |
Law & Order |
10.8
| 3rd Rock from the Sun
| 29 |
Ellen |
ABC |
10.6
| 30 |
Chicago Hope |
CBS |
10.5
| Dateline NBC — Friday |
NBC
| Cybill |
CBS
|
|
September 1997–May 1998
Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (in millions)
1 |
Seinfeld |
NBC |
34.1
| 2 |
ER |
30.2
| 3 |
Veronica's Closet |
24.4
| 4 |
Friends |
24.0
| 5 |
Touched by an Angel |
CBS |
21.8
| 6 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
21.0
| 7 |
Union Square |
NBC |
19.9
| 8 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
19.8
| 9 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
19.4
| 10 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
18.4
| 11 |
The X-Files |
FOX |
17.1
| 12 |
Just Shoot Me! |
NBC |
17.0
| 13 |
The Drew Carey Show |
ABC |
16.7
| 14 |
Frasier |
NBC |
16.7
| 15 |
King of the Hill |
FOX |
16.3
| 16 |
Dateline NBC — Monday |
NBC |
15.4
| 17 |
Dateline NBC — Tuesday |
NBC |
15.3
| 18 |
The Simpsons |
FOX |
15.3
| 19 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
15.0
| 20 |
20/20 — Friday |
ABC |
15.0
| 21 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
CBS |
14.4
| 22 |
NBC Sunday Night Movie |
NBC |
14.2
| 23 |
Primetime Live |
ABC |
14.2
| 24 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
14.1
| 25 |
Dharma & Greg |
ABC |
13.9
| 26 |
Diagnosis: Murder |
CBS |
13.9
| 27 |
20/20 — Monday |
ABC |
13.9
| 28 |
Cosby |
CBS |
13.8
| 29 |
Soul Man |
ABC |
13.6
| 30 |
Hiller and Diller |
ABC |
13.5
|
|
September 1998–May 1999
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
ER |
NBC |
17.8
| 2 |
Friends |
15.7
| 3 |
Frasier |
15.6
| 4 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
14.9
| 5 |
Veronica's Closet |
NBC |
13.7
| Jesse
| 7 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
13.2
| 8 |
Touched by an Angel |
13.1
| 9 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
12.0
| 10 |
Home Improvement |
ABC |
11.0
| 11 |
Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS |
10.6
| 12 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
10.5
| 13 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
10.1
| 14 |
The Drew Carey Show |
ABC |
9.9
| 20/20 — Friday
| 16 |
Providence |
NBC |
9.8
| 20/20 — Wednesday |
ABC
| JAG |
CBS
| 19 |
Dateline NBC — Tuesday |
NBC |
9.7
| Dateline NBC — Monday
| Becker |
CBS
| CBS Tuesday Movie
| 23 |
Ally McBeal |
FOX |
9.6
| 24 |
Dharma & Greg |
ABC |
9.3
| 25 |
Spin City |
9.2
| Walker, Texas Ranger |
CBS
| Dateline NBC — Friday |
NBC
| 28 |
The X-Files |
FOX |
9.1
| NBC Sunday Night Movie |
NBC
| 30 |
60 Minutes II |
CBS |
9.0
| Diagnosis: Murder
|
|
September 1999–May 2000
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Tuesday |
ABC |
18.6
| 2 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Thursday |
17.5
| 3 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Sunday |
17.1
| 4 |
ER |
NBC |
16.9
| 5 |
Friends |
14.0
| 6 |
Frasier |
13.6
| 7 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
13.5
| 8 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
12.0
| 9 |
The Practice |
ABC |
11.8
| 10 |
Touched by an Angel |
CBS |
11.6
| 11 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
11.5
| 12 |
Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS |
11.4
| 13 |
Jesse |
NBC |
11.3
| 14 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
10.9
| 15 |
Stark Raving Mad |
NBC |
10.7
| NYPD Blue |
ABC
| 17 |
Dharma & Greg |
10.5
| 18 |
Becker |
CBS |
10.4
| 19 |
Judging Amy |
10.2
| 20 |
JAG |
9.7
| 21 |
The Drew Carey Show |
ABC |
9.5
| 22 |
Providence |
NBC |
9.4
| 23 |
60 Minutes II |
CBS |
9.3
| 24 |
The West Wing |
NBC |
9.1
| ABC Monday Movie |
ABC
| Spin City
| 27 |
Family Law |
CBS |
9.0
| 28 |
Dateline NBC — Friday |
NBC |
8.9
| Malcolm in the Middle |
FOX
| 30 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
8.8
| CBS Wednesday Movie |
CBS
|
|
September 2000–May 2001
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Survivor |
CBS |
17.4
| 2 |
ER |
NBC |
15.0
| 3 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Wednesday |
ABC |
13.7
| 4 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Tuesday |
13.0
| 5 |
Friends |
NBC |
12.6
| Monday Night Football |
ABC
| Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS
| 8 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Sunday |
ABC |
12.4
| 9 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
12.3
| 10 |
The Practice |
ABC |
11.7
| 11 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Thursday |
11.6
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS
| The West Wing |
NBC
| 14 |
Will & Grace |
11.3
| 15 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
11.1
| 16 |
Becker |
10.9
| 17 |
Temptation Island |
FOX |
10.7
| Frasier |
NBC
| 19 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Friday |
ABC |
10.5
| 20 |
Just Shoot Me! |
NBC |
10.4
| 21 |
Judging Amy |
CBS |
9.9
| 22 |
Cursed/The Weber Show |
NBC |
9.7
| NYPD Blue |
ABC
| Touched by an Angel |
CBS
| 25 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
9.6
| 26 |
JAG |
CBS |
9.2
| 27 |
The King of Queens |
8.9
| 28 |
Yes, Dear |
8.7
| 29 |
Family Law |
8.6
| The District
| CBS Sunday Movie
|
|
September 2001–May 2002
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Friends |
NBC |
15.0
| 2 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
14.5
| 3 |
ER |
NBC |
14.2
| 4 |
Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS |
12.8
| 5 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
12.6
| 6 |
Survivor |
CBS |
11.8
| 7 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
11.5
| 8 |
The West Wing |
NBC |
11.4
| 9 |
Will & Grace |
11.0
| Leap of Faith
| 11 |
Becker |
CBS |
10.7
| 12 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
10.4
| 13 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
10.1
| 14 |
Frasier |
NBC |
9.9
| JAG |
CBS
| 16 |
Inside Schwartz |
NBC |
9.8
| Judging Amy |
CBS
| 18 |
Just Shoot Me! |
NBC |
9.3
| 19 |
The King of Queens |
CBS |
8.9
| 20 |
Yes, Dear |
8.8
| Crossing Jordan |
NBC
| 22 |
The Guardian |
CBS |
8.4
| 23 |
The Practice |
ABC |
8.3
| NYPD Blue
| 25 |
Baby Bob |
CBS |
8.1
| Dateline NBC — Friday |
NBC
| 27 |
Fear Factor |
7.9
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Providence
| 30 |
60 Minutes II |
CBS |
7.7
| Family Law
|
|
September 2002–May 2003
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
16.3
| 2 |
Friends |
NBC |
13.9
| 3 |
Joe Millionaire |
FOX |
13.3
| 4 |
ER |
NBC |
13.1
| 5 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
12.6
| 6 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
12.5
| 7 |
Survivor (Thailand & Amazon) |
CBS |
11.9
| Everybody Loves Raymond
| 9 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
11.7
| 10 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
11.4
| 11 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
11.0
| Will & Grace |
NBC
| 13 |
Scrubs |
10.3
| 14 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
10.1
| 15 |
Without a Trace |
CBS |
10.0
| 16 |
The Bachelor/The Bachelorette |
ABC |
9.9
| 17 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
9.6
| 18 |
Judging Amy |
9.5
| 19 |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
NBC |
9.4
| Still Standing |
CBS
| 21 |
The West Wing |
NBC |
9.0
| 22 |
JAG |
CBS |
8.9
| 23 |
Good Morning, Miami |
NBC |
8.7
| 24 |
Yes, Dear |
CBS |
8.6
| 25 |
The King of Queens |
8.5
| 26 |
Frasier |
NBC |
8.4
| 27 |
The Guardian |
CBS |
8.3
| 28 |
My Big Fat Greek Life |
8.0
| 29 |
NYPD Blue |
ABC |
7.8
| 30 |
Fear Factor |
NBC |
7.7
|
|
September 2003–May 2004
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
15.9
| 2 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
14.9
| 3 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
14.1
| 4 |
Friends |
NBC |
13.6
| 5 |
The Apprentice |
13.0
| 6 |
ER |
12.9
| 7 |
Survivor |
CBS |
12.3
| 8 |
CSI: Miami |
11.9
| 9 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
11.2
| Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS
| 11 |
Without a Trace |
11.1
| 12 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
10.8
| 13 |
Will & Grace |
10.4
| 14 |
My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance |
FOX |
9.9
| Two and a Half Men |
CBS
| 16 |
60 Minutes |
9.4
| 17 |
Cold Case |
9.3
| 18 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
8.7
| 19 |
Crossing Jordan |
8.6
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| 21 |
The Bachelor/The Bachelorette |
ABC |
8.3
| 22 |
Fear Factor |
NBC |
7.9
| 23 |
The West Wing |
7.8
| CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS
| Navy: NCIS
| 26 |
Judging Amy |
7.7
| Still Standing
| 28 |
Las Vegas |
NBC |
7.6
| 29 |
Average Joe |
7.4
| 30 |
Frasier |
7.3
| The King of Queens |
CBS
|
|
September 2004–May 2005
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
16.5
| 2 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
15.7
| 3 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
15.3
| 4 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
14.5
| 5 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
12.4
| 6 |
Without a Trace |
12.3
| 7 |
Survivor |
12.0
| 8 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
11.6
| 9 |
Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS |
11.2
| 10 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
10.8
| 11 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
10.6
| 12 |
ER |
NBC |
10.4
| 13 |
Lost |
ABC |
9.8
| 14 |
Cold Case |
CBS |
9.7
| The Apprentice |
NBC
| 16 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
9.2
| 60 Minutes |
CBS
| 18 |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition |
ABC |
9.1
| Medium |
NBC
| 20 |
Law & Order |
8.9
| CSI: NY |
CBS
| 22 |
NCIS |
8.8
| 23 |
House |
FOX |
8.3
| 24 |
Boston Legal |
ABC |
8.1
| 25 |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
NBC |
7.9
| 26 |
Crossing Jordan |
7.7
| 27 |
CBS Sunday Movie |
CBS |
7.6
| The Amazing Race
| 29 |
Judging Amy |
7.4
| The West Wing |
NBC
|
|
September 2005–May 2006
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
17.6
| 2 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
17.2
| 3 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
15.6
| 4 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
13.8
| 5 |
Grey's Anatomy |
12.5
| 6 |
Without a Trace |
CBS |
12.3
| 7 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
12.0
| 8 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
11.8
| 9 |
Monday Night Football |
ABC |
10.6
| House |
FOX
| 11 |
Survivor |
CBS |
10.3
| 12 |
NCIS |
9.8
| 13 |
Two and a Half Men |
9.7
| The Unit
| 15 |
Dancing with the Stars — Results |
ABC |
9.6
| Deal or No Deal — Monday |
NBC
| 17 |
Cold Case |
CBS |
9.3
| 18 |
Lost |
ABC |
9.2
| CSI: NY |
CBS
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC
| 21 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
9.0
| Deal or No Deal — Wednesday |
NBC
| 23 |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition |
ABC |
8.6
| 24 |
Commander in Chief |
8.4
| 25 |
The New Adventures of Old Christine |
CBS |
8.3
| Unan1mous |
FOX
| 27 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
8.2
| 28 |
24 |
FOX |
8.1
| ER |
NBC
| 30 |
Out of Practice |
CBS |
7.8
|
|
September 2006–May 2007
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
17.3
| 2 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
16.8
| 3 |
Dancing with the Stars — Monday |
ABC |
12.7
| Dancing with the Stars — Tuesday
| Dancing with the Stars — Wednesday
| 6 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
12.2
| 7 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
12.1
| 8 |
House |
FOX |
11.1
| 9 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
10.8
| 10 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
10.7
| 11 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
10.5
| 12 |
Without a Trace |
CBS |
9.4
| 13 |
Deal or No Deal — Monday |
NBC |
9.2
| 14 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
9.1
| 15 |
NCIS |
9.0
| 16 |
CSI: NY |
8.9
| Cold Case
| 18 |
Criminal Minds |
8.8
| Survivor
| 20 |
60 Minutes |
8.7
| Shark
| 22 |
Lost |
ABC |
8.3
| 23 |
Heroes |
NBC |
8.0
| 24 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
7.9
| 25 |
Rules of Engagement |
CBS |
7.8
| 26 |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition |
ABC |
7.7
| 27 |
Ugly Betty |
7.4
| ER |
NBC
| 24 |
FOX
| 30 |
Brothers & Sisters |
ABC |
7.3
| The King of Queens |
CBS
| Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? |
FOX
|
|
September 2007–May 2008
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
16.1
| 2 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
15.9
| 3 |
Dancing with the Stars — Monday |
ABC |
14.0
| 4 |
Dancing with the Stars — Wednesday |
12.6
| 5 |
Dancing with the Stars — Tuesday |
12.3
| 6 |
Desperate Housewives |
11.6
| 7 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
10.6
| 8 |
House |
FOX |
10.5
| 9 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
10.4
| 10 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
9.7
| 11 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
9.2
| NCIS
| 13 |
Without a Trace |
8.8
| The Moment of Truth |
FOX
| 15 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
8.5
| Survivor
| 17 |
60 Minutes |
8.4
| 18 |
Criminal Minds |
8.2
| 19 |
Samantha Who? |
ABC |
8.0
| 20 |
Lost |
7.9
| 21 |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition |
7.8
| 22 |
Brothers & Sisters |
7.6
| CSI: NY |
CBS
| Heroes |
NBC
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| 26 |
Private Practice |
ABC |
7.3
| 27 |
Law & Order |
NBC |
7.2
| 28 |
Cold Case |
CBS |
7.1
| Deal or No Deal — Monday |
NBC
| 30 |
Shark |
CBS |
7.0
| The Unit
| Hell's Kitchen |
FOX
|
|
September 2008–May 2009
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
15.1
| 2 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
14.6
| 3 |
Dancing with the Stars — Monday |
ABC |
12.9
| 4 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
11.5
| 5 |
NCIS |
10.9
| 6 |
The Mentalist |
10.8
| 7 |
Dancing with the Stars — Tuesday |
ABC |
10.7
| 8 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
10.0
| 9 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
9.9
| 10 |
Grey's Anatomy |
9.6
| 11 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
9.4
| 12 |
Two and a Half Men |
9.1
| CSI: Miami
| 14 |
60 Minutes |
8.9
| 15 |
CSI: NY |
8.6
| 16 |
Without a Trace |
8.4
| 17 |
House |
FOX |
8.1
| 18 |
Survivor |
CBS |
7.8
| Eleventh Hour
| 20 |
Cold Case |
7.5
| The Bachelor |
ABC
| 22 |
24 |
FOX |
7.3
| 23 |
Brothers & Sisters |
ABC |
7.2
| 24 |
Rules of Engagement |
CBS |
7.1
| 25 |
Castle |
ABC |
6.9
| 26 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
6.7
| ER
| Bones |
FOX
| 29 |
Ghost Whisperer |
CBS |
6.6
| Lost |
ABC
| NUMB3RS |
CBS
|
|
September 2009–May 2010
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Tuesday |
FOX |
13.7
| 2 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
13.3
| 3 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
12.6
| 4 |
NCIS |
CBS |
11.5
| 5 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
11.3
| 6 |
The Mentalist |
CBS |
10.6
| 7 |
Dancing with the Stars — Results |
ABC |
9.9
| 8 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
9.8
| Undercover Boss
| 10 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
9.7
| 11 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
9.0
| 12 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
8.9
| 13 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
8.8
| 14 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
8.5
| Criminal Minds
| The Good Wife
| 17 |
60 Minutes |
8.4
| 18 |
CSI: Miami |
8.1
| 19 |
CSI: NY |
7.9
| Survivor
| 21 |
The Bachelor |
ABC |
7.8
| 22 |
House |
FOX |
7.5
| 23 |
Brothers & Sisters |
ABC |
7.0
| 24 |
Castle |
6.9
| Lost
| 26 |
The Amazing Race |
CBS |
6.6
| 27 |
Bones |
FOX |
6.5
| 28 |
24 |
6.4
| 29 |
Cold Case |
CBS |
6.3
| Private Practice |
ABC
|
|
September 2010–May 2011
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
14.5
| 2 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
13.8
| 3 |
American Idol — Thursday |
FOX |
13.4
| 4 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.7
| 5 |
NCIS |
CBS |
11.8
| Dancing with the Stars — Results |
ABC
| 7 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
10.1
| 8 |
The Mentalist |
9.6
| 9 |
Body of Proof |
ABC |
9.0
| 10 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
8.7
| 11 |
The Good Wife |
8.5
| 12 |
60 Minutes |
8.4
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| 14 |
The Big Bang Theory |
8.0
| Blue Bloods
| 16 |
Two and a Half Men |
7.7
| 17 |
The Voice |
NBC |
7.5
| Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS
| Desperate Housewives |
ABC
| Grey's Anatomy
| 21 |
Survivor |
CBS |
7.4
| 22 |
Harry's Law |
NBC |
7.3
| CSI: Miami |
CBS
| Castle |
ABC
| 25 |
Undercover Boss |
CBS |
7.1
| Modern Family |
ABC
| 27 |
The Bachelor |
7.0
| Bones |
FOX
| 29 |
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior |
CBS |
6.9
| Mike & Molly
|
|
September 2011–May 2012
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.4
| 2 |
NCIS |
CBS |
12.3
| 3 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
12.0
| 4 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
11.8
| 5 |
American Idol — Thursday |
11.0
| 6 |
Dancing with the Stars — Results |
ABC |
10.6
| 7 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
10.2
| 8 |
The Big Bang Theory |
9.7
| 9 |
The Mentalist |
9.3
| 10 |
The Voice |
NBC |
9.2
| 11 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
9.1
| 12 |
Person of Interest |
9.0
| 13 |
Criminal Minds |
8.6
| 14 |
60 Minutes |
8.3
| 15 |
Modern Family |
ABC |
8.1
| 16 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
8.0
| Castle |
ABC
| 18 |
Unforgettable |
CBS |
7.9
| 19 |
Blue Bloods |
7.8
| The Good Wife
| 21 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
7.6
| Grey's Anatomy |
ABC
| 23 |
The X Factor — Thursday |
FOX |
7.4
| The X Factor — Wednesday
| 25 |
Mike & Molly |
CBS |
7.2
| Rob
| 27 |
CSI: Miami |
7.1
| 28 |
2 Broke Girls |
7.0
| Desperate Housewives |
ABC
| Once Upon a Time
|
|
September 2012–May 2013
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
NCIS |
CBS |
13.5
| 2 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.4
| 3 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
11.6
| 4 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
11.0
| 5 |
Person of Interest |
10.0
| 6 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
9.9
| 7 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
9.2
| Dancing with the Stars — Results |
ABC
| 9 |
American Idol — Thursday |
FOX |
8.9
| 10 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
8.7
| The Voice |
NBC
| 12 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.5
| 13 |
The Voice — Tuesday |
NBC |
8.4
| 14 |
Elementary |
CBS |
8.3
| 15 |
Castle |
ABC |
8.1
| 16 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
8.0
| Criminal Minds
| 18 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
7.7
| Grey's Anatomy |
ABC
| The Mentalist |
CBS
| Modern Family |
ABC
| Vegas |
CBS
| 23 |
Body of Proof |
ABC |
7.3
| CSI: NY |
CBS
| The Following |
FOX
| The Good Wife |
CBS
| Survivor: Philippines
| 28 |
2 Broke Girls |
6.8
| Hawaii Five-0
| 30 |
Survivor: Caramoan |
6.7
|
|
September 2013–May 2014
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.6
| NCIS |
CBS
| 3 |
The Big Bang Theory |
12.3
| 4 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
10.3
| 5 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
10.0
| 6 |
The Blacklist |
NBC |
9.5
| 7 |
Person of Interest |
CBS |
9.0
| 8 |
The Voice |
NBC |
8.9
| 9 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.8
| 10 |
The Voice — Tuesday |
NBC |
8.6
| 11 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
8.5
| 12 |
Castle |
8.3
| 13 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
8.2
| Scandal |
ABC
| 15 |
Resurrection |
8.1
| 16 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
7.8
| 17 |
60 Minutes |
7.7
| 18 |
Elementary |
7.6
| The Good Wife
| Modern Family |
ABC
| 21 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS |
7.5
| 22 |
American Idol — Wednesday |
FOX |
7.4
| 23 |
The Mentalist |
CBS |
7.3
| 24 |
The Millers |
7.1
| 25 |
Survivor |
7.0
| American Idol — Thursday |
FOX
| 27 |
Two and a Half Men |
CBS |
6.8
| 28 |
How I Met Your Mother |
6.6
| 29 |
Chicago Fire |
NBC |
6.5
| Intelligence |
CBS
|
|
September 2014–May 2015
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.3
| 2 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
11.6
| NCIS
| 4 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
11.3
| 5 |
Empire |
FOX |
10.9
| 6 |
Thursday Night Football |
CBS |
10.6
| 7 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
9.7
| 8 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
9.0
| Madam Secretary
| Scandal |
ABC
| 11 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.8
| 12 |
The Blacklist |
NBC |
8.7
| 13 |
The Voice: Monday |
8.5
| 14 |
Scorpion |
CBS |
8.4
| 15 |
The Voice: Tuesday |
NBC |
8.3
| 16 |
The Good Wife |
CBS |
8.1
| 17 |
60 Minutes |
7.8
| Grey's Anatomy |
ABC
| Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS
| 20 |
How to Get Away with Murder |
ABC |
7.7
| Person of Interest |
CBS
| 22 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
7.6
| 23 |
Modern Family |
ABC |
7.5
| Two and a Half Men |
CBS
| 25 |
Elementary |
7.3
| The Mentalist
| Mom
| 28 |
Castle |
ABC |
7.2
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS
| CSI: Cyber
|
|
September 2015–May 2016
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
NCIS |
CBS |
12.8
| 2 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
12.6
| 3 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
12.5
| 4 |
Thursday Night Football |
10.6
| 5 |
Empire |
FOX |
10.2
| 6 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
CBS |
9.4
| 7 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
8.8
| 8 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.4
| 9 |
The Voice: Monday |
NBC |
8.2
| The X-Files |
FOX
| 11 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
7.9
| The Voice: Tuesday |
NBC
| 13 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
7.8
| Madam Secretary
| 15 |
60 Minutes |
7.7
| 16 |
Scandal |
ABC |
7.6
| Scorpion |
CBS
| 18 |
The Blacklist |
NBC |
7.3
| 19 |
How to Get Away with Murder |
ABC |
7.2
| Little Big Shots |
NBC
| 21 |
Blindspot |
7.1
| The Good Wife |
CBS
| NCIS: Los Angeles
| 24 |
Chicago Fire |
NBC |
7.0
| Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS
| 26 |
American Idol - Wednesday |
FOX |
6.9
| 27 |
American Idol - Thursday |
6.7
| 28 |
Code Black |
CBS |
6.6
| Survivor
| 30 |
Chicago Med |
NBC |
6.5
| Life in Pieces |
CBS
| Shades of Blue |
NBC
|
|
September 2016–May 2017
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
11.5
| 2 |
NCIS |
11.4
| 3 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
11.1
| 4 |
Thursday Night Football |
CBS/NBC |
9.6
| Bull |
CBS
| 6 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
9.4
| 7 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.9
| 8 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
8.5
| 9 |
Dancing with the Stars |
ABC |
8.1
| 10 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
7.8
| 11 |
60 Minutes |
7.7
| 12 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
7.6
| The Voice |
NBC
| 14 |
Designated Survivor |
ABC |
7.5
| 15 |
The Voice: Tuesday |
NBC |
7.4
| 16 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
7.3
| 17 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
6.9
| Madam Secretary
| 19 |
Empire |
FOX |
6.7
| Scorpion |
CBS
| 21 |
Chicago Fire |
NBC |
6.5
| 22 |
Chicago Med |
6.2
| Survivor |
CBS
| 24 |
Little Big Shots |
NBC |
6.1
| MacGyver |
CBS
| 26 |
Code Black |
6.0
| 27 |
The Blacklist |
NBC |
5.9
| Mom |
CBS
| 29 |
The Bachelor |
ABC |
5.8
| 30 |
Scandal |
5.7
|
|
September 2017–May 2018
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
11.1
| 2 |
NCIS |
10.3
| Sunday Night Football |
NBC
| 4 |
This Is Us |
10.2
| Roseanne |
ABC
| 6 |
Young Sheldon |
CBS |
9.5
| 7 |
The Good Doctor |
ABC |
9.3
| 8 |
Bull |
CBS |
8.9
| 9 |
Thursday Night Football |
CBS/NBC |
8.5
| 10 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
8.2
| 11 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
7.8
| 12 |
The Voice |
NBC |
7.1
| 60 Minutes |
CBS
| Grey's Anatomy |
ABC
| 15 |
Dancing with the Stars |
6.9
| 16 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS |
6.8
| The Voice: Tuesday |
NBC
| 18 |
Mom |
CBS |
6.7
| 19 |
Chicago Med |
NBC |
6.6
| NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS
| 21 |
Chicago P.D. |
NBC |
6.5
| 22 |
Chicago Fire |
6.2
| 23 |
SEAL Team |
CBS |
6.1
| Instinct
| 25 |
Criminal Minds |
6.0
| 9-1-1 |
FOX
| Dancing with the Stars: Athletes |
ABC
| 28 |
Survivor |
CBS |
5.9
| 29 |
S.W.A.T. |
5.8
| 30 |
Madam Secretary |
5.6
| American Idol - Monday |
ABC
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC
|
|
September 2018–May 2019
Rank
Program
Network
Rating
1 |
Sunday Night Football |
NBC |
10.9
| 2 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
10.6
| 3 |
NCIS |
9.6
| 4 |
Thursday Night Football |
FOX |
8.7
| Young Sheldon |
CBS
| 6 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
8.5
| 7 |
Blue Bloods |
CBS |
7.9
| FBI
| 9 |
The Good Doctor |
ABC |
7.4
| Manifest |
NBC
| 11 |
Chicago Fire |
7.2
| America's Got Talent: The Champions
| 13 |
Chicago Med |
7.0
| Bull |
CBS
| 15 |
Chicago P.D. |
NBC |
6.9
| New Amsterdam
| 17 |
NCIS: New Orleans |
CBS |
6.8
| 18 |
60 Minutes |
6.7
| 19 |
The Voice |
NBC |
6.6
| 20 |
Grey's Anatomy |
ABC |
6.5
| 21 |
Mom |
CBS |
6.4
| 22 |
The Voice: Tuesday |
NBC |
6.2
| Hawaii Five-0 |
CBS
| NCIS: Los Angeles
| 25 |
The Masked Singer |
FOX |
6.0
| 26 |
9-1-1 |
5.9
| 27 |
The Conners |
ABC |
5.8
| God Friended Me |
CBS
| 29 |
Survivor |
5.5
| Dancing with the Stars |
ABC
|
|
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