Top-rated United States television programs by season

Top-rated TV programs in the U.S.

This article presents the top-rated American primetime broadcast network television series by season from 1950 to the present according to Nielsen Media Research.

1950s

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

1960s

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

1970s

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 Program 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 Program 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

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

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


Multiple Rankings in the Top 30

43 seasons
  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
32 seasons
  • Monday Night Football (ABC)

18 seasons
  • Gunsmoke (CBS)
17 seasons
  • Disneyland/Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color/The Wonderful World of Disney (ABC/NBC)
  • The Red Skelton Show (NBC/CBS)
  • Survivor (CBS)
  • The Toast of the Town/The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)

16 seasons
  • NCIS (CBS)
15 seasons
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
  • Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

14 seasons
  • American Idol (FOX/ABC)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • ER (NBC)
13 seasons
  • Criminal Minds (CBS)
  • Sunday Night Football (NBC)

12 seasons
  • All in the Family/Archie Bunker's Place (CBS)
  • Bonanza (NBC)
  • Law & Order (NBC)
  • The Lucy Show/Here's Lucy (CBS)
  • Two and a Half Men (CBS)
11 seasons
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  • Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
  • My Three Sons (ABC/CBS)

10 seasons
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  • I've Got a Secret (CBS)
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9 seasons
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  • Blue Bloods (CBS)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
  • Cheers (NBC)
  • Dragnet (NBC)
  • Happy Days (ABC)
  • Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
  • Lassie (CBS)
  • The Voice (NBC)
  • You Bet Your Life (NBC)

8 seasons
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  • Desperate Housewives (ABC)
  • Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
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  • One Day at a Time (CBS)
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7 seasons
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  • Castle (ABC)
  • Cold Case (CBS)
  • CSI: NY (CBS)
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  • The Golden Girls (NBC)
  • The Good Wife (CBS)
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  • Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
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  • The Mentalist (CBS)
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  • What's My Line? (CBS)
  • Without a Trace (CBS)

6 seasons
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  • Bewitched (ABC)
  • Coach (ABC)
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  • Fireside Theatre (NBC)
  • Full House (ABC)
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  • Have Gun – Will Travel (CBS)
  • House (FOX)
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  • Lost (ABC)
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
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  • Seinfeld (NBC)
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  • Wagon Train (NBC/ABC)
  • The West Wing (NBC)
  • Who's the Boss? (ABC)
5 seasons
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  • Chicago Fire (NBC)
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (NBC)
  • The Dean Martin Show (NBC)
  • A Different World (NBC)
  • The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS)
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  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS)
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  • NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
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  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
  • Texaco Star Theater/The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show (NBC)
  • This Is Your Life (NBC)
  • Thursday Night Football (CBS/NBC/FOX)
  • Touched by an Angel (CBS)
  • Unsolved Mysteries (NBC)

4 seasons
  • The A-Team (NBC)
  • Adam-12 (NBC)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (CBS)
  • Barnaby Jones (CBS)
  • Barney Miller (ABC)
  • Becker (CBS)
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  • Empty Nest (NBC)
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  • Ford Theatre (NBC)
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  • Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (NBC)
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  • Mannix (CBS)
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC)
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  • The Mod Squad (ABC)
  • Mom (CBS)
  • Person of Interest (CBS)
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  • Philco TV Playhouse (NBC)
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  • Real People (NBC)
  • The Rifleman (ABC)
  • Scandal (ABC)
  • Simon & Simon (CBS)
  • That's Incredible! (ABC)
  • 24 (FOX)
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (CBS)
  • Will & Grace (NBC)
  • Wings (NBC)
  • The Wonder Years (ABC)
  • The X-Files (FOX)
  • Your Hit Parade (NBC)
3 seasons
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  • Amen (NBC)
  • America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
  • The Big Story (NBC)
  • Bones (FOX)
  • Bull (CBS)
  • Chicago Hope (CBS)
  • CHiPs (NBC)
  • Crossing Jordan (NBC)
  • Deal or No Deal (NBC)
  • Dennis the Menace (CBS)
  • Designing Women (CBS)
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  • Diff'rent Strokes (NBC)
  • Dr. Kildare (NBC)
  • Elementary (CBS)
  • Empire (FOX)
  • Evening Shade (CBS)
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  • Family Matters (ABC)
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  • The Streets of San Francisco (ABC)
  • This Is Us (NBC)
  • 227 (NBC)
  • Valerie/Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family (NBC)
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (ABC)
  • Yes, Dear (CBS)
  • Your Show of Shows (NBC)
  • Zane Grey Theater (CBS)

2 seasons
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  • The Alan Young Show (CBS)
  • All Star Revue (NBC)
  • The Amazing Race (CBS)
  • America's Funniest People (ABC)
  • Amos 'n' Andy (CBS)
  • The Ann Sothern Show (CBS)
  • The Apprentice (NBC)
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC)
  • The Bachelorette (ABC)
  • Baretta (ABC)
  • Ben Casey (ABC)
  • The Big Event (NBC)
  • Big Town (CBS)
  • The Bionic Woman (ABC)
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC)
  • Body of Proof (ABC)
  • Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
  • Caroline in the City (NBC)
  • Chicago P.D. (NBC)
  • Chico and the Man (NBC)
  • Climax! (CBS)
  • Code Black (CBS)
  • Cosby (CBS)
  • Cybill (CBS)
  • Daktari (CBS)
  • Dave's World (CBS)
  • Dear John (NBC)
  • The Defenders (CBS)
  • Diagnosis: Murder (CBS)
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS)
  • The Donna Reed Show (ABC)
  • Doogie Howser, M.D. (ABC)
  • Ellen (ABC)
  • Flipper (NBC)
  • 48 Hours (CBS)
  • The Fugitive (ABC)
  • Gangbusters (NBC)
  • The George Gobel Show (NBC)
  • Get Smart (NBC)
  • Gilligan's Island (CBS)
  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (CBS)
  • The Good Doctor (ABC)
  • Grand (NBC)
  • The Guardian (CBS)
  • Hee Haw (CBS)
  • Heroes (NBC)
  • Hogan's Heroes (CBS)
  • Hopalong Cassidy (NBC)
  • How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
  • I Dream of Jeannie (NBC)
  • Jesse (NBC)
  • The Jim Nabors Hour (CBS)
  • Julia (NBC)
  • Kung Fu (ABC)
  • Little Big Shots (NBC)
  • The Loretta Young Show (NBC)
  • Lou Grant (CBS)
  • Love & War (CBS)
  • Lux Video Theatre (NBC)
  • Major Dad (CBS)
  • Man Against Crime (NBC)
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (CBS)
  • Martin Kane, Private Eye (NBC)
  • Maverick (ABC)
  • McHale's Navy (ABC)
  • Miami Vice (NBC)
  • Mike & Molly (CBS)
  • Mork & Mindy (ABC)
  • My Favorite Martian (CBS)
  • The Naked Truth (ABC/NBC)
  • Name That Tune (CBS)
  • The Nanny (CBS)
  • 9-1-1 (FOX)
  • Our Miss Brooks (CBS)
  • The Patty Duke Show (ABC)
  • Peter Gunn (NBC)
  • The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)
  • Police Woman (NBC)
  • Private Practice (ABC)
  • The Red Buttons Show (CBS)
  • Rescue 911 (CBS)
  • Riptide (NBC)
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC)
  • Route 66 (CBS)
  • The Roy Rogers Show (NBC)
  • Rules of Engagement (CBS)
  • Shark (CBS)
  • The Single Guy (NBC)
  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS)
  • Still Standing (CBS)
  • Strike It Rich (CBS)
  • Sugarfoot (ABC)
  • Tales of Wells Fargo (NBC)
  • Taxi (ABC)
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
  • To Tell the Truth (CBS)
  • Too Close for Comfort (ABC)
  • Treasury Men in Action (NBC)
  • TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (NBC)
  • 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
  • Undercover Boss (CBS)
  • The Unit (CBS)
  • Vega$ (ABC)
  • Veronica's Closet (NBC)
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (CBS)
  • Webster (ABC)
  • What's Happening!! (ABC)
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)
  • Young Sheldon (CBS)
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