The following tables show America's TV favorites every year
beginning in 1960.
The TV 'year' generally consists of September to June for the show's original
air play.
Updated March 28, 1997
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
2 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
|
3 |
Have Gun, Will Travel |
CBS |
|
4 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
5 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
|
6 |
Rawhide |
CBS |
|
7 |
Candid Camera |
CBS |
|
8 |
The Untouchables (tie) |
ABC |
|
8 |
The Price Is Right (tie) |
NBC |
|
10 |
The Jack Benny Program |
CBS |
|
11 |
Dennis the Menace |
CBS |
|
12 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
CBS |
|
13 |
My Three Sons (tie) |
ABC |
|
13 |
77 Sunset Strip (tie) |
ABC |
|
15 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
|
16 |
Perry Mason |
CBS |
|
17 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
18 |
The Flintstones |
ABC |
|
19 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
|
20 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
CBS |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Wagon Train |
NBC |
|
2 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
3 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
4 |
Hazel |
NBC |
|
5 |
Perry Mason |
CBS |
|
6 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
|
7 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
8 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
CBS |
|
9 |
Dr. Kildare |
NBC |
|
10 |
Candid Camera |
CBS |
|
11 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
|
12 |
The Gary Moore Show |
CBS |
|
13 |
Rawhide |
CBS |
|
14 |
The Real McCoys |
ABC |
|
15 |
Lassie |
CBS |
|
16 |
Sing Along with Mitch |
NBC |
|
17 |
Dennis the Menace (tie) |
CBS |
|
17 |
Marshal Dillon (Gunsmoke reruns) (tie) |
CBS |
|
19 |
Ben Casey |
ABC |
|
20 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
2 |
Candid Camera (tie) |
CBS |
|
2 |
The Red Skelton Shown (tie) |
CBS |
|
4 |
Bonanza (tie) |
NBC |
|
4 |
The Lucy Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
6 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
7 |
Ben Casey (tie) |
ABC |
|
7 |
The Danny Thomas Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
9 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
|
10 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
11 |
Dr. Kildare (tie) |
NBC |
|
11 |
The Jack Benny Program (tie) |
CBS |
|
13 |
What's My Line? |
CBS |
|
14 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
|
15 |
Hazel |
NBC |
|
16 |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS |
|
17 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
|
18 |
The Defenders |
CBS |
|
19 |
The Gary Moore Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
19 |
To Tell the Truth (tie) |
CBS |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
2 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
3 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
|
4 |
Petticoat Junction |
CBS |
|
5 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
6 |
The Lucy Show |
CBS |
|
7 |
Candid Camera |
CBS |
|
8 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
|
9 |
The Danny Thomas Show |
CBS |
|
10 |
My Favorite Martian |
CBS |
|
11 |
The Red Skelton Show |
CBS |
|
12 |
I've Got a Secret (tie) |
CBS |
|
12 |
The Jack Benny Program (tie) |
CBS |
|
12 |
Lassie (tie) |
CBS |
|
15 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
|
16 |
The Donna Reed Show |
ABC |
|
17 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
|
18 |
The Patty Duke Show |
ABC |
|
19 |
Dr. Kildare |
NBC |
|
20 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
2 |
Bewitched |
ABC |
|
3 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
|
4 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
5 |
The Fugitive |
ABC |
|
6 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
|
7 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
|
8 |
The Lucy Show |
CBS |
|
9 |
Peyton Place (old season) |
ABC |
|
10 |
Combat |
ABC |
|
11 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
|
12 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
13 |
My Three Sons |
ABC |
|
14 |
Branded |
NBC |
|
15 |
Petticoat Junction (tie) |
CBS |
|
15 |
The Ed Sullivan Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
17 |
Lassie |
CBS |
|
18 |
The Munsters (tie) |
CBS |
|
18 |
Gilligan's Island (tie) |
CBS |
|
20 |
Peyton Place (new season) |
ABC |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
2 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
|
3 |
The Lucy Show |
CBS |
|
4 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
|
5 |
Batman (new season) |
ABC |
|
6 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
7 |
Bewitched (tie) |
ABC |
|
7 |
The Beverly Hillbillies (tie) |
CBS |
|
9 |
Hogan's Heroes |
CBS |
|
10 |
Batman (old season) |
ABC |
|
11 |
Green Acres |
CBS |
|
12 |
Get Smart |
NBC |
|
13 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
NBC |
|
14 |
Daktari |
CBS |
|
15 |
My Three Sons |
CBS |
|
16 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
CBS |
|
17 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (tie) |
NBC |
|
17 |
The Ed Sullivan Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
19 |
The Lawrence Welk Show (tie) |
ABC |
|
19 |
I've Got a Secret (tie) |
CBS |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
2 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
|
3 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
4 |
The Lucy Show |
CBS |
|
5 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
|
6 |
Green Acres |
CBS |
|
7 |
Daktari (tie) |
CBS |
|
7 |
Bewitched (tie) |
ABC |
|
7 |
The Beverly Hillbillies (tie) |
CBS |
|
10 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (tie) |
CBS |
|
10 |
The Virginian (tie) |
NBC |
|
10 |
The Lawrence Welk Show (tie) |
ABC |
|
10 |
The Ed Sullivan Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
14 |
The Dean Martin Show (tie) |
CBS |
|
14 |
Family Affair (tie) |
CBS |
|
16 |
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
CBS |
|
17 |
The CBS Friday Night Movie (tie) |
CBS |
|
17 |
Hogan's Heroes (tie) |
CBS |
|
19 |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
|
20 |
Saturday Night at the Movies |
NBC |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
CBS |
|
2 |
The Lucy Show |
CBS |
|
3 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
|
4 |
Gunsmoke (tie) |
CBS |
|
4 |
Family Affair (tie) |
CBS |
|
4 |
Bonanza (tie) |
NBC |
|
7 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
|
8 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
|
9 |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
|
10 |
Saturday Night at the Movies |
NBC |
|
11 |
Bewitched |
ABC |
|
12 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
13 |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
CBS |
|
14 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
|
15 |
The CBS Friday Night Movie (tie) |
CBS |
|
15 |
Green Acres (tie) |
CBS |
|
17 |
The Lawrence Welk Show |
ABC |
|
18 |
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
CBS |
|
19 |
Gentle Ben |
CBS |
|
20 |
Tuesday Night at the Movies |
NBC |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
|
2 |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
CBS |
|
3 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
4 |
Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS |
|
5 |
Family Affair |
CBS |
|
6 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
7 |
Julia |
NBC |
|
8 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
|
9 |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
|
10 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
11 |
Mission: Impossible (tie) |
CBS |
|
11 |
Bewitched (tie) |
ABC |
|
11 |
The Red Skelton Hour (tie) |
CBS |
|
14 |
My Three Sons |
CBS |
|
15 |
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
CBS |
|
16 |
Ironside |
NBC |
|
17 |
The Virginian |
NBC |
|
18 |
The F.B.I. |
ABC |
|
19 |
Green Acres |
CBS |
|
20 |
Dragnet |
NBC |
|
RANK |
TITLE |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
|
2 |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
|
3 |
Bonanza |
NBC |
|
4 |
Mayberry R.F.D. |
CBS |
|
5 |
Family Affair |
CBS |
|
6 |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
|
7 |
The Red Skelton Hour |
CBS |
|
8 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
|
9 |
The Wonderful World of Disney |
NBC |
|
10 |
The Doris Day Show |
CBS |
|
11 |
The Bill Cosby Show |
NBC |
|
12 |
The Jim Nabors Hour |
CBS |
|
13 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
CBS |
|
14 |
The Dean Martin Show |
NBC |
|
15 |
My Three Sons (tie) |
CBS |
|
15 |
Ironside (tie) |
NBC |
|
15 |
The Johnny Cash Show (tie) |
ABC |
|
18 |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
|
19 |
Hawaii Five-O |
CBS |
|
20 |
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
CBS |
Source: Nielsen Media Research.
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