| Rank | Year |
|
Network |
| 1 | 1980-81 | Dallas | CBS |
| 2 | 1980-81 | The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS |
| 3 | 1980-81 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 4 | 1980-81 | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 5 | 1980-81 | The Love Boat | ABC |
| 6 | 1980-81 | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 7 | 1980-81 | Alice | CBS |
| 8 | 1980-81 | House Calls | CBS |
| 9 | 1980-81 | Three's Company | ABC |
| 10 | 1980-81 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC |
| 11 | 1980-81 | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 12 | 1980-81 | Real People | NBC |
| 13 | 1980-81 | Archie Bunker's Place | CBS |
| 14 | 1980-81 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 15 | 1980-81 | Happy Days | ABC |
| 16 | 1980-81 | Too Close for Comfort | ABC |
| 17 | 1980-81 | Fantasy Island | ABC |
| 18 | 1980-81 | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 19 | 1980-81 | Diff'rent Strokes | NBC |
| 20 | 1980-81 | Monday Night Football | ABC |
| 21 | 1980-81 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 22 | 1980-81 | That's Incredible | ABC |
| 23 | 1980-81 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 24 | 1980-81 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC |
| 25 | 1980-81 | CHiPS | NBC |
| 1 | 1981-82 | Dallas | CBS |
| 2 | 1981-82 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 3 | 1981-82 | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 4 | 1981-82 | Three's Company | ABC |
| 5 | 1981-82 | Alice | CBS |
| 6 | 1981-82 | The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS |
| 7 | 1981-82 | Too Close for Comfort | ABC |
| 8 | 1981-82 | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC |
| 9 | 1981-82 | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 10 | 1981-82 | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 11 | 1981-82 | Monday Night Football | ABC |
| 12 | 1981-82 | Archie Bunker's Place | CBS |
| 13 | 1981-82 | Falcon Crest | CBS |
| 14 | 1981-82 | The Love Boat | ABC |
| 15 | 1981-82 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 16 | 1981-82 | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 17 | 1981-82 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 18 | 1981-82 | Happy Days | ABC |
| 19 | 1981-82 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 20 | 1981-82 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 21 | 1981-82 | Real People | NBC |
| 22 | 1981-82 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC |
| 23 | 1981-82 | House Calls | CBS |
| 24 | 1981-82 | The Facts of Life | NBC |
| 25 | 1981-82 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC |
| 1 | 1982-83 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 2 | 1982-83 | Dallas | CBS |
| 3 | 1982-83 | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 4 | 1982-83 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 5 | 1982-83 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 6 | 1982-83 | Three's Company | ABC |
| 7 | 1982-83 | Simon & Simon | CBS |
| 8 | 1982-83 | Falcon Crest | CBS |
| 9 | 1982-83 | The Love Boat | ABC |
| 10 | 1982-83 | The A-Team | NBC |
| 11 | 1982-83 | Monday Night Football | ABC |
| 12 | 1982-83 | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 13 | 1982-83 | Newhart | CBS |
| 14 | 1982-83 | The Fall Guy | ABC |
| 15 | 1982-83 | 9 to 5 | ABC |
| 16 | 1982-83 | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 17 | 1982-83 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 18 | 1982-83 | Gloria | CBS |
| 19 | 1982-83 | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 20 | 1982-83 | Knots Landing | CBS |
| 21 | 1982-83 | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 22 | 1982-83 | That's Incredible | ABC |
| 23 | 1982-83 | Archie Bunker's Place | CBS |
| 24 | 1982-83 | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC |
| 25 | 1982-83 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 1 | 1983-84 | Dallas | CBS |
| 2 | 1983-84 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 3 | 1983-84 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 4 | 1983-84 | The A-Team | NBC |
| 5 | 1983-84 | Simon & Simon | CBS |
| 6 | 1983-84 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 7 | 1983-84 | Falcon Crest | CBS |
| 8 | 1983-84 | Kate & Allie | CBS |
| 9 | 1983-84 | Hotel | ABC |
| 10 | 1983-84 | Cagney & Lacey | CBS |
| 11 | 1983-84 | Knots Landing | CBS |
| 12 | 1983-84 | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC |
| 13 | 1983-84 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC |
| 14 | 1983-84 | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC |
| 15 | 1983-84 | AfterMASH | CBS |
| 16 | 1983-84 | The Fall Guy | ABC |
| 17 | 1983-84 | The Love Boat | ABC |
| 18 | 1983-84 | Riptide | NBC |
| 19 | 1983-84 | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 20 | 1983-84 | Scarecrow & Mrs. King | CBS |
| 21 | 1983-84 | Monday Night Football | ABC |
| 22 | 1983-84 | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC |
| 23 | 1983-84 | Newhart | CBS |
| 24 | 1983-84 | The Facts of Life | NBC |
| 25 | 1983-84 | CBS Tuesday Night Movie | CBS |
| 1 | 1984-85 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 2 | 1984-85 | Dallas | CBS |
| 3 | 1984-85 | The Cosby Show | NBC |
| 4 | 1984-85 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 5 | 1984-85 | Family Ties | NBC |
| 6 | 1984-85 | The A-Team | NBC |
| 7 | 1984-85 | Simon & Simon | CBS |
| 8 | 1984-85 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 9 | 1984-85 | Knots Landing | CBS |
| 10 | 1984-85 | Falcon Crest | CBS |
| 11 | 1984-85 | Crazy Like a Fox | CBS |
| 12 | 1984-85 | Hotel | ABC |
| 13 | 1984-85 | Cheers | NBC |
| 14 | 1984-85 | Riptide | NBC |
| 15 | 1984-85 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 16 | 1984-85 | Newhart | CBS |
| 17 | 1984-85 | Kate & Allie | CBS |
| 18 | 1984-85 | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC |
| 19 | 1984-85 | Highway to Heaven | NBC |
| 20 | 1984-85 | Night Court | NBC |
| 21 | 1984-85 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC |
| 22 | 1984-85 | Scarecrow & Mrs. King | CBS |
| 23 | 1984-85 | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC |
| 24 | 1984-85 | The Fall Guy | ABC |
| 25 | 1984-85 | Monday Night Football | ABC |