Top Rated Programs - 1960-1965

Rank

Program

 Network Rating HH w/ TV Est. Aud.

1960-61
1 Gunsmoke CBS 37,3 47 200 000 17 605 600
2 Wagon Train NBC 34,2 47 200 000 16 142 400
3 Have Gun Will Travel CBS 30,9 47 200 000 14 584 800
4 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 27,8 47 200 000 13 121 600
5 The Real McCoys ABC 27,7 47 200 000 13 074 400
6 Rawhide CBS 27,5 47 200 000 12 980 000
7 Candid Camera CBS 27,3 47 200 000 12 885 600
8 The Untouchables ABC 27,0 47 200 000 12 744 000
9 The Price is Right NBC 27,0 47 200 000 12 744 000
10 The Jack Benny Show CBS 26,2 47 200 000 12 366 400
11 Dennis the Menace CBS 26,1 47 200 000 12 319 200
12 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 25,9 47 200 000 12 224 800
13 My Three Sons ABC 25,8 47 200 000 12 177 600
14 77 Sunset Strip ABC 25,8 47 200 000 12 177 600
15 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 25,0 47 200 000 11 800 000
16 Perry Mason CBS 24,9 47 200 000 11 752 800
17 Bonanza NBC 24,8 47 200 000 11 705 600
18 The Flintstones ABC 24,3 47 200 000 11 469 600
19 The Red Skelton Show CBS 24,0 47 200 000 11 328 000
20 General Electric Theatre CBS 23,4 47 200 000 11 044 800
21 Checkmate CBS 23,2 47 200 000 10 950 400
22 What's My Line CBS 23,1 47 200 000 10 903 200
23 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis CBS 23,0 47 200 000 10 856 000
24 The Ford Show NBC 22,9 47 200 000 10 808 800
25 The Garry Moore Show CBS 22,7 47 200 000 10 714 400
26 The Lawman ABC 22,3 47 200 000 10 525 600
27 The Rifleman ABC 22,1 47 200 000 10 431 200
28 Cheyenne ABC 22,0 47 200 000 10 384 000
29 Peter Gunn NBC 21,9 47 200 000 10 336 800
30 Route 66 CBS 21,7 47 200 000 10 242 400
1961-1962
1 Wagon Train NBC 32,1 48 555 000 15 586 155
2 Bonanza NBC 30,0 48 555 000 14 566 500
3 Gunsmoke CBS 28,3 48 555 000 13 741 065
4 Hazel NBC 27,7 48 555 000 13 449 735
5 Perry Mason CBS 27,3 48 555 000 13 255 515
6 The Red Skelton Show CBS 27,1 48 555 000 13 158 405
7 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 27,0 48 555 000 13 109 850
8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 26,1 48 555 000 12 672 855
9 Dr. Kildare NBC 25,6 48 555 000 12 430 080
10 Candid Camera CBS 25,5 48 555 000 12 381 525
11 My Three Sons ABC 24,7 48 555 000 11 993 085
12 The Garry Moore Show CBS 24,6 48 555 000 11 944 530
13 Rawhide CBS 24,5 48 555 000 11 895 975
14 The Real McCoys ABC 24,2 48 555 000 11 750 310
15 Lassie CBS 24,0 48 555 000 11 653 200
16 Sing Along with Mitch NBC 24,0 48 555 000 11 653 200
17 Dennis the Menace CBS 23,8 48 555 000 11 556 090
18 Ben Casey ABC 23,7 48 555 000 11 507 535
19 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 25,5 48 555 000 12 381 525
20 Car 54, Where Are You? NBC 23,2 48 555 000 11 264 760
21 The Flintstones ABC 22,9 48 555 000 11 119 095
22 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis CBS 22,9 48 555 000 11 119 095
23 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22,7 48 555 000 11 021 985
24 The Joey Bishop Show NBC 22,6 48 555 000 10 973 430
25 The Perry Como Show NBC 22,5 48 555 000 10 924 875
26 The Defenders CBS 22,4 48 555 000 10 876 320
27 The Price is Right NBC 22,3 48 555 000 10 827 765
28 The Rifleman ABC 22,3 48 555 000 10 827 765
29 Have Gun, Will Travel CBS 22,2 48 555 000 10 779 210
30 The Donna Reed Show ABC 21,9 48 555 000 10 633 545
31 77 Sunset Strip ABC 21,9 48 555 000 10 633 545
1962-1963
1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 36,0 50 300 000 18 108 000
2 Candid Camera CBS 31,1 50 300 000 15 643 300
3 The Red Skelton Show CBS 31,1 50 300 000 15 643 300
4 Bonanza NBC 29,8 50 300 000 14 989 400
5 The Lucy Show CBS 29,8 50 300 000 14 989 400
6 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 29,7 50 300 000 14 939 100
7 Ben Casey ABC 28,7 50 300 000 14 436 100
8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 28,7 50 300 000 14 436 100
9 The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 27,1 50 300 000 13 631 300
10 Gunsmoke CBS 27,0 50 300 000 13 581 000
11 Dr. Kildare NBC 26,2 50 300 000 13 178 600
12 The Jack Benny Show CBS 26,2 50 300 000 13 178 600
13 What's My Line CBS 25,5 50 300 000 12 826 500
14 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 25,3 50 300 000 12 725 900
15 Hazel NBC 25,1 50 300 000 12 625 300
16 I've Got a Secret CBS 24,9 50 300 000 12 524 700
17 The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 24,1 50 300 000 12 122 300
18 The Defenders CBS 23,9 50 300 000 12 021 700
19 The Garry Moore Show CBS 23,3 50 300 000 11 719 900
20 To Tell the Truth CBS 23,3 50 300 000 11 719 900
21 Lassie CBS 23,3 50 300 000 11 719 900
22 Rawhide CBS 22,8 50 300 000 11 468 400
23 Perry Mason CBS 22,4 50 300 000 11 267 200
24 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22,3 50 300 000 11 216 900
25 Wagon Train ABC 22,0 50 300 000 11 066 000
26 The Virginian NBC 21,7 50 300 000 10 915 100
27 Route 66 CBS 21,3 50 300 000 10 713 900
28 My Three Sons ABC 21,0 50 300 000 10 563 000
29 Have Gun, Will Travel CBS 20,8 50 300 000 10 462 400
30 The Flintstones ABC 20,5 50 300 000 10 311 500
1963-1964
1 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 39,1 51 600 000 20 175 600
2 Bonanza NBC 36,9 51 600 000 19 040 400
3 The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 33,3 51 600 000 17 182 800
4 Petticoat Junction CBS 30,3 51 600 000 15 634 800
5 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 29,4 51 600 000 15 170 400
6 The Lucy Show CBS 28,1 51 600 000 14 499 600
7 Candid Camera CBS 27,7 51 600 000 14 293 200
8 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 27,5 51 600 000 14 190 000
9 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 26,7 51 600 000 13 777 200
10 My Favorite Martian CBS 26,3 51 600 000 13 570 800
11 The Red Skelton Show CBS 25,7 51 600 000 13 261 200
12 I've Got a Secret CBS 25,0 51 600 000 12 900 000
13 Lassie CBS 25,0 51 600 000 12 900 000
14 The Jack Benny Show CBS 25,0 51 600 000 12 900 000
15 The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 24,6 51 600 000 12 693 600
16 The Donna Reed Show ABC 24,5 51 600 000 12 642 000
17 The Virginian NBC 24,0 51 600 000 12 384 000
18 The Patty Duke Show ABC 23,9 51 600 000 12 332 400
19 Dr. Kildare NBC 23,6 51 600 000 12 177 600
20 Gunsmoke CBS 23,5 51 600 000 12 126 000
21 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 23,0 51 600 000 11 868 000
22 Hazel NBC 22,8 51 600 000 11 764 800
23 McHale's Navy ABC 22,8 51 600 000 11 764 800
24 To Tell the Truth CBS 22,6 51 600 000 11 661 600
25 What's My Line CBS 22,6 51 600 000 11 661 600
26 Perry Mason CBS 22,1 51 600 000 11 403 600
27 My Three Sons ABC 21,9 51 600 000 11 300 400
28 The Fugitive ABC 21,7 51 600 000 11 197 200
29 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ABC 21,6 51 600 000 11 145 600
30 The Danny Kaye Show CBS 21,5 51 600 000 11 094 000
31 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater NBC 21,5 51 600 000 11 094 000
1964-1965
1 Bonanza NBC 36,3 52 700 000 19 130 100
2 Bewitched ABC 31,0 52 700 000 16 337 000
3 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. CBS 30,7 52 700 000 16 178 900
4 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 28,3 52 700 000 14 914 100
5 The Fugitive ABC 27,9 52 700 000 14 703 300
6 The Red Skelton Show CBS 27,4 52 700 000 14 439 800
7 The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 27,1 52 700 000 14 281 700
8 The Lucy Show CBS 26,6 52 700 000 14 018 200
9 Peyton Place II ABC 26,4 52 700 000 13 912 800
10 Combat ABC 26,1 52 700 000 13 754 700
11 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 25,7 52 700 000 13 543 900
12 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 25,6 52 700 000 13 491 200
13 My Three Sons ABC 25,5 52 700 000 13 438 500
14 Branded NBC 25,3 52 700 000 13 333 100
15 Petticoat Junction CBS 25,2 52 700 000 13 280 400
16 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 25,2 52 700 000 13 280 400
17 Lassie CBS 25,1 52 700 000 13 227 700
18 The Munsters CBS 24,7 52 700 000 13 016 900
19 Gilligan's Island CBS 24,7 52 700 000 13 016 900
20 Peyton Place I ABC 24,6 52 700 000 12 964 200
21 The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 24,4 52 700 000 12 858 800
22 The Virginian NBC 24,0 52 700 000 12 648 000
23 The Addams Family ABC 23,9 52 700 000 12 595 300
24 My Favorite Martian CBS 23,7 52 700 000 12 489 900
25 Flipper NBC 23,4 52 700 000 12 331 800
26 I've Got a Secret CBS 23,0 52 700 000 12 121 000
27 Gunsmoke CBS 22,6 52 700 000 11 910 200
28 The Patty Duke Show ABC 22,4 52 700 000 11 804 800
29 McHale's Navy ABC 22,3 52 700 000 11 752 100
30 The Lawrence Welk Show ABC 22,0 52 700 000 11 594 000
HH w/ TV : Households with TV
Est. Aud. : Estimated Number of households watching that particular program.


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