Top Rated Programs - 1980-1985

Rank

Program

 Network Rating HH w/ TV Est. Aud.

1980-81
1 Dallas CBS 34,5 79 900 000 27 565 500
2 The Dukes of Hazzard CBS 27,3 79 900 000 21 812 700
3 60 Minutes CBS 27,0 79 900 000 21 573 000
4 M*A*S*H CBS 25,7 79 900 000 20 534 300
5 The Love Boat ABC 24,3 79 900 000 19 415 700
6 The Jeffersons CBS 23,5 79 900 000 18 776 500
7 Alice CBS 22,9 79 900 000 18 297 100
8 House Calls CBS 22,4 79 900 000 17 897 600
9 Three's Company ABC 22,4 79 900 000 17 897 600
10 Little House on the Prairie NBC 22,1 79 900 000 17 657 900
11 One Day at a Time CBS 22,0 79 900 000 17 578 000
12 Real People NBC 21,5 79 900 000 17 178 500
13 Archie Bunker's Place CBS 21,4 79 900 000 17 098 600
14 Magnum, P.I. CBS 21,0 79 900 000 16 779 000
15 Happy Days ABC 20,8 79 900 000 16 619 200
16 Too Close for Comfort ABC 20,8 79 900 000 16 619 200
17 Fantasy Island ABC 20,7 79 900 000 16 539 300
18 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 20,7 79 900 000 16 539 300
19 Diff'rent Strokes NBC 20,7 79 900 000 16 539 300
20 Monday Night Football ABC 20,6 79 900 000 16 459 400
21 Laverne & Shirley ABC 20,6 79 900 000 16 459 400
22 That's Incredible ABC 20,5 79 900 000 16 379 500
23 Hart to Hart ABC 19,9 79 900 000 15 900 100
24 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 19,4 79 900 000 15 500 600
25 CHiPS NBC 19,4 79 900 000 15 500 600
26 The Facts of Life NBC 19,3 79 900 000 15 420 700
27 Lou Grant CBS 19,1 79 900 000 15 260 900
28 Knots Landing CBS 19,0 79 900 000 15 181 000
29 NBC Monday Night Movie NBC 18,8 79 900 000 15 021 200
30 The Waltons CBS 18,6 79 900 000 14 861 400

1981-82
1 Dallas CBS 28,4 81 500 000 23 146 000
2 60 Minutes CBS 27,7 81 500 000 22 575 500
3 The Jeffersons CBS 23,4 81 500 000 19 071 000
4 Three's Company ABC 23,3 81 500 000 18 989 500
5 Alice CBS 22,7 81 500 000 18 500 500
6 The Dukes of Hazzard CBS 22,6 81 500 000 18 419 000
7 Too Close for Comfort ABC 22,6 81 500 000 18 419 000
8 ABC Monday Night Movie ABC 22,5 81 500 000 18 337 500
9 M*A*S*H CBS 22,3 81 500 000 18 174 500
10 One Day at a Time CBS 22,0 81 500 000 17 930 000
11 Monday Night Football ABC 21,8 81 500 000 17 767 000
12 Archie Bunker's Place CBS 21,6 81 500 000 17 604 000
13 Falcon Crest CBS 21,4 81 500 000 17 441 000
14 The Love Boat ABC 21,2 81 500 000 17 278 000
15 Hart to Hart ABC 21,1 81 500 000 17 196 500
16 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 21,1 81 500 000 17 196 500
17 Magnum, P.I. CBS 20,9 81 500 000 17 033 500
18 Happy Days ABC 20,6 81 500 000 16 789 000
19 Dynasty ABC 20,2 81 500 000 16 463 000
20 Laverne & Shirley ABC 19,9 81 500 000 16 218 500
21 Real People NBC 19,7 81 500 000 16 055 500
22 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 19,5 81 500 000 15 892 500
23 House Calls CBS 19,2 81 500 000 15 648 000
24 The Facts of Life NBC 19,1 81 500 000 15 566 500
25 Little House on the Prairie NBC 19,1 81 500 000 15 566 500
26 The Fall Guy ABC 19,0 81 500 000 15 485 000
27 Hill Street Blues NBC 18,6 81 500 000 15 159 000
28 That's Incredible ABC 18,4 81 500 000 14 996 000
29 T.J. Hooker ABC 18,4 81 500 000 14 996 000
30 Fantasy Island ABC 18,3 81 500 000 14 914 500

1982-83
1 60 Minutes CBS 25,5 83 300 000 21 241 500
2 Dallas CBS 24,6 83 300 000 20 491 800
3 M*A*S*H CBS 22,6 83 300 000 18 825 800
4 Magnum, P.I. CBS 22,6 83 300 000 18 825 800
5 Dynasty ABC 22,4 83 300 000 18 659 200
6 Three's Company ABC 21,2 83 300 000 17 659 600
7 Simon & Simon CBS 21,0 83 300 000 17 493 000
8 Falcon Crest CBS 20,7 83 300 000 17 243 100
9 The Love Boat ABC 20,3 83 300 000 16 909 900
10 The A-Team NBC 20,1 83 300 000 16 743 300
11 Monday Night Football ABC 20,1 83 300 000 16 743 300
12 The Jeffersons CBS 20,0 83 300 000 16 660 000
13 Newhart CBS 20,0 83 300 000 16 660 000
14 The Fall Guy ABC 19,4 83 300 000 16 160 200
15 9 to 5 ABC 19,3 83 300 000 16 076 900
16 One Day at a Time CBS 19,1 83 300 000 15 910 300
17 Hart to Hart ABC 18,9 83 300 000 15 743 700
18 Gloria CBS 18,7 83 300 000 15 577 100
19 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 18,7 83 300 000 15 577 100
20 Knots Landing CBS 18,6 83 300 000 15 493 800
21 Hill Street Blues NBC 18,4 83 300 000 15 327 200
22 That's Incredible ABC 18,3 83 300 000 15 243 900
23 Archie Bunker's Place CBS 18,3 83 300 000 15 243 900
24 ABC Monday Night Movie ABC 18,0 83 300 000 14 994 000
25 Laverne & Shirley ABC 17,8 83 300 000 14 827 400
26 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 17,6 83 300 000 14 660 800
27 CBS Tuesday Night Movie CBS 17,5 83 300 000 14 577 500
28 Happy Days ABC 17,4 83 300 000 14 494 200
29 Little House: A New Beginning NBC 17,4 83 300 000 14 494 200
30 Real People NBC 17,2 83 300 000 14 327 600
31 The Dukes of Hazzard CBS 17,2 83 300 000 14 327 600

1983-84
1 Dallas CBS 25,7 83 800 000 21 536 600
2 60 Minutes CBS 24,2 83 800 000 20 279 600
3 Dynasty ABC 24,1 83 800 000 20 195 800
4 The A-Team NBC 24,0 83 800 000 20 112 000
5 Simon & Simon CBS 23,8 83 800 000 19 944 400
6 Magnum, P.I. CBS 22,4 83 800 000 18 771 200
7 Falcon Crest CBS 22,0 83 800 000 18 436 000
8 Kate & Allie CBS 21,9 83 800 000 18 352 200
9 Hotel ABC 21,1 83 800 000 17 681 800
10 Cagney & Lacey CBS 20,9 83 800 000 17 514 200
11 Knots Landing CBS 20,8 83 800 000 17 430 400
12 ABC Monday Night Movie ABC 20,4 83 800 000 17 095 200
13 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 20,4 83 800 000 17 095 200
14 TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes NBC 20,3 83 800 000 17 011 400
15 AfterMASH CBS 20,1 83 800 000 16 843 800
16 The Fall Guy ABC 19,9 83 800 000 16 676 200
17 The Love Boat ABC 19,0 83 800 000 15 922 000
18 Riptide NBC 18,8 83 800 000 15 754 400
19 The Jeffersons CBS 18,6 83 800 000 15 586 800
20 Scarecrow & Mrs. King CBS 18,3 83 800 000 15 335 400
21 Monday Night Football ABC 18,1 83 800 000 15 167 800
22 NBC Monday Night Movie NBC 18,1 83 800 000 15 167 800
23 Newhart CBS 18,0 83 800 000 15 084 000
24 The Facts of Life NBC 17,3 83 800 000 14 497 400
25 CBS Tuesday Night Movie CBS 17,2 83 800 000 14 413 600
26 Webster ABC 17,2 83 800 000 14 413 600
27 Alice CBS 17,2 83 800 000 14 413 600
28 Knight Rider NBC 17,2 83 800 000 14 413 600
29 Hardcastle & McCormick ABC 17,2 83 800 000 14 413 600
30 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 17,0 83 800 000 14 246 000

1984-85
1 Dynasty ABC 25,0 84 900 000 21 225 000
2 Dallas CBS 24,7 84 900 000 20 970 300
3 The Cosby Show NBC 24,2 84 900 000 20 545 800
4 60 Minutes CBS 22,2 84 900 000 18 847 800
5 Family Ties NBC 22,1 84 900 000 18 762 900
6 The A-Team NBC 21,9 84 900 000 18 593 100
7 Simon & Simon CBS 21,8 84 900 000 18 508 200
8 Murder, She Wrote CBS 20,1 84 900 000 17 064 900
9 Knots Landing CBS 20,0 84 900 000 16 980 000
10 Falcon Crest CBS 19,9 84 900 000 16 895 100
11 Crazy Like a Fox CBS 19,9 84 900 000 16 895 100
12 Hotel ABC 19,7 84 900 000 16 725 300
13 Cheers NBC 19,7 84 900 000 16 725 300
14 Riptide NBC 19,2 84 900 000 16 300 800
15 Magnum, P.I. CBS 19,1 84 900 000 16 215 900
16 Newhart CBS 18,4 84 900 000 15 621 600
17 Kate & Allie CBS 18,3 84 900 000 15 536 700
18 NBC Monday Night Movie NBC 18,2 84 900 000 15 451 800
19 Highway to Heaven NBC 17,7 84 900 000 15 027 300
20 Night Court NBC 17,6 84 900 000 14 942 400
21 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 17,5 84 900 000 14 857 500
22 Scarecrow & Mrs. King CBS 17,1 84 900 000 14 517 900
23 TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes NBC 17,1 84 900 000 14 517 900
24 The Fall Guy ABC 17,1 84 900 000 14 517 900
25 Monday Night Football ABC 17,0 84 900 000 14 433 000
26 Remington Steele NBC 17,0 84 900 000 14 433 000
27 Webster ABC 17,0 84 900 000 14 433 000
28 Cagney & Lacey CBS 16,9 84 900 000 14 348 100
29 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 16,8 84 900 000 14 263 200
30 Hill Street Blues NBC 16,6 84 900 000 14 093 400
HH w/ TV : Households with TV
Est. Aud. : Estimated Number of households watching that particular program.


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