(from 1970-71 to 1979-80)

 

Top ranked shows by points (30 points for a No. 1 year-end finish, 29 points for a 2nd place, down to 1 point for the 30th ranked show) :

 
Rank   PROGRAM   Sum of Points     Times in Top 30  
1 All in the Family 218 8
2 M*A*S*H 171 7
3 Sanford and Son 139 6
3 Hawaii Five-O 139 7
5 Happy Days 136 6
6 Laverne & Shirley 117 4
7 The Waltons 108 6
7 The Mary Tyler Moore Show   108 6
9 Three's Company 106 4
10 Maude 101 4
11 One Day at a Time 97 5
12 Gunsmoke 96 5
13 60 Minutes 95 4
14 ABC Sunday Night Movie 94 9
15 Little House on the Prairie 90 5

 

Top ranked shows by number of times in Top 30

 
Rank   PROGRAM   Sum of Points     Times in Top 30  
1 ABC Sunday Night Movie 94 9
2 All in the Family 218 8
3 Hawaii Five-O 139 7
3 M*A*S*H 171 7
5 The Carol Burnett Show 31 6
5 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 108 6
5 The Waltons 108 6
5 Sanford and Son 139 6
5 Happy Days 136 6
5 Monday Night Football 58 6
11 ABC Monday Night Movie 63 5
11 Gunsmoke 96 5
11 Little House on the Prairie 90 5
11 One Day at a Time 97 5
11 NBC Monday Night Movie 46 5
11 The Wonderful World of Disney   84 5

Top ranked shows by points (30 points for a No. 1 year-end finish, 29 points for a 2nd place, down to 1 point for the 30th ranked show) and by Key Number 2 (shows that have changed names have been tabulated together such as The Toast of the Town + The Ed Sullivan Show or 60 Minutes + 60 Minutes II) :

 
Rank   Key Number 2 Name   Sum of Points     Times in Top 30  
1 All in the Family - Archie Bunker's Place   238 9
2 M*A*S*H - AfterMASH 171 7
3 Hawaii Five-O 139 7
3 Sanford and Son 139 6
5 Happy Days 136 6
6 Laverne & Shirley 117 4
7 The Waltons 108 6
7 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 108 6
9 Three's Company 106 4
10 Maude 101 4
11 One Day at a Time 97 5
12 Gunsmoke 96 5
13 60 Minutes 95 4
14 ABC Sunday Movie 94 9
15 Little House on the Prairie 90 5

 




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Last updated : July 26th, 2002 by Frank Bibler