|
RANK |
SHOW |
NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
|
1. |
I Love Lucy |
CBS |
15,288,000 |
|
2. |
Dragnet |
NBC |
13,832,000 |
|
3. |
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
CBS |
11,336,000 |
|
4. |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC |
11,336,000 |
|
5. |
The Milton Berle Show |
NBC |
10,452,000 |
|
6. |
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends |
CBS |
10,114,000 |
|
7. |
Ford Theatre |
NBC |
10,088,000 |
|
8. |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
CBS |
9,906,000 |
|
9. |
Fireside Theatre |
NBC |
9,464,000 |
|
10. |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
NBC |
9,412,000 |
|
11. |
This Is Your Life |
NBC |
9,412,000 |
|
12. |
The Red Buttons Show |
CBS |
9,178,000 |
|
13. |
The Life of Riley |
NBC |
9,100,000 |
|
14. |
Our Miss Brooks |
CBS |
8,892,000 |
|
15. |
Treasury Men in Action |
NBC |
8,814,000 |
|
16. |
The Jack Benny Show |
CBS |
8,658,000 |
|
17. |
The Toast of the Town |
CBS |
8,580,000 |
|
18. |
Gilette Cavalcade of Sports |
NBC |
8,502,000 |
|
19. |
Philco TV Playhouse |
NBC |
8,450,000 |
|
20. |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
CBS |
8,424,000 |
|
21. |
Kraft Television Theatre |
NBC |
8,138,000 |
|
22. |
Goodyear TV Playhouse |
NBC |
8,060,000 |
|
23. |
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts |
CBS |
8,034,000 |
|
24. |
Private Secretary |
CBS |
7,878,000 |
|
25. |
I Married Joan |
NBC |
7,852,000 |
|
26. |
Mama |
CBS |
7,852,000 |
|
27. |
General Electric Theatre |
NBC |
7,774,000 |
|
28. |
What's My Line |
CBS |
7,696,000 |
|
29. |
The Big Story |
NBC |
7,670,000 |
|
30. |
Your Hit Parade |
NBC |
7,670,000 |