1959-60 Top-Rated TV Shows

RANK SHOW NETWORK

ESTIMATED AUDIENCE

1. Gunsmoke

CBS

18,437,250

2. Wagon Train NBC 17,568,000
3. Have Gun Will Travel CBS 15,875,250
4. The Danny Thomas Show CBS 14,228,250
5. The Red Skelton Show CBS 14,091,000

6.

Father Knows Best CBS 13,587,750

7.

77 Sunset Strip ABC 13,587,750

8.

The Price is Right NBC 13,359,000

9.

Wanted: Dead or Alive CBS 13,130,250

10.

Perry Mason CBS 12,947,250

11.

The Real McCoys ABC 12,901,500

12.

The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 12,810,000
13. The Rifleman ABC 12,581,250
14. The Ford Show NBC 12,535,500
15. The Lawman ABC 11,986,500
16. Dennis the Menace CBS 11,895,000
17. Cheyenne ABC 11,849,250
18. Rawhide CBS 11,803,500
19. Maverick ABC 11,529,000

20.

The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp ABC 11,437,500

21.

Mr. Lucky CBS 11,163,000

22.

Zane Grey Theater CBS 11,163,000

23.

General Electric Theatre CBS 11,163,000

24.

The Ann Southern Show CBS 11,071,500

25.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS 11,025,750

26.

You Bet Your Life NBC 10,980,000

27.

What's My Line CBS 10,934,250

28.

I've Got a Secret CBS 10,751,250

29.

The Perry Como Show NBC 10,568,250

30.

Lassie CBS 10,568,250

Households with TV: 45,750,000