1960-61 Top-Rated TV Shows

RANK SHOW NETWORK

ESTIMATED AUDIENCE

1. Gunsmoke

CBS

17,605,600

2. Wagon Train NBC 16,142,400
3. Have Gun Will Travel CBS 14,584,800
4. The Andy Griffith Show CBS 13,121,600
5. The Real McCoys ABC 13,074,400

6.

Rawhide CBS 12,980,000

7.

Candid Camera CBS 12,885,600

8.

The Untouchables ABC 12,744,000

9.

The Price is Right NBC 12,744,000

10.

The Jack Benny Show CBS 12,366,400

11.

Dennis the Menace CBS 12,319,200

12.

The Danny Thomas Show CBS 12,224,800
13. My Three Sons ABC 12,177,600
14. 77 Sunset Strip ABC 12,177,600
15. The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 11,800,000
16. Perry Mason CBS 11,752,800
17. Bonanza NBC 11,705,600
18. The Flintstones ABC 11,469,600
19. The Red Skelton Show CBS 11,328,000

20.

General Electric Theatre CBS 11,044,800

21.

Checkmate CBS 10,950,400

22.

What's My Line CBS 10,903,200

23.

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis CBS 10,856,000

24.

The Ford Show NBC 10,808,800

25.

The Garry Moore Show CBS 10,714,400

26.

The Lawman ABC 10,525,600

27.

The Rifleman ABC 10,431,200

28.

Cheyenne ABC 10,384,000

29.

Peter Gunn NBC 10,336,800

30.

Route 66 CBS 10,242,400

Households with TV: 47,200,000