| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Wagon Train |
NBC |
15,586,155 |
| 2. | Bonanza | NBC | 14,566,500 |
| 3. | Gunsmoke | CBS | 13,741,065 |
| 4. | Hazel | NBC | 13,449,735 |
| 5. | Perry Mason | CBS | 13,255,515 |
|
6. |
The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 13,158,405 |
|
7. |
The Andy Griffith Show | CBS | 13,109,850 |
|
8. |
The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 12,672,855 |
|
9. |
Dr. Kildare | NBC | 12,430,080 |
|
10. |
Candid Camera | CBS | 12,381,525 |
|
11. |
My Three Sons | ABC | 11,993,085 |
|
12. |
The Garry Moore Show | CBS | 11,944,530 |
| 13. | Rawhide | CBS | 11,895,975 |
| 14. | The Real McCoys | ABC | 11,750,310 |
| 15. | Lassie | CBS | 11,653,200 |
| 16. | Sing Along with Mitch | NBC | 11,653,200 |
| 17. | Dennis the Menace | CBS | 11,556,090 |
| 18. | Ben Casey | ABC | 11,507,535 |
| 19. | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 12,381,525 |
|
20. |
Car 54, Where Are You? | NBC | 11,264,760 |
|
21. |
The Flintstones | ABC | 11,119,095 |
|
22. |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | CBS | 11,119,095 |
|
23. |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 11,021,985 |
|
24. |
The Joey Bishop Show | NBC | 10,973,430 |
|
25. |
The Perry Como Show | NBC | 10,924,875 |
|
26. |
The Defenders | CBS | 10,876,320 |
|
27. |
The Price is Right | NBC | 10,827,765 |
|
28. |
The Rifleman | ABC | 10,827,765 |
|
29. |
Have Gun, Will Travel | CBS | 10,779,210 |
|
30. |
The Donna Reed Show | ABC | 10,633,545 |
Households with TV: 48,555,000
