1962-63 Top-Rated TV Shows

RANK SHOW NETWORK

ESTIMATED AUDIENCE

1. The Beverly Hillbillies

CBS

18,108,000

2. Candid Camera CBS 15,643,300
3. The Red Skelton Show CBS 15,643,300
4. Bonanza NBC 14,989,400
5. The Lucy Show CBS 14,989,400

6.

The Andy Griffith Show CBS 14,939,100

7.

Ben Casey ABC 14,436,100

8.

The Danny Thomas Show CBS 14,436,100

9.

The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 13,631,300

10.

Gunsmoke CBS 13,581,000

11.

Dr. Kildare NBC 13,178,600

12.

The Jack Benny Show CBS 13,178,600
13. What's My Line CBS 12,826,500
14. The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 12,725,900
15. Hazel NBC 12,625,300
16. I've Got a Secret CBS 12,524,700
17. The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 12,122,300
18. The Defenders CBS 12,021,700
19. The Garry Moore Show CBS 11,719,900

20.

To Tell the Truth CBS 11,719,900

21.

Lassie CBS 11,719,900

22.

Rawhide CBS 11,468,400

23.

Perry Mason CBS 11,267,200

24.

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 11,216,900

25.

Wagon Train ABC 11,066,000

26.

The Virginian NBC 10,915,100

27.

Route 66 CBS 10,713,900

28.

My Three Sons ABC 10,563,000

29.

Have Gun, Will Travel CBS 10,462,400

30.

The Flintstones ABC 10,311,500

Households with TV: 50,300,000