| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Happy Days |
ABC |
22,428,000 |
| 2. | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 22,000,800 |
| 3. | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 18,512,000 |
| 4. | M*A*S*H | CBS | 18,440,800 |
| 5. | Charlie's Angels | ABC | 18,369,600 |
|
6. |
The Big Event | NBC | 17,372,800 |
|
7. |
The Six Million Dollar Man | ABC | 17,230,400 |
|
8. |
ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 16,660,800 |
|
9. |
Baretta | ABC | 16,660,800 |
|
10. |
One Day at a Time | CBS | 16,660,800 |
|
11. |
Three's Company | ABC | 16,447,200 |
|
12. |
All in the Family | CBS | 16,304,800 |
| 13. | Welcome Back, Kotter | ABC | 16,162,400 |
| 14. | The Bionic Woman | ABC | 15,948,800 |
| 15. | The Waltons | CBS | 15,877,600 |
| 16. | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 15,877,600 |
| 17. | Barney Miller | ABC | 15,806,400 |
| 18. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 15,592,800 |
| 19. | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 15,592,800 |
|
20. |
NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 15,521,600 |
|
21. |
Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II | ABC | 15,379,200 |
|
22. |
Monday Night Football | ABC | 15,094,400 |
|
23. |
Eight is Enough | ABC | 15,023,200 |
|
24. |
The Jeffersons | CBS | 14,952,000 |
|
25. |
What's Happening !! | ABC | 14,880,800 |
|
26. |
Good Times | CBS | 14,596,000 |
|
27. |
Sanford and Son | NBC | 14,453,600 |
|
28. |
ABC Friday Night Movie | ABC | 14,382,400 |
|
29. |
The Tony Randall Show | ABC | 14,311,200 |
|
30. |
Alice | CBS | 14,240,000 |
Households with TV: 71,200,000

