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1970's

October 1970–April 1971

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Marcus Welby, M.D.	ABC	29.6
2	The Flip Wilson Show	NBC	27.9
3	Here's Lucy	CBS	26.1
4	Ironside	NBC	25.7
5	Gunsmoke	CBS	25.5
6	ABC Movie of the Week	ABC	25.1
7	Hawaii Five-O	CBS	25.0
8	Medical Center	CBS	24.5
9	Bonanza	NBC	23.9
10	The F.B.I.	ABC	23.0
11	The Mod Squad	ABC	22.7
12	Adam-12	NBC	22.6
13	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In		22.4
13	The Wonderful World of Disney		22.4
15	Mayberry R.F.D.	CBS	22.3
16	Hee Haw		21.4
17	Mannix		21.3
18	The Men from Shiloh	NBC	21.2
19	My Three Sons	CBS	20.8
20	The Doris Day Show	CBS	20.7
21	The Smith Family	ABC	20.6
22	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	20.3
23	NBC Saturday Movie	NBC	20.1
24	The Dean Martin Show	NBC	20.0
25	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	19.8
	The Partridge Family	ABC
	NBC Monday Movie	NBC
28	ABC Sunday Movie	ABC	19.7
29	The Jim Nabors Hour	CBS	19.5
30	CBS Thursday Movie	CBS	19.3

October 1971–April 1972

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	All in the Family	CBS	34.0
2	The Flip Wilson Show	NBC	28.2
3	Marcus Welby, M.D.	ABC	27.8
4	Gunsmoke	CBS	26.0
5	ABC Movie of the Week	ABC	25.6
6	Sanford and Son	NBC	25.2
7	Mannix	CBS	24.8
8	Funny Face	CBS	23.9
8	Adam-12	NBC	23.9
10	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	23.7
10	Here's Lucy		23.7
12	Hawaii Five-O		23.6
13	Medical Center		23.5
14	The NBC Mystery Movie	NBC	23.2
15	Ironside	NBC	23.0
16	The Partridge Family	ABC	22.6
17	The F.B.I.	ABC	22.4
18	The New Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS	22.2
19	The Wonderful World of Disney	NBC	22.0
20	Bonanza	NBC	21.9
21	The Mod Squad	ABC	21.5
22	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	NBC	21.4
23	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	21.2
23	The Doris Day Show	CBS	21.2
25	Monday Night Football	ABC	20.9
26	ABC Sunday Movie	ABC	20.8
27	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	CBS	20.2
28	Room 222	ABC	19.8
28	Cannon	CBS	19.8
30	CBS Friday Movie	CBS	19.5

October 1972–April 1973

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	All in the Family	CBS	33.3
2	Sanford and Son	NBC	27.6
3	Hawaii Five-O	CBS	25.2
4	Maude		24.7
5	Bridget Loves Bernie		24.2
5	The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie	NBC	24.2
7	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	23.6
7	Gunsmoke	CBS	23.6
9	The Wonderful World of Disney	NBC	23.5
10	Ironside		23.4
11	Adam-12		23.3
12	The Flip Wilson Show		23.1
13	Marcus Welby, M.D.	ABC	22.9
14	Cannon	CBS	22.4
15	Here's Lucy		21.9
16	The Bob Newhart Show		21.8
17	Tuesday Movie of the Week	ABC	21.5
18	Monday Night Football		21.0
19	The Partridge Family		20.6
	The Waltons	CBS
	Medical Center
22	The Carol Burnett Show		20.3
23	ABC Sunday Movie	ABC	20.0
23	The Rookies	ABC	20.0
25	Barnaby Jones	CBS	19.9
	The Little People	NBC
	ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week	ABC
28	NBC Monday Movie	NBC	19.3
29	ABC Monday Movie	ABC	19.2
	The F.B.I.
	Kung Fu

September 1973–April 1974

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	All in the Family	CBS	31.2
2	The Waltons	CBS	28.1
3	Sanford and Son	NBC	27.5
4	MASH*	CBS	25.7
5	Hawaii Five-O		24.0
6	Maude		23.5
7	Kojak		23.3
7	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour		23.3
9	The Mary Tyler Moore Show		23.1
9	Cannon		23.1
11	The Six Million Dollar Man	ABC	22.7
12	The Bob Newhart Show	CBS	22.3
12	The Wonderful World of Disney	NBC	22.3
14	The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie	NBC	22.2
15	Gunsmoke	CBS	22.1
16	Happy Days	ABC	21.5
17	Good Times	CBS	21.4
17	Barnaby Jones	CBS	21.4
19	Monday Night Football	ABC	21.2
19	CBS Friday Night Movie	CBS	21.2
21	Tuesday Movie of the Week	ABC	21.0
22	The Streets of San Francisco	ABC	20.8
23	Adam-12	NBC	20.7
23	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	20.7
25	The Rookies		20.3
26	ABC Monday Movie		20.2
27	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	20.1
27	Kung Fu	ABC	20.1
29	Here's Lucy	CBS	20.0
30	CBS Thursday Movie	CBS	19.9

September 1974–April 1975

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	All in the Family	CBS	30.2
2	Sanford and Son	NBC	29.6
3	Chico and the Man	NBC	28.5
4	The Jeffersons	CBS	27.6
5	MASH*		27.4
6	Rhoda		26.3
7	Good Times		25.8
8	The Waltons		25.5
9	Maude		24.9
10	Hawaii Five-O		24.8
11	The Mary Tyler Moore Show		24.0
12	The Rockford Files	NBC	23.7
13	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	23.5
14	Kojak	CBS	23.3
15	Police Woman	NBC	22.8
16	S.W.A.T.	ABC	22.6
17	The Bob Newhart Show	CBS	22.4
18	The Wonderful World of Disney	NBC	22.0
18	The Rookies	ABC	22.0
20	Mannix	CBS	21.6
20	Cannon		21.6
22	Cher		21.3
	The Streets of San Francisco	ABC
	The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie	NBC
25	Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers	CBS	20.7
25	Tony Orlando & Dawn		20.7
27	Medical Center		20.6
28	Gunsmoke		20.5
29	The Carol Burnett Show		20.4
30	Emergency!	NBC	20.0

September 1975–April 1976

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	All in the Family	CBS	30.1
2	Rich Man, Poor Man	ABC	28.0
3	Laverne & Shirley	ABC	27.5
4	Maude	CBS	25.0
5	The Bionic Woman	ABC	24.9
6	Phyllis	CBS	24.5
7	Sanford and Son	NBC	24.4
7	Rhoda	CBS	24.4
9	The Six Million Dollar Man	ABC	24.3
10	ABC Monday Night Movie		24.2
11	Happy Days		23.9
12	One Day at a Time	CBS	23.1
13	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	23.0
14	The Waltons	CBS	22.9
14	MASH*	CBS	22.9
16	Starsky & Hutch	ABC	22.5
16	Good Heavens		22.5
18	Welcome Back, Kotter		22.1
19	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	21.9
20	Kojak		21.8
21	The Jeffersons		21.5
22	Baretta	ABC	21.3
23	The Sonny & Cher Show	CBS	21.2
24	Good Times	CBS	21.0
25	Chico and the Man	NBC	20.8
26	The Bob Newhart Show	CBS	20.7
	Donny & Marie	ABC
	The Streets of San Francisco	ABC
29	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	20.5
30	Police Woman	NBC	20.2

September 1976–April 1977

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Happy Days	ABC	31.5
2	Laverne & Shirley		30.9
3	ABC Monday Night Movie		26.0
4	MASH*	CBS	25.9
5	Charlie's Angels	ABC	25.8
6	The Big Event	NBC	24.4
7	The Six Million Dollar Man	ABC	24.2
8	ABC Sunday Night Movie		23.4
	Baretta
	One Day at a Time	CBS
11	Three's Company	ABC	23.1
12	All in the Family	CBS	22.9
13	Welcome Back, Kotter	ABC	22.7
14	The Bionic Woman	ABC	22.4
15	The Waltons	CBS	22.3
15	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	22.3
17	Barney Miller	ABC	22.2
18	60 Minutes	CBS	21.9
18	Hawaii Five-O	CBS	21.9
20	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	21.8
21	Rich Man, Poor Man Book II	ABC	21.6
22	Monday Night Football		21.2
23	Eight Is Enough		21.1
24	The Jeffersons	CBS	21.0
25	What's Happening!!	ABC	20.9
26	Good Times	CBS	20.5
27	Sanford and Son	NBC	20.3
28	ABC Friday Night Movie	ABC	20.2
29	The Tony Randall Show	ABC	20.1
30	Alice	CBS	20.0

September 1977–April 1978

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Laverne & Shirley	ABC	31.6
2	Happy Days		31.4
3	Three's Company		28.3
4	60 Minutes	CBS	24.4
	Charlie's Angels	ABC
	All in the Family	CBS
7	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	24.1
8	Alice	CBS	23.2
8	MASH*		23.2
10	One Day at a Time		23.0
11	How the West Was Won	ABC	22.5
12	Eight Is Enough		22.2
13	Soap		22.0
14	The Love Boat		21.9
15	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	21.7
16	Monday Night Football	ABC	21.5
17	Fantasy Island		21.4
17	Barney Miller		21.4
19	Project U.F.O.	NBC	21.2
20	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	20.8
20	The Waltons	CBS	20.8
22	Barnaby Jones		20.6
23	Hawaii Five-O		20.4
24	ABC Monday Night Movie	ABC	20.3
25	Rhoda	CBS	20.1
26	The Incredible Hulk	CBS	19.9
	Family	ABC
	Welcome Back, Kotter	ABC
29	On Our Own	CBS	19.6
30	The Big Event — Sunday	NBC	19.4

September 1978–April 1979

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Laverne & Shirley	ABC	30.5
2	Three's Company		30.3
3	Mork & Mindy		28.6
3	Happy Days		28.6
5	Angie		26.7
6	60 Minutes	CBS	25.5
7	MASH*	CBS	25.4
8	The Ropers	ABC	25.2
9	All in the Family	CBS	24.9
9	Taxi	ABC	24.9
11	Eight Is Enough		24.8
12	Charlie's Angels		24.4
13	Alice	CBS	23.2
14	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	23.1
15	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	22.6
15	Barney Miller		22.6
17	The Love Boat		22.1
18	One Day at a Time	CBS	21.6
19	Soap	ABC	21.3
20	The Dukes of Hazzard	CBS	21.0
21	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	20.9
22	Fantasy Island	ABC	20.8
23	Vega$	ABC	20.6
24	Barnaby Jones	CBS	20.5
25	CHiPs	NBC	20.3
26	Stockard Channing in Just Friends	CBS	20.2
27	Diff'rent Strokes	NBC	19.9
28	Monday Night Football	ABC	19.8
28	What's Happening!!	ABC	19.8
30	Lou Grant	CBS	19.7

September 1979–April 1980

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	60 Minutes	CBS	28.4
2	Three's Company	ABC	26.3
3	That's Incredible!	ABC	25.8
4	Alice	CBS	25.3
4	MASH*		25.3
6	Dallas		25.0
7	Flo		24.4
8	The Jeffersons		24.3
9	The Dukes of Hazzard		24.1
10	One Day at a Time		23.0
11	Archie Bunker's Place		22.9
12	Eight Is Enough	ABC	22.8
13	Taxi	ABC	22.4
14	House Calls	CBS	22.1
14	Real People	NBC	22.1
16	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	21.8
17	Happy Days	ABC	21.7
18	CHiPs	NBC	21.5
19	Trapper John, M.D.	CBS	21.2
20	Charlie's Angels	ABC	20.9
20	Barney Miller	ABC	20.9
22	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS	20.7
23	Benson	ABC	20.6
23	The Love Boat		20.6
25	Soap		20.5
26	Diff'rent Strokes	NBC	20.3
27	Mork & Mindy	ABC	20.2
28	Fantasy Island		20.1
29	Tenspeed and Brown Shoe		20.0
	ABC Sunday Night Movie
	Vega$
	Knots Landing	CBS

Last Updated: 16 July 2023

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