This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1960–61 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gunsmoke | CBS | 37.3 |
2 | Wagon Train | NBC | 34.2 |
3 | Have Gun – Will Travel | CBS | 30.9 |
4 | The Andy Griffith Show | 27.8 | |
5 | The Real McCoys | ABC | 27.7 |
6 | Rawhide | CBS | 27.5 |
7 | Candid Camera | 27.3 | |
8 | The Untouchables | ABC | 27.0 |
The Price Is Right | NBC | ||
10 | The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 26.2 |
11 | Dennis the Menace | 26.1 | |
12 | The Danny Thomas Show | 25.9 | |
13 | My Three Sons | ABC | 25.8 |
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15 | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 25.0 |
16 | Perry Mason | 24.9 | |
17 | Bonanza | NBC | 24.8 |
18 | The Flintstones | ABC | 24.3 |
19 | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 24.0 |
20 | General Electric Theater | 23.4 | |
21 | Checkmate | 23.2 | |
22 | What's My Line? | 23.1 | |
23 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 23.0 | |
24 | The Ford Show | NBC | 22.9 |
25 | The Garry Moore Show | CBS | 22.7 |
26 | The Lawman | ABC | 22.3 |
27 | The Rifleman | 22.1 | |
28 | Cheyenne | 22.0 | |
29 | Peter Gunn | NBC | 21.9 |
30 | Route 66 | CBS | 21.7 |
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.