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Top-rated programs in the U.S.

The table below lists television shows in the U.S. with the highest average household Nielsen rating for each television season.
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No.
Season
Show
Network
Viewers
1
1950-51
Texaco Star Theatre
NBC
6.28
2
1951-52
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
CBS
8.23
3
1952-53
I Love Lucy
CBS
13.73
4
1953-54
I Love Lucy
CBS
15.29
5
1954-55
I Love Lucy
CBS
15.14
6
1955-56
The $64,000 Question
CBS
16.58
7
1956-57
I Love Lucy
CBS
17.00
8
1957-58
Gunsmoke
CBS
18.07
9
1958-59
Gunsmoke
CBS
17.40
10
1959-60
Gunsmoke
CBS
18.44
11
1960-61
Gunsmoke
CBS
17.61
12
1961-62
Wagon Train
NBC
15.59
13
1962-63
The Beverly Hillbillies
CBS
18.11
14
1963-64
The Beverly Hillbillies
CBS
20.18
15
1964-65
Bonanza
NBC
19.13
16
1965-66
Bonanza
NBC
17.12
17
1966-67
Bonanza
NBC
16.04
18
1967-68
The Andy Griffith Show
CBS
15.64
19
1968-69
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
NBC
18.52
20
1969-70
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
NBC
15.39
21
1970-71
Marcus Welby, M.D.
ABC
17.79
22
1971-72
All in the Family
CBS
21.11
23
1972-73
All in the Family
CBS
21.58
24
1973-74
All in the Family
CBS
20.65
25
1974-75
All in the Family
CBS
20.69
26
1975-76
All in the Family
CBS
20.95
27
1976-77
Happy Days
ABC
22.43
28
1977-78
Laverne & Shirley
ABC
23.04
29
1978-79
Laverne & Shirley
ABC
22.72
30
1979-80
60 Minutes
CBS
21.67
31
1980-81
Dallas
CBS
27.57
32
1981-82
Dallas
CBS
23.15
33
1982-83
60 Minutes
CBS
21.24
34
1983-84
Dallas
CBS
21.54
35
1984-85
Dynasty
ABC
21.23
36
1985-86
The Cosby Show
NBC
28.95
37
1986-87
The Cosby Show
NBC
30.50
38
1987-88
The Cosby Show
NBC
23.14
39
1988-89
The Cosby Show
NBC
21.28
40
1989-90
Roseanne
ABC
21.28
41
1990-91
Cheers
ABC
19.83
42
1991-92
60 Minutes
CBS
20.17
43
1992-93
60 Minutes
CBS
20.39
44
1993-94
60 Minutes
CBS
19.69
45
1994-95
Seinfeld
NBC
19.65
46
1995-96
ER
NBC
21.10
47
1996-97
ER
NBC
30.79
48
1997-98
Seinfeld
NBC
34.10
49
1998-99
ER
NBC
25.40
50
1999-00
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
ABC
28.53
51
2000-01
Survivor
CBS
29.80
52
2001-02
Friends
NBC
24.50
53
2002-03
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CBS
26.12
54
2003-04
American Idol
Fox
25.73
55
2004-05
American Idol
Fox
27.32
56
2005-06
American Idol
Fox
31.17
57
2006-07
American Idol
Fox
30.58
58
2007-08
American Idol
Fox
28.80
59
2008-09
American Idol
Fox
26.88
60
2009-10
American Idol
Fox
24.71
61
2010-11
American Idol
Fox
26.20
62
2011-12
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
20.74
63
2012-13
NCIS
CBS
21.34
64
2013-14
The Big Bang Theory
CBS
23.10
65
2014-15
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
20.81
66
2015-16
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
21.39
67
2016-17
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
19.75
68
2017-18
Roseanne
ABC
19.96
69
2018-19
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
18.94
70
2019-20
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
20.09
71
2020-21
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
16.50
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