Top-rated United States television programs of 1961–62

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1961–62 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

Rank Program Network Rating
1 Wagon Train NBC 32.1
2 Bonanza 30.0
3 Gunsmoke CBS 28.3
4 Hazel NBC 27.7
5 Perry Mason CBS 27.3
6 The Red Skelton Show 27.1
7 The Andy Griffith Show 27.0
8 The Danny Thomas Show 26.1
9 Dr. Kildare NBC 25.6
10 Candid Camera CBS 25.5
11 My Three Sons ABC 24.7
12 The Garry Moore Show CBS 24.6
13 Rawhide 24.5
14 The Real McCoys ABC 24.2
15 Lassie CBS 24.0
Sing Along with Mitch NBC
17 Dennis the Menace CBS 23.8
18 Ben Casey ABC 23.7
19 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 23.5
20 Car 54, Where Are You? NBC 23.2
21 The Flintstones ABC 22.9
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis CBS
23 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color NBC 22.7
24 The Joey Bishop Show 22.6
25 The Perry Como Show 22.5
26 The Defenders CBS 22.4
27 The Price Is Right NBC 22.3
The Rifleman ABC
29 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS 22.2
30 The Donna Reed Show ABC 21.9
77 Sunset Strip

References

edit
  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1683. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.