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Top Prime Time TV Shows
October 1959–April 1960
PROGRAM NETWORK RATING
1. Gunsmoke .............................................................. CBS ................... 40.3
2. Wagon Train .......................................................... NBC .................. 38.4
3. Have Gun–Will Travel ............................................. CBS ...................34.7
4. The Danny Thomas Show ........................................ CBS ...................31.1
5. The Red Skelton Show ............................................. CBS ...................30.8
6. Father Knows Best................................................... CBS ...................29.7
77 Sunset Strip ....................................................... ABC ...................29.7
8. The Price Is Right..................................................... NBC ..................29.2
9. Wanted: Dead or Alive ........................................... CBS ...................28.7
10. Perry Mason ........................................................... CBS ...................28.3
11. The Real McCoys .................................................... ABC ...................28.2
12. The Ed Sullivan Show .............................................. CBS ...................28.0
13. The Rifleman ........................................................... ABC ................... 27.5
14. The (Tennessee Ernie) Ford Show ............................. NBC ..................27.4
15. La wman ................................................................. ABC ................... 26.2
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September 2006–May 2007
PROGRAM NETWORK RATING
1. American Idol—Wednesday .................................... FOX ...................17.3
2. American Idol—Tuesday .......................................... FOX ...................16.8
3. Dancing With the Stars—Monday ............................ ABC ...................12.7
Dancing With the Stars—Tuesday ............................ ABC ...................12.7
Dancing With the Stars—Wednesday ...................... ABC ...................12.7
6. CSI/Crime Scene Investigation ................................ CBS ...................12.2
7. Grey’s Anatomy ...................................................... ABC ...................12.1
8. House .................................................................... FOX ...................11.1
9. Desperate Housewives ............................................ ABC ...................10.8
10. CSI: Miami ............................................................. CBS ...................10.7
11. Sunday Night Football ............................................ NBC ..................10.5
12. Without a Trace ...................................................... CBS .....................9.4
13. Deal or No Deal—Monday ..................................... NBC ....................9.2
14. Two and a Half Men ............................................... CBS .....................9.1
15. NCIS ..................................................................... CBS .....................9.0
Source: “The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows,” 9th edition. Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh
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