RANK | SHOW | NETWORK | ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
1. | I Love Lucy | CBS | 13,729,200 |
2. | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts | CBS | 11,158,800 |
3. | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | CBS | 9,608,400 |
4. | Dragnet | NBC | 9,547,200 |
5. | Texaco Star Theater | NBC | 9,526,800 |
6. | The Buick Circus Hour | NBC | 9,384,000 |
7. | The Colgate Comedy Hour | NBC | 9,037,200 |
8. | Gangbusters | NBC | 8,649,600 |
9. | You Bet Your Life | NBC | 8,486,400 |
10. | Fireside Theatre | NBC | 8,282,400 |
11. | The Red Buttons Show | CBS | 8,200,800 |
12. | The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 7,956,000 |
13. | Life with Luigi | CBS | 7,854,000 |
14. | Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts | CBS | 7,731,600 |
15. | Goodyear TV Playhouse | NBC | 7,711,200 |
16. | The Life of Riley | NBC | 7,629,600 |
17. | Philco TV Playhouse | NBC | 7,609,200 |
18. | Mama | CBS | 7,548,000 |
19. | Your Show of Shows | NBC | 7,344,000 |
20. | What's My Line | CBS | 7,201,200 |
21. | Strike it Rich | CBS | 7,201,200 |
22. | Our Miss Brooks | CBS | 7,140,000 |
23. | The Big Story | NBC | 7,140,000 |
24. | Gilette Cavalcade of Sports | NBC | 7,078,800 |
25. | Amos 'n' Andy | CBS | 7,017,600 |
26. | All Star Revue | NBC | 6,997,200 |
27. | Treasury Men in Action | NBC | 6,976,800 |
28. | The Red Skelton Show | NBC | 6,874,800 |
29. | The Lone Ranger | ABC | 6,874,800 |
30. | Ford Theater | NBC | 6,854,400 |
Households with TV: 20,400,000