| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK | ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | The Beverly Hillbillies | CBS | 18,108,000 |
| 2. | Candid Camera | CBS | 15,643,300 |
| 3. | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 15,643,300 |
| 4. | Bonanza | NBC | 14,989,400 |
| 5. | The Lucy Show | CBS | 14,989,400 |
6. | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS | 14,939,100 |
7. | Ben Casey | ABC | 14,436,100 |
8. | The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 14,436,100 |
9. | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | 13,631,300 |
10. | Gunsmoke | CBS | 13,581,000 |
11. | Dr. Kildare | NBC | 13,178,600 |
12. | The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 13,178,600 |
| 13. | What's My Line | CBS | 12,826,500 |
| 14. | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 12,725,900 |
| 15. | Hazel | NBC | 12,625,300 |
| 16. | I've Got a Secret | CBS | 12,524,700 |
| 17. | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | 12,122,300 |
| 18. | The Defenders | CBS | 12,021,700 |
| 19. | The Garry Moore Show | CBS | 11,719,900 |
20. | To Tell the Truth | CBS | 11,719,900 |
21. | Lassie | CBS | 11,719,900 |
22. | Rawhide | CBS | 11,468,400 |
23. | Perry Mason | CBS | 11,267,200 |
24. | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 11,216,900 |
25. | Wagon Train | ABC | 11,066,000 |
26. | The Virginian | NBC | 10,915,100 |
27. | Route 66 | CBS | 10,713,900 |
28. | My Three Sons | ABC | 10,563,000 |
29. | Have Gun, Will Travel | CBS | 10,462,400 |
30. | The Flintstones | ABC | 10,311,500 |
Households with TV: 50,300,000
