| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK | ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | All in the Family | CBS | 20,949,600 |
| 2. | Rich Man, Poor Man | ABC | 19,488,000 |
| 3. | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 19,140,000 |
| 4. | Maude | CBS | 17,400,000 |
| 5. | The Bionic Woman | ABC | 17,330,400 |
6. | Phyllis | CBS | 17,052,000 |
7. | Sanford and Son | NBC | 16,982,400 |
8. | Rhoda | CBS | 16,982,400 |
9. | The Six Million Dollar Man | ABC | 16,912,800 |
10. | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 16,843,200 |
11. | Happy Days | ABC | 16,634,400 |
12. | One Day at a Time | CBS | 16,077,600 |
| 13. | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 16,008,000 |
| 14. | The Waltons | CBS | 15,938,400 |
| 15. | M*A*S*H | CBS | 15,938,400 |
| 16. | Starsky and Hutch | ABC | 15,660,000 |
| 17. | Good Heavens | ABC | 15,660,000 |
| 18. | Welcome Back, Kotter | ABC | 15,381,600 |
| 19. | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | 15,242,400 |
20. | Kojak | CBS | 15,172,800 |
21. | The Jeffersons | CBS | 14,964,000 |
22. | Baretta | ABC | 14,824,800 |
23. | The Sonny & Cher Show | CBS | 14,755,200 |
24. | Good Times | CBS | 14,616,000 |
25. | Chico and The Man | NBC | 14,476,800 |
26. | The Bob Newhart Show | CBS | 14,407,200 |
27. | Donny and Marie | ABC | 14,407,200 |
28. | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | 14,407,200 |
29. | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | 14,268,000 |
30. | Police Woman | NBC | 14,059,200 |
Households with TV: 69,600,000
