| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK | ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 22,722,500 |
| 2. | Three's Company | ABC | 22,573,500 |
| 3. | Mork & Mindy | ABC | 21,307,000 |
| 4. | Happy Days | ABC | 21,307,000 |
| 5. | Angie | ABC | 19,891,500 |
6. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 18,997,500 |
7. | M*A*S*H | CBS | 18,923,000 |
8. | The Ropers | ABC | 18,774,000 |
9. | All in the Family | CBS | 18,550,500 |
10. | Taxi | ABC | 18,550,500 |
11. | Eight is Enough | ABC | 18,476,000 |
12. | Charlie's Angels | ABC | 18,178,000 |
| 13. | Alice | CBS | 17,284,000 |
| 14. | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 17,209,500 |
| 15. | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 16,837,000 |
| 16. | Barney Miller | ABC | 16,837,000 |
| 17. | The Love Boat | ABC | 16,464,500 |
| 18. | One Day at a Time | CBS | 16,092,000 |
| 19. | Soap | ABC | 15,868,500 |
20. | The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS | 15,645,000 |
21. | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 15,570,500 |
22. | Fantasy Island | ABC | 15,496,000 |
23. | Vega$ | ABC | 15,347,000 |
24. | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 15,272,500 |
25. | CHiPS | NBC | 15,123,500 |
26. | Stockard Channing in Just Friends | CBS | 15,049,000 |
27. | Diff'rent Strokes | NBC | 14,825,500 |
28. | Monday Night Football | ABC | 14,751,000 |
29. | What's Happening !! | ABC | 14,751,000 |
30. | Lou Grant | CBS | 14,676,500 |
Households with TV: 74,500,000
