Top-rated United States television programs of 1959–60

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1959-60 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

Rank 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 31.1
5 The Red Skelton Show 30.8
6 Father Knows Best 29.7
77 Sunset Strip ABC
8 The Price Is Right NBC 29.2
9 Wanted: Dead or Alive CBS 28.7
10 Perry Mason 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 Ford Show NBC 27.4
15 The Lawman ABC 26.2
16 Dennis the Menace CBS 26.0
17 Cheyenne ABC 25.9
18 Rawhide CBS 25.8
19 Maverick ABC 25.2
20 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 25.0
21 Mr. Lucky CBS 24.4
Zane Grey Theater
General Electric Theater
24 The Ann Sothern Show 24.2
25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 24.1
26 You Bet Your Life NBC 24.0
27 What's My Line? CBS 23.9
28 I've Got a Secret 23.5
29 The Perry Como Show NBC 23.1
Lassie CBS

References

  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
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