Top-rated United States television programs of 1960–61

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1960–61 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

Rank Program Network Rating
1 Gunsmoke CBS 37.3
2 Wagon Train NBC 34.2
3 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS 30.9
4 The Andy Griffith Show 27.8
5 The Real McCoys ABC 27.7
6 Rawhide CBS 27.5
7 Candid Camera 27.3
8 The Untouchables ABC 27.0
The Price Is Right NBC
10 The Jack Benny Show CBS 26.2
11 Dennis the Menace 26.1
12 The Danny Thomas Show 25.9
13 My Three Sons ABC 25.8
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15 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 25.0
16 Perry Mason 24.9
17 Bonanza NBC 24.8
18 The Flintstones ABC 24.3
19 The Red Skelton Show CBS 24.0
20 General Electric Theater 23.4
21 Checkmate 23.2
22 What's My Line? 23.1
23 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 23.0
24 The Ford Show NBC 22.9
25 The Garry Moore Show CBS 22.7
26 The Lawman ABC 22.3
27 The Rifleman 22.1
28 Cheyenne 22.0
29 Peter Gunn NBC 21.9
30 Route 66 CBS 21.7


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.