| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | All in the Family |
CBS |
20,687,000 |
| 2. | Sanford and Son | NBC | 20,276,000 |
| 3. | Chico and The Man | NBC | 19,522,500 |
| 4. | The Jeffersons | CBS | 18,906,000 |
| 5. | M*A*S*H | CBS | 18,769,000 |
|
6. |
Rhoda | CBS | 18,015,500 |
|
7. |
Good Times | CBS | 17,673,000 |
|
8. |
The Waltons | CBS | 17,467,500 |
|
9. |
Maude | CBS | 17,056,500 |
|
10. |
Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 16,988,000 |
|
11. |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | 16,440,000 |
|
12. |
The Rockford Files | NBC | 16,234,500 |
| 13. | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 16,097,500 |
| 14. | Kojak | CBS | 15,960,500 |
| 15. | Police Woman | NBC | 15,618,000 |
| 16. | S.W.A.T. | ABC | 15,481,000 |
| 17. | The Bob Newhart Show | CBS | 15,344,000 |
| 18. | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC | 15,070,000 |
| 19. | The Rookies | ABC | 15,070,000 |
|
20. |
Mannix | CBS | 14,796,000 |
|
21. |
Cannon | CBS | 14,796,000 |
|
22. |
Cher | CBS | 14,590,500 |
|
23. |
The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | 14,590,500 |
|
24. |
The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie | NBC | 14,590,500 |
|
25. |
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | CBS | 14,179,500 |
|
26. |
Tony Orlando & Dawn | CBS | 14,179,500 |
|
27. |
Medical Center | CBS | 14,111,000 |
|
28. |
Gunsmoke | CBS | 14,042,500 |
|
29. |
The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | 13,974,000 |
|
30. |
Emergency | NBC | 13,700,000 |
Households with TV: 68,500,000
