| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | The Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
18,108,000 |
| 2. | Candid Camera | CBS | 15,643,300 |
| 3. | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 15,643,300 |
| 4. | Bonanza | NBC | 14,989,400 |
| 5. | The Lucy Show | CBS | 14,989,400 |
|
6. |
The Andy Griffith Show | CBS | 14,939,100 |
|
7. |
Ben Casey | ABC | 14,436,100 |
|
8. |
The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 14,436,100 |
|
9. |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | 13,631,300 |
|
10. |
Gunsmoke | CBS | 13,581,000 |
|
11. |
Dr. Kildare | NBC | 13,178,600 |
|
12. |
The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 13,178,600 |
| 13. | What's My Line | CBS | 12,826,500 |
| 14. | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 12,725,900 |
| 15. | Hazel | NBC | 12,625,300 |
| 16. | I've Got a Secret | CBS | 12,524,700 |
| 17. | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | 12,122,300 |
| 18. | The Defenders | CBS | 12,021,700 |
| 19. | The Garry Moore Show | CBS | 11,719,900 |
|
20. |
To Tell the Truth | CBS | 11,719,900 |
|
21. |
Lassie | CBS | 11,719,900 |
|
22. |
Rawhide | CBS | 11,468,400 |
|
23. |
Perry Mason | CBS | 11,267,200 |
|
24. |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 11,216,900 |
|
25. |
Wagon Train | ABC | 11,066,000 |
|
26. |
The Virginian | NBC | 10,915,100 |
|
27. |
Route 66 | CBS | 10,713,900 |
|
28. |
My Three Sons | ABC | 10,563,000 |
|
29. |
Have Gun, Will Travel | CBS | 10,462,400 |
|
30. |
The Flintstones | ABC | 10,311,500 |
Households with TV: 50,300,000

