| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Gunsmoke |
CBS |
18,437,250 |
| 2. | Wagon Train | NBC | 17,568,000 |
| 3. | Have Gun Will Travel | CBS | 15,875,250 |
| 4. | The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 14,228,250 |
| 5. | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 14,091,000 |
|
6. |
Father Knows Best | CBS | 13,587,750 |
|
7. |
77 Sunset Strip | ABC | 13,587,750 |
|
8. |
The Price is Right | NBC | 13,359,000 |
|
9. |
Wanted: Dead or Alive | CBS | 13,130,250 |
|
10. |
Perry Mason | CBS | 12,947,250 |
|
11. |
The Real McCoys | ABC | 12,901,500 |
|
12. |
The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 12,810,000 |
| 13. | The Rifleman | ABC | 12,581,250 |
| 14. | The Ford Show | NBC | 12,535,500 |
| 15. | The Lawman | ABC | 11,986,500 |
| 16. | Dennis the Menace | CBS | 11,895,000 |
| 17. | Cheyenne | ABC | 11,849,250 |
| 18. | Rawhide | CBS | 11,803,500 |
| 19. | Maverick | ABC | 11,529,000 |
|
20. |
The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp | ABC | 11,437,500 |
|
21. |
Mr. Lucky | CBS | 11,163,000 |
|
22. |
Zane Grey Theater | CBS | 11,163,000 |
|
23. |
General Electric Theatre | CBS | 11,163,000 |
|
24. |
The Ann Southern Show | CBS | 11,071,500 |
|
25. |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | CBS | 11,025,750 |
|
26. |
You Bet Your Life | NBC | 10,980,000 |
|
27. |
What's My Line | CBS | 10,934,250 |
|
28. |
I've Got a Secret | CBS | 10,751,250 |
|
29. |
The Perry Como Show | NBC | 10,568,250 |
|
30. |
Lassie | CBS | 10,568,250 |
Households with TV: 45,750,000
