| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Gunsmoke |
CBS |
17,605,600 |
| 2. | Wagon Train | NBC | 16,142,400 |
| 3. | Have Gun Will Travel | CBS | 14,584,800 |
| 4. | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS | 13,121,600 |
| 5. | The Real McCoys | ABC | 13,074,400 |
|
6. |
Rawhide | CBS | 12,980,000 |
|
7. |
Candid Camera | CBS | 12,885,600 |
|
8. |
The Untouchables | ABC | 12,744,000 |
|
9. |
The Price is Right | NBC | 12,744,000 |
|
10. |
The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 12,366,400 |
|
11. |
Dennis the Menace | CBS | 12,319,200 |
|
12. |
The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 12,224,800 |
| 13. | My Three Sons | ABC | 12,177,600 |
| 14. | 77 Sunset Strip | ABC | 12,177,600 |
| 15. | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 11,800,000 |
| 16. | Perry Mason | CBS | 11,752,800 |
| 17. | Bonanza | NBC | 11,705,600 |
| 18. | The Flintstones | ABC | 11,469,600 |
| 19. | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 11,328,000 |
|
20. |
General Electric Theatre | CBS | 11,044,800 |
|
21. |
Checkmate | CBS | 10,950,400 |
|
22. |
What's My Line | CBS | 10,903,200 |
|
23. |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | CBS | 10,856,000 |
|
24. |
The Ford Show | NBC | 10,808,800 |
|
25. |
The Garry Moore Show | CBS | 10,714,400 |
|
26. |
The Lawman | ABC | 10,525,600 |
|
27. |
The Rifleman | ABC | 10,431,200 |
|
28. |
Cheyenne | ABC | 10,384,000 |
|
29. |
Peter Gunn | NBC | 10,336,800 |
|
30. |
Route 66 | CBS | 10,242,400 |
Households with TV: 47,200,000
