| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Laverne & Shirley |
ABC |
22,722,500 |
| 2. | Three's Company | ABC | 22,573,500 |
| 3. | Mork & Mindy | ABC | 21,307,000 |
| 4. | Happy Days | ABC | 21,307,000 |
| 5. | Angie | ABC | 19,891,500 |
|
6. |
60 Minutes | CBS | 18,997,500 |
|
7. |
M*A*S*H | CBS | 18,923,000 |
|
8. |
The Ropers | ABC | 18,774,000 |
|
9. |
All in the Family | CBS | 18,550,500 |
|
10. |
Taxi | ABC | 18,550,500 |
|
11. |
Eight is Enough | ABC | 18,476,000 |
|
12. |
Charlie's Angels | ABC | 18,178,000 |
| 13. | Alice | CBS | 17,284,000 |
| 14. | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 17,209,500 |
| 15. | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 16,837,000 |
| 16. | Barney Miller | ABC | 16,837,000 |
| 17. | The Love Boat | ABC | 16,464,500 |
| 18. | One Day at a Time | CBS | 16,092,000 |
| 19. | Soap | ABC | 15,868,500 |
|
20. |
The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS | 15,645,000 |
|
21. |
NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 15,570,500 |
|
22. |
Fantasy Island | ABC | 15,496,000 |
|
23. |
Vega$ | ABC | 15,347,000 |
|
24. |
ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 15,272,500 |
|
25. |
CHiPS | NBC | 15,123,500 |
|
26. |
Stockard Channing in Just Friends | CBS | 15,049,000 |
|
27. |
Diff'rent Strokes | NBC | 14,825,500 |
|
28. |
Monday Night Football | ABC | 14,751,000 |
|
29. |
What's Happening !! | ABC | 14,751,000 |
|
30. |
Lou Grant | CBS | 14,676,500 |
Households with TV: 74,500,000
