| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Dallas |
CBS |
23,146,000 |
| 2. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 22,575,500 |
| 3. | The Jeffersons | CBS | 19,071,000 |
| 4. | Three's Company | ABC | 18,989,500 |
| 5. | Alice | CBS | 18,500,500 |
|
6. |
The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS | 18,419,000 |
|
7. |
Too Close for Comfort | ABC | 18,419,000 |
|
8. |
ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 18,337,500 |
|
9. |
M*A*S*H | CBS | 18,174,500 |
|
10. |
One Day at a Time | CBS | 17,930,000 |
|
11. |
Monday Night Football | ABC | 17,767,000 |
|
12. |
Archie Bunker's Place | CBS | 17,604,000 |
| 13. | Falcon Crest | CBS | 17,441,000 |
| 14. | The Love Boat | ABC | 17,278,000 |
| 15. | Hart to Hart | ABC | 17,196,500 |
| 16. | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS | 17,196,500 |
| 17. | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | 17,033,500 |
| 18. | Happy Days | ABC | 16,789,000 |
| 19. | Dynasty | ABC | 16,463,000 |
|
20. |
Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 16,218,500 |
|
21. |
Real People | NBC | 16,055,500 |
|
22. |
ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 15,892,500 |
|
23. |
House Calls | CBS | 15,648,000 |
|
24. |
The Facts of Life | NBC | 15,566,500 |
|
25. |
Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 15,566,500 |
|
26. |
The Fall Guy | ABC | 15,485,000 |
|
27. |
Hill Street Blues | NBC | 15,159,000 |
|
28. |
That's Incredible | ABC | 14,996,000 |
|
29. |
T.J. Hooker | ABC | 14,996,000 |
|
30. |
Fantasy Island | ABC | 14,914,500 |
Households with TV: 81,500,000
