| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Dynasty |
ABC |
21 225 000 |
| 2. | Dallas | CBS | 20 970 300 |
| 3. | The Cosby Show | NBC | 20 545 800 |
| 4. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 18 847 800 |
| 5. | Family Ties | NBC | 18 847 800 |
|
6. |
The A-Team | NBC | 18 593 100 |
|
7. |
Simon & Simon | CBS | 18 508 200 |
|
8. |
Murder, She Wrote | CBS | 17 064 900 |
|
9. |
Knots Landing | CBS | 16 980 000 |
|
10. |
Cagney & Lacey | CBS | 17,514,200 |
|
11. |
Knots Landing | CBS | 17,430,400 |
|
12. |
ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 17,095,200 |
| 13. | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 17,095,200 |
| 14. | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC | 17,011,400 |
| 15. | AfterMASH | CBS | 16,843,800 |
| 16. | The Fall Guy | ABC | 16,676,200 |
| 17. | The Love Boat | ABC | 15,922,000 |
| 18. | Riptide | NBC | 15,754,400 |
| 19. | The Jeffersons | CBS | 15,586,800 |
|
20. |
Scarecrow & Mrs. King | CBS | 15,335,400 |
|
21. |
Monday Night Football | ABC | 15,167,800 |
|
22. |
NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 15,167,800 |
|
23. |
Newhart | CBS | 15,084,000 |
|
24. |
The Facts of Life | NBC | 14,497,400 |
|
25. |
CBS Tuesday Night Movie | CBS | 14,413,600 |
|
26. |
Webster | ABC | 14,413,600 |
|
27. |
Alice | CBS | 14,413,600 |
|
28. |
Knight Rider | NBC | 14,413,600 |
|
29. |
Hardcastle & McCormick | ABC | 14,413,600 |
|
30. |
Trapper John, M.D. | CBS | 14,246,000 |
Households with TV: 84,900,000
