Top-rated United States television programs of 1979–80

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1979–80 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

Rank Program Network Rating
1 60 Minutes CBS 28.4
2 Three's Company ABC 26.3
3 That's Incredible! 25.8
4 Alice CBS 25.3
M*A*S*H
6 Dallas 25.0
7 Flo 24.4
8 The Jeffersons 24.3
9 The Dukes of Hazzard 24.1
10 One Day at a Time 23.0
11 Archie Bunker's Place 22.9
12 Eight Is Enough ABC 22.8
13 Taxi 22.4
14 House Calls CBS 22.1
Real People NBC
16 Little House on the Prairie 21.8
17 Happy Days ABC 21.7
18 CHiPs NBC 21.5
19 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 21.2
20 Charlie's Angels ABC 20.9
Barney Miller
22 WKRP in Cincinnati CBS 20.7
23 Benson ABC 20.6
The Love Boat
25 Soap 20.5
26 Diff'rent Strokes NBC 20.3
27 Mork & Mindy ABC 20.2
28 Fantasy Island 20.1
29 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 20.0
ABC Sunday Night Movie
Vega$
Knots Landing CBS

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1689. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.