This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1953–54 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I Love Lucy | CBS | 58.8 |
2 | Dragnet | NBC | 53.2 |
3 | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts | CBS | 43.6 |
You Bet Your Life | NBC | ||
5 | The Milton Berle Show | 40.2 | |
6 | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | CBS | 38.9 |
7 | Ford Theatre | NBC | 38.8 |
8 | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | 38.1 |
9 | Fireside Theatre | NBC | 36.4 |
10 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | 36.2 | |
This Is Your Life | |||
12 | The Red Buttons Show | CBS | 35.3 |
13 | The Life of Riley | NBC | 35.0 |
14 | Our Miss Brooks | CBS | 34.2 |
15 | Treasury Men in Action | NBC | 33.9 |
16 | The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 33.3 |
17 | The Toast of the Town | 33.0 | |
18 | Gillette Cavalcade of Sports | NBC | 32.7 |
19 | Philco TV Playhouse | 32.5 | |
20 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS | 32.4 |
21 | Kraft Television Theatre | NBC | 31.3 |
22 | Goodyear TV Playhouse | 31.0 | |
23 | Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts | CBS | 30.9 |
24 | Private Secretary | 30.3 | |
25 | I Married Joan | NBC | 30.2 |
Mama | CBS | ||
27 | General Electric Theater | 29.9 | |
28 | What's My Line? | 29.6 | |
29 | The Big Story | NBC | 29.5 |
Martin Kane, Private Eye | |||
Your Hit Parade |
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1680. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.