GUNSMOKE is one of only three scripted series two run for twenty or more seasons ( The Simpsons and Law & Order) and has produced more e...

For a second year in a row ALL IN THE FAMILY is the #1 program on TV. It is also leading of what is starting to be a "Must See TV"...

This was the year that CBS "killed the trees" and got rid of all of their rural comedies and went more urban with their programs. ...

Second year medical drama MARCUS WELBY, M.D. is the new #1 program on TV. The program stars Robert Young (FATHER KNOWS BEST) and James Broli...

ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN Held on to be the #1 program on television for the second year in a row. The combination of cutting edge ...

Out of nowhere, NBC's ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN became the #1 program on television. The comedy/variety series was just a mid-se...

fter three seasons on top of the charts, BONANZA is no longer the #1 program on TV. The new champion on TV is THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. The l...

For the second year in a row, BONANZA is the #1 program. Viewers love The Cartwrights. However, it is the only drama in the top 10. Led by 2...

What was the most popular program theat was NOT a TV Western? The comedy HAZEL, from NBC. The freshman program pulled in an average househol...

Top non-western program The 1960-61 season was the beginning of the end for the TV Western. Yes, the top three series are westerns, but ...

FATHER KNOWS BEST - Ranked #6 As the 50's end and the 60's begin, the TV Westers is still the king of television. The top three ...

Two common themes are what characterize the 1958-59 season. More Westerns and Game Show scandals. The game show scandals started with DOTT...

The fall of 1957 was a slightly weaker CBS because of the loss of I LOVE LUCY, however the EYE network did air repeats of the hit sitcom on ...

1956-57 was one of the early years of the growing Westerns trend hitting TV. ABC alone, had FIVE western TV series, but only THE LIFE AND LE...

1955 - 56 saw I LOVE LUCY pushed out of the #1 position by rookie game show THE $64,000 QUESTION. The game show started a phenomenon  that t...