TV FACTS

“I Love Lucy,” which originally aired on CBS, was the highest rated show of its time. Top 10 television network programs of the ‘50s and ‘60s, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Ntwk. TV season Aud. 1 I Love Lucy CBS 1952-53 67.3 2 Texaco Star Theatre NBC 1950-51 61.6 3 Godfrey’s Talent Scouts CBS 1951-52 53.8 4 $64,000 Question CBS 1955-56 47.5 5 Gunsmoke CBS 1957-58 43.1 6 Beverly Hillbillies CBS 1963-64 39.1 7 Bonanza NBC 1964-65 36.3 8 Wagon Train NBC 1961-62 32.1 9 Rowan & Martin Laugh-In NBC 1968-69 31.8 10 Andy Griffith CBS 1967-68 27.6

Source: Nielsen Media Research