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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">85 Broad Street, <div class="ib-company-locality locality">New York City, New York</div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Consumerization" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumerization">Consumerization</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Holdings" title="Nielsen Holdings">Nielsen Holdings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nielsen.com">nielsen.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the <a href="#Nielsen_TV_ratings">Nielsen ratings</a>, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of August 2024, it is the primary part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen Corporation">ACNielsen</a>, a marketing research firm founded in 1923. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch <a href="/wiki/Conglomerate_(company)" title="Conglomerate (company)">conglomerate</a> <a href="/wiki/Verenigde_Nederlandse_Uitgeverijen" class="mw-redirect" title="Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen">VNU</a>. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella for years.<a href="#cite_note-test-1">[1]</a> NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen Company">Nielsen Company</a> in 2007. NMR was separated again from the NielsenIQ (the former ACNielsen) in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> The Nielsen <a href="/wiki/Audience_measurement" title="Audience measurement">TV Ratings</a> have been produced in the United States since the 1950–51 television season and statistically measure which programs are watched by individual segments of the population. The most well-known portion is the "diary". During the four "<a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings#Sweeps" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">sweeps</a>" months of February, May, July and November, Nielsen interviewers in <a href="/wiki/Oldsmar,_Florida" title="Oldsmar, Florida">Oldsmar, Florida</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff, Kentucky</a>, ask homes to participate in filling out a diary of the programs watched in their home for a one-week period.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> The Nielsen sample included roughly 1,700 audiometer homes and a rotating board of nearly 850 diary respondents by the early 1980s. Nielsen launched its Nielsen Homevideo Index (NHI) in 1980 to measure cable, pay cable, and VCRs, and the NHI began offering daily cable ratings in 1982. Nielsen's continued to advance with steady changes into the mid-2000s. Along with changing their counting methods, Nielsen also started emphasizing[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">clarification needed</a>] their sample in 2003 in reaction to census shifts and requests from some industry sectors. Nielsen's automated Local People Meter (LPM) technology was introduced in two cities: New York and Los Angeles. The LPM improved the method of measurement from active and diary-based to passive and meter-monitored. More importantly, the LPM provides accurate measurements of particular local markets, versus a nationwide sample. While diary-based surveys concentrated on quarterly sweeps periods, the industry has been pushed toward year-round measurement due to the automated LPM system. In 1996, Nielsen Media Research began tracking computer, internet, and video game usage through telephone surveys.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Nielsen Media Research is a sister company to Nielsen NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences through a telephone and internet survey, and Nielsen BuzzMetrics, which measures Consumer-Generated Media. Nielsen also conducts market research for the film industry through National Research Group (NRG). In September 2018, Nielsen acquired SuperData Research, an industry analysis firm that deals with tracking viewing habits within the video game and <a href="/wiki/ESports" class="mw-redirect" title="ESports">eSports</a> areas, an area that Nielsen plans to expand into.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> Later, in April 2021, Nielsen stated they will close down SuperData and move its analysis and tracking into Nielsen Sports.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> In September 2020, Nielsen began compiling a weekly Top 10 list of most watched shows on streaming platforms.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> After divestiture of <a href="/wiki/NielsenIQ" title="NielsenIQ">NielsenIQ</a> (the former ACNielsen consumer research business) in 2021, Nielsen became solely a media audience measurement and analytics firm.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nielsen_TV_ratings">Nielsen TV ratings</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nielsen TV ratings">edit</a>]</div> Nielsen TV ratings (commonly referred to as Nielsen ratings) are the <a href="/wiki/Audience_measurement" title="Audience measurement">audience measurement</a> systems operated by Nielsen Media Research that seek to determine the <a href="/wiki/Audience" title="Audience">audience</a> size and composition of <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_programming" title="Broadcast programming">television programming</a> in the United States using a rating system. Nielsen lost accreditation by the <a href="/wiki/Media_Rating_Council" title="Media Rating Council">Media Rating Council</a> (MRC) in 2022 due to inaccurate data reporting during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>,<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> but regained it in April 2023.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Nielsen Media Research was founded by <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Nielsen" title="Arthur Nielsen">Arthur C. Nielsen</a>, a market analyst who began his career in the 1920s with marketing research and performance analysis. The company subsequently expanded into radio <a href="/wiki/Market_analysis" title="Market analysis">market analysis</a> in the late 1930s, culminating in the Nielsen Radio Index in 1942,<a href="#cite_note-Timeline-14">[14]</a> which was meant to provide statistics as to the markets of radio shows. The first Nielsen ratings for radio programs were released the first week of December 1947. They measured the top 20 programs in four areas: total audience, average audience, cumulative audience, and homes per dollar spent for time and talent.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In 1950, Nielsen then moved to television, developing a rating system using the methods he and his company had developed for radio. That method became the primary source of audience measurement information in the American television industry. In September 2020, Nielsen began compiling a weekly Top 10 list of most-watched shows on streaming platforms. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Measuring_ratings">Measuring ratings</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Measuring ratings">edit</a>]</div> The data collection methods used to generate Nielsen TV ratings included: <ul><li>The Audimeter (audience meter) was used from 1950 during the early days of <a href="/wiki/Television_broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Television broadcasting">television broadcasting</a>. It attached to a television and recorded the channels viewed, onto a <a href="/wiki/16mm_film" class="mw-redirect" title="16mm film">16mm film</a> cartridge that was mailed weekly to company headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston, Illinois</a>, and used to generate the Nielsen Television Index. It was based on an earlier Audimeter that had been developed for the 1942 Nielsen Radio Index. <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(statistics)" title="Sampling (statistics)">Randomly selected</a> "Nielsen families" homes were enticed to accept the Audimeter by including free TV repair service provided by TV Index reps, which was a valuable commodity when <a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">vacuum tube</a> televisions predominated.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-Timeline-14">[14]</a></li> <li>Paper "viewer diaries", in which a household recruited by the company self-recorded its viewing or listening habits. This adjunct Nielsen Station Index Service offered since 1953 targeted various <a href="/wiki/Demographics" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics">demographics</a>, particularly for local programming. The resulting statistical models provided a report of the audiences of any given show, network, and programming hour. The company phased out this methodology as electronic data collection became more sophisticated. As of June 28, 2018, the Nielsen paper TV diary rating service was retired.<a href="#cite_note-Bhansali-17">[17]</a></li> <li>In 1971, the Storage Instantaneous Audimeter allowed electronically recorded program viewing history to be forwarded to Nielsen via a telephone line, making overnight ratings possible.<a href="#cite_note-Timeline-14">[14]</a></li> <li>The upgraded <a href="/wiki/People_Meter" class="mw-redirect" title="People Meter">People Meter</a>, introduced in 1987, records individual viewing <a href="/wiki/Habit_(psychology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Habit (psychology)">habits</a> of the home and transmits the data nightly to Nielsen through a telephone line. This system is designed to allow market researchers to study television viewing on a minute-to-minute basis, recording when viewers change channels or turn off their television.<a href="#cite_note-Timeline-14">[14]</a></li> <li>Nielsen replaced People Meters with <a href="/wiki/Portable_People_Meter" title="Portable People Meter">Portable People Meters</a> (PPM), which collects the data of individual household members through the use of separate login credentials and allows the company to separate household viewing information into diverse demographic groups.</li></ul> Changing systems of viewing have impacted Nielsen's methods of market research. In 2005, Nielsen began measuring the usage of digital video recording devices (DVRs) such as <a href="/wiki/TiVo" title="TiVo">TiVos</a>. Initial results indicated that time-shifted viewing (i.e., programs that are watched after the networks have aired them) would significantly impact television ratings. A year later, the networks were not factoring these new results into their ad rates because of advertisers' resistance.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> In July 2017, Nielsen announced that it would include select programs from subscription-based <a href="/wiki/Video_on_demand" title="Video on demand">video on demand</a> (vSVOD) services Hulu and YouTube TV in its Digital in TV Ratings system.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> Since about October 2017, Nielsen also began to track select programs from <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>. Partnering distributors insert a "tag" into the program to be distributed on these services, which Nielsen then tracks through its meters system. Partnering distributors are able to determine if these ratings can be released publicly or not.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ratings/share_and_total_viewers">Ratings/share and total viewers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ratings/share and total viewers">edit</a>]</div> The most commonly cited Nielsen results are reported in two measurements: ratings points and share, usually reported as: "ratings points/share". There were 119.6 million TV homes in the United States for the 2017–18 TV season (Nielsen's National Television Household Universe, or Households Using Television, HUT).<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Nielsen re-estimates the number of television-equipped households each August for the upcoming television season.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> The rating of a program is a fraction of the HUT. It is calculated as RTG = HUT × SHARE where HUT (or PUT when measuring demos) is Homes Using Television and SHARE is the percentage of TV sets in use which are tuned to a particular show. Share is the percentage of television sets in use, Households Using Television (HUT) or <a href="/wiki/Persons_using_television" title="Persons using television">Persons Using Television</a> (PUT) who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> For example, Nielsen may report a show as receiving a 4.4/8 during its broadcast; this would mean that 4.4% of all television-equipped households (that is to say homes with a TV set, not total number of people) were tuned in to that program, while 8% of households that were watching TV at that time were watching the specific program.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Because ratings are based on samples, it is possible for shows to get a 0.0 rating, despite having an audience; <a href="/wiki/CNBC" title="CNBC">CNBC</a>'s talk show <a href="/wiki/McEnroe_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="McEnroe (TV series)">McEnroe</a> was one notable example.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Another example is <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> show, <a href="/wiki/CW_Now" title="CW Now">CW Now</a>, which received two 0.0 ratings in the same season. In 2014, Nielsen reported that American viewership of live television (totaling on average four hours and 32 minutes per day) had dropped 12 minutes per day compared to the year before. The CW got another 0.0 rating for its broadcast of the 1st Critics Choice Super Awards. Nielsen reported several reasons for the shift away from live television: increased viewership of time-shifted television (mainly through DVRs) and viewership of internet video (clips from video sharing websites and streams of full-length television shows).<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Viewer_location:_out_of_home,_on_the_go">Viewer location: out of home, on the go</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Viewer location: out of home, on the go">edit</a>]</div> In 2007, Nielsen began to release data that reflected out-of-home/not via home TV viewing. <a href="#cite_note-BarTravNYT2007-28">[28]</a> This was a follow-up to their added inclusiveness regarding family members who are dorming in college.<a href="#cite_note-DormViewingNYT2006-29">[29]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Demographics">Demographics</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a>]</div> Since specific demographics influence advertising rates, Nielsen provides statistics by categories including age, sex, race, economic class, and area. For example, an advertiser might look for younger viewers, for older or wealthier audiences, or for women rather than men. In general, the number of viewers within the <a href="/wiki/Key_demographic" title="Key demographic">18–49 age range</a> is more important than the total number of viewers.<a href="#cite_note-demos-30">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt-31">[31]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/Advertising_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Advertising Age">Advertising Age</a>, during the 2007–08 season, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> was able to charge $419,000 per commercial sold during its medical drama <a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a>, compared to only $248,000 for a commercial during <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>' <a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a>, despite CSI having almost five million more viewers on average.<a href="#cite_note-demos2-32">[32]</a> Because of its strength in young "demos" (demographic groups), NBC was able to charge almost three times as much for a commercial during <a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a> as CBS charged for <a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a>, even though the two series had a similar amount of total viewership during the two seasons they were on the air concurrently.<a href="#cite_note-demos-30">[30]</a> <a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a> (on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>) and <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a> (on NBC) drew fewer total viewers than <a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a> (on CBS) during the 2009–10 season, but earned an average of $272,694 and $213,617 respectively, compared to $150,708 for NCIS.<a href="#cite_note-estadrates-33">[33]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Commercial_ratings">Commercial ratings</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Commercial ratings">edit</a>]</div> Nielsen also provides viewership data calculated as the average viewership for only the commercial time within the program. These "Commercial Ratings" first became available on May 31, 2007. Additionally, Nielsen provides different "streams" of this data in order to take into consideration delayed viewing (DVR) data, at any interval up to seven days.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> C3 was the metric launched in 2007, and refers to the ratings for average commercial minutes in live programming plus total playback by digital video recorder up to three days after.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> In 2009, dissatisfaction with Nielsen's effectiveness resulted in formation of the Council for Innovative Media Measurement by more than six major broadcast media companies.<a href="#cite_note-CounterIMMGroupNYT2009-36">[36]</a> By the end of 2012, some television executives wanted to see C7, ratings for live plus seven days, with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Corporation" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> <a href="/wiki/Les_Moonves" title="Les Moonves">Les Moonves</a> making the claim C7 made ratings increase by 30%.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sweeps">Sweeps</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sweeps">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Sweeps" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Sweeps_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Sweeps (disambiguation)">Sweeps (disambiguation)</a>.</div> The American television measurement by Nielsen is based on three different methodological approaches. In the 25 TV markets with the highest sales (e.g. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver), the Local People Meter (LPM) is measured. Individuals register individually; the measurement is carried out on 365 days over 24 hours.<a href="#cite_note-locmeas-38">[38]</a> The SET Meter (Diary & Electronic) is used in 31 smaller markets (such as Nashville, Salt Lake City). In four sweeps in February, May, July, and November, target group data are collected with the diary and validated with the data of the devices (TV set on/off) in the participating households.<a href="#cite_note-locmeas-38">[38]</a> In the 154 TV markets with the lowest sales (e. g. Harrisburg, PA or Honolulu) the use of TV is only recorded using a diary survey. Each year until 2018, Nielsen processed approximately two million paper diaries from households across the United States,<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bhansali-17">[17]</a> for November, February, May, and July—also known as the "sweeps" rating periods.<a href="#cite_note-bn8614-40">[40]</a> The term "sweeps" dates from 1954, when Nielsen collected diaries from households in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_United_States" title="Eastern United States">Eastern United States</a> first; from there they would "sweep" west.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Seven-day diaries (or eight-day diaries in homes with DVRs) were mailed to homes to keep a tally of what was watched on each television set and by whom. Over the course of a sweeps period, diaries were mailed to a new panel of homes each week. At the end of the month, all of the viewing data from the individual weeks was aggregated. One exception to the normal sweeps periods occurred in <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2008–09 United States network television schedule">2008–09</a> when the February sweeps period was moved to March to accommodate the <a href="/wiki/Digital_television_transition_in_the_United_States" title="Digital television transition in the United States">digital television transition</a>, which was scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009. The transition date was later <a href="/wiki/DTV_Delay_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="DTV Delay Act">moved</a> to June 12, but Nielsen kept the sweeps period in March that year rather than moving it again. This local viewing information provides a basis for program scheduling and advertising decisions for local television stations, cable systems, and advertisers. Typically, the November, February, and May sweeps are considered more important; nevertheless, the July sweeps can have a local impact regarding personnel.<a href="#cite_note-bn8614-40">[40]</a> In some mid-size markets, diaries provide viewer information for up to two additional "sweeps" months (October and January). <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Nielsen sweeps periods </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>November </th> <th>February </th> <th>May </th> <th>July </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016–2017 </td> <td>October 27 – November 23, 2016 </td> <td>February 2 – March 1, 2017<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> </td> <td>April 27 – May 24, 2017 </td> <td>June 29 – July 26, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2018 </td> <td>October 26 – November 22, 2017 </td> <td>February 1–28, 2018 </td> <td>April 26 – May 23, 2018 </td> <td>June 28 – July 25, 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–2019 </td> <td>October 25 – November 21, 2018 </td> <td>January 31 – February 27, 2019 </td> <td>April 25 – May 22, 2019 </td> <td>June 27 – July 24, 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–2020 </td> <td>October 31 – November 27, 2019 </td> <td>January 30 – February 26, 2020 </td> <td>April 23 – May 20, 2020 </td> <td>June 25 – July 22, 2020 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Criticism_of_ratings_systems">Criticism of ratings systems</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Criticism of ratings systems">edit</a>]</div> There is some public critique regarding accuracy and potential bias within Nielsen's rating system, including some concerns that the Nielsen ratings system is rapidly becoming outdated due to new technology such as <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder">DVRs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tablet_computers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tablet computers">tablet computers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> streaming services as preferred or alternative methods for television viewing.<a href="#cite_note-MissedMalesNYT2003-44">[44]</a> In June 2006, however, Nielsen announced a plan to revamp its entire methodology to include all types of media viewing in its sample.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> Since viewers are aware of being part of the Nielsen sample, it can lead to <a href="/wiki/Response_bias" title="Response bias">response bias</a> in recording and viewing habits. Audience counts gathered by the self-reporting diary methodology are sometimes higher than those gathered by the electronic meters, eliminating any response bias.<a href="#cite_note-BiasN1-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-BiasN2-47">[47]</a> Another criticism of the measuring system itself is that it fails the most important sample criterion: it is not random. A small fraction of the population is selected, and only those accepted are used as the sample size. In many local areas during the 1990s, the difference between a rating that kept a show on the air and one that would cancel it was so small as to be statistically insignificant. Yet, the show with the higher rating would survive.<a href="#cite_note-believe-48">[48]</a> In addition, the Nielsen ratings encouraged a strong push for demographic measurements. This caused problems with households with multiple television sets or households where viewers would enter the simpler codes (usually their child's), raising serious questions about the demographic data quality.<a href="#cite_note-believe-48">[48]</a> The situation further deteriorated as the popularity of cable television increased the number of viewable networks to the extent that the <a href="/wiki/Margin_of_error" title="Margin of error">margin of error</a> has increased because the sampling sizes are too small.<a href="#cite_note-believe-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> Compounding matters is that of the sample data that is collected, advertisers will not pay for <a href="/wiki/Timeshifting" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeshifting">time shifted</a> programs (those that are recorded for replay at a different time),<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> rendering the "raw" numbers useless from a statistical point of view. Even in 2013, it was noted that Internet streams of television programs were still not counted because they had either no ads (such as <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>) or totally different advertising (such as <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>) than their television counterparts, effectively skewing the raw data on a show's popularity.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> A related criticism of the Nielsen rating system is its lack of a system for measuring television audiences outside homes, such as <a href="/wiki/Dormitory" title="Dormitory">college dormitories</a>, transport terminals, <a href="/wiki/Bar_(establishment)" title="Bar (establishment)">bars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prisons</a> and other public places where television is frequently viewed, often by large numbers of people in a common setting. In 2005, Nielsen announced plans to incorporate viewing by away-from-home college students into its sample. Internet television viewing is another rapidly growing market for which Nielsen ratings fail to account for viewers. <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>, Hulu, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, and some of the networks' own websites (such as ABC.com and CBS.com) provide full-length web-based programming, either subscription-based or ad-supported. Though websites can already track a site's popularity and the <a href="/wiki/HTTP_referrer" class="mw-redirect" title="HTTP referrer">referring page</a>, they cannot track viewer demographics. To both track this and expand their <a href="/wiki/Market_research" title="Market research">market research</a> offerings, Nielsen purchased NetRatings in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> However, as noted in a February 2012 <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a> article, the computer and mobile streams of a program are counted separately from the standard television broadcasts, further degrading the overall quality of the sampling data. As a result, there was no way for NBC to tell if there was any overlap between the roughly 111.3 million traditional television viewers<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> and 2.1 million live stream viewers of <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Super Bowl XLVII</a>.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Responding to the criticism regarding accusations by several media executives (including <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (2005–present)">Viacom</a> CEO Phillippe Dauman and former <a href="/wiki/Fox_Entertainment_Group" title="Fox Entertainment Group">Fox Entertainment Group</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">chief operating officer</a> <a href="/wiki/Chase_Carey" title="Chase Carey">Chase Carey</a>) that it failed to count viewers watching television programs on digital platforms, Nielsen executive vice president of global product leadership Megan Clarken stated in an April 2015 summit by the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement that the company can count digital viewers in audience and demographic reports but is unable to do so under the current set of rules devised by networks and advertising industries last revised in 2006. As such, Nielsen can only count viewership for television-originated broadcasts, and must exclude viewers who watch programs on digital platforms if the program does not have an identical advertising load or a linear <a href="/wiki/Watermark" title="Watermark">watermark</a>.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> After Nielsen took over the contract for producing data on Irish advertising in 2009, agencies said that they were "disastrous" and claimed that the information produced by them is too inaccurate to be trusted by them or their clients.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> In 2004, <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> retained the services of <a href="/wiki/Public_relations" title="Public relations">public relations</a> firm Glover Park to launch a campaign aimed at delaying Nielsen's plan to replace its aging household electronic data collection methodology in larger local markets with its newer electronic People Meter system. The advocates in the public relations campaign claimed that data derived from the newer People Meter system represented a bias toward underreporting minority viewing, leading to a de facto discrimination in employment against minority actors and writers. However, Nielsen countered the campaign<a href="#cite_note-PeopMeteringNYT2004-59">[59]</a> by revealing its sample composition counts. According to Nielsen Media Research's sample composition counts, as of November 2004<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit">[update]</a>, nationwide, <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> households using People Meters represented 6.7% of the Nielsen sample, compared to 6.0% in the general population. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Latino</a> households represent 5.7% of the Nielsen sample, compared to 5.0% in the general population. By October 2006, News Corporation and Nielsen settled, with Nielsen agreeing to spend an additional $50 million to ensure that minority viewing was not being underreported by the new electronic people meter system.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> In 2011, CBS and Nielsen proposed a model consisting of six viewer segments, which according to their empirical research,[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] are more relevant for advertisers than older models based on gender and age. The segments are based on user behavior, motivations, and <a href="/wiki/Psychographics" title="Psychographics">psychographics</a>. It is argued that the model can increase reaching the desired audience and message recall and advertisement likeability.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Advent_of_streaming">Advent of streaming </h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Advent of streaming">edit</a>]</div> In September 2020, Nielsen began releasing a weekly list of top 10 television shows most watched on streaming platforms or subscription video on demand (SVOD).<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top-rated_programs_in_the_United_States">Top-rated programs in the United States</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Top-rated programs in the United States">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts" title="List of most-watched television broadcasts">List of most-watched television broadcasts</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of most-watched television broadcasts in the United States">List of most-watched television broadcasts in the United States</a></div> The table below lists television series in the United States with the highest average household Nielsen rating for each television season.<a href="#cite_note-McNeil-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:9%;">Season </th> <th colspan="4" style="width:34%;">Live </th> <th colspan="3" style="width:28%;">Live + 3 <a href="/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder">DVR</a> </th> <th colspan="3" style="width:28%;">Live + 7 <a href="/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder">DVR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:15%;">Show </th> <th style="width:5%;">Network </th> <th style="width:7%;">Households (in millions) </th> <th style="width:7%;">Viewers (in millions) </th> <th style="width:15%;">Show </th> <th style="width:5%;">Network </th> <th style="width:7%;">Viewers (in millions) </th> <th style="width:15%;">Show </th> <th style="width:5%;">Network </th> <th style="width:7%;">Viewers (in millions) </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">1950s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1950–51 United States network television schedule">1950–1951</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texaco_Star_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Texaco Star Theatre">Texaco Star Theatre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>6.28<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1951–52 United States network television schedule">1951–1952</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Godfrey%27s_Talent_Scouts" title="Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts">Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts</a> </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>8.23<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1952–53 United States network television schedule">1952–1953</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a> </td> <td>13.73<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1953–54 United States network television schedule">1953–1954</a> </td> <td>15.29<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1954–55 United States network television schedule">1954–1955</a> </td> <td>15.14<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1955–56 United States network television schedule">1955–1956</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_$64,000_Question" title="The $64,000 Question">The $64,000 Question</a> </td> <td>16.58<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1956–57 United States network television schedule">1956–1957</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a> </td> <td>17.00<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1957–58 United States network television schedule">1957–1958</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a> </td> <td>18.07<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1958–59 United States network television schedule">1958–1959</a> </td> <td>17.40<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1959–60 United States network television schedule">1959–1960</a> </td> <td>18.44<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">1960s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1960–61 United States network television schedule">1960–1961</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>17.61<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1961–62 United States network television schedule">1961–1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wagon_Train" title="Wagon Train">Wagon Train</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>15.59<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1962–63 United States network television schedule">1962–1963</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>18.11<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1963–64 United States network television schedule">1963–1964</a> </td> <td>20.18<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1964–65 United States network television schedule">1964–1965</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza">Bonanza</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>19.13<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1965–66 United States network television schedule">1965–1966</a> </td> <td>17.12<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1966–67 United States network television schedule">1966–1967</a> </td> <td>16.04<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1967–68 United States network television schedule">1967–1968</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show" title="The Andy Griffith Show">The Andy Griffith Show</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>15.64<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1968–69 United States network television schedule">1968–1969</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In" title="Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In">Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>18.52<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1969–70 United States network television schedule">1969–1970</a> </td> <td>15.39<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">1970s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1970–71 United States network television schedule">1970–1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Welby,_M.D." title="Marcus Welby, M.D.">Marcus Welby, M.D.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>17.79<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1971–72 United States network television schedule">1971–1972</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>21.11<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1972–73 United States network television schedule">1972–1973</a> </td> <td>21.58<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1973–74 United States network television schedule">1973–1974</a> </td> <td>20.65<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1974–75 United States network television schedule">1974–1975</a> </td> <td>20.69<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1975–76 United States network television schedule">1975–1976</a> </td> <td>20.95<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1976–77 United States network television schedule">1976–1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Happy_Days" title="Happy Days">Happy Days</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>22.43<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1977–78 United States network television schedule">1977–1978</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley" title="Laverne & Shirley">Laverne & Shirley</a> </td> <td>23.04<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1978–79 United States network television schedule">1978–1979</a> </td> <td>22.72<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1979–80 United States network television schedule">1979–1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>21.67<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">1980s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1980–81 United States network television schedule">1980–1981</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>27.57<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1981–82 United States network television schedule">1981–1982</a> </td> <td>23.15<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1982–83 United States network television schedule">1982–1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a> </td> <td>21.24<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1983–84 United States network television schedule">1983–1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a> </td> <td>21.54<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1984–85 United States network television schedule">1984–1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series)" title="Dynasty (1981 TV series)">Dynasty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>21.23<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1985–86 United States network television schedule">1985–1986</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>28.95<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1986–87 United States network television schedule">1986–1987</a> </td> <td>30.50<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1987–88 United States network television schedule">1987–1988</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1988–89 United States network television schedule">1988–1989</a> </td> <td>23.14<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1989–90 United States network television schedule">1989–1990</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">21.28<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">1990s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1990–91 United States network television schedule">1990–1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>19.83<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1991–92 United States network television schedule">1991–1992</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>20.17<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1992–93 United States network television schedule">1992–1993</a> </td> <td>20.39<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1993–94 United States network television schedule">1993–1994</a> </td> <td>19.69<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1994–95 United States network television schedule">1994–1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>19.65<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1995–96 United States network television schedule">1995–1996</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a> </td> <td>21.10<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1996–97 United States network television schedule">1996–1997</a> </td> <td>20.56<a href="#cite_note-ctvh1-114">[114]</a> </td> <td>30.79<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1997–98 United States network television schedule">1997–1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a> </td> <td>21.27<a href="#cite_note-ctvh1-114">[114]</a> </td> <td>34.10<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1998–99 United States network television schedule">1998–1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a> </td> <td>17.69<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> </td> <td>25.40<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1999–2000 United States network television schedule">1999–2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire_(American_game_show)" title="Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire</a> (Tues) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>28.53<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">2000s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2000–01 United States network television schedule">2000–2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)" title="Survivor (American TV series)">Survivor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>29.80<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2001–02 United States network television schedule">2001–2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>24.50<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2002–03 United States network television schedule">2002–2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>26.12<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2003–04 United States network television schedule">2003–2004</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Tues) </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>25.73<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2004–05 United States network television schedule">2004–2005</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>27.32<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2005–06 United States network television schedule">2005–2006</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>31.17<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2006–07 United States network television schedule">2006–2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Wed) </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>30.58<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2007–08 United States network television schedule">2007–2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Tues) </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>28.80<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2008–09 United States network television schedule">2008–2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Wed) </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>25.53<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2008-09-128">[128]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Wed) </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>26.88<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2008-09-128">[128]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2009–10 United States network television schedule">2009–2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Tues) </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>22.97<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Tues) </td> <td>24.71<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">2010s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2010–11 United States network television schedule">2010–2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Wed) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>23.95<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2010-11-131">[131]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (Wed) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>26.20<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2010-11-131">[131]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2011–12 United States network television schedule">2011–2012</a> </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>20.74<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2012–13 United States network television schedule">2012–2013</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a><a href="#cite_note-134">[a]</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>21.34<a href="#cite_note-135">[134]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2013–14 United States network television schedule">2013–2014</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>21.42<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2013-14-136">[135]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory" title="The Big Bang Theory">The Big Bang Theory</a> </td> <td>23.10<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2013-14-136">[135]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2014–15 United States network television schedule">2014–2015</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>20.69<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2014-15-137">[136]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>20.81<a href="#cite_note-tvbtn2014-15-137">[136]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2015–16 United States network television schedule">2015–2016</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>21.30<a href="#cite_note-138">[137]</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>21.38<a href="#cite_note-139">[138]</a> </td> <td>21.39<a href="#cite_note-140">[139]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2016–17 United States network television schedule">2016–2017</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>19.63<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a> </td> <td>19.73<a href="#cite_note-142">[141]</a> </td> <td>19.75<a href="#cite_note-143">[142]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2017–18 United States network television schedule">2017–2018</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>17.58<a href="#cite_note-144">[143]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>18.21<a href="#cite_note-145">[144]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>19.96<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2018–19 United States network television schedule">2018–2019</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>18.80<a href="#cite_note-PI2018-19-147">[146]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>18.92<a href="#cite_note-PI2018-19-147">[146]</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>18.94<a href="#cite_note-148">[147]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2019–20 United States network television schedule">2019–2020</a> </td> <td style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #EEE); color: var(--color-base, black); vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" class="table-Unknown">Unknown </td> <td>19.96<a href="#cite_note-2019-20rtg-149">[148]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>20.09<a href="#cite_note-150">[149]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">2020s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2020–21 United States network television schedule">2020–2021</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>16.50<a href="#cite_note-151">[150]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2021–22 United States network television schedule">2021–2022</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>18.00<a href="#cite_note-152">[151]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2022–23 United States network television schedule">2022–2023</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>18.14<a href="#cite_note-153">[152]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-134"><a href="#cite_ref-134">^</a> <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a> airs three broadcasts -- NFL weeks 1-2 and the Kickoff Game -- before the official start of television season which are not counted in the rankings. If these broadcasts were counted, NBC Sunday Night Football would average 21.44 million viewers—more than <a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a>. The NFL Thanksgiving Game is counted as part of Sunday Night Football for ratings, but not the Kickoff Game or Weeks 1-2.<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_network_ratings_by_year">Television network ratings by year</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Television network ratings by year">edit</a>]</div> (Average primetime viewership) <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network </th> <th>2019 views<a href="#cite_note-154">[153]</a> </th> <th>2018 views<a href="#cite_note-155">[154]</a> </th> <th>2017 views<a href="#cite_note-156">[155]</a> </th> <th>2016 views<a href="#cite_note-157">[156]</a> </th> <th>2015 views<a href="#cite_note-tvinsider-158">[157]</a> </th> <th>2014 views<a href="#cite_note-tvinsider-158">[157]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>6,330,000 </td> <td>7,876,000 </td> <td>7,284,000 </td> <td>8,426,000 </td> <td>7,757,000 </td> <td>8,264,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>7,140,000 </td> <td>7,385,000 </td> <td>7,996,000 </td> <td>8,814,000 </td> <td>9,419,000 </td> <td>9,375,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>5,192,000 </td> <td>5,423,000 </td> <td>5,592,000 </td> <td>6,325,000 </td> <td>6,894,000 </td> <td>6,838,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>4,623,000 </td> <td>4,401,000 </td> <td>4,733,000 </td> <td>5,053,000 </td> <td>5,198,000 </td> <td>5,973,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nielsen_SVOD_content_ratings">Nielsen SVOD content ratings</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Nielsen SVOD content ratings">edit</a>]</div> Starting in September 2020, Nielsen releases a weekly list of top 10 television shows most watched on streaming platforms, or subscription video on demand (SVOD).<a href="#cite_note-159">[158]</a> This immediately attracted attention by mainstream media, such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Business Insider.<a href="#cite_note-160">[159]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-162">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-163">[162]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nielsen_Media_Research&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1958-1959&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1958.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1959.htm">"TV Ratings: 1959-1960"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1959-1960&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1959.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1960.htm">"TV Ratings: 1960-1961"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1960-1961&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1960.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1961.htm">"TV Ratings: 1961-1962"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1961-1962&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1961.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1962.htm">"TV Ratings: 1962-1963"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1962-1963&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1962.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1963.htm">"TV Ratings: 1963-1964"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1963-1964&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1963.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1964.htm">"TV Ratings: 1964-1965"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1964-1965&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1964.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170608064840/http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1965.htm">"TV Ratings: 1965-1966"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1965.htm">the original</a> on June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1965-1966&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1965.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1966.htm">"TV Ratings: 1966-1969"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1966-1969&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1966.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1967.htm">"TV Ratings: 1967-1968"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1967-1968&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1967.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1968.htm">"TV Ratings: 1968-1969"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1968-1969&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1968.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1969.htm">"TV Ratings: 1969-1970"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1969-1970&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1969.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1970.htm">"TV Ratings: 1970-1971"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1970-1971&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1970.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1971.htm">"TV Ratings: 1971-1972"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1971-1972&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1971.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1972.htm">"TV Ratings: 1972-1973"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1972-1973&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1972.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1973.htm">"TV Ratings: 1973-1974"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1973-1974&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1973.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1974.htm">"TV Ratings: 1974-1975"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1974-1975&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1974.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1975.htm">"TV Ratings: 1975-1976"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1975-1976&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1975.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1976.htm">"TV Ratings: 1976-1977"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1976-1977&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1976.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1977.htm">"TV Ratings: 1977-1978"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1977-1978&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1977.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1978.htm">"TV Ratings: 1978-1979"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1978-1979&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1978.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1979.htm">"TV Ratings: 1979-1980"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1979-1980&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1979.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1980.htm">"TV Ratings: 1981-1982"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ClassicTVHits.com&rft.atitle=TV+Ratings%3A+1981-1982&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classictvhits.com%2Ftvratings%2F1980.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANielsen+Media+Research" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1981.htm">"TV Ratings: 1981-1982"</a>. ClassicTVHits.com. 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Lotz">Lotz, Amanda D.</a> "The Television Will Be Revolutionized". New York University Press.</li> <li>Stoddard Jr., Laurence R. "The History of People Meters: How We Got There (And Why)". 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1950–51 United States network television schedule">50–51</a>: <a href="/wiki/Texaco_Star_Theater" title="Texaco Star Theater">Texaco Star Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1951–52 United States network television schedule">51–52</a>: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Godfrey%27s_Talent_Scouts" title="Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts">Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1952–53 United States network television schedule">52–53</a>, <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1953–54 United States network television schedule">53–54</a>, <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1954–55 United States network television schedule">54–55</a>: <a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1955–56 United States network television schedule">55–56</a>: <a href="/wiki/The_$64,000_Question" title="The $64,000 Question">The $64,000 Question</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1956–57 United States network television schedule">56–57</a>: <a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1957–58 United States network television schedule">57–58</a>, <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1958–59 United States network television schedule">58–59</a>, <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1959–60 United States network television schedule">59–60</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1960–61 United States network television schedule">60–61</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1961–62 United States network television schedule">61–62</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wagon_Train" title="Wagon Train">Wagon Train</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1962–63 United States network television schedule">62–63</a>, <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1963–64 United States network television schedule">63–64</a>: <a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Beverly_Hillbillies_episodes#Season_1:_1962/63" title="List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes">S1</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Beverly_Hillbillies_episodes#Season_2:_1963/64" title="List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes">S2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1964–65 United States network television schedule">64–65</a>, <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1965–66 United States network television schedule">65–66</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1966–67 United States network television schedule">66–67</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bonanza" title="Bonanza">Bonanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1967–68 United States network television schedule">67–68</a>: <a href="/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show" title="The Andy Griffith Show">The Andy Griffith Show</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Andy_Griffith_Show_season_8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Andy Griffith Show season 8 (page does not exist)">(S8)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1968–69 United States network television schedule">68–69</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1969–70 United States network television schedule">69–70</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In" title="Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In">Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1970–71 United States network television schedule">70–71</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Welby,_M.D." title="Marcus Welby, M.D.">Marcus Welby, M.D.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1971–72 United States network television schedule">71–72</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1972–73 United States network television schedule">72–73</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1973–74 United States network television schedule">73–74</a>, <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1974–75 United States network television schedule">74–75</a>, <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1975–76 United States network television schedule">75–76</a>: <a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=All_in_the_Family_season_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All in the Family season 2 (page does not exist)">S2</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=All_in_the_Family_season_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All in the Family season 3 (page does not exist)">S3</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=All_in_the_Family_season_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All in the Family season 4 (page does not exist)">S4</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=All_in_the_Family_season_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All in the Family season 5 (page does not exist)">S5</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=All_in_the_Family_season_6&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All in the Family season 6 (page does not exist)">S6</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1976–77 United States network television schedule">76–77</a>: <a href="/wiki/Happy_Days" title="Happy Days">Happy Days</a> <a href="/wiki/Happy_Days_season_4" title="Happy Days season 4">(S4)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1977–78 United States network television schedule">77–78</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1978–79 United States network television schedule">78–79</a>: <a href="/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley" title="Laverne & Shirley">Laverne & Shirley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley_season_3" title="Laverne & Shirley season 3">S3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley_season_4" title="Laverne & Shirley season 4">S4</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1979–80 United States network television schedule">79–80</a>: <a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1980–81 United States network television schedule">80–81</a>, <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1981–82 United States network television schedule">81–82</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)_season_4" title="Dallas (1978 TV series) season 4">S4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)_season_5" title="Dallas (1978 TV series) season 5">S5</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1982–83 United States network television schedule">82–83</a>: <a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1983–84 United States network television schedule">83–84</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a> <a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)_season_7" title="Dallas (1978 TV series) season 7">(S7)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1984–85 United States network television schedule">84–85</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series)" title="Dynasty (1981 TV series)">Dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1985–86 United States network television schedule">85–86</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1986–87 United States network television schedule">86–87</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1987–88 United States network television schedule">87–88</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1988–89 United States network television schedule">88–89</a>: <a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show_season_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cosby Show season 2 (page does not exist)">S2</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show_season_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cosby Show season 3 (page does not exist)">S3</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show_season_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cosby Show season 4 (page does not exist)">S4</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show_season_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cosby Show season 5 (page does not exist)">S5</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1989–90 United States network television schedule">89–90</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Roseanne_season_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roseanne season 2 (page does not exist)">(S2)</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show_season_6&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cosby Show season 6 (page does not exist)">(S6)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1990–91 United States network television schedule">90–91</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a> <a href="/wiki/Cheers_season_9" title="Cheers season 9">(S9)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1991–92 United States network television schedule">91–92</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1992–93 United States network television schedule">92–93</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1993–94 United States network television schedule">93–94</a>: <a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1994–95 United States network television schedule">94–95</a>: <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld </a> <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_6" title="Seinfeld season 6">(S6)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1995–96 United States network television schedule">95–96</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1996–97 United States network television schedule">96–97</a>: <a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a> (<a href="/wiki/ER_season_2" title="ER season 2">S2</a>, <a href="/wiki/ER_season_3" title="ER season 3">S3</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1997–98 United States network television schedule">97–98</a>: <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a> <a href="/wiki/Seinfeld_season_9" title="Seinfeld season 9">(S9)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1998–99 United States network television schedule">98–99</a>: <a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a> <a href="/wiki/ER_season_5" title="ER season 5">(S5)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1999–2000 United States network television schedule">99–2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire_(American_game_show)" title="Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2000–01 United States network television schedule">00–01</a>: <a href="/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)" title="Survivor (American TV series)">Survivor</a> <a href="/wiki/Survivor:_The_Australian_Outback" title="Survivor: The Australian Outback">(S2-AO)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2001–02 United States network television schedule">01–02</a>: <a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a> <a href="/wiki/Friends_season_8" title="Friends season 8">(S8)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2002–03 United States network television schedule">02–03</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2003–04 United States network television schedule">03–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2004–05 United States network television schedule">04–05</a>,: <a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a> (<a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation_season_3" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 3">S3</a>, <a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation_season_4" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 4">S4</a>, <a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation_season_5" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 5">S5</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2005–06 United States network television schedule">05–06</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2006–07 United States network television schedule">06–07</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2007–08 United States network television schedule">07–08</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2008–09 United States network television schedule">08–09</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2009–10 United States network television schedule">09–10</a>: <a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_5" title="American Idol season 5">S5</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_6" title="American Idol season 6">S6</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_7" title="American Idol season 7">S7</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_8" title="American Idol season 8">S8</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_9" title="American Idol season 9">S9</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2010–11 United States network television schedule">10–11</a>: <a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_10" title="American Idol season 10">(S10)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2011–12 United States network television schedule">11–12</a>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2012–13 United States network television schedule">12–13</a>: <a href="/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)">NCIS</a> <a href="/wiki/NCIS_season_10" title="NCIS season 10">(S10)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2013–14 United States network television schedule">13–14</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2014–15 United States network television schedule">14–15</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2015–16 United States network television schedule">15–16</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2016–17 United States network television schedule">16–17</a>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2017–18 United States network television schedule">17–18</a>: <a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory" title="The Big Bang Theory">The Big Bang Theory</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory_season_11" title="The Big Bang Theory season 11">(S11)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2018–19 United States network television schedule">18–19</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2019–20 United States network television schedule">19–20</a>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2020–21 United States network television schedule">20–21</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2021–22 United States network television schedule">21–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2022–23 United States network television schedule">22–23</a>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_by_season" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:TopUSTVProgramsBySeason" title="Template:TopUSTVProgramsBySeason"><abbr title="View this 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1950%E2%80%9351" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1950–51">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1951%E2%80%9352" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1951–52">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1952%E2%80%9353" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1952–53">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1953%E2%80%9354" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1953–54">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1954%E2%80%9355" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1954–55">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1955%E2%80%9356" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1955–56">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1956%E2%80%9357" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1956–57">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1957%E2%80%9358" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1957–58">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1958%E2%80%9359" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1958–59">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1959%E2%80%9360" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1959–60">1959–60</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1960%E2%80%9361" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1960–61">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1961%E2%80%9362" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1961–62">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1962%E2%80%9363" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1962–63">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1963%E2%80%9364" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1963–64">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1964%E2%80%9365" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1964–65">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1965%E2%80%9366" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1965–66">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1966%E2%80%9367" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1966–67">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1967%E2%80%9368" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1967–68">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1968%E2%80%9369" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1968–69">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1969%E2%80%9370" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1969–70">1969–70</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1970%E2%80%9371" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1970–71">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1971%E2%80%9372" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1971–72">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1972%E2%80%9373" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1972–73">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1973%E2%80%9374" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1973–74">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1974%E2%80%9375" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1974–75">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1975%E2%80%9376" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1975–76">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1976%E2%80%9377" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1976–77">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1977%E2%80%9378" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1977–78">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1978%E2%80%9379" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1978–79">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1979%E2%80%9380" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1979–80">1979–80</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1980%E2%80%9381" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1980–81">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1981%E2%80%9382" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1981–82">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1982%E2%80%9383" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1982–83">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1983%E2%80%9384" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1983–84">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1984%E2%80%9385" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1984–85">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1985%E2%80%9386" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1985–86">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1986%E2%80%9387" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1986–87">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1987%E2%80%9388" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1987–88">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1988%E2%80%9389" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1988–89">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1989%E2%80%9390" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1989–90">1989–90</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1990%E2%80%9391" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1990–91">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1991%E2%80%9392" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1991–92">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1992%E2%80%9393" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1992–93">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1993%E2%80%9394" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1993–94">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1994%E2%80%9395" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1994–95">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1995%E2%80%9396" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1995–96">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1996%E2%80%9397" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1997%E2%80%9398" title="Top-rated United States television programs of 1997–98">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1998%E2%80%9399" title="Top-rated 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