This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1972–73 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | All in the Family | CBS | 33.3 |
2 | Sanford and Son | NBC | 27.6 |
3 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 25.2 |
4 | Maude | 24.7 | |
5 | Bridget Loves Bernie | 24.2 | |
The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie | NBC | ||
7 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | 23.6 |
Gunsmoke | |||
9 | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC | 23.5 |
10 | Ironside | 23.4 | |
11 | Adam-12 | 23.3 | |
12 | The Flip Wilson Show | 23.1 | |
13 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | 22.9 |
14 | Cannon | CBS | 22.4 |
15 | Here's Lucy | 21.9 | |
16 | The Bob Newhart Show | 21.8 | |
17 | Tuesday Movie of the Week | ABC | 21.5 |
18 | Monday Night Football | 21.0 | |
19 | The Partridge Family | 20.6 | |
The Waltons | CBS | ||
Medical Center | |||
22 | The Carol Burnett Show | 20.3 | |
23 | ABC Sunday Movie | ABC | 20.0 |
The Rookies | |||
25 | Barnaby Jones | CBS | 19.9 |
The Little People | NBC | ||
ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week | ABC | ||
28 | NBC Monday Movie | NBC | 19.3 |
29 | ABC Monday Movie | ABC | 19.2 |
The F.B.I. | |||
Kung Fu |
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1686. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.