Top-rated United States television programs of 1977–78

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1977–78 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Laverne & Shirley	ABC	31.6
2	Happy Days		31.4
3	Three's Company		28.3
4	60 Minutes	CBS	24.4
	Charlie's Angels	ABC
	All in the Family	CBS
7	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	24.1
8	Alice	CBS	23.2
	M*A*S*H
10	One Day at a Time		23.0
11	How the West Was Won	ABC	22.5
12	Eight Is Enough		22.2
13	Soap		22.0
14	The Love Boat		21.9
15	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	21.7
16	Monday Night Football	ABC	21.5
17	Fantasy Island		21.4
	Barney Miller
19	Project U.F.O.	NBC	21.2
20	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	20.8
	The Waltons	CBS
22	Barnaby Jones		20.6
23	Hawaii Five-O		20.4
24	ABC Monday Night Movie	ABC	20.3
25	Rhoda	CBS	20.1
26	The Incredible Hulk		19.9
	Family	ABC
	Welcome Back, Kotter
29	On Our Own	CBS	19.6
30	The Big Event — Sunday	NBC	19.4