This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1978–79 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 30.5 |
| 2 | Three's Company | 30.3 | |
| 3 | Mork & Mindy | 28.6 | |
| Happy Days | |||
| 5 | Angie | 26.7 | |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 25.5 |
| 7 | M*A*S*H | 25.4 | |
| 8 | The Ropers | ABC | 25.2 |
| 9 | All in the Family | CBS | 24.9 |
| Taxi | ABC | ||
| 11 | Eight Is Enough | 24.8 | |
| 12 | Charlie's Angels | 24.4 | |
| 13 | Alice | CBS | 23.2 |
| 14 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 23.1 |
| 15 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 22.6 |
| Barney Miller | |||
| 17 | The Love Boat | 22.1 | |
| 18 | One Day at a Time | CBS | 21.6 |
| 19 | Soap | ABC | 21.3 |
| 20 | The Dukes of Hazzard | CBS | 21.0 |
| 21 | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 20.9 |
| 22 | Fantasy Island | ABC | 20.8 |
| 23 | Vega$ | 20.6 | |
| 24 | Barnaby Jones | CBS | 20.5 |
| 25 | CHiPs | NBC | 20.3 |
| 26 | Stockard Channing in Just Friends | CBS | 20.2 |
| 27 | Diff'rent Strokes | NBC | 19.9 |
| 28 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 19.8 |
| What's Happening!! | |||
| 30 | Lou Grant | CBS | 19.7 |
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. 1688. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.