Top-rated United States television programs of 1981–82

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1981–82 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Dallas	CBS	28.4
2	60 Minutes		27.7
3	The Jeffersons		23.4
4	Three's Company	ABC	23.3
5	Alice	CBS	22.7
6	The Dukes of Hazzard		22.6
	Too Close for Comfort	ABC
8	ABC Monday Night Movie		22.5
9	M*A*S*H	CBS	22.3
10	One Day at a Time		22.0
11	Monday Night Football	ABC	21.8
12	Archie Bunker's Place	CBS	21.6
13	Falcon Crest		21.4
14	The Love Boat	ABC	21.2
15	Hart to Hart		21.1
	Trapper John, M.D.	CBS
17	Magnum, P.I.		20.9
18	Happy Days	ABC	20.6
19	Dynasty		20.2
20	Laverne & Shirley		19.9
21	Real People	NBC	19.7
22	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	19.5
23	House Calls	CBS	19.2
24	The Facts of Life	NBC	19.1
	Little House on the Prairie
26	The Fall Guy	ABC	19.0
27	Hill Street Blues	NBC	18.6
28	That's Incredible!	ABC	18.4
	T.J. Hooker
30	Fantasy Island		18.3