Last Updated on 17 June 2026
An excerpt of the larger lists on Wikipedia, based on Nielsen Media Research
- 2025 – Sunday Night Football
- 2024 – Sunday Night Football
- 2023 – Sunday Night Football
- 2022 – Sunday Night Football
- 2021 – Sunday Night Football
- 2020 – Sunday Night Football
- 2019 – Sunday Night Football
- 2018 – Sunday Night Football
- 2017 – The Big Bang Theory
- 2016 – The Big Bang Theory
- 2015 – NCIS
- 2014 – Sunday Night Football
- 2013 – Sunday Night Football
- 2012 – NCIS
- 2011- Sunday Night Football
- 2010 – American Idol
- 2009 – American Idol
- 2008 – American Idol
- 2007 – American Idol
- 2006 – American Idol
- 2005 – American Idol
- 2004 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 2003 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 2002 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 2001 – Friends
- 2000 – Survivor
- 1999 – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- 1998 – ER
- 1997 – Seinfeld
- 1996 – ER
- 1995 – ER
- 1994 – Seinfeld
- 1993 – 60 Minutes
- 1992 – 60 Minutes
- 1991 – 60 Minutes
- 1990 – Cheers
- 1989 – The Cosby Show
- 1988 – The Cosby Show
- 1987 – The Cosby Show
- 1986 – The Cosby Show
- 1985 – The Cosby Show
- 1984 – Dynasty
- 1983 – Dallas
- 1982 – 60 Minutes
- 1981 – Dallas
- 1980 – Dallas
- 1979 – 60 Minutes
- 1978 – Laverne & Shirley
- 1977 – Laverne & Shirley
- 1976 – Happy Days
- 1975 – All in the Family
- 1974 – All in the Family
- 1973 – All in the Family
- 1972 – All in the Family
- 1971 – All in the Family
- 1970 – Marcus Welby, M.D.
- 1969 – Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In
- 1968 – Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In
- 1967 – The Andy Griffith Show
- 1966 – Bonanza
- 1965 – Bonanza
- 1964 – Bonanza
- 1963 – The Beverly Hillbillies
- 1962 – The Beverly Hillbillies
- 1961 – Wagon Train
- 1960 – Gunsmoke
- 1959 – Gunsmoke
- 1958 – Gunsmoke
- 1957 – Gunsmoke
- 1956 – I Love Lucy
- 1955 – The $64,000 Question
- 1954 – I Love Lucy
- 1953 – I Love Lucy
- 1952 – I Love Lucy
- 1951 – Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
- 1950 – Texaco Star Theater (The Milton Berle Show)
