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)
