UK TV Ratings – 1970s

by Candace Rich — Updated: August 3, 2023 Comment — Reading Time: 4 minutes

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Here are the top rated Seventies TV shows by year!
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Data graciously contributed by Tony Rogerson. Many thanks!

1970
1. Miss World 1970 (BBC) 2. Benny Hill Show (ITV) 3. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC) 4. This is Your Life (ITV) 5. Coronation Street (ITV) 6. News at Ten (ITV) 7. Steptoe and Son (BBC) 8. Royal Variety (BBC) 9. Apollo 13 Splashdown (ITV) 10. Kate (ITV)	11. On the Buses (ITV) 12. 633 Squadron (BBC) 13. News at Ten (ITV) 14. Max (ITV) 15. Morecambe and Wise Prizewinners (BBC) 16. Please Sir! (ITV) 17. The Dustbinmen (ITV) 18. Opportunity Knocks (ITV) 19. A Family at War (ITV) 20. Callan (ITV)

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1971
1. Benny Hill Show (ITV) 2. Miss World 1971 (BBC) 3. Boxing: Clay vs. Frazier (BBC) 4. Royal Variety Perfromance (ITV) 5. Bless This House (ITV) 6. This is Your Life (ITV) 7. Speaking of Murder (ITV) 8. A Family at War (ITV) 9. Frankie Howerd (ITV) 10. Cornonation Street (ITV)	11. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC) 12. Out of the Blue (ITV) 13. The Persuaders (ITV) 14. Nearest and Dearest (ITV) 15. Man at the Top (ITV) 16. Carry on Christmas (ITV) 17. For the Love of Ads (ITV) 18. News at Ten (ITV) 19. Dixon at Dock Green (BBC) 20. Sportsnight With Coleman (BBC)

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1972
1. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC) 2. This is Your Life (ITV) 3. Miss World 1972 (BBC) 4. Steptoe and Son (BBC) 5. Love Thy Neighbor (ITV) 6. Till Death Do Us Part (BBC) 7. Coronation Street (ITV) 8. A Family at War (ITV) 9. Public Eye (ITV) 10. Opportunity Knocks (ITV)	11. Benny Hill Show (ITV) 12. On the Buses (ITV) 13. The Strauss Family (ITV) 14. Suspicion (ITV) 15. Bless This House (ITV) 16. News at Ten (ITV) 17. The Persuaders (ITV) 18. Football: England v West Germany (BBC) 19. Nine O’Clock News (BBC) 20. Carry On Christmas (ITV)

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1973
1. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC) 2. Benny Hill (ITV) 3. This is Your Life (ITV) 4. World Cup Football (ITV) 5. Miss World (BBC) 6. Love Thy Neighbor (ITV) 7. Colditz (BBC) 8. Cornonation Street (ITV) 9. Bless This House (ITV) 10. My Good Woman (ITV)	11. And Mother Makes Three (ITV) 12. Public Eye (ITV) 13. International Boxing (ITV) 14. Special Branch (ITV) 15. Cilla (ITV) 16. Morecambe and Wise (BBC) 17. Opportunity Knocks (BBC) 18.Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em (BBC) 19. Love Story (ITV) 20. Van Der Valk (ITV)

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1974
1. This is Your Life (ITV) 2. Love Thy Neighbor (ITV) 3. Miss World (BBC) 4. Bless This House (ITV) 5. Des O’Connor Show (ITV) 6. Benny Hill (ITV) 7. British Screen Awards (ITV) 8. Tommy Cooper Hour (ITV) 9. And Mother Makes Five (ITV) 10. News at Ten (ITV)	11. Opportunity Knocks (ITV) 12. Val Doonican Show (ITV) 13. Uri Geller (ITV) 14. Generation Game (BBC) 15. No, Honestly (ITV) 16. Special Branch (ITV) 17. Within These Walls (ITV) 18. Coronation Street (ITV) 19. Max (ITV) 20. Eurovision Song Contest (ITV)

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1975
1. Royal Variety Performance (ITV) 2. Benny Hill (ITV) 3. European Football (BBC) 4. Miss World 1975 (BBC) 5. Love Thy Neighbor (ITV) 6. This is Your Life (ITV) 7. Dr No (ITV) 8. Dad’s Army (BBC) 9. Generation Game (BBC) 10. The Sweeney (ITV)	11. Cilla’s Comedy Six (ITV) 12. Coronation Street (ITV) 13. Edward the Seventh (ITV) 14. Man About the House (ITV) 15. Bless This House (ITV) 16. Tommy Cooper Hour (ITV) 17. The Two Ronnies (BBC) 18. My Old Man (ITV) 19. News atTen (ITV) 20. Upstairs Downstairs (ITV)

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1976
1. Goldfinger (ITV) 2. Generation Game (BBC) 3. Miss World (BBC) 4. The Sweeney (ITV) 5. George and Mildred (ITV) 6. Man About the House (ITV) 7. From Russia With Love (ITV) 8. Benny Hill Show (ITV) 9. Royal Variety (BBC) 10. This is Your Life (ITV)	11. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC) 12. Coronation Street (ITV) 13. The Italian Job (ITV) 14. Sale of the Century (ITV) 15. Starsky and Hutch (BBC) 16. Kojak (BBC) 17. TV Times Awards (ITV) 18. The Two Ronnies (BBC) 19. Morecambe And Wise (BBC) 20. Opportunity Knocks (ITV)

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1977
1. Mike Yarwood Xmas (BBC) 2. Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (BBC) 3. Jubilee Royal Variety (ITV) 4. You Only Live Twice (ITV) 5. Sale of the Century (ITV) 6. Generation Game (BBC) 7. George and Mildred (ITV) 8. This is Your Life (ITV) 9. The Benny Hill Show (ITV) 10. Coronation Street (BBC)	11. Oh No It’s Selwyn Froggitt (ITV) 12. Doctor on the Go (ITV) 13. The Cuckoo Waltz (ITV) 14. Miss Jones and Son (ITV) 15. Robin’s Nest (ITV) 16. Eurovision (ITV) 17. Miss World 1977 (BBC) 18. Wednesday at Eight (ITV) 19. Charlie’s Angels (ITV) 20. The Two Ronnies (BBC)

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1978
1. Sale of the Century (ITV) 2. Survival Special (ITV) 3. George and Mildred (ITV) 4. This is Your Life (ITV) 5. The Muppet Show (ITV) 6. Cornonation Street (ITV) 7. Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em (BBC) 8. Sharp Intake of Breath (ITV) 9. The Eric Sykes Show (ITV) 10. European Champion’s Cup Final (ITV)	11. The Sweeney (ITV) 12. Edward and Mrs. Simpson (ITV) 13. Morecambe and Wise (ITV) 14. Robin’s Nest (BBC) 15. Miss Jones and Son (ITV) 16. Rising Damp (ITV) 17. TV Eye (ITV) 18. Mind Your Language (BBC) 19. Lillie (ITV) 20. All Creatures Great and Small (BBC)

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1979
1. To The Manor Born (BBC) 2. Larry Grayson’s Generation Game (BBC) 3. Blankety Blank (BBC) 4. Are You Being Served (BBC) 5. Mastermind (BBC) 6. Mike Yarwood (BBC) 7. Sykes (BBC) 8. Secret Army (BBC) 9. Last of the Summer of Wine (BBC) 10. Citizen Smith (BBC)	11.Petrocelli (BBC) 12. Rings on Their Fingers(BBC) 13. Angels (ITV) 14. The Benny Hill Show (ITV) 15. Star Trek (BBC) 16. Shoestring (BBC) 17. Carry on Doctor (BBC) 18. Shirley Bassey (BBC) 19. Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em (BBC) 20. Nine O’Clock News (BBC)

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