TV Ratings – 1950s

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

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Here are the top rated Fifties TV shows by season!
October 1950 – April 1951 October 1951 – April 1952 October 1952 – April 1953 October 1953 – April 1954 October 1954 – April 1955	October 1955 – April 1956 October 1956 – April 1957 October 1957 – April 1958 October 1958 – April 1959 October 1959 – April 1960

October 1950 – April 1951
1. Texaco Star Theatre 2. Fireside Theatre 3. Philco TV Playhouse 4. Your Show of Shows 5. The Colgate Comedy Hour 6. Gillette Cavalcade of Stars 7. The Lone Ranger 8. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts	9. Hopalong Cassidy 10. Mama 11. Robert Montgomery Presents 12. Martin Lane, Private Eye 13. Man Against Crime 14. Kraft Televison Theatre 15. The Toast of the Town

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October 1951 – April 1952
1. Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts 2. Texaco Star Theatre 3. I Love Lucy 4. The Red Skelton Show 5. The Colgate Comedy Hour 6. Arthur Godfrey and His Friends 7. Fireside Theatre 8. Your Show of Shows	9. The Jack Benny Show 10. You Bet Your Life 11. Mama 12. Philco TV Playhouse 13. Amos ‘N Andy 14. Gangbusters 15. Big Town

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October 1952 – April 1953
1. I Love Lucy 2. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts 3. Arthur Godfrey and His Friends 4. Dragnet 5. Texaco Star Theatre 6. The Buick Circus Hour 7. The Colgate Comedy Hour 8. Gangbusters	9. You Bet Your Life 10. Fireside Theatre 11. The Red Buttons Show 12. The Jack Benny Show 13. Life With Luigi 14. Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts 15. Goodyear TV Playhouse

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October 1953 – April 1954
1. I Love Lucy 2. Dragnet 3. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts 4. You Bet Your Life 5. The Chevy Show (Bob Hope) 6. The Milton Berle Show 7. Arthur Godfrey and His Friends 8. The Ford Show	9. The Jackie Gleason Show 10. Fireside Theatre 11. The Colgate Comedy Hour 12. This Is Your Life 13. The Red Buttons Show 14. The Life of Riley 15. Our Miss Brooks

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October 1954 – April 1955
1. I Love Lucy 2. The Jackie Gleason Show 3. Dragnet 4. You Bet Your Life 5. The Toast of the Town 6. Disneyland 7. The Chevy Show (Bob Hope) 8. The Jack Benny Show	9. The Martha Raye Show 10. The George Gobel Show 11. Ford Theatre 12. December Bride 13. Buick-Berle Show 14. This Is Your Life 15. I’ve Got A Secret

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October 1955 – April 1956
1. The $64,000 Question 2. I Love Lucy 3. The Ed Sullivan Show 4. Disneyland 5. The Jack Benny Show 6. December Bride 7. You Bet Your Life 8. Dragnet	9. The Millionaire 10. I’ve Got A Secret 11. General Electric Theatre 12. Private Secretary 13. Ford Theatre 14. The Red Skelton Show 15. The George Gobel Show

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October 1956 – April 1957
1. I Love Lucy 2. The Ed Sullivan Show 3. General Electric Theatre 4. The $64,000 Question 5. December Bride 6. Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7. I’ve Got A Secret 8. Gunsmoke	9. The Perry Como Show 10. The Jack Benny Show 11. Dragnet 12. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts 13. The Millionaire 14. Disneyland 15. The Red Skelton Show

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October 1957 – April 1958
1. Gunsmoke 2. The Danny Thomas Show 3. Tales of Wells Fargo 4. Have Gun Will Travel 5. I’ve Got A Secret 6. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 7. General Electric Theatre 8. The Restless Gun 9. December Bride 10. You Bet Your Life 11. The Perry Como Show 12. Alfred Hitchcock Presents	13. Cheyenne 14. The Ford Show 15. The Red Skelton Show 16. The Gale Storm Show 17. The Milionaire 18. The Lineup 19. This Is Your Life 20. The $64,000 Question 21. Zane Grey Theatre 22. Lassie 23. Wagon Train 24. Sugarfoot 25. Father Knows Best

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October 1958 – April 1959
1. Gunsmoke 2. Wagon Train 3. Have Gun Will Travel 4. The Rifleman 5. The Danny Thomas Show 6. Maverick 7. Tales of Wells Fargo 8. The Real McCoys 9. I’ve Got A Secret 10. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 11. The Price Is Right 12. The Red Skelton Show	13. Zane Grey Theatre 14. Father Knows Best 15. The Texan 16. Wanted: Dead or Alive 17. Peter Gunn 18. Cheyenne 19. Perry Mason 20. The Ford Show 21. Sugarfoot 22. The Ann Sothern Show 23. The Perry Como Show 24. Alfred Hitchcock Presents 25. Name That Tune

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October 1959 – April 1960
1. Gunsmoke 2. Wagon Train 3. Have Gun Will Travel 4. The Danny Thomas Show 5. The Red Skelton Show 6. Father Knows Best 7. 77 Sunset Strip 8. The Price Is Right 9. Wanted: Dead Or Alive 10. Perry Mason 11. The Real McCoys 12. The Ed Sullivan Show	13. The Bing Cosby Show 14. The Rifleman 15. The Ford Show 16. The Lawman 17. Dennis The Menace 18. Cheyenne 19. Rawhide 20. Maverick 21. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 22. Mr. Lucky 23. Zane Grey Theatre 24. General Electric Theatre 25. The Ann Sothern Show

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