#1 I Love Lucy (CBS)
#2 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS)
#3 Arthur Godfrey and his Friends (CBS)
#4 Dragnet (NBC)
#5 Texaco Star Theater (NBC)
#6 The Buick Circus Hour (NBC)
#7 The Colgate Comedy Hour (NBC)
#8 Gangbusters (NBC)
#9 You Bet Your Life (NBC)
#10 Fireside Theatre (NBC)
#11 The Red Buttons Show (CBS)
#12 The Jack Benny Program (CBS)
#13 Life with Luigi (CBS)
#14 Pabst Blur Ribbon Bouts (Boxing) (CBS)
#15 Goodyear Television Playhouse (NBC)
#16 The Life of Riley (NBC)
#17 Mama (CBS)
# 18 Your Show of Shows (NBC)
#19 What's My Line (CBS)
#20 Strike it Rich (CBS)
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