#1 The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS)
#2 Bonanza (NBC)
#3 The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
#4 Petticoat Junction (CBS)
#5 The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)
#6 The Lucy Show (CBS)
#7 Candid Camera (CBS)
#8 The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)
#9 The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
#10 My Favorite Martian (CBS)
#11 The Red Skelton Show (CBS)
#12 I've Got a Secret (CBS)
#13 Lassie (CBS)
#14 The Jack Benny Program (CBS)
#15 The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS)
#16 The Donna Reed Show (ABC)
#17 The Virginian (NBC)
# 18 The Patty Duke Show (ABC)
#19 Dr. Kildare (NBC)
#20 Gunsmoke (CBS)
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