#1 I Love Lucy (season 2) (1952-53) (CBS)
#2 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS)
#3 Arthur Godfrey and his Friends (CBS)
#4 Dragnet (season 2) (1952-53) (NBC)
#5 Texaco Star Theater: The Milton Berle Show (season 5) (1952-53) (NBC)
#6 The Buick Circus Hour (NBC)
#7 The Colgate Comedy Hour (season 3) (1952-53) (NBC)
#8 Gangbusters (season 1) (NBC)
#9 You Bet Your Life: hosted by Groucho Marx (season 3) (1952-53) (NBC)
#10 Fireside Theatre (season 5) (1952-53) (NBC)
#11 The Red Buttons Show (season 1) (1952-53) (CBS)
#12 The Jack Benny Program (season 3) (1952-53) (CBS)
#13 Life with Luigi (season 52-53) Sit Com starring J. Carrol Naish (CBS)
#14 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts (Boxing) (CBS)
#15 Goodyear Television Playhouse (season 2) (1952-53) (NBC)
#16 The Life of Riley (season 1)(early 1953) starring William Bendix (NBC)
#17 Mama (season 4) (1952-53) (CBS)
# 18 Sid Caesar: Your Show of Shows (season 4) (1952-53) (NBC)
#19 What's My Line (CBS)
#20 Strike it Rich (CBS)
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