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1969-1970 Television Season
The top five shows of 1969-70 were Family
Affair, Mayberry R.F.D., Bonanza,
and Gunsmoke with the most popular being Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In. (See below for the
list of the top 30 programs.)
Shows that started before 8:00pm (and therefore not in the grid below)
included: Land of the Giants, Lassie,
Wild Kingdom, To
Rome With Love, My
World and Welcome to It, The
Dating Game, I Dream of
Jeannie, Flying Nun, Ghost
& Mrs. Muir, Family Affair,
Let's Make a Deal and Get
Smart. Select a show below to read all about it and to share your
memories!
Note: Television seasons have generally begun in
September of each year. And new shows often do not last the entire season.
The shows below began the new season but did not necessarily run
all the way through to summer reruns.
- Indicates show began before the time period indicated.
1969-1970 Ratings
Rank |
Show |
Network |
Estimated
viewers |
1. |
Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In |
NBC |
15,385,500 |
2. |
Gunsmoke |
CBS |
15,151,500 |
3. |
Bonanza |
NBC |
14,508,000 |
4. |
Mayberry
RFD |
CBS |
14,274,000 |
5. |
Family Affair |
CBS |
14,157,000 |
6. |
Here's Lucy |
CBS |
13,981,500 |
7. |
The Red
Skelton Hour |
CBS |
13,923,000 |
8. |
Marcus
Welby, M.D. |
ABC |
13,864,500 |
9. |
Walt Disney's
Wonderful World of Color |
NBC |
13,806,000 |
10. |
The Doris
Day Show |
CBS |
13,338,000 |
11. |
The Bill
Cosby Show |
NBC |
13,279,500 |
12. |
The Jim
Nabors Show |
CBS |
13,104,000 |
13. |
The Carol
Burnett Show |
CBS |
12,928,500 |
14. |
The Dean
Martin Show |
NBC |
12,811,500 |
15. |
My Three Sons |
CBS |
12,753,000 |
16. |
Ironside |
NBC |
12,753,000 |
17. |
The Johnny Cash
Show |
ABC |
12,753,000 |
18. |
The
Beverly Hillbillies |
CBS |
12,694,500 |
19. |
Hawaii Five-O |
CBS |
12,343,500 |
20. |
The
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
CBS |
12,285,000 |
21. |
Hee Haw |
CBS |
12,285,000 |
22. |
Movie of the
Week |
ABC |
12,226,500 |
23. |
Mod Squad |
ABC |
12,168,000 |
24. |
NBC Saturday
Night Movie |
NBC |
12,050,000 |
25. |
Bewitched |
ABC |
12,050,000 |
26. |
The F.B.I. |
ABC |
12,050,000 |
27. |
The Ed
Sullivan Show |
CBS |
11,875,500 |
28. |
Julia |
NBC |
11,758,500 |
29. |
CBS Thursday
Movie |
CBS |
11,700,000 |
30. |
Mannix |
CBS |
11,641,500 |
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