Top-rated United States television programs of 1955–56

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1955–56 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	The $64,000 Question	CBS	47.5
2	I Love Lucy		46.1
3	The Ed Sullivan Show		39.5
4	Disneyland	ABC	37.4
5	The Jack Benny Show	CBS	37.2
6	December Bride	CBS	37.0
7	You Bet Your Life	NBC	35.4
8	Dragnet	NBC	35.0
9	The Millionaire	CBS	33.8
10	I've Got a Secret		33.5
11	General Electric Theater		32.9
12	Private Secretary		32.4
12	Ford Theatre	NBC	32.4
14	The Red Skelton Show	CBS	32.3
15	The George Gobel Show	NBC	31.9
16	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts	CBS	31.1
17	The Lineup	CBS	30.8
18	The Perry Como Show	NBC	30.3
19	The Honeymooners	CBS	30.2
20	The Adventures of Robin Hood	CBS	30.1
21	The Life of Riley	NBC	29.9
22	Climax!	CBS	29.6
23	Your Hit Parade	NBC	29.1
24	Fireside Theatre		29.0
25	Lux Video Theatre		28.9
26	This Is Your Life		28.8
27	People Are Funny		28.4
27	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	CBS	28.4
29	The Chevy Show	NBC	28.2
30	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS	28.1

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1681. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

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1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19