Top-rated United States television programs of 1978–79

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1978–79 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Laverne & Shirley	ABC	30.5
2	Three's Company		30.3
3	Mork & Mindy		28.6
3	Happy Days		28.6
5	Angie		26.7
6	60 Minutes	CBS	25.5
7	MASH*	CBS	25.4
8	The Ropers	ABC	25.2
9	All in the Family	CBS	24.9
9	Taxi	ABC	24.9
11	Eight Is Enough		24.8
12	Charlie's Angels		24.4
13	Alice	CBS	23.2
14	Little House on the Prairie	NBC	23.1
15	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	22.6
15	Barney Miller		22.6
17	The Love Boat		22.1
18	One Day at a Time	CBS	21.6
19	Soap	ABC	21.3
20	The Dukes of Hazzard	CBS	21.0
21	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	20.9
22	Fantasy Island	ABC	20.8
23	Vega$	ABC	20.6
24	Barnaby Jones	CBS	20.5
25	CHiPs	NBC	20.3
26	Stockard Channing in Just Friends	CBS	20.2
27	Diff'rent Strokes	NBC	19.9
28	Monday Night Football	ABC	19.8
28	What's Happening!!	ABC	19.8
30	Lou Grant	CBS	19.7

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1688. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

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