ALL-TIME TOP TV PROGRAMS
Show Points Share 1. “MASH†special, CBS 60.2 77 2. “Dallas†(Nov. 21, 1980), CBS 53.3 76 3. “Roots,†part 8, ABC 51.1 71 4. Super Bowl XVI, CBS 49.1 73 5. Super Bowl XVII, NBC 48.6 69 6. Super Bowl XX, NBC 48.3 70 7. “Gone With the Wind,†part 1(1976), NBC, 47.7 65 8. “Gone With the Wind,†part 2,(1976), NBC 47.4 64 9. Super Bowl XII, CBS 47.2 67 10. Super Bowl XIII, NBC 47.1 74 11. “Bob Hope Christmas†(1970), NBC 46.6 64 12. Super Bowl XVIII, CBS 46.4 71 13. Super Bowl XIX, ABC 46.4 63 14. Super Bowl XIV, CBS 46.3 67 15. “The Day After,†ABC 46.0 62 16. “Roots,†part 6, ABC 45.9 66 16. “The Fugitive,†ABC 45.9 72 18. Super Bowl XXI, CBS 45.8 66 19. “Roots,†part 5, ABC 45.7 71 20. “Ed Sullivan†(1964), CBS 45.3 60
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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