Template: TopUSTVShows

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|name  = TopUSTVShows
|title = [[Nielsen Media Research]] top-rated United States network television show
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| group1 = 1950s
| list1  =
*[[1950–51 United States network television schedule|50–51]]: ''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''
*[[1951–52 United States network television schedule|51–52]]: ''[[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]''
*[[1952–53 United States network television schedule|52–53]], [[1953–54 United States network television schedule|53–54]], [[1954–55 United States network television schedule|54–55]]: ''[[I Love Lucy]]''
*[[1955–56 United States network television schedule|55–56]]: ''[[The $64,000 Question]]''
*[[1956–57 United States network television schedule|56–57]]: ''[[I Love Lucy]]''
*[[1957–58 United States network television schedule|57–58]], [[1958–59 United States network television schedule|58–59]], [[1959–60 United States network television schedule|59–60]]: ''[[Gunsmoke]]''

| group2 = 1960s
| list2  =
*[[1960–61 United States network television schedule|60–61]]: ''[[Gunsmoke]]''
*[[1961–62 United States network television schedule|61–62]]: ''[[Wagon Train]]''
*[[1962–63 United States network television schedule|62–63]], [[1963–64 United States network television schedule|63–64]]: ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' ([[List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes#Season 1: 1962/63|S1]], [[List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes#Season 2: 1963/64|S2]])
*[[1964–65 United States network television schedule|64–65]], [[1965–66 United States network television schedule|65–66]], [[1966–67 United States network television schedule|66–67]]: ''[[Bonanza]]''
*[[1967–68 United States network television schedule|67–68]]: ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' [[The Andy Griffith Show season 8|(S8)]]
*[[1968–69 United States network television schedule|68–69]], [[1969–70 United States network television schedule|69–70]]: ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''

| group3 = 1970s
| list3  =
*[[1970–71 United States network television schedule|70–71]]: ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
*[[1971–72 United States network television schedule|71–72]], [[1972–73 United States network television schedule|72–73]], [[1973–74 United States network television schedule|73–74]], [[1974–75 United States network television schedule|74–75]], [[1975–76 United States network television schedule|75–76]]: ''[[All in the Family]]'' ([[All in the Family season 2|S2]], [[All in the Family season 3|S3]], [[All in the Family season 4|S4]], [[All in the Family season 5|S5]], [[All in the Family season 6|S6]])
*[[1976–77 United States network television schedule|76–77]]: ''[[Happy Days]]'' [[Happy Days season 4|(S4)]]
*[[1977–78 United States network television schedule|77–78]], [[1978–79 United States network television schedule|78–79]]: ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' ([[Laverne & Shirley season 3|S3]], [[Laverne & Shirley season 4|S4]])
*[[1979–80 United States network television schedule|79–80]]: ''[[60 Minutes]]''

| group4 = 1980s
| list4  =
*[[1980–81 United States network television schedule|80–81]], [[1981–82 United States network television schedule|81–82]]: ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' ([[Dallas (1978 TV series) season 4|S4]], [[Dallas (1978 TV series) season 5|S5]])
*[[1982–83 United States network television schedule|82–83]]: ''[[60 Minutes]]''
*[[1983–84 United States network television schedule|83–84]]: ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' [[Dallas (1978 TV series) season 7|(S7)]]
*[[1984–85 United States network television schedule|84–85]]: ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''
*[[1985–86 United States network television schedule|85–86]], [[1986–87 United States network television schedule|86–87]], [[1987–88 United States network television schedule|87–88]], [[1988–89 United States network television schedule|88–89]]: ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' ([[The Cosby Show season 2|S2]], [[The Cosby Show season 3|S3]], [[The Cosby Show season 4|S4]], [[The Cosby Show season 5|S5]])
*[[1989–90 United States network television schedule|89–90]]: ''[[Roseanne]]'' [[Roseanne season 2|(S2)]]/''[[The Cosby Show]]'' [[The Cosby Show season 6|(S6)]]

| group5 = 1990s
| list5  =
*[[1990–91 United States network television schedule|90–91]]: ''[[Cheers]]'' [[Cheers season 9|(S9)]]
*[[1991–92 United States network television schedule|91–92]], [[1992–93 United States network television schedule|92–93]], [[1993–94 United States network television schedule|93–94]]: ''[[60 Minutes]]''
*[[1994–95 United States network television schedule|94–95]]: ''[[Seinfeld ]]'' [[Seinfeld season 6|(S6)]]
*[[1995–96 United States network television schedule|95–96]], [[1996–97 United States network television schedule|96–97]]: ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' ([[ER season 2|S2]], [[ER season 3|S3]])
*[[1997–98 United States network television schedule|97–98]]: ''[[Seinfeld]]'' [[Seinfeld season 9|(S9)]]
*[[1998–99 United States network television schedule|98–99]]: ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' [[ER season 5|(S5)]]
*[[1999–2000 United States network television schedule|99–2000]]: ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''

| group6 = 2000s
| list6  =
*[[2000–01 United States network television schedule|00–01]]: ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' [[Survivor: The Australian Outback|(S2-AO)]]
*[[2001–02 United States network television schedule|01–02]]: ''[[Friends]]'' [[Friends season 8|(S8)]]
*[[2002–03 United States network television schedule|02–03]], [[2003–04 United States network television schedule|03–04]], [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|04–05]],: ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' ([[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 3|S3]], [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 4|S4]], [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 5|S5]])
*[[2005–06 United States network television schedule|05–06]], [[2006–07 United States network television schedule|06–07]], [[2007–08 United States network television schedule|07–08]], [[2008–09 United States network television schedule|08–09]], [[2009–10 United States network television schedule|09–10]]: ''[[American Idol]]'' ([[American Idol season 5|S5]], [[American Idol season 6|S6]], [[American Idol season 7|S7]], [[American Idol season 8|S8]], [[American Idol season 9|S9]])

|group7 = 2010s
|list7  =
*[[2010–11 United States network television schedule|10–11]]: ''[[American Idol]]'' [[American Idol season 10|(S10)]]
*[[2011–12 United States network television schedule|11–12]]: ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]'' 
*[[2012–13 United States network television schedule|12–13]]: ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' [[NCIS season 10|(S10)]]
*[[2013–14 United States network television schedule|13–14]], [[2014–15 United States network television schedule|14–15]], [[2015–16 United States network television schedule|15–16]], [[2016–17 United States network television schedule|16–17]]: ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''
*[[2017–18 United States network television schedule|17–18]]: ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' [[The Big Bang Theory season 11|(S11)]]
*[[2018–19 United States network television schedule|18–19]], [[2019–20 United States network television schedule|19–20]]: ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''

|group8  = 2020s
|list8   =
*[[2020–21 United States network television schedule|20–21]], [[2021–22 United States network television schedule|21–22]], [[2022–23 United States network television schedule|22–23]]: ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''

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