Top-rated United States television programs of 1962–63

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1962-63 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	The Beverly Hillbillies	CBS	36.0
2	Candid Camera		31.1
2	The Red Skelton Show		31.1
4	Bonanza	NBC	29.8
4	The Lucy Show	CBS	29.8
6	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS	29.7
7	Ben Casey	ABC	28.7
7	The Danny Thomas Show	CBS	28.7
9	The Dick Van Dyke Show		27.1
10	Gunsmoke		27.0
11	Dr. Kildare	NBC	26.2
11	The Jack Benny Program	CBS	26.2
13	What's My Line?		25.5
14	The Ed Sullivan Show		25.3
15	Hazel	NBC	25.1
16	I've Got a Secret	CBS	24.9
17	The Jackie Gleason Show		24.1
18	The Defenders		23.9
19	The Garry Moore Show		23.3
	To Tell the Truth
	Lassie
22	Rawhide		22.8
23	Perry Mason		22.4
24	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	NBC	22.3
25	Wagon Train	ABC	22.0
26	The Virginian	NBC	21.7
27	Route 66	CBS	21.3
28	My Three Sons	ABC	21.0
29	Have Gun — Will Travel	CBS	20.8
30	The Flintstones	ABC	20.5

References

↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1683. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

Top-rated United States television programs by season

Nielsen ratings

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