Top-rated United States television programs of 1952–53

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1952-53 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	I Love Lucy	CBS	67.3
2	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts		54.7
3	Arthur Godfrey and His Friends		47.1
4	Dragnet	NBC	46.8
5	Texaco Star Theatre		46.7
6	The Buick Circus Hour		46.0
7	The Colgate Comedy Hour		44.3
8	Gang Busters		42.4
9	You Bet Your Life		41.6
10	Fireside Theater		40.6
11	The Red Buttons Show	CBS	40.2
12	The Jack Benny Program		39.0
13	Life with Luigi		38.5
14	Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts		37.9
15	Goodyear Television Playhouse	NBC	37.8
16	The Life of Riley		37.4
17	The Philco Television Playhouse		37.3
18	Mama	CBS	37.0
19	Your Show of Shows	NBC	36.0
20	What's My Line?	CBS	35.3
20	Strike It Rich		35.3
22	Our Miss Brooks		35.0
22	The Big Story	NBC	35.0
24	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports	NBC	34.7
25	Amos 'n' Andy	CBS	34.4
26	All Star Revue	NBC	34.3
27	Treasury Men in Action		34.2
28	The Red Skelton Show		33.7
28	The Lone Ranger	ABC	33.7
30	Ford Theatre	NBC	33.6

References

↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1680. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. |access-date= 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 2014–15

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