1951-1952 Highest-Rated Television Programs

The top television programs ranked by their highest-rated telecast achieved in the Persons 2+ demographic, at any point in time, throughout the 1951-1952 television season—which began on Sunday, September 30, 1951 and conclusively ended on Saturday, August 30, 1952.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
Rank	Program	Network	High	Low
1	Republican National Convention	ABC	96.2
1	Republican National Convention	CBS	96.2
1	Republican National Convention	NBC	96.2
4	I Love Lucy	CBS	68.2	37.0
5	Boxing	NBC	67.0
6	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts	CBS	62.6	26.3
7	Milton Berle Show	NBC	58.6	32.7
8	Arthur Godfrey & His Friends	CBS	56.5	30.2
9	Red Skelton Show	NBC	55.4	34.6
10	Groucho Show	NBC	52.4	26.0
11	Colgate Comedy Hour	NBC	51.4	31.1
12	Your Show of Shows	NBC	49.7	31.8
13	Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts	CBS	49.1	30.7
14	Jack Benny Program	CBS	48.5	36.9
15	Fireside Theatre	NBC	47.9	30.9
16	President Truman	CBS	47.4
16	President Truman	NBC	47.4
18	Four Star Revue	NBC	44.6	36.3
19	Philco Television Playhouse	NBC	43.8	27.3
20	Mama	CBS	43.6	32.3
21	My Friend Irma	CBS	43.6	30.2
22	Big Town	CBS	43.1	25.8
23	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports	NBC	42.3	35.4
24	What's My Line?	CBS	41.5	24.7
25	Rose Bowl	NBC	41.4
26	Robert Montgomery Presents	NBC	40.9	26.7
27	Goodyear TV Playhouse	NBC	40.1	25.4
28	Amos 'n' Andy	CBS	38.9	35.0
29	World Series	NBC	38.8
30	Alan Young Show	CBS	38.7	35.8
31	Gangbusters	NBC	38.7	26.6
32	Man Against Crime	CBS	37.4	30.3
33	Lone Ranger	ABC	36.8
34	Dragnet	NBC	36.3	28.3
35	My Little Margie	CBS	35.4	29.2
36	Kraft TV Theatre	NBC	34.8
37	Armstrong Circle Theatre	NBC	34.7
38	Strike It Rich	CBS	34.5
39	Roy Rogers Show	NBC	32.7
40	Hopalong Cassidy	NBC	32.2
41	Racket Squad	CBS	32.0	25.7
42	The Hunter	CBS	26.0
43	Assignment: Manhunt	NBC	25.9
44	Studio One	CBS	25.4
45	Original Amateur Hour	NBC	24.7
46	The Web	CBS	24.3

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