Top Five Television Shows in the 70's

1970:   1)  Marcus Welby, M.D. 2) The Flip Wilson Show 3) Here’s Lucy 4)  Ironside 5) Gunsmoke

1971:  1) All in the Family 2)  The Flip Wilson Show 3)  Marcus Welby, M.D. 4)  Gunsmoke 5) ABC Movie of the Week

1972:     1)  All in the Family 2)  Sanford and Son 3)  Hawaii Five-O 4)  Maude 5)  Bridget Loves Bernie

1973:     1) All in the Family 2)  The Waltons 3) Sandford and Son 4)  M*A*S*H 5) Hawaii Five-O

1974:     1)  All in the Family 2) Sanford and Son 3) Chico and the Man 4) The Jeffersons
5)  M*A*S*H

1975:     1)  All in the Family 2) Rich Man, Poor Man 3) Laverne and Shirley 4)  Maude
5) The Bionic Woman

1976:    1) Happy Days 2) Laverne and Shirley 3) ABC Monday Night Movie 4)  M*A*S*H 5)  Charlie’s Angels

1977:    1) Laverne and Shirley 2)  Happy Days 3)  Three’s Company 4) 60 Minutes
5) Charlie’s Angels

1978:    1) Laverne & Shirley 2)  Three’s Company 3)  Mork & Mindy 4)  Happy Days
5)  The Ropers

1979:    1)  60 Minutes 2) Three’s Company 3)  M*A*S*H 4) Alice 5)  Dallas

Side note: 60 Minutes has been around for 51 years and during that time, they were typically in the Top 10.  An amazing accomplishment.