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 Theater		46.7
6	The Buick Circus Hour		46.0
7	The Colgate Comedy Hour		44.3
8	Gangbusters		42.4
9	You Bet Your Life		41.6
10	Fireside Theatre		40.6
11	The Red Buttons Show	CBS	40.2
12	The Jack Benny Show		39.0
13	Life with Luigi		38.5
14	Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts		37.9
15	Goodyear TV Playhouse	NBC	37.8
16	The Life of Riley		37.4
17	Philco TV 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

ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
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Nielsen ratings
1950s

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