Nielsen ratings

Nielsen Ratings es un sistema de audiencia estadounidense por la Nielsen Company, Nielsen Media Research fue fundada por Arthur Nielsen, que era un analista de mercado, cuya carrera se había iniciado en la década de 1920.

Programas más vistos

Temporada	Programa	Cadena televisiva	Rating
1950–1951	Texaco Star Theater	NBC	61.6
1951–1952	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts	CBS	53.8
1952–1953	I Love Lucy		67.3
1953–1954			58.8
1954–1955			49.3
1955–1956	The $64,000 Question		47.5
1956–1957	I Love Lucy		43.7
1957–1958	Gunsmoke		43.1
1958–1959			39.6
1959–1960			40.3
1960–1961			37.3
1961–1962	Wagon Train	NBC	32.1
1962–1963	The Beverly Hillbillies	CBS	36.0
1963–1964			39.1
1964–1965	Bonanza	NBC	36.3
1965–1966			31.8
1966–1967			29.1
1967–1968	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS	27.6
1968–1969	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	NBC	31.8
1969–1970			26.3
1970–1971	Marcus Welby, M.D.	ABC	29.6
1971–1972	All in the Family	CBS	34.0
1972–1973			33.3
1973–1974			31.2
1974–1975			30.2
1975–1976			30.1
1976–1977	Happy Days	ABC	31.5
1977–1978	Laverne & Shirley		31.6
1978–1979			30.5
1979–1980	60 Minutes	CBS	28.4
1980–1981	Dallas		34.5
1981–1982			28.4
1982–1983	60 Minutes		25.5
1983–1984	Dallas		25.7
1984–1985	Dynasty	ABC	25.0
1985–1986	The Cosby Show	NBC	33.7
1986–1987			34.9
1987–1988			27.8
1988–1989			25.6
1989–1990	The Cosby Show, Roseanne (tie)​	NBC, ABC	23.1
1990–1991	Cheers	NBC	21.3
1991–1992	60 Minutes	CBS	21.9
1992–1993
1993–1994			20.9
1994–1995	Seinfeld	NBC	20.6
1995–1996	ER		22.0
1996–1997			21.2
1997–1998	Seinfeld		21.7
1998–1999	ER		17.8
1999–2000	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? — Jueves	ABC	18.6
2000–2001	Survivor	CBS	17.4
2001–2002	Friends	NBC	15.0
2002–2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	CBS	16.3
2003–2004			15.0
2004–2005			16.5
2005–2006	American Idol — jueves	FOX	17.6
2006–2007	American Idol — miércoles		17.3
2007–2008	American Idol — jueves		15.4
2008–2009	American Idol — miércoles		8.8
2009–2010	American Idol — jueves		8.3
2010–2011	American Idol — miércoles		8.8