Top-rated United States television programs of 1970–71

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1970–71 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Marcus Welby, M.D.	ABC	29.6
2	The Flip Wilson Show	NBC	27.9
3	Here's Lucy	CBS	26.1
4	Ironside	NBC	25.7
5	Gunsmoke	CBS	25.5
6	ABC Movie of the Week	ABC	25.1
7	Hawaii Five-O	CBS	25.0
8	Medical Center	CBS	24.5
9	Bonanza	NBC	23.9
10	The F.B.I.	ABC	23.0
11	The Mod Squad	ABC	22.7
12	Adam-12	NBC	22.6
13	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In		22.4
13	The Wonderful World of Disney		22.4
15	Mayberry R.F.D.	CBS	22.3
16	Hee Haw		21.4
17	Mannix		21.3
18	The Men from Shiloh	NBC	21.2
19	My Three Sons	CBS	20.8
20	The Doris Day Show	CBS	20.7
21	The Smith Family	ABC	20.6
22	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS	20.3
23	NBC Saturday Movie	NBC	20.1
24	The Dean Martin Show	NBC	20.0
25	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	19.8
	The Partridge Family	ABC
	NBC Monday Movie	NBC
28	ABC Sunday Movie	ABC	19.7
29	The Jim Nabors Hour	CBS	19.5
30	CBS Thursday Movie	CBS	19.3

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1686. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

v t e 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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19