Top-rated United States television programs of 1964–65

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1964–65 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Bonanza	NBC	36.3
2	Bewitched	ABC	31.0
3	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	CBS	30.7
4	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS	28.3
5	The Fugitive	ABC	27.9
6	The Red Skelton Hour	CBS	27.4
7	The Dick Van Dyke Show		27.1
8	The Lucy Show		26.6
9	Peyton Place II	ABC	26.4
10	Combat!	ABC	26.1
11	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	NBC	25.7
12	The Beverly Hillbillies	CBS	25.6
13	My Three Sons	ABC	25.5
14	Branded	NBC	25.3
15	Petticoat Junction	CBS	25.2
15	The Ed Sullivan Show		25.2
17	Lassie		25.1
18	The Munsters		24.7
18	Gilligan's Island		24.7
20	Peyton Place I	ABC	24.6
21	The Jackie Gleason Show	CBS	24.4
22	The Virginian	NBC	24.0
23	The Addams Family	ABC	23.9
24	My Favorite Martian	CBS	23.7
25	Flipper	NBC	23.4
26	I've Got a Secret	CBS	23.0
27	Gunsmoke	CBS	22.6
28	The Patty Duke Show	ABC	22.4
29	McHale's Navy		22.3
30	The Lawrence Welk Show		22.0

References

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1684. 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