This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1978–79 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. Rank Program Network Rating 1 Laverne & Shirley ABC 30.5 2 Three's Company 30.33 Mork & Mindy 28.6 Happy Days 5 Angie 26.7 6 60 Minutes CBS 25.5 7 M*A*S*H 25.4 8 The Ropers ABC 25.29 All in the Family CBS 24.9 Taxi ABC 11 Eight Is Enough 24.8 12 Charlie's Angels 24.4 13 Alice CBS 23.2 14 Little House on the Prairie NBC 23.115 ABC Sunday Night Movie ABC 22.6 Barney Miller 17 The Love Boat 22.1 18 One Day at a Time CBS 21.6 19 Soap ABC 21.3 20 The Dukes of Hazzard CBS 21.0 21 NBC Monday Night Movie NBC 20.9 22 Fantasy Island ABC 20.8 23 Vega$ 20.6 24 Barnaby Jones CBS 20.5 25 CHiPs NBC 20.3 26 Stockard Channing in Just Friends CBS 20.2 27 Diff'rent Strokes NBC 19.928 Monday Night Football ABC 19.8 What's Happening!! 30 Lou Grant CBS 19.7
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