title: List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1982
text: # List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1982
  
  The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1982.
  
  ## Most watched by week
  
  Broadcast (primetime only) :
  
  | Week of | Title | Network | Households (in millions) | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | January 4 | NFC Championship | CBS | 38.7 | |
  | January 11 | Dallas | CBS | 25.5 | |
  | January 18 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | January 25 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | February 1 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 24.7 | |
  | February 8 | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 24.7 | |
  | February 15 | Dallas | CBS | 24.5 | |
  | February 22 | Dallas | CBS | 24.6 | |
  | March 1 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 24.2 | |
  | March 8 | Dallas | CBS | 22.1 | |
  | March 15 | Dallas | CBS | 22.0 | |
  | March 22 | Dallas | CBS | 22.4 | |
  