title: Top-rated United States television programs of 1971–72
text: # Top-rated United States television programs of 1971–72
  
  This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1971–72 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.
  
  | Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | All in the Family | CBS | 34.0 |
  | 2 | The Flip Wilson Show | NBC | 28.2 |
  | 3 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | 27.8 |
  | 4 | Gunsmoke | CBS | 26.0 |
  | 5 | ABC Movie of the Week | ABC | 25.6 |
  | 6 | Sanford and Son | NBC | 25.2 |
  | 7 | Mannix | CBS | 24.8 |
  | 8 | Funny Face | CBS | 23.9 |
  | 8 | Adam-12 | NBC | 23.9 |
  | 10 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | 23.7 |
  | 10 | Here's Lucy | CBS | 23.7 |
  | 12 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 23.6 |
  | 13 | Medical Center | CBS | 23.5 |
  | 14 | The NBC Mystery Movie | NBC | 23.2 |
  | 15 | Ironside | NBC | 23.0 |
  | 16 | The Partridge Family | ABC | 22.6 |
  | 17 | The F.B.I. | ABC | 22.4 |
  | 18 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | 22.2 |
  | 19 | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC | 22.0 |
  | 20 | Bonanza | NBC | 21.9 |
  | 21 | The Mod Squad | ABC | 21.5 |
  | 22 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | NBC | 21.4 |
  | 23 | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | 21.2 |
  | 23 | The Doris Day Show | CBS | 21.2 |
  | 25 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 20.9 |
  | 26 | ABC Sunday Movie | ABC | 20.8 |
  | 27 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | CBS | 20.2 |
  | 28 | Room 222 | ABC | 19.8 |
  | 28 | Cannon | CBS | 19.8 |
  | 30 | CBS Friday Movie | CBS | 19.5 |
  