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Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present
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This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the
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1036:1986 in American television
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310:NBC Monday Night Movie
300:CBS Sunday Night Movie
22:Nielsen Media Research
324:Monday Night Football
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418:Highway to Heaven
99:Murder, She Wrote
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119:The Golden Girls
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155:Night Court
69:Family Ties
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520:References
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137:60 Minutes
898:1999–2000
376:L.A. Law
1015:2018–19
1010:2017–18
1005:2016–17
1000:2015–16
995:2014–15
990:2013–14
985:2012–13
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954:2008–09
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837:1989–90
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827:1987–88
822:1986–87
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792:1980–81
776:1979–80
771:1978–79
766:1977–78
761:1976–77
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746:1973–74
741:1972–73
736:1971–72
731:1970–71
715:1969–70
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705:1967–68
700:1966–67
695:1965–66
690:1964–65
685:1963–64
680:1962–63
675:1961–62
670:1960–61
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649:1958–59
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629:1954–55
624:1953–54
619:1952–53
614:1951–52
609:1950–51
433:Dynasty
289:Matlock
241:Newhart
39:Rating
36:Network
33:Program
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490:Hunter
223:Dallas
84:Cheers
968:2010s
907:2000s
846:1990s
785:1980s
724:1970s
663:1960s
602:1950s
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89:27.2
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539:ISBN
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304:CBS
256:Amen
30:Rank
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478:ALF
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