Top-rated United States television programs of 1978–79
# Top-rated United States television programs of 1978–79

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 | ABC | 30.3 |
| 3 | Mork & Mindy | ABC | 28.6 |
| 3 | Happy Days | ABC | 28.6 |
| 5 | Angie | ABC | 26.7 |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 25.5 |
| 7 | M*A*S*H | CBS | 25.4 |
| 8 | The Ropers | ABC | 25.2 |
| 9 | All in the Family | CBS | 24.9 |
| 9 | Taxi | ABC | 24.9 |
| 11 | Eight Is Enough | ABC | 24.8 |
| 12 | Charlie's Angels | ABC | 24.4 |
| 13 | Alice | CBS | 23.2 |
| 14 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 23.1 |
| 15 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 22.6 |
| 15 | Barney Miller | ABC | 22.6 |
| 17 | The Love Boat | ABC | 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$ | ABC | 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 | 19.9 |
| 28 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 19.8 |
| 28 | What's Happening!! | ABC | 19.8 |
| 30 | Lou Grant | CBS | 19.7 |
