Top-rated United States television programs of 1973–74
# Top-rated United States television programs of 1973–74

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1973–74 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | All in the Family | CBS | 31.2 |
| 2 | The Waltons | CBS | 28.1 |
| 3 | Sanford and Son | NBC | 27.5 |
| 4 | M*A*S*H | CBS | 25.7 |
| 5 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 24.0 |
| 6 | Maude | CBS | 23.5 |
| 7 | Kojak | CBS | 23.3 |
| 7 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | CBS | 23.3 |
| 9 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | 23.1 |
| 9 | Cannon | CBS | 23.1 |
| 11 | The Six Million Dollar Man | ABC | 22.7 |
| 12 | The Bob Newhart Show | CBS | 22.3 |
| 12 | The Wonderful World of Disney | NBC | 22.3 |
| 14 | The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie | NBC | 22.2 |
| 15 | Gunsmoke | CBS | 22.1 |
| 16 | Happy Days | ABC | 21.5 |
| 17 | Good Times | CBS | 21.4 |
| 17 | Barnaby Jones | CBS | 21.4 |
| 19 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 21.2 |
| 19 | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS | 21.2 |
| 21 | Tuesday Movie of the Week | ABC | 21.0 |
| 22 | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | 20.8 |
| 23 | Adam-12 | NBC | 20.7 |
| 23 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 20.7 |
| 25 | The Rookies | ABC | 20.3 |
| 26 | ABC Monday Movie | ABC | 20.2 |
| 27 | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | 20.1 |
| 27 | Kung Fu | ABC | 20.1 |
| 29 | Here's Lucy | CBS | 20.0 |
| 30 | CBS Thursday Movie | CBS | 19.9 |
