Top-rated United States television programs of 1976–77
# Top-rated United States television programs of 1976–77

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1976–77 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Happy Days | ABC | 31.5 |
| 2 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 30.9 |
| 3 | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 26.0 |
| 4 | M*A*S*H | CBS | 25.9 |
| 5 | Charlie's Angels | ABC | 25.8 |
| 6 | The Big Event | NBC | 24.4 |
| 7 | The Six Million Dollar Man | ABC | 24.2 |
| 8 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 23.4 |
| 8 | Baretta | ABC | 23.4 |
| 8 | One Day at a Time | CBS | 23.4 |
| 11 | Three's Company | ABC | 23.1 |
| 12 | All in the Family | CBS | 22.9 |
| 13 | Welcome Back, Kotter | ABC | 22.7 |
| 14 | The Bionic Woman | ABC | 22.4 |
| 15 | The Waltons | CBS | 22.3 |
| 15 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 22.3 |
| 17 | Barney Miller | ABC | 22.2 |
| 18 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 21.9 |
| 18 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 21.9 |
| 20 | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 21.8 |
| 21 | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II | ABC | 21.6 |
| 22 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 21.2 |
| 23 | Eight Is Enough | ABC | 21.1 |
| 24 | The Jeffersons | CBS | 21.0 |
| 25 | What's Happening!! | ABC | 20.9 |
| 26 | Good Times | CBS | 20.5 |
| 27 | Sanford and Son | NBC | 20.3 |
| 28 | ABC Friday Night Movie | ABC | 20.2 |
| 29 | The Tony Randall Show | ABC | 20.1 |
| 30 | Alice | CBS | 20.0 |
