Top-rated United States television programs of 1977–78
# Top-rated United States television programs of 1977–78

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1977–78 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | 31.6 |
| 2 | Happy Days | ABC | 31.4 |
| 3 | Three's Company | ABC | 28.3 |
| 4 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 24.4 |
| 4 | Charlie's Angels | ABC | 24.4 |
| 4 | All in the Family | CBS | 24.4 |
| 7 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC | 24.1 |
| 8 | Alice | CBS | 23.2 |
| 8 | M*A*S*H | CBS | 23.2 |
| 10 | One Day at a Time | CBS | 23.0 |
| 11 | How the West Was Won | ABC | 22.5 |
| 12 | Eight Is Enough | ABC | 22.2 |
| 13 | Soap | ABC | 22.0 |
| 14 | The Love Boat | ABC | 21.9 |
| 15 | NBC Monday Night Movie | NBC | 21.7 |
| 16 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 21.5 |
| 17 | Fantasy Island | ABC | 21.4 |
| 17 | Barney Miller | ABC | 21.4 |
| 19 | Project U.F.O. | NBC | 21.2 |
| 20 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | ABC | 20.8 |
| 20 | The Waltons | CBS | 20.8 |
| 22 | Barnaby Jones | CBS | 20.6 |
| 23 | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 20.4 |
| 24 | ABC Monday Night Movie | ABC | 20.3 |
| 25 | Rhoda | CBS | 20.1 |
| 26 | The Incredible Hulk | CBS | 19.9 |
| 26 | Family | ABC | 19.9 |
| 26 | Welcome Back, Kotter | ABC | 19.9 |
| 29 | On Our Own | CBS | 19.6 |
| 30 | The Big Event — Sunday | NBC | 19.4 |
