Most Popular Television Shows of 1956
| Position | Top Ranking Television Shows | Network |
| 1 | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 2 | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS |
| 3 | General Electric Theater | CBS |
| 4 | The $64,000 Question | CBS |
| 5 | December Bride | CBS |
| 6 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | CBS |
| 7 | I've Got a Secret (tie) | CBS |
| 7 | Gunsmoke (tie) | CBS |
| 9 | The Perry Como Show | NBC |
| 10 | The Jack Benny Program | CBS |
| 11 | Dragnet | NBC |
| 12 | Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts | CBS |
| 13 | The Millionaire (tie) | CBS |
| 13 | Disneyland (tie) | ABC |
| 15 | Shower of Stars | CBS |
| 16 | The Lineup | CBS |
| 17 | The Red Skelton Show | CBS |
| 18 | You Bet Your Life | NBC |
| 19 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | ABC |
| 20 | Private Secretary | CBS |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, 1956 - 1957 Season
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