Most Popular Television Shows of 1959
| Position | Top Ranking Television Shows | Network |
| 1 | Gunsmoke | CBS |
| 2 | Wagon Train | NBC |
| 3 | Have Gun, Will Travel | CBS |
| 4 | The Danny Thomas Show | CBS |
| 5 | The Red Skelton Show | CBS |
| 6 | Father Knows Best (tie) | CBS |
| 6 | 77 Sunset Strip (tie) | ABC |
| 8 | The Price Is Right | NBC |
| 9 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | CBS |
| 10 | Perry Mason | CBS |
| 11 | The Real McCoys | ABC |
| 12 | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS |
| 13 | The Bing Crosby Show | ABC |
| 14 | The Rifleman | ABC |
| 15 | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | NBC |
| 16 | The Lawman | ABC |
| 17 | Dennis the Menace | CBS |
| 18 | Cheyenne | ABC |
| 19 | Rawhide | CBS |
| 20 | Maverick | ABC |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, 1959 - 1960 Season
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