Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
NET or National Educational Television, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each affiliated station.
Note: On NBC, Animal Secrets consisted of reruns of the series, which originally aired on Saturday afternoons from October 1966 to April 1967.
Vacation Playhouse was a summer anthology series made up entirely of unsold television pilots.
Note: The Tammy Grimes Show lasted only four weeks and was replaced by The Dating Game on October 6.