This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1962–63 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beverly Hillbillies | 36.0 | ||
| 2 | Candid Camera | 31.1 | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | ||||
| 4 | Bonanza | 29.8 | ||
| The Lucy Show | CBS | |||
| 6 | The Andy Griffith Show | 29.7 | ||
| 7 | Ben Casey | 28.7 | ||
| The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | |||
| 9 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | 27.1 | ||
| 10 | Gunsmoke | 27.0 | ||
| 11 | Dr. Kildare | NBC | 26.2 | |
| The Jack Benny Show | CBS | |||
| 13 | What's My Line? | 25.5 | ||
| 14 | The Ed Sullivan Show | 25.3 | ||
| 15 | Hazel | NBC | 25.1 | |
| 16 | I've Got a Secret | CBS | 24.9 | |
| 17 | The Jackie Gleason Show | 24.1 | ||
| 18 | The Defenders | 23.9 | ||
| 19 | The Garry Moore Show | 23.3 | ||
| To Tell the Truth | ||||
| Lassie | ||||
| 22 | Rawhide | 22.8 | ||
| 23 | Perry Mason | 22.4 | ||
| 24 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 22.3 | |
| 25 | Wagon Train | ABC | 22.0 | |
| 26 | The Virginian | NBC | 21.7 | |
| 27 | Route 66 | CBS | 21.3 | |
| 28 | My Three Sons | ABC | 21.0 | |
| 29 | Have Gun – Will Travel | CBS | 20.8 | |
| 30 | The Flintstones | ABC | 20.5 |