This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1968–69 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 31.8 | ||
| 2 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | 27.2 | ||
| 3 | Bonanza | NBC | 26.6 | |
| 4 | Mayberry R.F.D. | CBS | 25.4 | |
| 5 | Family Affair | 25.2 | ||
| 6 | Gunsmoke | 24.9 | ||
| 7 | Julia | NBC | 24.6 | |
| 8 | The Dean Martin Show | 24.1 | ||
| 9 | Here's Lucy | CBS | 23.8 | |
| 10 | The Beverly Hillbillies | 23.5 | ||
| 11 | Mission: Impossible | 23.3 | ||
| Bewitched | ABC | |||
| The Red Skelton Hour | CBS | |||
| 14 | My Three Sons | 22.8 | ||
| 15 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | 22.5 | ||
| 16 | Ironside | NBC | 22.3 | |
| 17 | The Virginian | 21.8 | ||
| 18 | The F.B.I. | ABC | 21.7 | |
| 19 | Green Acres | CBS | 21.6 | |
| 20 | Dragnet | NBC | 21.4 | |
| 21 | Daniel Boone | 21.3 | ||
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | ||||
| 23 | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 21.2 | |
| 24 | The Carol Burnett Show | 20.8 | ||
| The Jackie Gleason Show | ||||
| 26 | I Dream of Jeannie | NBC | 20.7 | |
| 27 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | CBS | 20.6 | |
| 28 | The Mod Squad | ABC | 20.5 | |
| The Lawrence Welk Show | ||||
| 30 | The Doris Day Show | CBS | 20.4 |