Top-rated United States television programs of 1963–64
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1963-64 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| 1 | The Beverly Hillbillies | CBS | 39.1 |
| 2 | Bonanza | NBC | 36.9 |
| 3 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | 33.3 |
| 4 | Petticoat Junction | CBS | 30.3 |
| 5 | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS | 29.4 |
| 6 | The Lucy Show | CBS | 28.1 |
| 7 | Candid Camera | CBS | 27.7 |
| 8 | The Ed Sullivan Show | CBS | 27.5 |
| 9 | The Danny Thomas Show | CBS | 26.7 |
| 10 | My Favorite Martian | CBS | 26.3 |
| 11 | The Red Skelton Show | CBS | 25.7 |
| 12 | I've Got a Secret | CBS | 25.0 |
| 12 | Lassie | CBS | 25.0 |
| 12 | The Jack Benny Show | CBS | 25.0 |
| 15 | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | 24.6 |
| 16 | The Donna Reed Show | ABC | 24.5 |
| 17 | The Virginian | NBC | 24.0 |
| 18 | The Patty Duke Show | ABC | 23.9 |
| 19 | Dr. Kildare | NBC | 23.6 |
| 20 | Gunsmoke | CBS | 23.5 |
| 21 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | NBC | 23.0 |
| 22 | Hazel | NBC | 22.8 |
| 22 | McHale's Navy | ABC | 22.8 |
| 24 | To Tell the Truth | CBS | 22.6 |
| 24 | What's My Line? | CBS | 22.6 |
| 26 | Perry Mason | CBS | 22.1 |
| 27 | My Three Sons | ABC | 21.9 |
| 28 | The Fugitive | ABC | 21.7 |
| 29 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | ABC | 21.6 |
| 30 | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS | 21.5 |
| 30 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | NBC | 21.5 |