Alcoa Premiere ratings (TV show, 1961-1963)

Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or toward light subject matter, this series often had powerful stories about painful or controversial subjects. Many big names got involved with this series, including actors like Charlton Heston and Lee Marvin, directors like John Ford, and writers like Ray Bradbury.

The Twilight Zone
Total votes: 468,320
Average rating: 7.4 The Outer Limits
Total votes: 31,049
Average rating: 7.2 Doctor Who
Total votes: 379,248
Average rating: 7.3 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Total votes: 40,788
Average rating: 7.3 The Fugitive
Total votes: 22,632
Average rating: 7.8 Thriller
Total votes: 13,109
Average rating: 7.2 The Rifleman
Total votes: 22,242
Average rating: 8.1 Wanted: Dead or Alive
Total votes: 12,041
Average rating: 7.7 One Step Beyond
Total votes: 13,289
Average rating: 6.9 Rawhide
Total votes: 21,947
Average rating: 7.9