List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1982

The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1982.

Most watched by week

Broadcast (primetime only)

Week of	Title	Network	Households (in millions)	Ref.
January 4	NFC Championship	CBS	38.7	[1]
January 11	Dallas		25.5	[2]
January 18	Unknown
January 25
February 1	60 Minutes	CBS	24.7	[3]
February 8	The ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	24.7	[4]
February 15	Dallas	CBS	24.5	[5]
February 22			24.6	[6]
March 1	60 Minutes		24.2	[7]
March 8	Dallas		22.1	[8]
March 15			22.0	[9]
March 22			22.4	[10]

References

1. Written at New York City. "NFC championship game led TV ratings". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
2. Written at New York City. "CBS again leads Nielsens". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. January 21, 1982. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
3. Written at New York City. "'60 Minutes again leads ratings". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. February 12, 1982. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
4. Written at New York City. "With some 'super' help, ABC shares Nielsen lead". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. February 19, 1982. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
5. Written at New York City. "Dallas back on top of TV ratings hill". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. February 26, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Written at New York City. "CBS wins ratings race again". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. March 4, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Written at New York City. "ABC wins ratings race for the first time this season". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. March 12, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Written at New York City. "ABC takes prime time a 2nd week". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. March 18, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Written at New York City. "CBS wins ratings race with Dallas". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. March 25, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Written at New York City. "Joanie Loves Chachi hits high in ratings premiere". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs. Associated Press. April 2, 1982. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.