#1 in 1956: I Love Lucy- One Last Time

 

For its last season, I Love Lucy would go out on top, regaining the top spot in the ratings after the game show craze had subsided due to the cheating scandal. The show's sequel series- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour would not prove to be as successful.

#1 in 1954: I Love Lucy Too!

 

For the third straight year, I Love Lucy took the top spot in the ratings. This success would allow Desi and Lucy to establish their own television empire- Desilu Productions, which would eventually produce The Untouchables and Star Trek among other shows. Of course, Star Trek, which had been greenlit and supported by Lucy herself would eventually become a multi-billion dollar franchise.

#1 in 1953: I Love Lucy (Again!)

 

I Love Lucy retained its throne atop the television ratings, helped in part by Lucille Ball's real life pregnancy. Despite not being allowed to use the word 'pregnant', the show was able to turn the situation into television's very first big event.

#1 in 1952: "I Love Lucy"

 

While America loved Lucy in 1951, it loved her even more in 1952. And thanks to the foresight of Desi Arnaz, we can still see what all the fuss was about even today. Unlike other shows of the time, I Love Lucy was recorded on film instead of being sent over the air live then recorded on an unreliable kinescope. It was more expensive, but Desi knew that it would pay off in the end. And it certainly did.

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