There were significant changes in the top 20 Nielsen ratings from (L-R) 1958-60 (Oct-Apr). The Red Skelton Show and Perry Mason gained viewers while The Rifleman looked to be running out of steam at about the mid-series point and the popular The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp was hanging in there by loyal viewers only as it neared its series run.
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