Stop the Music was a U.S. television program aired on ABC from Thursday, May 5, 1949 to Thursday, June 14, 1956. Stop the Music was watched by a total number of 10,404,000 people (34% rating) per episode, as of the average seasonal audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Stop the Music on ABC as of Thursday, May 31, 1951.
| Stop the Music Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-Dec-24 LORILLARD | HH | 3,067,000 | 30.1 |
| P2+ | 9,599,200 | 31.4 | |
| 1950-Nov-12 LORILLARD | HH | 3,547,000 | 42.9 |
| P2+ | 13,127,400 | 42.9 | |
| 1950-Sep-24 LORILLARD | HH | 2,237,000 | 21.9 |
| P2+ | 11,615,800 | 38.0 | |
| 1950-Sep-10 LORILLARD | HH | 2,176,000 | 21.3 |
| P2+ | 11,092,500 | 36.3 | |
| Stop the Music Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-1951 | HH | 3,468,000 | 34.0 |
| P2+ | 10,404,000 | 34.0 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday Night Football | 10,771,000 | -1% |
| 2 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 8,050,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Monday Night Kickoff | 6,857,000 | -4% |
| 4 | Gator Bowl | 5,934,000 | |
| 5 | Home Alone | 3,653,000 | +8% |
| 6 | NBA Christmas Special | 3,450,000 | -29% |
| 7 | High Potential | 3,237,000 | +21% |
| 8 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 3,125,000 | -10% |
| 9 | Good Morning America | 2,870,000 | +1% |
| 10 | Sound of Music | 2,653,000 | -7% |
| 11 | Gator Bowl Postgame | 2,602,000 | |
| 12 | The View | 2,576,000 | +4% |
| 13 | 20/20 | 2,346,000 | -8% |
| 14 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 2,334,000 | +7% |
| 15 | Shark Tank | 1,771,000 | -8% |
| 16 | GMA3: What You Need to Know | 1,429,000 | -2% |
| 17 | Nightline | 993,000 | +1% |