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 Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-Aug LORILLARD | HH | 1,828,000 | 32.6 |
| P2+ | 9,975,600 | 32.6 | |
| 1950-Jun LORILLARD | HH | 1,583,000 | 37.7 |
| P2+ | 3,856,600 | 30.6 | |
| 1950-May LORILLARD | HH | 1,719,000 | 42.1 |
| P2+ | 5,300,800 | 42.1 | |
| 1950-Apr ADMIRAL | HH | 1,912,000 | 51.6 |
| P2+ | 6,497,000 | 51.6 | |
| 1950-Mar ADMIRAL | HH | 1,746,000 | 51.9 |
| P2+ | 6,534,700 | 51.9 | |
| 1950-Feb | HH | 1,632,600 | 38.9 |
| P2+ | 4,897,900 | 38.9 | |
| 1950-Jan | HH | 1,725,000 | 41.1 |
| P2+ | 5,174,900 | 41.1 | |
| 1949-Nov | HH | 1,641,000 | 39.1 |
| P2+ | 4,923,100 | 39.1 | |
| 1949-Oct | HH | 1,578,100 | 37.6 |
| P2+ | 4,734,200 | 37.6 | |
| 1949-Sep | HH | 1,582,300 | 37.7 |
| P2+ | 4,746,800 | 37.7 | |
| 1949-Aug | HH | 1,469,000 | 35.0 |
| P2+ | 4,406,900 | 35.0 | |
| 1949-Jun | HH | 480,000 | 40.1 |
| P2+ | 1,440,000 | 40.1 | |
| 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 | Saturday Night Football | 9,823,000 | +24% |
| 2 | Monday Night Football | 8,622,000 | -21% |
| 3 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 7,276,000 | -1% |
| 4 | CMA Awards | 6,082,000 | -11% |
| 5 | Monday Night Kickoff | 6,068,000 | -2% |
| 6 | Dancing with the Stars | 5,187,000 | +1% |
| 7 | 9-1-1 | 4,601,000 | +15% |
| 8 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 3,405,000 | -21% |
| 9 | Doctor Odyssey | 3,085,000 | +19% |
| 10 | Shark Tank | 2,691,000 | -8% |
| 11 | Good Morning America | 2,654,000 | -5% |
| 12 | The View | 2,522,000 | -18% |
| 13 | This Week with George Stephanopoulos | 2,500,000 | +10% |
| 14 | 20/20 | 2,494,000 | -3% |
| 15 | Grey's Anatomy | 2,280,000 | +7% |
| 16 | Wonderful World of Disney | 2,051,000 | +38% |
| 17 | Countdown to CMA Awards | 1,930,000 | |
| 18 | GMA3: What You Need to Know | 1,253,000 | -7% |