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 | Monday Night Football | 15,030,000 | +14% |
| 2 | Saturday Night Football | 11,985,000 | +91% |
| 3 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 7,305,000 | +1% |
| 4 | Walz vs. Vance: VP Debate | 6,352,000 | |
| 5 | Monday Night Kickoff | 6,187,000 | +18% |
| 6 | 9-1-1 | 4,922,000 | |
| 7 | Post Debate Analysis | 4,745,000 | -65% |
| 8 | Doctor Odyssey | 3,861,000 | +210% |
| 9 | Race for the White House | 3,585,000 | -53% |
| 10 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 3,507,000 | +42% |
| 11 | Golden Bachelorette | 2,644,000 | +156% |
| 12 | Good Morning America | 2,554,000 | -65% |
| 13 | Grey's Anatomy | 2,508,000 | -7% |
| 14 | This Week with George Stephanopoulos | 2,444,000 | -7% |
| 15 | 20/20 | 2,301,000 | -17% |