Big Town was a U.S. television program aired on CBS from Thursday, October 5, 1950 to Thursday, September 16, 1954. Big Town was watched by a total number of 25,153,200 people (41.1% rating, up +77% from August 24) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Big Town on CBS as of Sunday, September 14, 1952.
| Big Town Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Sep-14 | HH | 8,384,400 | 41.1 |
| P2+ | 25,153,200 | 41.1 | |
| 1952-Aug-24 | HH | 4,743,000 | 31.0 |
| P2+ | 14,229,000 | 31.0 | |
| 1952-Aug-10 | HH | 4,345,200 | 28.4 |
| P2+ | 13,035,600 | 28.4 | |
| 1952-Jul-27 | HH | 3,947,400 | 25.8 |
| P2+ | 11,842,200 | 25.8 | |
| 1952-Jul-13 | HH | 3,760,000 | 27.2 |
| P2+ | 12,484,800 | 27.2 | |
| 1952-Jun-22 | HH | 5,247,900 | 34.3 |
| P2+ | 15,743,700 | 34.3 | |
| 1952-Feb-24 | HH | 6,594,300 | 43.1 |
| P2+ | 19,782,900 | 43.1 | |
| 1951-Aug-26 LEVER | HH | 3,202,800 | 31.4 |
| P2+ | 9,608,400 | 31.4 | |
| 1951-Aug-12 LEVER | HH | 3,243,600 | 31.8 |
| P2+ | 9,730,800 | 31.8 | |
| 1951-Jul-22 LEVER | HH | 3,053,000 | 35.5 |
| P2+ | 10,863,000 | 35.5 | |
| 1951-Jul-08 | HH | 3,570,000 | 35.0 |
| P2+ | 10,710,000 | 35.0 | |
| 1951-Jun-24 LEVER | HH | 3,447,600 | 33.8 |
| P2+ | 10,342,800 | 33.8 | |
| Big Town Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1951-1952 | HH | 5,890,500 | 38.5 |
| P2+ | 17,671,500 | 38.5 | |
| 1950-1951 | HH | 3,631,200 | 35.6 |
| P2+ | 10,893,600 | 35.6 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL National | 20,758,000 | -32% |
| 2 | NFL Regional | 15,790,000 | -4% |
| 3 | 60 Minutes | 8,973,000 | -13% |
| 4 | New Year's Eve Live | 4,302,000 | -24% |
| 5 | Tracker | 4,160,000 | -45% |
| 6 | CBS Evening News | 4,046,000 | +4% |
| 7 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 2,947,000 | +82% |
| 8 | Face the Nation | 2,867,000 | -8% |
| 9 | NCIS | 2,783,000 | -50% |
| 10 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,685,000 | -5% |
| 11 | Neighborhood | 2,588,000 | -20% |
| 12 | Sheriff Country | 2,348,000 | -18% |
| 13 | FBI | 2,274,000 | +42% |
| 14 | Sunday Encore | 2,071,000 | +42% |
| 15 | Fire Country | 1,953,000 | -6% |
| 16 | Ghosts | 1,934,000 | -12% |
| 17 | Boston Blue | 1,910,000 | -48% |
| 18 | DMV | 1,723,000 | -44% |
| 19 | Matlock | 1,670,000 | -50% |
| 20 | CBS Mornings | 1,661,000 | -6% |
| 21 | 48 Hours | 1,653,000 | -23% |
| 22 | Elsbeth | 1,600,000 | -53% |
| 23 | Saturday Encore | 1,220,000 | -47% |