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 | 30,311,000 | +20% |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 10,350,000 | +2% |
| 3 | CBS News Special | 6,227,000 | +234% |
| 4 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 5,645,000 | +1% |
| 5 | NCIS | 5,566,000 | -6% |
| 6 | FBI | 5,459,000 | +25% |
| 7 | Sheriff Country | 4,512,000 | -11% |
| 8 | CBS Evening News | 4,252,000 | +2% |
| 9 | Ghosts | 3,984,000 | -12% |
| 10 | Boston Blue | 3,651,000 | -9% |
| 11 | Fire Country | 3,495,000 | -9% |
| 12 | Elsbeth | 3,400,000 | -9% |
| 13 | Watson | 2,888,000 | +10% |
| 14 | The Road | 2,866,000 | +7% |
| 15 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,343,000 | -4% |
| 16 | NCIS: Origins | 2,170,000 | -47% |
| 17 | CBS Mornings | 1,950,000 | -1% |
| 18 | 48 Hours Presents | 1,473,000 | -27% |
| 19 | NCAA Basketball | 917,000 | -87% |
| 20 | Family Film & TV Awards | 787,000 | -25% |
| 21 | Saturday Encore | 744,000 | -57% |