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 | Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter | 4,051,000 | |
| 2 | Evening News with Norah O’Donnell | 4,021,000 | -4% |
| 3 | Tulsa King | 3,459,000 | +2% |
| 4 | CBS News Special | 3,386,000 | -2% |
| 5 | FBI | 3,053,000 | -4% |
| 6 | Young and the Restless | 2,995,000 | -1% |
| 7 | NCIS | 2,908,000 | +3% |
| 8 | Big Brother | 2,873,000 | +14% |
| 9 | Bold and the Beautiful | 2,623,000 | -3% |
| 10 | FBI: International | 2,571,000 | +9% |
| 11 | FBI: Most Wanted | 2,531,000 | +13% |
| 12 | NCIS: Hawai'i | 2,312,000 | -8% |
| 13 | Saturday Encore | 1,966,000 | -6% |
| 14 | CBS Mornings | 1,923,000 | -4% |
| 15 | Young Sheldon | 1,861,000 | -33% |
| 16 | 48 Hours | 1,831,000 | -7% |
| 17 | Ghosts | 1,588,000 | +47% |
| 18 | Real CSI: Miami | 1,463,000 | -27% |
| 19 | Fire Country | 1,301,000 | -5% |
| 20 | Lingo | 1,053,000 | -46% |