The Ford Television Theatre, also known as The Ford Theatre of the Air, was a U.S. television program aired on CBS from Sunday, October 17, 1948 to Friday, June 29, 1951. Ford Television Theatre was watched by a total number of 4,822,400 people (38.3% rating, up +142% from April) per episode, as of the average monthly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Ford Television Theatre on CBS as of Saturday, December 31, 1949.
| Ford Television Theatre Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1949-Dec 2 TELECASTS | HH | 1,607,500 | 38.3 |
| P2+ | 4,822,400 | 38.3 | |
| 1949-Apr | HH | 665,500 | 55.6 |
| P2+ | 1,996,600 | 55.6 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL National | 31,140,000 | +27% |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 10,367,000 | +15% |
| 3 | Tracker | 8,376,000 | |
| 4 | FBI | 6,551,000 | +4% |
| 5 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 6,394,000 | +4% |
| 6 | Matlock | 6,118,000 | +2% |
| 7 | Ghosts | 5,401,000 | +2% |
| 8 | FBI: International | 5,177,000 | +7% |
| 9 | Equalizer | 4,905,000 | -4% |
| 10 | FBI: Most Wanted | 4,801,000 | +16% |
| 11 | Blue Bloods | 4,727,000 | -3% |
| 12 | Evening News with Norah O’Donnell | 4,568,000 | +1% |
| 13 | Survivor | 4,429,000 | -5% |
| 14 | Elsbeth | 4,302,000 | +1% |
| 15 | Fire Country | 4,255,000 | -5% |
| 16 | S.W.A.T. | 4,132,000 | -3% |
| 17 | NCIS | 2,773,000 | -47% |
| 18 | Neighborhood | 2,722,000 | -36% |
| 19 | Face the Nation | 2,656,000 | -11% |
| 20 | 48 Hours | 2,376,000 | +10% |
| 21 | Poppa's House | 2,208,000 | -36% |
| 22 | CBS Mornings | 2,070,000 | -6% |
| 23 | Summit | 1,955,000 | +1% |
| 24 | Saturday Encore | 1,421,000 | -7% |
| 25 | The Talk | 1,221,000 | -6% |
| 26 | Making of Gladiator II | 1,064,000 |