The Jack Benny Program, also known as The Jack Benny Show, was a U.S. television program broadcast on CBS from Saturday, October 28, 1950 to Tuesday, September 15, 1964. Jack Benny Program was watched by a total number of 28,396,800 people (46.4% rating, down -2% from October 12) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Jack Benny Program on CBS as of Sunday, December 14, 1952.
| Jack Benny Program Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Dec-14 | HH | 9,465,600 | 46.4 |
| P2+ | 28,396,800 | 46.4 | |
| 1952-Oct-12 | HH | 9,649,200 | 47.3 |
| P2+ | 28,947,600 | 47.3 | |
| 1952-Jun-08 | HH | 5,645,700 | 36.9 |
| P2+ | 16,937,100 | 36.9 | |
| 1951-Dec-23 | HH | 6,012,000 | 48.5 |
| P2+ | 22,261,500 | 48.5 | |
| 1951-Nov-11 AMERICAN TOBACCO | HH | 6,426,000 | 42.0 |
| P2+ | 19,278,000 | 42.0 | |
| 1951-Apr-08 | HH | 4,426,800 | 43.4 |
| P2+ | 13,280,400 | 43.4 | |
| 1951-Feb-11 LUCKY STRIKE | HH | 4,458,000 | 49.3 |
| P2+ | 15,085,800 | 49.3 | |
| Jack Benny Program Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1951-1952 | HH | 6,548,400 | 42.8 |
| P2+ | 19,645,200 | 42.8 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracker | 8,216,000 | +7% |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 6,855,000 | +2% |
| 3 | FBI | 5,637,000 | +54% |
| 4 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 5,636,000 | |
| 5 | NCIS | 5,589,000 | +2% |
| 6 | Ghosts | 4,801,000 | -1% |
| 7 | Elsbeth | 4,693,000 | +2% |
| 8 | FBI: International | 4,465,000 | +44% |
| 9 | Survivor | 4,426,000 | -4% |
| 10 | Equalizer | 4,191,000 | +15% |
| 11 | Neighborhood | 4,142,000 | +4% |
| 12 | FBI: Most Wanted | 4,141,000 | +50% |
| 13 | CBS Evening News | 3,637,000 | -5% |
| 14 | S.W.A.T. | 2,818,000 | -18% |
| 15 | Amazing Race | 2,571,000 | -4% |
| 16 | Face the Nation | 2,535,000 | -12% |
| 17 | Hollywood Squares | 2,436,000 | +36% |
| 18 | 48 Hours | 2,277,000 | -5% |
| 19 | Watson | 2,203,000 | -55% |
| 20 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,065,000 | -9% |
| 21 | CBS Mornings | 1,924,000 | +1% |
| 22 | Fire Country | 1,767,000 | -55% |
| 23 | Saturday Encore | 1,073,000 | -22% |
| 24 | After Midnight | 568,000 | +26% |