The Food that Built America is a U.S. television program broadcast on History since Sunday, August 11, 2019. Food that Built America is currently the fifth most popular show on History and 206th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 395,000 people (0.12% rating, down -13% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Food that Built America on History as of Sunday, May 4, 2025.
| Food that Built America Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-May-04 69: YOU DONT KNOW JACK | HH | 289,500 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 395,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 64,000 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 101,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2025-Apr-27 68: ASIAN FOOD INVASION | HH | 352,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 456,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 94,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 123,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2025-Apr-20 67: BEER NECESSITIES | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 419,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 79,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 127,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2025-Apr-13 66 BOX OF CHOCOLATES, A | HH | 302,000 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 395,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 85,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 109,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Mar-30 65 COFFEE: A BREWED AWAKENING | HH | 352,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 486,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 162,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 196,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Mar-23 64 LEGENDS OF THE MALL | HH | 289,500 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 416,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 131,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 145,000 | 0.12 | |
| 2025-Mar-16 | HH | 390,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 536,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 107,500 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 173,000 | 0.14 | |
| 2025-Mar-09 62 BAKING CHOCOLATE CHIP HISTORY | HH | 415,000 | 0.33 |
| P2+ | 560,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 124,000 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 169,000 | 0.14 | |
| 2025-Mar-02 61 MOVIE THEATER MUNCHIES | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 427,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 83,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 122,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2025-Feb-23 60 TORTILLA TAKEOVER (P) | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 483,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 111,000 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 159,000 | 0.13 | |
| 2024-Jul-28 59 BURGER EMPIRE: RAY KROC STORY | HH | 200,000 | 0.16 |
| P2+ | 255,000 | 0.08 | |
| P18-49 | 50,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Jul-21 58 CITRUS SODA STARS | HH | 312,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 415,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 91,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2024-Jul-14 57 COLONEL, THE | HH | 312,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 414,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 88,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2024-Jul-07 | HH | 375,000 | 0.30 |
| P2+ | 514,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 118,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2024-Apr-21 55 PLANET MARS | HH | 206,000 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 493,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 197,500 | 0.15 | |
| 2024-Apr-14 54 CHAMPIONS OF BREAKFAST | P2+ | 596,000 | 0.19 |
| P18-49 | 159,600 | 0.12 | |
| 2024-Mar-31 53 PENNY CANDY CRAZE | HH | 412,500 | 0.33 |
| P2+ | 595,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 140,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2024-Mar-24 52 LET THEM BAKE CAKE | HH | 412,500 | 0.33 |
| P2+ | 579,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 137,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2024-Mar-17 51 SUNSHINE IN A GLASS | HH | 400,000 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 496,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 97,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2024-Mar-10 50 SODA RISING: BIRTH OF POP | HH | 437,500 | 0.35 |
| P2+ | 617,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 102,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2024-Mar-03 49 ICE CREAM REVOLUTION | HH | 262,500 | 0.36 |
| P2+ | 585,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 171,500 | 0.13 | |
| 2024-Feb-25 48 ALL AMERICAN MARINARA | P2+ | 552,000 | 0.18 |
| P18-49 | 106,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2023-Jul-23 | P2+ | 583,000 | 0.19 |
| P18-49 | 155,300 | 0.12 | |
| 2023-Jul-16 | P2+ | 698,000 | 0.22 |
| P18-49 | 152,700 | 0.12 | |
| 2023-Jul-09 | P2+ | 593,000 | 0.19 |
| P18-49 | 118,800 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-Jun-25 | P2+ | 639,000 | 0.20 |
| P18-49 | 104,400 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 170,200 | 0.14 | |
| 2023-Jun-18 | P2+ | 664,000 | 0.21 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Jun-11 | P2+ | 683,000 | 0.22 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curse of Oak Island | 1,508,000 | +6% |
| 2 | UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd | 562,000 | +7% |
| 3 | American Pickers: Best Of | 422,000 | +20% |
| 4 | History's Greatest Mysteries | 398,000 | +16% |
| 5 | Food that Built America | 395,000 | -13% |
| 6 | Secrets Declassified | 388,000 | +4% |
| 7 | Holy Marvels | 345,000 | +17% |