Break the Bank was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Wednesday, October 5, 1949 to 1952. Break the Bank was watched by a total number of 7,191,000 people (23.5% rating) per episode, as of the average monthly audience measurement for the period ending . Break the Bank was previously also shown on ABC until September 1949.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Break the Bank on NBC as of Thursday, August 31, 1950.
| Break the Bank Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-Aug | HH | 1,136,000 | 23.5 |
| P2+ | 7,191,000 | 23.5 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 19,542,000 | -1% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 14,195,000 | -7% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 9,465,000 | -7% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,532,000 | +2% |
| 5 | Saturday Night Live | 5,404,000 | +37% |
| 6 | The Voice | 4,298,000 | +28% |
| 7 | Today | 3,040,000 | +9% |
| 8 | Happy's Place | 2,737,000 | |
| 9 | St. Denis Medical | 2,564,000 | +15% |
| 10 | Today 3rd Hour | 2,160,000 | +9% |
| 11 | Password | 2,057,000 | -1% |
| 12 | Dateline Classic | 1,976,000 | +8% |
| 13 | SNL Christmas | 1,898,000 | -6% |
| 14 | The Paper | 1,676,000 | +14% |
| 15 | SNL Prime | 1,608,000 | -9% |
| 16 | Stumble | 1,496,000 | -5% |
| 17 | Today with Jenna & Friends | 1,438,000 | -1% |
| 18 | NBC News Daily | 1,428,000 | +4% |
| 19 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,305,000 | -4% |
| 20 | Dateline Mystery | 1,144,000 | -22% |
| 21 | The Wall | 1,029,000 | -30% |
| 22 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 963,000 | +12% |