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 | 15,313,000 | -12% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 12,384,000 | -8% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 9,833,000 | -4% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 6,064,000 | |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,975,000 | -1% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,719,000 | -1% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,336,000 | -3% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,290,000 | -3% |
| 9 | B1G Saturday Night Football | 4,121,000 | +51% |
| 10 | The Voice | 3,684,000 | -32% |
| 11 | Law & Order | 3,350,000 | -4% |
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| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,945,000 | +1% |
| 21 | Defying Gravity: Wicked | 1,733,000 | |
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| 24 | Dateline | 1,260,000 | -36% |
| 25 | NBC News Daily | 1,160,000 | -5% |