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 | 21,670,000 | +23% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 15,567,000 | +19% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 11,094,000 | +18% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 5,846,000 | +2% |
| 5 | The Voice | 4,288,000 | -16% |
| 6 | Law & Order | 3,621,000 | +9% |
| 7 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,523,000 | +3% |
| 8 | Happy's Place | 3,475,000 | |
| 9 | B1G Saturday Night Football | 3,342,000 | +113% |
| 10 | Chicago Med | 3,299,000 | -45% |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 2,817,000 | -52% |
| 12 | Brilliant Minds | 2,627,000 | -16% |
| 13 | Today | 2,552,000 | |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,372,000 | +14% |
| 15 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,335,000 | -2% |
| 16 | Irrational | 2,293,000 | -5% |
| 17 | Chicago PD | 2,284,000 | -52% |
| 18 | Found | 2,253,000 | +6% |
| 19 | Lopez vs. Lopez | 1,994,000 | +9% |
| 20 | B1G Saturday Night Football Post Game | 1,906,000 | +97% |