The Colgate Comedy Hour, also known as The Frigidaire Comedy Hour from October 1, 1950 to June 10, 1951, was a U.S. television program aired on NBC from Sunday, September 10, 1950 to Sunday, December 25, 1955. Colgate Comedy Hour was watched by a total number of 23,011,200 people (37.6% rating, down -21% from last fortnight) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Colgate Comedy Hour on NBC as of Sunday, June 28, 1953.
| Colgate Comedy Hour Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1953-Jun-28 | HH | 8,558,000 | 37.6 |
| P2+ | 23,011,200 | 37.6 | |
| 1953-Jun-14 | HH | 11,006,000 | 47.7 |
| P2+ | 29,192,400 | 47.7 | |
| 1953-May-24 | HH | 9,891,000 | 43.6 |
| P2+ | 26,683,200 | 43.6 | |
| 1953-May-10 | HH | 12,544,000 | 55.2 |
| P2+ | 33,782,400 | 55.2 | |
| 1953-Apr-26 | HH | 11,808,000 | 53.3 |
| P2+ | 32,619,600 | 53.3 | |
| 1953-Apr-12 | HH | 11,552,000 | 52.1 |
| P2+ | 31,885,200 | 52.1 | |
| 1953-Mar-22 | HH | 11,602,000 | 53.1 |
| P2+ | 32,497,200 | 53.1 | |
| 1953-Mar-08 | HH | 10,751,000 | 49.8 |
| P2+ | 30,477,600 | 49.8 | |
| 1953-Feb-22 | HH | 9,989,000 | 47.0 |
| P2+ | 28,764,000 | 47.0 | |
| 1953-Feb-08 | HH | 12,245,000 | 57.9 |
| P2+ | 35,434,800 | 57.9 | |
| 1953-Jan-25 | HH | 10,881,000 | 52.2 |
| P2+ | 31,946,400 | 52.2 | |
| 1953-Jan-11 | HH | 10,820,000 | 53.0 |
| P2+ | 36,463,000 | 59.6 | |
| Colgate Comedy Hour Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Apr | HH | 5,012,000 | 31.1 |
| P2+ | 14,274,900 | 31.1 | |
| 1952-Mar DONALD O'CONNOR | HH | 6,370,000 | 39.9 |
| P2+ | 18,314,100 | 39.9 | |
| 1951-May PHIL SILVERS, WITH DEAN MARTIN AND JERRY LEWIS, GUESTS. | HH | 5,080,000 | 41.6 |
| P2+ | 12,729,600 | 41.6 | |
| 1951-Mar | HH | 5,240,000 | 46.0 |
| P2+ | 14,076,000 | 46.0 | |
| 1951-Jan | HH | 5,550,000 | 54.4 |
| P2+ | 16,707,600 | 54.6 | |
| Colgate Comedy Hour Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1951-1952 | HH | 6,930,900 | 45.3 |
| P2+ | 20,792,700 | 45.3 | |
| 1950-1951 | HH | 4,284,000 | 42.0 |
| P2+ | 12,852,000 | 42.0 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 20,000,000 | -11% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 15,179,000 | -8% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 11,480,000 | +10% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 6,197,000 | +9% |
| 5 | The Voice | 5,878,000 | +162% |
| 6 | Decision | 5,674,000 | -44% |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 5,654,000 | +1% |
| 8 | Chicago Med | 5,518,000 | +1% |
| 9 | Saturday Night Live | 5,390,000 | +161% |
| 10 | Chicago PD | 4,815,000 | +12% |
| 11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,806,000 | +83% |
| 12 | Law & Order | 3,636,000 | +66% |
| 13 | Brilliant Minds | 3,462,000 | +96% |
| 14 | NBC News VP Debate Countdown | 3,128,000 | |
| 15 | B1G Saturday Night Football | 3,093,000 | +63% |
| 16 | Dateline | 2,802,000 | +64% |
| 17 | Today | 2,555,000 | -9% |
| 18 | Found | 2,513,000 | +94% |
| 19 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,377,000 | -8% |
| 20 | B1G Saturday Night Football Post | 2,009,000 | +131% |