Dragnet Dragnet , also known as Badge 714 , was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Sunday, December 16, 1951 to Sunday, August 23, 1959. Dragnet was watched by a total number of 26,377,200 people (43.1% rating, down -3% from last fortnight) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending June 28, 1953 .
Dragnet fortnightly P2+ ratings chart
Dragnet Ratings Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Dragnet on NBC as of Sunday, June 28, 1953.
Dragnet Fortnightly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 1953-Jun-28 HH 9,282,000 43.1 P2+ 26,377,200 43.1 1953-Jun-14 HH 9,509,000 44.3 P2+ 27,111,600 44.3 1953-May-24 HH 9,968,000 47.3 P2+ 28,947,600 47.3 1953-May-10 HH 10,754,000 50.9 P2+ 31,150,800 50.9 1953-Apr-26 HH 10,598,000 52.0 P2+ 31,824,000 52.0 1953-Apr-12 HH 9,876,000 48.4 P2+ 29,620,800 48.4 1953-Mar-22 HH 9,523,000 50.7 P2+ 31,028,400 50.7 1953-Mar-08 HH 10,464,000 52.6 P2+ 32,191,200 52.6 1953-Feb-22 HH 9,671,000 49.2 P2+ 30,110,400 49.2 1953-Feb-08 HH 9,603,000 48.9 P2+ 29,926,800 48.9 1953-Jan-25 HH 9,451,000 49.1 P2+ 30,049,200 49.1 1952-Dec-28 HH 8,526,000 46.1 P2+ 28,213,200 46.1 1952-Dec-14 HH 9,090,000 49.0 P2+ 29,988,000 49.0 1952-Nov-23 HH 8,328,000 45.9 P2+ 28,090,800 45.9 1952-Nov-09 HH 10,281,600 50.4 P2+ 30,844,800 50.4 1952-Oct-12 HH 8,902,000 51.8 P2+ 31,701,600 51.8 1952-Sep-28 HH 8,986,000 52.5 P2+ 32,130,000 52.5 1952-Sep-14 HH 8,582,000 50.8 P2+ 31,089,600 50.8 1952-Aug-24 HH 6,030,000 35.9 P2+ 16,478,100 35.9 1952-Aug-10 HH 4,750,000 29.3 P2+ 13,448,700 29.3 1952-Jul-27 HH 4,164,000 28.3 P2+ 12,989,700 28.3 1952-Jun-22 HH 5,368,000 33.9 P2+ 15,560,100 33.9
Dragnet Seasonal Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 1951-1952 HH 5,553,900 36.3 P2+ 16,661,700 36.3
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