Fireside Theatre, also known as Fireside Arena Theatre, was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Tuesday, April 5, 1949 to Thursday, May 22, 1958. Fireside Theatre was watched by a total number of 25,759,100 people (42.09% rating, down -1% from February 22) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Fireside Theatre on NBC as of Sunday, April 12, 1953.
| Fireside Theatre Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1953-Apr-12 | HH | 9,370,000 | 45.9 |
| P2+ | 25,759,100 | 42.1 | |
| 1953-Feb-22 | HH | 9,243,000 | 45.3 |
| P2+ | 26,052,800 | 42.6 | |
| 1953-Feb-08 | HH | 9,176,000 | 46.0 |
| P2+ | 28,152,000 | 46.0 | |
| 1953-Jan-11 | HH | 9,012,000 | 44.2 |
| P2+ | 30,370,000 | 49.6 | |
| 1952-Dec-28 | HH | 7,956,000 | 39.0 |
| P2+ | 24,021,000 | 39.3 | |
| 1952-Jun-08 | HH | 5,556,000 | 36.3 |
| P2+ | 16,349,600 | 35.6 | |
| 1952-May-25 | HH | 6,880,000 | 40.4 |
| P2+ | 18,543,600 | 40.4 | |
| 1952-May-11 | HH | 6,198,000 | 40.5 |
| P2+ | 19,562,600 | 42.6 | |
| 1952-Apr-13 | HH | 6,578,000 | 43.0 |
| P2+ | 18,984,200 | 41.4 | |
| 1952-Mar-23 | HH | 7,213,000 | 44.7 |
| P2+ | 20,517,300 | 44.7 | |
| 1952-Feb-24 | HH | 6,624,000 | 43.3 |
| P2+ | 19,626,800 | 42.8 | |
| 1952-Feb-10 | HH | 7,298,000 | 47.6 |
| P2+ | 21,848,400 | 47.6 | |
| 1952-Jan-27 | HH | 7,328,700 | 47.9 |
| P2+ | 21,986,100 | 47.9 | |
| 1952-Jan-13 | HH | 6,564,000 | 42.9 |
| P2+ | 20,471,400 | 44.6 | |
| 1951-Dec-23 | HH | 6,792,000 | 46.3 |
| P2+ | 21,251,700 | 46.3 | |
| 1951-Dec-09 | HH | 6,079,000 | 43.7 |
| P2+ | 20,058,300 | 43.7 | |
| 1951-Nov-25 P&G | HH | 6,279,000 | 45.2 |
| P2+ | 20,746,800 | 45.2 | |
| 1951-Oct-28 P&G | HH | 5,069,000 | 33.1 |
| P2+ | 18,231,500 | 39.7 | |
| 1951-Oct-14 P&G | HH | 4,825,000 | 38.3 |
| P2+ | 17,579,700 | 38.3 | |
| 1951-Sep-23 P&G | HH | 4,612,000 | 38.1 |
| P2+ | 11,658,600 | 38.1 | |
| 1951-Sep-09 P&G | HH | 3,712,000 | 30.4 |
| P2+ | 9,302,400 | 30.4 | |
| 1951-Aug-12 P&G | HH | 3,273,000 | 27.7 |
| P2+ | 8,476,200 | 27.7 | |
| 1951-Jul-22 P&G | HH | 3,455,000 | 31.1 |
| P2+ | 9,516,600 | 31.1 | |
| 1951-Jul-08 | HH | 3,060,000 | 30.0 |
| P2+ | 9,180,000 | 30.0 | |
| Fireside Theatre Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1951-1952 | HH | 6,594,300 | 43.1 |
| P2+ | 19,782,900 | 43.1 | |
| 1950-1951 | HH | 5,365,200 | 52.6 |
| P2+ | 16,095,600 | 52.6 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |