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 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 5,663,000 | +4% |
| 2 | US Open Golf | 5,052,000 | +42% |
| 3 | America's Got Talent | 4,575,000 | +185% |
| 4 | American Ninja Warrior | 2,561,000 | +33% |
| 5 | Today | 2,487,000 | +2% |
| 6 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,484,000 | +14% |
| 7 | Chicago Med | 2,447,000 | -15% |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 2,362,000 | -10% |
| 9 | Dateline Classic | 2,296,000 | +36% |
| 10 | Chicago PD | 2,261,000 | +3% |
| 11 | Transplant | 1,976,000 | -1% |
| 12 | Destination X | 1,904,000 | +170% |
| 13 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,685,000 | -1% |
| 14 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1,666,000 | -9% |
| 15 | Happy's Place | 1,645,000 | +65% |
| 16 | Law & Order | 1,634,000 | -11% |
| 17 | The Wall | 1,438,000 | +30% |
| 18 | Yes Chef | 1,266,000 | -6% |
| 19 | Dateline Mystery | 1,170,000 | +17% |
| 20 | Today with Jenna & Friends | 1,132,000 | -10% |
| 21 | NBC News Daily | 1,087,000 | |
| 22 | St. Denis Medical | 1,050,000 | -50% |
| 23 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 727,000 | +3% |