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 28,936,000 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+ | 28,936,000 | 42.1 | |
| 1953-Feb-22 | HH | 9,243,000 | 45.3 |
| P2+ | 29,266,000 | 42.6 | |
| 1953-Feb-08 | HH | 9,176,000 | 46.0 |
| P2+ | 31,624,100 | 46.0 | |
| 1953-Jan-11 | HH | 9,012,000 | 44.2 |
| P2+ | 30,370,000 | 44.2 | |
| 1952-Dec-28 | HH | 7,956,000 | 39.0 |
| P2+ | 26,983,600 | 39.3 | |
| 1952-Jun-08 | HH | 5,556,000 | 36.3 |
| P2+ | 18,366,000 | 35.6 | |
| 1952-May-25 | HH | 6,880,000 | 40.4 |
| P2+ | 20,830,600 | 40.4 | |
| 1952-May-11 | HH | 6,198,000 | 40.5 |
| P2+ | 21,975,300 | 42.6 | |
| 1952-Apr-13 | HH | 6,578,000 | 43.0 |
| P2+ | 21,325,600 | 41.4 | |
| 1952-Mar-23 | HH | 7,213,000 | 44.7 |
| P2+ | 23,047,800 | 44.7 | |
| Fireside Theatre Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Apr | HH | 4,826,000 | 30.9 |
| P2+ | 15,932,300 | 30.9 | |
| 1951-May | HH | 4,830,000 | 45.1 |
| P2+ | 15,502,700 | 45.1 | |
| 1951-Mar | HH | 4,590,000 | 47.0 |
| P2+ | 16,155,800 | 47.0 | |
| 1951-Jan | HH | 4,100,000 | 40.2 |
| P2+ | 17,874,500 | 52.0 | |
| 1950-Jun | HH | 1,506,000 | 36.7 |
| P2+ | 5,652,900 | 36.7 | |
| 1950-May | HH | 1,647,000 | 42.1 |
| P2+ | 6,484,700 | 42.1 | |
| 1950-Feb | HH | 1,397,600 | 33.3 |
| P2+ | 5,129,200 | 33.3 | |
| 1950-Jan | HH | 1,515,100 | 36.1 |
| P2+ | 5,560,500 | 36.1 | |
| 1949-Nov | HH | 1,599,100 | 38.1 |
| P2+ | 5,868,500 | 38.1 | |
| 1949-Oct | HH | 1,645,200 | 39.2 |
| P2+ | 6,038,000 | 39.2 | |