Fireside Theatre 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 April 12, 1953 .
Fireside Theatre fortnightly P2+ ratings chart
Fireside Theatre Ratings 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
Fireside Theatre Monthly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 1952-Apr HH 4,826,000 30.9 P2+ 14,183,100 30.9 1951-May HH 4,830,000 45.1 P2+ 13,800,600 45.1 1951-Mar HH 4,590,000 47.0 P2+ 14,382,000 47.0 1951-Jan HH 4,100,000 40.2 P2+ 15,912,000 52.0 1950-Jun HH 1,506,000 36.7 P2+ 4,620,900 36.7 1950-May HH 1,647,000 42.1 P2+ 5,300,800 42.1 1950-Feb HH 1,397,600 33.3 P2+ 4,192,800 33.3 1950-Jan HH 1,515,100 36.1 P2+ 4,545,400 36.1 1949-Nov HH 1,599,100 38.1 P2+ 4,797,200 38.1 1949-Oct HH 1,645,200 39.2 P2+ 4,935,700 39.2 1949-Sep HH 1,296,900 30.9 P2+ 3,890,600 30.9 1949-May HH 420,100 35.1 P2+ 1,260,400 35.1
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
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