Howdy Doody was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Saturday, December 27, 1947 to Saturday, September 24, 1960. Howdy Doody was watched by a total number of 10,713,100 people (35.01% rating, down -6% from November 12) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Howdy Doody on NBC as of Sunday, December 10, 1950.
| Howdy Doody Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-Dec-10 WANDER | HH | 3,394,000 | 33.3 |
| P2+ | 10,713,100 | 35.0 | |
| 1950-Nov-12 INT. SHOE | HH | 3,391,000 | 33.2 |
| P2+ | 11,410,700 | 37.3 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 5,942,000 | -2% |
| 2 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 4,777,000 | +17% |
| 3 | The Voice | 4,765,000 | +310% |
| 4 | Law & Order | 4,506,000 | +17% |
| 5 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | 3,261,000 | +15% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 3,238,000 | -7% |
| 7 | Chicago Med | 3,215,000 | -13% |
| 8 | Today | 2,716,000 | -3% |
| 9 | Deal or No Deal Island | 2,636,000 | -2% |
| 10 | Chicago PD | 2,555,000 | -6% |
| 11 | Lopez vs. Lopez | 2,098,000 | +7% |
| 12 | Password | 1,976,000 | -12% |
| 13 | Saturday Night Live | 1,767,000 | -62% |
| 14 | Dateline | 1,758,000 | -33% |
| 15 | The Wall | 1,578,000 | -1% |
| 16 | Weakest Link | 1,016,000 | -40% |