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 | Sunday Night Football | 16,183,000 | -25% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 13,420,000 | -14% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 7,420,000 | -33% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 5,708,000 | -2% |
| 5 | Decision | 5,507,000 | -3% |
| 6 | The Voice | 4,972,000 | +16% |
| 7 | Law & Order | 3,621,000 | +9% |
| 8 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,523,000 | +3% |
| 9 | Happy's Place | 3,475,000 | |
| 10 | Chicago Med | 3,299,000 | -45% |
| 11 | Saturday Night Live | 3,060,000 | -54% |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 2,817,000 | -52% |
| 13 | B1G Saturday Night Football | 2,734,000 | -18% |
| 14 | Today | 2,612,000 | +2% |
| 15 | Dateline | 2,372,000 | +14% |
| 16 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,335,000 | -2% |
| 17 | Chicago PD | 2,284,000 | -52% |
| 18 | Found | 2,253,000 | +6% |
| 19 | Lopez vs. Lopez | 1,994,000 | +9% |
| 20 | B1G Saturday Night Football Post Game | 1,500,000 | -21% |