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 | 5,880,000 | +3% |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 5,410,000 | +78% |
| 3 | Chicago Med | 5,372,000 | +71% |
| 4 | Chicago PD | 4,418,000 | +62% |
| 5 | Saturday Night Live | 4,369,000 | +2% |
| 6 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,561,000 | -3% |
| 7 | Law & Order | 3,448,000 | -3% |
| 8 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,757,000 | +19% |
| 9 | Today | 2,572,000 | |
| 10 | Destination X | 2,521,000 | |
| 11 | Found | 2,201,000 | +6% |
| 12 | Americas | 2,118,000 | +8% |
| 13 | Night Court | 1,903,000 | +10% |
| 14 | Dateline Mystery | 1,772,000 | +7% |
| 15 | The Voice | 1,727,000 | -51% |
| 16 | SNL Prime | 1,722,000 | +17% |
| 17 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,633,000 | -5% |
| 18 | Dateline | 1,627,000 | -22% |
| 19 | Yes Chef | 1,499,000 | +68% |
| 20 | Grosse Pointe Garden Society | 1,376,000 | +11% |
| 21 | Today with Jenna & Friends | 1,139,000 | -3% |
| 22 | NBC News Daily | 1,127,000 | +3% |
| 23 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,126,000 | +12% |
| 24 | Suits LA | 1,113,000 | +15% |
| 25 | The Wall | 1,109,000 | -43% |
| 26 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 844,000 | +45% |