The Original Amateur Hour was a U.S. television program aired on NBC from October 1949 to September 1954. Original Amateur Hour was watched by a total number of 11,337,300 people (24.7% rating, up +45% from August 26, 1951) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending . Original Amateur Hour was previously also shown on DuMont until September 1949.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Original Amateur Hour on NBC as of Sunday, July 27, 1952.
| Original Amateur Hour Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Jul-27 | HH | 3,544,000 | 23.2 |
| P2+ | 11,337,300 | 24.7 | |
| 1951-Aug-26 LORILLARD | HH | 3,010,000 | 29.5 |
| P2+ | 7,833,600 | 25.6 | |
| 1951-Aug-12 LORILLARD | HH | 3,336,000 | 28.0 |
| P2+ | 8,568,000 | 28.0 | |
| 1951-Jul-22 LORILLARD | HH | 3,447,000 | 27.3 |
| P2+ | 8,353,800 | 27.3 | |
| 1951-Jun-24 LORILLARD | HH | 3,538,000 | 34.7 |
| P2+ | 8,537,400 | 27.9 | |
| 1950-Sep-24 LORILLARD | HH | 2,505,000 | 24.6 |
| P2+ | 13,008,100 | 42.5 | |
| 1950-Sep-10 LORILLARD | HH | 2,360,000 | 32.9 |
| P2+ | 10,067,400 | 32.9 | |
| Original Amateur Hour Monthly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-Aug | HH | 1,299,000 | 25.8 |
| P2+ | 7,894,800 | 25.8 | |
| 1950-Jun | HH | 1,372,400 | 32.7 |
| P2+ | 4,117,300 | 32.7 | |
| 1949-Nov | HH | 1,498,300 | 35.7 |
| P2+ | 4,495,000 | 35.7 | |
| 1949-Oct | HH | 1,485,700 | 35.4 |
| P2+ | 4,457,200 | 35.4 | |
| Original Amateur Hour Seasonal Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1950-1951 | HH | 3,406,800 | 33.4 |
| P2+ | 10,220,400 | 33.4 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 15,313,000 | -12% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 12,384,000 | -8% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 9,833,000 | -4% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 6,064,000 | |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,864,000 | -2% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,716,000 | |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,363,000 | +1% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,290,000 | -3% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 4,225,000 | +27% |
| 10 | B1G Saturday Night Football | 4,121,000 | +51% |
| 11 | Law & Order | 3,758,000 | +12% |
| 12 | The Voice | 3,684,000 | -32% |
| 13 | St. Denis Medical | 3,106,000 | +172% |
| 14 | Brilliant Minds | 2,980,000 | +13% |
| 15 | Happy's Place | 2,948,000 | -15% |
| 16 | Today | 2,682,000 | -8% |
| 17 | Night Court | 2,519,000 | +65% |
| 18 | Found | 2,266,000 | +15% |
| 19 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,092,000 | -17% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,945,000 | +1% |
| 21 | Defying Gravity: Wicked | 1,733,000 | |
| 22 | Lopez vs. Lopez | 1,634,000 | -15% |
| 23 | Today with Hoda & Jenna | 1,365,000 | +6% |
| 24 | Dateline | 1,260,000 | -36% |
| 25 | NBC News Daily | 1,160,000 | -5% |