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 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 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |