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 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,160,000 | -3% |
| 2 | Today | 2,827,000 | -5% |
| 3 | Americas | 2,712,000 | -4% |
| 4 | Surviving Earth | 2,440,000 | -10% |
| 5 | Brilliant Minds | 2,390,000 | +4% |
| 6 | MLB Sunday Night Baseball | 2,061,000 | +28% |
| 7 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,044,000 | -5% |
| 8 | Today 3rd Hour | 2,034,000 | -6% |
| 9 | American Ninja Warrior | 1,780,000 | -2% |
| 10 | Chicago PD | 1,705,000 | -1% |
| 11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1,644,000 | -12% |
| 12 | NBC News Daily | 1,634,000 | +3% |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 1,597,000 | -5% |
| 14 | St. Denis Medical | 1,513,000 | -16% |
| 15 | America's Got Talent | 1,464,000 | -70% |
| 16 | Dateline | 1,449,000 | -4% |
| 17 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,445,000 | -3% |
| 18 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,174,000 | -21% |
| 19 | Password | 1,007,000 | -67% |
| 20 | Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | 972,000 | -46% |
| 21 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 639,000 | -8% |