The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse, also known as Philco Summer Playhouse, was a U.S. television program shown on NBC from Sunday, October 3, 1948 to Sunday, October 2, 1955. Philco Television Playhouse was watched by a total number of 24,357,600 people (39.8% rating, down -15% from last fortnight) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending June 28, 1953.

Philco Television Playhouse fortnightly P2+ ratings chart

Philco Television Playhouse Ratings

Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Philco Television Playhouse on NBC as of Sunday, June 28, 1953.

Philco Television Playhouse Fortnightly Ratings
Date	Demo	Audience	Rating
1953-Jun-28	HH	8,980,000	39.8
1953-Jun-28	P2+	24,357,600	39.8
1953-Jun-14	HH	10,168,000	46.8
1953-Jun-14	P2+	28,641,600	46.8
1953-May-10	HH	10,082,000	46.3
1953-May-10	P2+	28,335,600	46.3
1953-Apr-26	HH	9,520,000	46.7
1953-Apr-26	P2+	26,407,800	43.2
1953-Mar-22	HH	9,688,000	48.8
1953-Mar-22	P2+	29,865,600	48.8
1952-Dec-28	HH	8,870,000	46.7
1952-Dec-28	P2+	28,580,400	46.7
1952-Dec-14	HH	8,312,000	40.7
1952-Dec-14	P2+	26,701,600	43.6
1952-Nov-23	HH	8,018,000	43.6
1952-Nov-23	P2+	26,683,200	43.6
1952-Nov-09	HH	8,130,000	45.7
1952-Nov-09	P2+	27,968,400	45.7
1952-Oct-26	HH	8,406,000	46.7
1952-Oct-26	P2+	28,580,400	46.7
1952-Jul-13	HH	3,776,000	24.7
1952-Jul-13	P2+	12,539,900	27.3
1952-Jun-08	HH	5,964,000	39.0
1952-Jun-08	P2+	17,547,600	38.2
1952-May-25	HH	7,002,000	41.2
1952-May-25	P2+	18,910,800	41.2
1952-Apr-27	HH	6,644,000	43.4
1952-Apr-27	P2+	18,699,700	40.7
1952-Mar-23	HH	6,436,000	42.1
1952-Mar-23	P2+	18,304,900	39.9
1952-Feb-24	HH	6,692,000	43.2
1952-Feb-24	P2+	19,828,800	43.2
1951-Dec-09	HH	5,890,000	38.5
1951-Dec-09	P2+	20,113,400	43.8
1951-Nov-25	HH	5,878,000	42.6
1951-Nov-25	P2+	19,553,400	42.6
1951-Nov-11	HH	5,566,000	36.4
1951-Nov-11	P2+	19,622,300	42.8
1951-Oct-28	HH	5,456,000	40.1
1951-Oct-28	P2+	18,405,900	40.1
1951-Oct-14	HH	4,744,000	31.0
1951-Oct-14	P2+	17,285,900	37.7
1951-Sep-23	HH	4,751,000	36.4
1951-Sep-23	P2+	11,138,400	36.4
1951-Sep-09	HH	3,515,000	34.5
1951-Sep-09	P2+	8,809,700	28.8
1951-Aug-26	HH	3,548,000	27.9
1951-Aug-26	P2+	8,537,400	27.9

Philco Television Playhouse Seasonal Ratings
Date	Demo	Audience	Rating
1951-1952	HH	6,181,200	40.4
1951-1952	P2+	18,543,600	40.4
1950-1951	HH	4,620,600	45.3
1950-1951	P2+	13,861,800	45.3

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