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1947-1948 Television Season

The 1947-1948 television season is the second network season in United States television history. It began on Sunday, October 5, 1947 and ended on Saturday, March 27, 1948. The effective start date of the 1947-48 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Sunday, October 5, 1947 through Saturday, August 28, 1948.

Highest-Rated Programs

Top 5 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 1947-48 TV season.

RankProgramNetworkRating
HighLow
1The CircusCBS67.2
2Original Amateur HourDuMont46.8
3Democratic National ConventionNBC46.4
4Milton Berle ShowNBC40.5
5Major League BaseballNBC33.2

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 1947-48 TV season.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households222,000
Persons 2+666,000

Events

1947

December

  1. Americana premieres on NBC.
  2. Howdy Doody premieres on NBC.

1948

  1. Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts premieres on CBS.

January

  1. Original Amateur Hour premieres on DuMont.

March

  1. Symphony Orchestra premieres on NBC.
  2. Stop Me If You've Heard This One premieres on NBC.

April

  1. The Circus premieres on CBS.
  2. ABC is launched.

June

  1. We, the People premieres on CBS.
  2. Milton Berle Show premieres on NBC.
  3. Ed Sullivan Show premieres on CBS.
    Fred Waring Show premieres on CBS.

July

  1. Democratic National Convention premieres on NBC.

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