U.S. Television Ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Fireside Theater on NBC.
Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
| Season | TV season | Ranking | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1950–1951 | #2 | 5.365 |
| 3rd | 1951–1952 | #7 | 6.594 |
| 4th | 1952–1953 | #10 | 8.282 |
| 5th | 1953–1954 | #9 | 9.464 |
| 6th | 1954–1955 | #20 | 9.547 |
| 7th | 1955–1956 | #24 | 10.121 |
Fireside Theater became a hit for NBC, always in the Top 30 shows at the end of each TV season. In the 1956-1957 season, its ratings slumped and decreased in the ratings. It was not in the Top 30 Ratings in the 1956-1957 TV season and never again regained its top spot.
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