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This is a list of U.S. weekly (or smallest available unit for time period) television ratings archives from 1948 through 1997. (Primarily Nielsen ratings) . National Nielsen ratings for United States television viewing began in March 1950.
This article presents the top-rated American primetime broadcast network television series by season from 1950 to the present according to Nielsen Media Research. 1950s [ edit ]
The show's theme music was the "Look Sharp/Be Sharp March" by Mahlon Merrick, an upbeat tune that was recorded, published (and sheet music printed) sometime between 1953 and 1956. It received quite a bit of airplay on U.S. radio programs, and was used in the repertoire of many high school and college bands of the period.
For the first time ever, every streaming title in Nielsen’s weekly top 10 ranking pulled in over 1 billion minutes viewed. Per Nielsen, the week of July 1-7 recorded over 313 billion viewing ...
In 1950, Nielsen then moved to television, developing a rating system using the methods he and his company had developed for radio. That method became the primary source of audience measurement information in the American television industry. In September 2020, Nielsen began compiling a weekly Top 10 list of most-watched shows on streaming ...
The program became one of the first color television programs with its 1956 season premiere; it was also the only NBC television show in the Nielsen top ten for the 1956–1957 season. [ 10 ] [ 59 ] During this time, a ratings war developed between the Como show and that of entertainer Jackie Gleason .
The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–1972), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), Billboard Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and Billboard 200 Top Albums ...
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1956–57 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. [1] Rank Program