 DuMont performed well in the Hooper ratings; in fact, DuMont's talent program, "The Original Amateur Hour", was the most popular series of the 1947–48 season.Two seasons later,"Variety" ranked DuMont's popular variety series "Cavalcade of Stars" as the tenth most popular series.In February 1950, Hooper's competitor A. C. Nielsen bought out the Hooperatings system.