The 1949–50 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers

primetime Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

hours from September 1949 through March 1950. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1948–49 season. This was the first season in which all four networks offered at least some prime time programming all seven nights of the week. The schedule below reflects the fall lineup as it all settled into place throughout October 1949, before any subsequent time changes were made and additional new series appeared in November. New series are highlighted in bold. Notable debuts during the season included ''

The Plainclothesman ''The Plainclothesman'' was the first American police procedural series,David Weinsten, ''The Forgotten Network DuMont and the Birth of American Television'', Temple University Press, 2004, pages 138 to 146. and was broadcast on the DuMont Telev ...

'' with its unusual camera work, the popular ''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in ...

'' (which is one of the few 1940s television series to be given a DVD release), ''

The Ed Wynn Show ''The Ed Wynn Show'' was an American variety show originally broadcast from September 22, 1949 to July 4, 1950, on the CBS Television Network. Comedian and former vaudevillian Ed Wynn was the star of the program's 39 episodes, which were the firs ...

'' (a short-lived series featuring popular performers as guests and the first variety show from the West Coast), and the unsuccessful series ''

The Life of Riley ''The Life of Riley'' is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book. Radio The radio program initially aired on the Blue Network (later kn ...

'', one of the first sitcoms to be produced on film as opposed to live transmission. Continuing from the prior season were the highly popular variety series ''

Toast of the Town ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the '' CBS Sunday Night ...

'', the critically well-received and popular anthology series '' Studio One'', the critically panned but popular ''

Captain Video and His Video Rangers ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network and was the first series of its genre on American television. The series aired between June 27, 1949, and Apr ...

'' which was one of the earliest sci-fi TV series, the well received by critics and viewers anthology series ''

Kraft Television Theater ''Kraft Television Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Cheese ...

'', the popular ''

Kukla, Fran and Ollie ''Kukla, Fran and Ollie'' is an early American television show using puppets. It was created for children, but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. It was broadcast from Chicago between O ...

'', and the popular in some regions drama/comedy '' The Goldbergs'' (which is also one of the few 1940s television series to be given a DVD release).

Legend

Sunday

Monday

Notes: Beginning July 18, 1949, '' The Magic Cottage'' aired on DuMont Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. On NBC, '' The Black Robe'' aired at various times on Mondays from August through October 1949.

Tuesday

Notes: Beginning July 18, 1949, '' The Magic Cottage'' aired on DuMont Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Wednesday

*''Manhattan Spotlight'' was replaced by ''

Easy Aces ''Easy Aces'' is an American serial radio comedy (1930–1945). It was trademarked by the low-keyed drollery of creator and writer Goodman Ace and his wife, Jane, as an urbane, put-upon realtor and his malaprop-prone wife. A 15-minute program, a ...

'' from December 1949 to June 1950. Notes: Beginning July 18, 1949, '' The Magic Cottage'' aired on DuMont Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Thursday

Notes: Beginning July 18, 1949, '' The Magic Cottage'' aired on DuMont Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. On NBC, '' The Black Robe'' aired from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Eastern Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small port ...

from January to March 1950. '' The Wayne King Show'' was seen only on NBC's Midwest Network.

Friday

Notes: Beginning July 18, 1949, '' The Magic Cottage'' aired on DuMont Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Saturday

Notes: In the half-hour preceding

prime time Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

, ABC aired one of the first television

westerns The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

, ''

The Marshal of Gunsight Pass ''The Marshal of Gunsight Pass'' is an American live broadcast western television series that began on March 12, 1950, and ended on September 30, 1950, with a one-month hiatus in April and May. Based on a radio program, the show starred Russell H ...

'', with 22 live episodes between March 12 and September 30, 1950. From January 28 to July 29, 1950, '' Dinner Date With Vincent Lopez'' aired Saturdays from 8 to 8:30pm ET on DuMont. On NBC, '' The Black Robe'' aired from 10:00 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday from November to December 1949 after airing at various times on Monday from August to October 1949. ''

Your Show of Shows ''Your Show of Shows'' is a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC from February 25, 1950, through June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howar ...

'' premiered at 9:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 25, 1950.

By network

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

Returning Series *''

ABC Barn Dance ''ABC Barn Dance'' is an early country and Western music show on American television, a simulcast of the popular radio program ''National Barn Dance'', a title that was also sometimes used for the TV version. It also included some folk music. Th ...

'' *'' ABC Penthouse Players'' *''

Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded ...

'' *''

Author Meets the Critics ''Author Meets the Critics'' was an American talk show which was broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company, American Broadcasting Company, and the DuMont Television Network. The series began as a mid-season replacement on NBC on April 4, 19 ...

'' *''

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

'' *'' Buzzy Wuzzy'' *''

Celebrity Time ''Celebrity Time'' (also known as ''The Eyes Have It'') is an American game and audience participation television series that was broadcast on ABC in 1949 - 1950 and on CBS in 1950 - 1952. The original host was Douglas Edwards. Rules The show ...

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Club Seven ''Club Seven'' is an early United States television series, which aired from 12 August 1948 to 1951 on ABC. Some episodes were 30 minutes, while others were 15 minutes. Overview The series was a live television variety show set in a mock nightc ...

'' *''

Crusade in Europe ''Crusade in Europe'' is a book of wartime memoirs by General Dwight D. Eisenhower published by Doubleday in 1948. Maps were provided by Rafael Palacios. ''Crusade in Europe'' is a personal account by one of the senior military figures of Wo ...

'' *''Fun for the Money'' *''

Hollywood Screen Test ''Hollywood Screen Test'' is an American talent show that aired on ABC from 1948 to 1953. This program holds the distinction as the first regularly broadcast television series by the American Broadcasting Company. Format Debuting on April 15, ...

'' *'' News and Views'' *''On Trial'' *'' Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club'' *'' Photoplay Time'' *''

Roller Derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...

'' *''

Stained Glass Windows Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

'' *'' Think Fast'' *''Tomorrow's Boxing Champions'' *''

Versatile Varieties ''Versatile Varieties'', also known as ''Bonnie Maid Versatile Varieties'' and ''Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties'', is a TV series that ran from 1949 to 1951 on NBC, CBS and ABC under three different formats. The sponsor was Bonnie Maid Linoleum. P ...

'' *''

The Voice of Firestone ''The Voice of Firestone'' was a radio and television program of classical music. The show featured leading singers in selections from opera and operetta. Originally titled ''The Firestone Hour'', it was first broadcast on the NBC Radio network ...

'' *''Wrestling from the Rainbo in Chicago'' *''

You Asked For It ''You Asked for It'' is a human interest television show created and hosted by Art Baker. Initially titled ''The Art Baker Show'', the program originally aired on American television between 1950 and 1959. Later versions of the series were see ...

'' New Series *''Auction-Aire'' *'' The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse'' *''

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily US newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, books ...

'' * *''

Let There Be Stars ''Let There Be Stars'' was a variety television series broadcast on ABC in 1949, the first program to originate in Hollywood for a major TV network. It debuted on October 16, 1949, and ended on November 27, 1949. It was a high-budget show for its ...

'' *''Little Revue'' *''

'' *'' Majority Rules'' *'' Mama Rosa'' * *''Mr. Black'' *''

Mysteries of Chinatown ''Mysteries of Chinatown'' is an American crime drama series that aired on the ABC television network from December 4, 1949 to October 23, 1950. Marvin Miller made his television debut in the series. Cast * Marvin Miller as Dr. Yat Fu * Gloria ...

'' * *''

Oboler Comedy Theater ''Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater'' was an early American comedy television program. It aired on ABC for six episodes from September 23 to November 4, 1949. It was an anthology series of sorts, with each episode featuring a different set of characters ...

'' *''

Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue ''Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue'' is an American television variety series. The show aired on ABC on Sunday evenings from November 6, 1949 through March 30, 1952 hosted by Paul Whiteman. Overview The show was hosted by band leader Paul Whitema ...

'' *''

Photocrime ''Photocrime'' is an American television crime drama that was broadcast on ABC from September 28, 1949, until December 14, 1949. The program was also known as ''Look Photocrime''. The program's title and premise -- "that photographs often possess ...

'' *''

The Ruggles ''The Ruggles'' is an early American family-oriented situation comedy series broadcast live on ABC. Episodes were recorded on kinescope, and some of them survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The series began October 23, 1949 — a cou ...

'' *''

Starring Boris Karloff ''Starring Boris Karloff'' was an American radio and television anthology series broadcast for 13 weeks, September–December 1949, on the ABC Television network. Boris Karloff was the host and occasional star, with music by organist George Henni ...

'' *'' Volume One'' * *''

'' *'' Your Witness'' *''

Youth on the March ''Youth on the March'' is an American religious television program originally broadcast on ABC from October 1949 to May 1952, and by the DuMont Television Network from October 1952 to June 1953. The show was presented by the Young People's Churc ...

'' Not returning from 1948–49: *''ABC Feature Film'' *''

ABC Television Players ''ABC Television Players'' is an American live television anthology that ran on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 16, 1949, through October 30, 1949. The program was originally called ''ABC Television Players'', then (beginning in ...

'' *'' America's Town Meeting'' *''Critic at Large'' *'' Fashions on Parade'' *''

The Gay Nineties Revue ''The Gay Nineties Revue'' was an American variety series that aired live on ABC Television from August 11, 1948 to mid-1949 on Wednesdays at 8pm ET. The host was songwriter Joseph E. Howard, who was reportedly age 71 at the time he hosted the ...

'' *''

Kiernan's Corner Walter J. Kiernan (January 25, 1902 – January 8, 1978) was an American radio, television, and print journalist and author, as well as television game show host during the early days of the medium. Career Walter Kiernan began his career as a jou ...

'' *''Movieland Quiz'' *''

Quizzing the News ''Quizzing the News'' was an American game show which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC between August 11, 1948, and March 5, 1949, at 8:00 PM on Monday nights. Premise Three panelists had to identify events in the news based on spok ...

'' *'' The Southernaires Quartet'' *''Sports with Joe Hasel'' *''

Stand By for Crime ''Stand By for Crime'' is an American television police drama that aired on ABC on Saturday nights from January 11 to August 27, 1949. The series stars veteran newsman Mike Wallace under his real name, Myron Wallace. The series is notable for bei ...

'' *''

Tales of the Red Caboose ''Tales of the Red Caboose'' was a short-lived primetime television series that aired on the American Broadcasting Company television network, premiering October 29, 1948 and running until January 14, 1949. Synopsis The 15-minute series, sponsored ...

'' *'' Teenage Book Club'' *''That Reminds Me'' *''Three About Town'' *''Wrestling from Washington, D.C.''

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...

Returning Series *''54th Street Revue'' *''

'' (moved from

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

) *''

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends ''Arthur Godfrey and His Friends'' is an American television variety show hosted by Arthur Godfrey. The hour-long series aired on CBS Television from January 1949 to June 1957 (as ''The Arthur Godfrey Show'' after September 1956), then again as a ...

'' *''

Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts ''Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts'' (also known as ''Talent Scouts'') was an American radio and television variety show which ran on CBS from 1946 until 1958. Sponsored by Lipton Tea, it starred Arthur Godfrey, who was also hosting '' Arthur Godf ...

'' *''The Bigelow Show'' *'' CBS Television News'' *'' Earl Wrightson at Home'' *''

The Fred Waring Show ''The Fred Waring Show'' is an American television musical variety show that ran from April 17, 1949 to May 30, 1954 on CBS. The show was hosted by Fred Waring and featured his choral group "The Pennsylvanians". Synopsis Sponsored by General Ele ...

'' *''

Ford Theatre ''Ford Theatre'', spelled ''Ford Theater'' for the original radio version and known, in full, as ''The Ford Television Theatre'' for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950 ...

'' *'' The Goldbergs'' *''In the First Person'' *''International Boxing Club Bouts'' *''

Lamp Unto My Feet ''Lamp Unto My Feet'' was an American ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from 1948 to 1979 on Sunday mornings. The title comes from Psalm 119: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path ...

'' *'' Lucky Pup'' *''

Mama Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to: Roles *Mother, a female parent * Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority *Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels Places *Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement ...

'' *''

Our Miss Brooks ''Our Miss Brooks'' is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high-school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television (1952–56), it became one of the medi ...

'' *'' People's Platform'' *''Premiere Playhouse'' *''

The Roar of the Rails ''The Roar of the Rails'' is an American children's television series that aired on CBS from October to December 1948, and in October to December 1949. Each episode is 15 minutes long and includes commercials for the toy manufacturer A. C. Gilbert ...

'' *''

Ruthie on the Telephone ''Ruthie on the Telephone'' is an American Comedy television, comedy television series that was broadcast on the CBS Television network at 7:55pm ET from August 7 to November 5, 1949. The show was written by Goodman Ace and sponsored by Phillip M ...

'' *'' The Sonny Kendis Show'' *'' Studio One'' *''

Suspense Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it aff ...

'' *'' The Ted Steele Show'' (moved from DuMont) *''This is Show Business'' *''

'' *''To the Queen's Taste'' *''

Tonight on Broadway ''Tonight on Broadway'' is a weekly television show that ran from 1948 to 1950 on the CBS Television network. It premiered on April 6, 1948 and was the first program to be broadcast over the newly formed CBS network. The show, which was develope ...

'' *''The Week in Review'' *''Your Sports Special'' New Series *''

Abe Burrows' Almanac ''Abe Burrows' Almanac'' is an American television series that aired on CBS from January 4, 1950, until March 29, 1950. The live program, hosted by Abe Burrows Abe Burrows (born Abram Solman Borowitz; December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985) was an ...

'' * *''

The Alan Young Show ''The Alan Young Show'' is an American radio and television series presented in diverse formats over a nine-year period and starring English born comedian Alan Young. Radio The series began on NBC Radio as a summer replacement situation comedy ...

'' *'' Big Top'' * *''The Bigelow Show'' *''Capitol Cloak Room'' *''

Detective's Wife ''Detectives's Wife'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from July 7 to September 29, 1950. The series aired as the summer replacement for ''Man Against Crime''. Synopsis Set in New York City, the sustaining program focused on Ad ...

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Escape Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...

'' * *''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Plot The ...

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The Garry Moore Show ''The Garry Moore Show'' is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talent ...

'' * *'' Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet'' *'' Joey Faye's Frolics'' * *''

The Ken Murray Show ''The Ken Murray Show'' was an American music and comedy television show on CBS Television hosted by Ken Murray that ran from 1950 to 1953. Show An established entertainer and vaudeville regular, Murray had hosted comedy and variety series on CB ...

'' * *''

Man Against Crime ''Man Against Crime'' (also known as ''Follow That Man'') starring Ralph Bellamy, one of the first television programs about private eyes, ran on CBS, the DuMont Television Network and NBC from October 7, 1949, to June 27, 1954, and was briefly ...

'' *''The Paul Arnold Show'' *''

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

'' *'' The Show Goes On'' * *''

The Silver Theatre ''The Silver Theatre'' is a television series that was broadcast on the CBS television network from 1949 to 1950. Hosted by Conrad Nagel, it was a live anthology series consisting of dramatic teleplays about romance. It was sponsored by the In ...

'' *''

Stage 13 ''Stage 13'' is a 30-minute American anthology television series produced and directed and hosted by Wyllis Cooper Wyllis Oswald Cooper (January 26, 1899 – June 22, 1955) was an American writer and producer. He is best remembered for cre ...

'' * *'' The Stage Door'' * *'' Starlight Theatre'' * *'' Television Theatre'' * *'' The Trap'' * *'' Uptown Jubilee'' *''

The Web The World Wide Web (WWW), commonly known as the Web, is an information system enabling documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet. Documents and downloadable media are made available to the network through web se ...

'' * *''The Week in Sports'' Not returning from 1948–49: *''

Adventures in Jazz ''Adventures in Jazz'' is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, recorded in late 1961 but not released until about a year later in November 1962. The album won a Grammy Award in the category for Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, B ...

'' *''Capital Billy's Mississippi Music Hall'' *''Kobbs' Korner'' *''Face the Music'' *'' People's Platform'' *'' Places Please'' *''Sportman's Quiz'' *''Tournament of Champions'' *'' Wesley'' *'' What's It Worth''

DuMont

Returning series *'' And Everything Nice'' *'' Bowling Headliners'' (moved from

) *''

Broadway to Hollywood ''Broadway to Hollywood'' is an American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. While the daytime version was mainly a talk show with news, celebrity gossip, and home-viewer quizzes, the quiz portion became a fu ...

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Cavalcade of Stars ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' is the name of a series of American network television shows that starred Jackie Gleason, which ran from 1952 to 1970, in various forms. ''Cavalcade of Stars'' Gleason's first variety series, which aired on the DuMo ...

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Court of Current Issues ''Court of Current Issues'' (initially known as ''Court of Public Opinion'') is a nontraditional court show featuring public-affairs debates. The program aired live on Tuesday nights from 1948-1951 on the DuMont Television Network. Originally a h ...

'' *'' Cross Question'' *''Feature Theater'' *''

Front Row Center ''Front Row Center'' is an American variety show that aired on the DuMont Television Network Sundays at 7pm ET from March 25, 1949, to April 2, 1950. The show was originally 30 minutes then expanded to 60 minutes. This was one of several DuMont n ...

'' *'' Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room'' *'' The Magic Cottage'' *'' Manhattan Spotlight'' *''

The Morey Amsterdam Show ''The Morey Amsterdam Show'' is an American sitcom which ran from 1948 to 1949 on CBS Television (13 episodes) and 1949–50 on the DuMont Television Network (58 episodes), for a total of 71 episodes. Synopsis The show began on CBS Radio with Mo ...

'' (moved from

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...

) *'' Newsweek Views the News'' *'' Spin the Picture'' *''

The Vincent Lopez Show ''The Vincent Lopez Show'', also known as ''Vincent Lopez Speaking'', is a 1949-1957 American musical television program hosted by Vincent Lopez and broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and later on CBS Television. The latter title is a t ...

'' New series *'' Adventure Playhouse'' * *''

The Al Morgan Show ''The Al Morgan Show'' is an American variety program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1951. The series starred pianist and songwriter Al Morgan. Format Morgan performed for most of the program, which also featured the Bi ...

'' *''

Amanda Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...

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Amateur Boxing Fight Club ''Amateur Boxing Fight Club'' was a boxing program aired on the DuMont Television Network beginning in September 1949 as part of DuMont's sports programming. Most of DuMont's boxing programs at this time were hosted by Dennis James. The 60-minute p ...

'' *'' And Everything Nice'' *''

Cavalcade of Bands The Cavalcade of Bands is one of many competitive band organizations in the United States and is one of several major circuits in the mid-Atlantic states (other circuits include Tournament of Bands and USBands). Cavalcade was founded in the late ...

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Chicagoland Mystery Players ''Chicagoland Mystery Players'', a police procedural, was "television's first crime series". The series was one of several on DuMont that began in a local TV market before being picked up nationally. Local origin The live television series was ...

'' *'' Cinema Varieties'' *''

Country Style Country Style Food Services, Inc., formerly Country Style Donuts, is a fast/casual chain of coffee shops operating primarily in the Canadian province of Ontario (where it ranks second among coffee chains), which serves oatmeal, soup, sandwiches, ...

'' * *'' Dinner Date with Vincent Lopez'' * *''

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The Family Genius ''The Family Genius'' is a TV series aired in the United States from September 9 to September 30, 1949. The series was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and is most notable for lasting less than a month before cancellation. Plot The se ...

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Famous Jury Trials ''Famous Jury Trials'' is a dramatized court show that first appeared on radio, followed by television, and then in the movies. The series ran on radio from 1936 through 1949, then on television from 1949 through 1952, and finally in a movie in 1 ...

'' *'' Fishing and Hunting Club'' *''

Georgetown University Forum ''Georgetown University Forum'' is an American radio talk show. It is uploaded weekly to the Public Radio Satellite System as free content for National Public Radio member stations, with additional availability to Armed Forces Radio and Voice of Am ...

'' * *'' Hands of Mystery'' *''

The Hazel Scott Show ''The Hazel Scott Show'' was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series, hosted by Hazel Scott, ran during the summer of 1950, and was one of the first U.S. network television series to ...

'' * *''Mystery Theater'' *''

The O'Neills ''The O'Neills'' is a radio and TV serial drama. The radio iteration of the show aired on Mutual, CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1943. Created by actress-writer Jane West, the series was sponsored at various times by Gold Dust, Ivory Snow, and Stand ...

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Okay, Mother ''Okay, Mother'' is an American daytime television, daytime Variety show, variety/game show which originally aired on WNYW, WABD in New York City in 1948. Broadcast history The series, hosted by Dennis James, began on WABD, then aired on the DuMo ...

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'' *'' Rocky King Detective'' * *'' Starlit Time'' * *'' Visit with the Armed Forces'' * *'' Windy City Jamboree'' * *''

Wrestling From Marigold ''Wrestling from Marigold'' is an American sports program broadcast from the Marigold Arena in Chicago which aired on the DuMont Television Network from Saturday, September 17, 1949, until March 1955. The show lasted for either 90 or 120 minutes, ...

'' Not returning from 1948–49: *''

Admiral Broadway Revue ''Admiral Broadway Revue'' is an American live television variety show that ran from January 28 to June 3, 1949. The show was notable for being "television's first full scale Broadway type musical revue." Distribution The program was broadcast l ...

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The Adventures of Oky Doky ''The Adventures of Oky Doky'' is an American children's television program that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Thursdays at 7pm ET from November 4, 1948, through May 26, 1949. Sometime in early 1949, the time slot for the show went from ...

'' *'' The Alan Dale Show'' *'' Boxing From Jamaica Arena'' *''

Café de Paris Café de Paris may refer to: Establishments *Café de Paris (London), a London nightclub * Café de Paris, Chicago, a Chicago nightclub * Café de Paris (restaurant), Geneva * Café de Paris (Rome), a bar in Rome, Italy * Café de Paris (Cubzac-les ...

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Camera Headlines ''Camera Headlines'' was an early American television series that aired from January 1948 to 1949 on the DuMont Television Network. Broadcast history DuMont's previous national news program, ''The Walter Compton News'', had premiered on DuMont sta ...

'' *'' Champagne and Orchids'' *''

Charade Quiz ''Charade Quiz'' was an American game show hosted by Bill Slater which aired on the DuMont Television Network Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET from November 27, 1947,Wesley Hyatt's book ''Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004'' s ...

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Doorway to Fame ''Doorway to Fame'' is an American talent show broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from May 2, 1947, to July 11, 1949. Overview The series used early television scene-blending technology to project the performer ...

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The Growing Paynes ''The Growing Paynes'' is an American sitcom that aired on the DuMont Television Network. Broadcast history The series aired on DuMont on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET for one season, 1948 to 1949. The series stars John Harvey, Judy Parrish, David An ...

'' *'' Hotel Broadway'' *''

I.N.S. Telenews ''I.N.S. Telenews'' was an American news program aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1948 to 1949. Broadcast history Each episode was 15 minutes long, made by International News Service, and aired weekly, each Tuesday at 7:45 p ...

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The Jack Eigen Show ''The Jack Eigen Show'' was an American television show, 15 minutes in duration, which aired Thursdays 7:45 to 8:00 pm ET on the DuMont Television Network from 1947 to 1951, The show continued as a radio program from 1951 to 1971, running from 11: ...

'' *'' Key to the Missing'' *''

King Cole's Birthday Party ''King Cole's Birthday Party'' (also known as ''Birthday Party'') was an early American children's television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network. The program was broadcast from May 15, 1947, to June 23, 1949. Little is known abo ...

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The Laytons ''The Laytons'' is an American sitcom that was broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network, from August to October 1948. The series starred Amanda Randolph, who became the first African-American performer in a regular role on a U.S. ne ...

'' *'' Operation Success'' *''

The School House ''The School House'' is an early American television program broadcast on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 PM Eastern by the DuMont Television Network for a few months in 1949.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Netwo ...

'' *'' Spin the Picture'' *'' The Stan Shaw Show'' *'' Teen Time Tunes'' *'' Window on the World'' *''Wrestling From Columbia Park Arena''

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

Returning Series *'' The Black Robe'' *'' Break the Bank'' *''

Candid Camera ''Candid Camera'' is a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on television from 1948 until 2014. Originally created and produced by Allen Funt, it often featured practical jokes ...

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Camel News Caravan ''The Camel News Caravan'' or ''Camel Caravan of News'' was a 15-minute American television news program aired by NBC News from February 16, 1949 to October 26, 1956. Sponsored by the Camel cigarette brand and anchored by John Cameron Swayze, it ...

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The Chesterfield Supper Club ''The Chesterfield Supper Club'' is an NBC Radio musical variety program (1944–1950), which was also telecast by NBC Television (1948–1950). Radio ''The Chesterfield Supper Club'' began on December 11, 1944, as a 15-minute radio program, ...

'' *'' Chevrolet Tele-Theater'' *'' The Clock'' *''

Colgate Theatre ''Colgate Theatre'' is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC during 1949 and 1958 for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats. The first edition, a live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from J ...

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Duffy's Tavern ''Duffy's Tavern'' is an American radio situation comedy that ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941–42; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–44; and NBC, 1944–51), concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast. The program often featured ...

'' *''Fireball-Fun-For-All'' *''

Fireside Theatre ''Fireside Theatre'' (also known as ''Jane Wyman Presents'') is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Productions were low-budget and often based ...

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Garroway at Large ''Garroway at Large'' was an experimental American musical variety show program with the host Dave Garroway in the Golden Age of Television. It was telecast at 10pm on Saturday (and later on Sundays and Fridays) on NBC from April 1949 to 1954. ''G ...

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Gillette Cavalcade of Sports The ''Gillette Cavalcade of Sports'' is an American radio-turned-television program by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) that ran from 1942 to 1960. The program included broadcasts of a variety of sports, although it is primarily remembered ...

'' *''Greatest Fights of the Century'' *''Hollywood Premiere'' *''

Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He was ...

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Kraft Television Theatre ''Kraft Television Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Chees ...

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Leave It to the Girls ''Leave It to the Girls'' is an American radio and television talk show, created by Martha Rountree, and broadcast, in various forms, from the 1940s through the 1980s. Broadcast details Radio version The series was originally a radio program ...

'' *'' Leon Pearson and the News'' *''

Mary Kay and Johnny ''Mary Kay and Johnny'' is an American situation comedy starring real-life married couple Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns. It was the first sitcom broadcast on a network television in the United States. ''Mary Kay and Johnny'' initially aired live o ...

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Meet the Press ''Meet the Press'' is a weekly American television news/interview program broadcast on NBC. It is the longest-running program on American television, though the current format bears little resemblance to the debut episode on November 6, 1947. ' ...

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Meet Your Congress ''Meet Your Congress'' was a public affairs TV series on NBC and on the DuMont Television Network. The show premiered on NBC on July 1, 1949, airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953, until July 4, 1954. Moderator Blai ...

'' *''Mixed Doubles'' *''Mohawk Showroom'' *''The Nature of Things'' *''

The Original Amateur Hour ''The Original Amateur Hour'' is an American radio and television program. The show was a continuation of ''Major Bowes Amateur Hour'' which had been a radio staple from 1934 to 1945. Major Edward Bowes, the originator of the program and its mas ...

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The Philco Television Playhouse ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golde ...

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Quiz Kids ''Quiz Kids'' is a radio and TV series originally broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. Created by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan, and originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chic ...

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Texaco Star Theater ''Texaco Star Theater'' was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Mi ...

'' *'' The Wayne King Show'' *'' We, the People'' *''

Who Said That? ''Who Said That?'' is a 1948–55 NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio net ...

'' New Series *'' The Armed Forces Hour'' *''

Armstrong Circle Theatre ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, ...

'' * *'' The Big Story'' *'' Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties'' *''

Cameo Theatre ''Cameo Theatre'' is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1950 to 1955. Television in the round The live series, produced by Albert McCleery, introduced to television the concept of theater-in- ...

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The Crisis ''The Crisis'' is the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It was founded in 1910 by W. E. B. Du Bois (editor), Oswald Garrison Villard, J. Max Barber, Charles Edward Russell, Kelly Mi ...

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The Halls of Ivy ''The Halls of Ivy'' is an American situation comedy that ran from 1950 to 1952 on NBC radio, created by '' Fibber McGee & Molly'' co-creator/writer Don Quinn. The series was adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954–55) produced by ITC Enterta ...

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Hawkins Falls, Population 6200 ''Hawkins Falls, Population 6200'' is an American television soap opera that was broadcast in the 1950s, live from Chicago. Though it was not the first original (non-radio-derived) soap opera on American TV, it was the first to be successful, run ...

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Martin Kane, Private Eye ''Martin Kane, Private Eye'' is an American crime drama radio and television series sponsored by United States Tobacco Company. It aired via radio from 1949 to 1952 and was simultaneously a television series on NBC from 1949 to 1954. It was the "ea ...

'' *''Mary Kay and Johnny'' *'' Masterpiece Playhouse'' * *''

Screen Directors Playhouse ''Screen Directors Playhouse'' (sometimes written as ''Screen Directors' Playhouse'') is an American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcas ...

'' *'' Theatre of the Mind'' * *''

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'' *'' America Song'' *''

Americana Americana may refer to: *Americana (music), a genre or style of American music *Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television * ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...

'' *''The Bigelow Show'' *''Girl About Town'' *''Girl of the Week'' *'' The Gulf Road Show Starring Bob Smith'' *''

The Hartmans ''The Hartmans'' (also known as ''The Hartmans (at Home)'') is an American television sitcom that aired live on NBC on Sunday nights from February 27 to April 24, 1949. The series stars Paul and Grace Hartman, a married couple who performed toge ...

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Mary Margaret McBride Mary Margaret McBride (November 16, 1899 – April 7, 1976) was an American radio interview host and writer. Her popular radio shows spanned more than 40 years. In the 1940s the daily audience for her housewife-oriented program numbered from si ...

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Musical Merry-Go-Round ''Musical Merry-Go-Round'' is an NBC TV series which aired from July 25, 1947, to 1949. The series featured live music performances. Production history Each 30-minute episode was hosted by Jack Kilty, "who sat in front of the camera and played rec ...

'' *''Musical Miniatures'' *''

NBC Presents ''NBC Presents'' is a live merican anthology series produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). A total of thirty-six episodes aired on NBC from January 3, 1949 to October 10, 1949. Guest stars included Cloris Leachman, John Forsythe, To ...

'' *'' Picture This'' *''Princess Sagaphi'' *''

Saturday Night Jamboree ''Saturday Night Jamboree'', also referred to as the ''NBC Jamboree'', was an early American country music series on NBC-TV from December 4, 1948–July 2, 1949. The name was originally given to an NBC Saturday night radio show in the 1930s, w ...

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Stop Me If You've Heard This One ''Stop Me If You've Heard This One'' was a comedy radio series, created by the actor-humorist Cal Tinney (February 2, 1908 – December 2, 1993) and sponsored by Quaker Oats. Hosted by Milton Berle, it aired Saturday evenings at 8:30pm on NBC be ...

'' *'' The Swift Show'' *'' The Ted Steele Show'' *'' Television Screen Magazine'' *'' Theatre of the Mind'' *''

Village Barn ''Village Barn'' was the first country music program on American network television. Broadcast by NBC-TV from May 24, 1948–September 1949 and from January 16–May 29, 1950, the live weekly variety series originated from The Village Barn, a count ...

'' *'' Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue — Welcome Aboard'' *''

You Are an Artist ''You Are an Artist'' is a television series, which first aired on NBC flagship station WNBT-TV in New York City and "a small network of stations on the East Coast" on May 13, 1946, and then continued on the NBC Television network until 1950. Vers ...

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Your Show Time ''Your Show Time'' is an American anthology drama series that debuted on NBC Television on the East Coast in September 1948 and then on both the East and the West Coast, as a network show, on January 21, 1949. The show was produced by Marshall Gr ...

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