''Ford Festival'', also known as ''Ford Festival Time'' or ''The James Melton Show'', is an hour-long television show, sponsored by
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
, hosted by
James Melton
James Melton (January 2, 1904 – April 21, 1961), a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s, later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932–35. His singing talent was similar to ...
, and broadcast on
NBC Television beginning on April 5, 1951. The final show aired June 26, 1952. This show was replaced by another Ford-sponsored NBC show, ''
Ford Television Theatre
''General Motors Theatre'' (also known as ''CBC Theatre, Encounter, Ford Television Theatre,'' and ''General Motors Presents'') was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various titl ...
'', from October 1952 to June 1956.
The show aired:
*April 5, 1951 – December 27, 1951, Thursdays 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
*January 3, 1952 – June 26, 1952, Thursdays 9:30-10:30 p.m. ET
See also
*
1951-52 United States network television schedule
*For other TV series sponsored by Ford Motor Company, see ''
Ford Television Theatre
''General Motors Theatre'' (also known as ''CBC Theatre, Encounter, Ford Television Theatre,'' and ''General Motors Presents'') was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various titl ...
'', ''
Ford Startime
''Startime'' is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was aired Tuesday nights in the United States on the NBC Television network in the 1959–1960 ...
'', ''
The Ford Show
''The Ford Show'' (also known as ''The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford'' and ''The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show'') is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday eveni ...
'', and ''
Ford Star Jubilee''.
References
External links
''The James Melton Show'' at IMDB April 26, 1951 episode at Internet Archive
1951 American television series debuts
1952 American television series endings
1950s American variety television series
NBC original programming
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
Ford Motor Company
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