''Talent Patrol'' was an American

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during the 1950s. The series starred

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and later

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as the hosts. The series ran on the

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from 1953-1955.

Broadcast history

''Talent Patrol'' originally was broadcast on Monday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm. Starting with season two, the series moved to Saturdays at 8-8:30 pm. Its primetime competition was ''

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'' on

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, '' Bonino'' on

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and '' National Football League Professional Football'' on DuMont. Beginning in April 1954, the series moved to Thursdays at 8-8:30 pm. Its third and last season aired on Sunday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm.

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*{{IMDb title, 0045444 1953 American television series debuts 1955 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming Black-and-white American television shows American English-language television shows Talent shows