''The Joan Edwards Show'' was an American television
variety show
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broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 535.
Broadcast History
The 15-minute show was hosted by Joan Edwards (1919-1981), premiered July 4, 1950, and ended October 24, 1950.DuMont historical website /ref>''The Joan Edwards Show'' aired Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:45PM ET, alternating with '' The Hazel Scott Show'' which premiered on July 3, 1950 and was in the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (Beginning on October 2, 1950, '' The Susan Raye Show'' was a replacement for ''The Hazel Scott Show'' after Scott was accused of being a Communist in the newsletter ''
Red Channels
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Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
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List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
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List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recove ...
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1950-51 United States network television schedule
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References
Bibliography
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
Temple University Press
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, 2004)
*Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
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