''The Stan Shaw Show'' was an American daytime television series which aired from 1948 to 1949 on

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flagship station WABD. It also appears in a Pittsburgh TV listing, suggesting it may have been shown on a network level.

Reception

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'' called it a "static presentation of pop tunes" and felt it needed better direction. ''Billboard'' gave a very mixed review of WABD's daytime schedule, though the November 10, 1948, edition of '' Variety'' commented that the schedule was no more monotonous than "the steady diet of disk jockeys and/or soap operas fed daytime radio listeners". DuMont expected that the shows would be viewed by housewives who were too busy to watch complex shows (as noted in the 2004 book ''The Forgotten Network'' by David Weinstein). Despite the mixed reviews, the schedule proved successful enough that other New York City stations began to increase their daytime offerings in response.

Episode status

None of the episodes are known to survive.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stan Shaw Show 1948 American television series debuts 1949 American television series endings 1940s American variety television series English-language television shows Black-and-white American television shows American live television series Pop music television series DuMont Television Network original programming Lost American television shows