''The World in Your Home'' is an
NBC Television
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TV series which aired from December 22, 1944 to 1948, originally broadcast on
WNBT, NBC's New York flagship, then broadcast on NBC-affiliate stations
WRGB in New York's Capital District and
WPTZ
WPTZ (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Montpelier, Vermont†...
in Philadelphia starting shortly after its premiere. The program consisted of educational short films.
Each episode was 15 minutes long, and is believed to be one of the first television programs in the history of the NBC Television network. The series aired after ''
I Love to Eat
''I Love to Eat'' was a live television series on NBC that aired from August 30, 1946 to May 18, 1947, and was a cooking show hosted by chef and cookbook author James Beard. The show is notable for having been the first network television cooking ...
'' with James Beard in 1946, and after ''
Campus Hoopla
''Campus Hoopla'' is an American game show that ran on the NBC Television network from December 27, 1946, until it ended on December 12, 1947.
Format
The show was centered on a group of teenagers ("complete with 'cheerleaders' and 'students'") in ...
'' in 1947. Little else is known about the series.
Episode status
It is unclear if any episodes survive, although it seems unlikely as NBC did not have an archival policy at the time.
See also
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1946-47 United States network television schedule
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1947-48 United States network television schedule
External links
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NBC original programming
1944 American television series debuts
1948 American television series endings
American educational television series
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
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