''Panic!'', broadcast as ''No Warning!'' during its second season, is a half-hour American

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. Its 31 episodes aired on

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from 1957 to 1958. The series host was

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Premise and production

Each episode began with a person facing a sudden physical or emotional crisis. ''Panic!'' was produced by McCadden Productions. Al Simon was the producer.

Schedule

The 30-minute ''Panic!'' was broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays on NBC from March 5, 1957, through September 17, 1957. In June 1957 network executives commissioned 21 additional episodes. Repeats of previous episodes were shown until September 17, 1957, leaving the new episodes to be broadcast later. The first episode of ''No Warning!'' was broadcast on NBC on April 6, 1958, and the last episode was on September 7, 1958. Fourteen episodes were original, and nine were repeats of episodes of ''Panic!''.

Guest stars

Among notable guest stars were

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, Darryl Hickman,

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, William Kendis,

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, Paul Burke,

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, Ray Kellogg,

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, Frank J. Scannell and

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Episodes

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portrayed a family trapped in a high rise building. James Mason and Family 1957

References

External links

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''Panic! (TV series) Episode list at CVTA''
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