1948

1948/49 – No ratings till the 1950/51 season. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1948 season; Face The Music was cancelled in the second season. Local TV: Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall was on local TV in Mississippi in August 1948, then on CBS in September 1948. Champagne & Orchids was on local TV in New York in December 1947, then on DuMont in September 1948. Cross Question was seen locally on WGN in Chicago in April 1948, then on CBS in January 1949. Eddie Condor's Floor Show was on local TV in New York, then it became a NBC series. Fashions On Parade was on local TV in New York in 1947 and 1948 at various times, then on DuMont in August 1948. Judy Splinters was on local TV in Los Angeles in 1947, then on NBC in 1949. Leave It To The Girls was on local TV in New York in 1947, then on NBC in 1949. Movieland Quiz was on local TV in Philadelphia, then on ABC in August 15, 1948. Paris Cavalcade Of Fashions was on local TV in New York, then on NBC. Pauline Frederick's Guestbook was on local TV in New York in August 1948, then on ABC in January 1949. People's Platform was on local TV in New York in May 1948, then three months later it became a CBS show. Photographic Horizons was on local TV in New York in December 1947, then on DuMont in January 1949. R.F.D America was on local TV in Chicago in January 1949, then on NBC in May 1949. School House was on local TV in New York in 1948 as School Days, then on NBC. Sunday At Home started on KNBH in Hollywood, then on NBC in July 1949. KNBH is the local NBC station in LA. KNBH changed into KRCA in 1954, then KNBC in 1960. Tom Brokaw begun his long association with NBC in 1966 as a anchor and a reporter. Three About Town was on local TV in New York in 1948, then on ABC. The Three Flames Show was on local TV in New York. Winner Take All was on local TV in New York from January 1949 till it went back to CBS in April 1950 for the final six months. Name Change: The Arrow Show was also known as The Phil Silvers Arrow Show and Arrow Comedy Theatre. Bon Voyage to Treasure Quest after two weeks. Candid Microphone to Candid Camera in May 1949. Captain Billy's Showboat to Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall in September 1948. The Earl Wrightson Show had several name changes throughout it's four year run. From The Earl Wrightson Show to Earl Wrightson At Home (September 1949), At Home (October 1949), At Home Show (September 1950), and the last name, Masland At Home Party (August 1951). Girl About Town became Around The Town for the final three months. Riddle Me This to Goodrich Celebrity Time in March 1949. Show Business, Inc to Danton Walker's Broadway Scrapbook in April 1949 to Broadway Spotlight in June 1949. Sing–Co–Pation to Serenade in the final month. Original Run: Magic Cottage was on DUM Weeknights at 6:30 PM from 1949–1951. Philco TV Playhouse was on NBC Sunday at 9 PM from 1948–1955. Radio: America's Town Meeting was on ABC and NBC from 1935–1956. Blind Date was on the radio from 1943–1946. The Clock was on CBS from 1946–1948. Hopalong Cassidy was on the radio from 1950–1952. Ladies Be Seated was on ABC from 1943–1950. Leave It To The Girls was on MBS from 1945–1949. National Barn Dance was on the radio from 1933–1950. It became ABC Barn Dance on TV. People's Platform was on CBS from 1938–1952. Studio One was on CBS from 1947–1948. This Is Broadway (This Is Show Business) was simulcast on both CBS radio and CBS TV from 1949–1954. Return: CBS revived Tex And Jinx. It was last seen on NBC in 1947. Similar Program: CBS' The Roar Of The Rails was much popular than ABC's Tales Of The Red Caboose; it lasted two seasons. The Roar Of The Rails premiered on October 26, 1948, followed three days later by Tales Of The Red Caboose. Both shows were about model trains. Summer Replacement: Judy Splinters replaced Kukla, Fran & Ollie for the summer. Switch Networks: Candid Microphone (ABC) to Candid Camera (NBC) The Ted Steele Show's first and only season was on three networks. Sept–Oct 1948 on NBC, Feb–July 1959 on DUM, and July–August 1959 on CBS. Tidbits: Gertrude Berg made her debut on Chevrolet Tele–Theatre in the comedy "Whistle, Daughter, Whistle." The Southernaires was one of the earliest network show, The Southernaires, with black performers. They were a black gospel quartet. They were previously heard on the radio in the 1940's. Mary Margaret McBride was a popular radio personality. Joe Howard was 80 when he hosted The Gay Nineties Revue. The show lasted a season. He died in New York in 1961 at age 91. Bob Smith of the Gulf Road Show was the co creator and the host of the popular daytime children's show, The Howdy Doody Show, from 1947–1960. The Howdy Doody Show was one of my mom's favorite childhood shows. I'd Like To See was the prototype for the longest running series, You Asked For It. Girl About Town was the continuation of For Your Pleasure in similar format. Without a sponsor, you still can get cancelled, just like The Black Robe. Stand By For Crime was Myron Wallace's first series. He wasn't known for his acting. He gave up acting for his true love – journalism. His name was Mike Wallace. Blues By Bargy was on CBS for one full year, April 23, 1949–April 22, 1950, in three different time slots. Martha Roundtree was the creator of Leave It To The Girls. She also created the longest running show in USA TV history, Meet The Press (1947–present). Admiral Broadway Revue was Sid Caesar’s first series. On this series, Sid teamed up with Imogene Coca for the first time. The series lasted for a few months. Next year, they appeared on the series' successor, Your Show Of Shows, only on NBC. They were a big hit on Saturday from 1950–1954. The featured ABR baritone singer, Judson Laire, was on the new CBS show a month later after the series went off the air. Judson played Lars Hansen on Mama for eight years. A Woman To Remember was seen in daytime starting in February 1949, then it moved to prime time in May 1949. The Three Flames was a very popular black vocal and instrumental trio – Tiger Haynes, Roy Testamark and Bill Pollard. Bowling Headliners was the first ever regularly bowling series. Practice Tee was the first series from Cleveland, Ohio. Wren's Nest starred the real married couple, Sam Wren and Virginia Sale, in the thrice–weekly series. The Arrow Show premiered on November 24, 1948. Hey! That's my birthday! Oops, I lied! I'm not that old! Two Networks: Admiral Broadway Revue aired simultaneously on NBC and DUM Friday at 8 PM. 1948/49 Fall Season One Season (1948/49) Actors Studio – 1948–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, Marc Connelly Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – 1948–1958, CBS, talent, Arthur Godfrey The Bigelow Show – 1948/49, NBC, 1949/50, CBS, variety, Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney Break The Bank – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; summer of 1953, NBC; Jan 1954–1956, ABC; 1956/57, NBC, quiz, Bert Parks Cartoon Teletales – November 1948–1950, ABC, children's, Chuck Luchsinger Chevrolet Tele-Theater – 1948–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Greatest Fights Of The Century – 1948–1954, NBC, boxing, Jim Stevenson On Trial – 1948–1952, ABC, debate, David Levitan People's Platform – 1948–1950, CBS, discussion, Quincy Howe Philco TV Playhouse – 1948–1955, NBC, dramatic anthology, Bert Lytell The Road Of The Rails – 1948–1950, ABC, adventure/documentary, LIVE The Singing Lady – 1948–1950, ABC, children's, Ireene Wicker Studio One – 1948–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology Your Sports Special – 1948–1950, ABC, sports news, Carwell Adams Cancelled Shows The Adventures Of Oky Doky – DUM, children's, Wendy Barrie, Burt Hilber America Speaks – CBS, opinion poll, Dr. George Gallup America's Town Meeting Of The Air – ABC, George V. Denny, Jr. Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall – CBS, variety, LIVE, Ralph Dumke Champagne & Orchids – DUM, music, Adrienne Meyerberg Club Seven – ABC, musical variety, Johnny Thompson Critic At Large – ABC, discussion, John Mason Brown The Fashion Story – ABC, fashion/comedy, Marilyn Day, Carl Reiner The Gay Nineties Revue – ABC, musical variety, Joe Howard Girl About Time – NBC, music, LIVE, Kyle MacDonnell The Growing Paynes – DUM, comedy, LIVE, John Harvey The Gulf Road Show Starring Bob Smith – NBC, variety/talent, Bob Smith I'd Like To See – NBC, demonstration, Ray Morgan Key To The Missing – DUM, interview, Archdale J. Jones Kierman’s Corner – ABC, interview, Walter Kierman Kobb's Korner – CBS, musical variety, LIVE, Stan Fritts Mary Margaret McBride – NBC, interview, Mary Margaret McBride Movieland Quiz – ABC, quiz, Ralph Dumke Pauline Frederick’s Guestbook – NBC, interview, Pauline Frederick Photographic Horizons – DUM, instruction, Joe Costa, Peggy Corday Places Please – CBS, talent/variety, Barry Wood Picture This – NBC, cartoons, LIVE, Wendy Barrie Quizzing The News – August 1948 – 1949, ABC; quiz/panel, Allen Prescott Saturday Night Jamboree – NBC, country music, Elton Britt Southernaires Quartet – NBC, music, The Southernaires Sports With Joe Hasel – ABC, sports news, Joe Hasel Sportswoman Of The Week – NBC, interview, Sarah Palfrey Cooke Stained Glass Windows – ABC, religion Tales Of The Red Caboose – ABC, adventure The Ted Steele Show – NBC, music, Ted Steele Teenage Book Club – ABC, discussion Three About Time – ABC, music, Betsi Allison Welcome Aboard – NBC, variety, Russ Morgan & His Orchestra 14 out of 47 new series SURVIVED for 1949/50 ABC – 6/19, Break The Bank, Cartoon Teletales, On Trial, The Road Of The Rails, The Singing Lady & Your Sports Special CBS – 3/7, Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts, People's Platform & Studio One DUM – 0/5, NBC – 5/16, Actors Studio, The Bigelow Show, Chevrolet Tele–Theater, Greatest Fights Of The Century & Philco TV Playhouse Mid Season shows ABC Barn Dance – February–November 1949, ABC, music, Hal O'Halloran Action Autographs – April 1949–January 1950, ABC, documentary, Jack Brand And Everything Nice – March 1949–1950, DUM, fashions, Maxine Barrat Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety, Arthur Godfrey The Black Robe – May 1949–1950, NBC, courtroom reenactments, Frank Thomas Blind Date – May 1949–1951, ABC, audience participation, Arlene Francis Blues By Bargy – April 1949–1950, CBS, music, Jean Bargy Captain Video And His Video Rangers – June 1949–1955, DUM, children's, Richard Coogan Cavalcade Of Stars – June 1949–1952, DUM, comedy/variety, Jack Carter Celebrity Time – January–March 1949, CBS; March 1949/50, ABC; April 1950-1952 quiz, Conrad Nagel Chesterfield Supper Club – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS, 1955–1963, NBC; variety, Perry Como The Clock – May 1949–1951, NBC; 1951/52, ABC, suspense anthology, LIVE, Larry Semon Colgate Theatre – January 1949–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Cross Question – Jan–May 1949, CBS; 1949–1952, DUM, courtroom drama Crusade In Europe – May–October 1949, ABC, documentary, Maurice Joyce Dr. Fix–Um – May 1949–1950, ABC, information, Arthur Youngquist The Earl Wrightson Show – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1951, CBS; 1951/52, ABC, music, Earl Wrightson Eddie Condor's Floor Show – 1949, NBC; 1950, CBS, music, Eddie Condor The Fifty–Fourth Street Revue – May 1949 –1950, CBS, variety, LIVE, Jack Sterling Fireside Theatre – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology Fireball Fun-For-All – June–October 1949, NBC, comedy/variety, Bill Hayes Fun For The Money – June–December 1949, ABC, quiz, Johnny Olsen The Fred Waring Show – April 1949–1954, CBS, musical variety, Fred Waring Front Row Center – March 1949–1950, DUM, musical variety, Phil Leeds Garroway At Large – April 1949–1951, NBC, variety, LIVE, Dave Garroway The Goldbergs – January 1949–1951, CBS; 1952–1953, NBC; 1954, DUM, comedy, LIVE, Gertrude Berg Hopalong Cassidy – June 1949–1951, NBC, western, William Boyd Inside Photoplay – March–July 1949, DUM; 1949/50, NBC; 1950, ABC, interview, Wendy Barrie Kukla, Fran & Ollie – November 1948–1952, NBC, children's, LIVE, Fran Allison Leave It To The Girls – April 1949–1951, NBC, discussion, Maggi McNellis Lights Out – July 1949–1952, NBC, suspense anthology, LIVE, Jack LaRue Magic Cottage – July 1949–1951, DUM, children's, Pat Meikle Mama – July 1949–1956, CBS, comedy/drama, LIVE, Peggy Wood, Dick Van Patten Manhattan Spotlight – January 1949–1950, DUM, interview, Chuck Tranum Mohawk Showroom –May 1949–1951, NBC, music, LIVE, Morton Downey The Morey Amsterdam Show – December 1948–March 1949, CBS; April 1949-1950, DUM, comedy/variety, Morey Amsterdam Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club – April 1949–1954, ABC, talent, LIVE, Paul Whiteman Quiz Kids – March 1949–1952, NBC; Jan–Nov 1953, CBS, quiz, Joe Kelly Red Barber's Playhouse – July 1949–1950, CBS, sports commentary, Red Barber Riddle Me This – January 1949, CBS; March 1949–1950, ABC; April 1950–1952, CBS; quiz, Conrad Nagel Ruthie On The Phone – June–November 1949, CBS, comedy, Ruth Gilbert The Sonny Kendis Show – April 1949–1950, CBS, music, Sonny Kendis Stop The Music – May 1949–1952, ABC, quiz, Bert Parks Spin The Picture – June 1949–1950, CBS, quiz, Eddie Dunn Think Fast – March 1949–1950, ABC, quiz, Dr. Mason Gross This Is Broadway – July 1949–1954, CBS, variety, Clifton Fadiman Vincent Lopez – March 1949–1950, DUM, musical variety, Vincent Lopez Who Said That? – December 1948–1954, NBC, 1955, ABC, quiz, Robert Trout Cancelled Mid Season Shows Academy Theatre– NBC, drama, LIVE Admiral Broadway Revue – NBC/DUM, variety, LIVE, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coco Adventures In Jazz – CBS, music, Fred Robbins Alice Pearce – ABC, musical variety, Alice Pearce The Amazing Polgar – CBS, hypnosis, LIVE, 5 episodes, Dr. Frank Polgar American Minstrels of 1949 – ABC, variety, Jack Carter Armchair Detective – CBS, detective drama, John Milton Kennedy The Arrow Show – ABC, comedy/variety, Phil Silvers Backstage With Barry Wood – NBC, music, LIVE, Barry Wood The Benny Rubin Show – NBC, comedy/variety, Benny Rubin Bon Voyage – ABC, quiz, John Weigel Bowling Headliners – ABC, sports, Al Cirillo Broadway Tonight – NBC, variety, LIVE, Danton Walker Buzzy Wuzzy – ABC, comedy/variety, 4 episodes, Jerry Bergen, Imogene Coco Campus Corner – CBS, music, Beverly Fite Capitol Capers – NBC, music, LIVE, Cliff Quartet Child's World – ABC, children's discussion, Helen Parkhurst The Cliff Edwards Show – CBS, music, LIVE, Cliff Edwards Delora Bueno – DUM, music, Delora Bueno Draw Me A Laugh – ABC, cartoon quiz/panel, 4 episodes, Walter Hurley Elder Michaux – DUM, religion, Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux The Eyes Have It – NBC, quiz, Ralph McNair Flight To Rhythm – DUM, music, Delora Bueno The Hartmans – NBC, comedy, LIVE, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman Hold It Please – CBS, comedy, 3 episodes, Gil Fates Hotel Broadway – DUM, variety, The Striders Identify – ABC, quiz, Bob Elson It Pays To Be Ignorant – CBS, quiz, Tom Howard Jack Leonard – DUM, music, Jack Leonard The Jacques Fray Music Room – ABC, music/talent, Jacques Fray The Johns Hopkins Science Review – CBS, information, Lynn Poole Judy Splinters – NBC, children's, LIVE, Shirley Dinsdale Ladies Be Seated – ABC, quiz, Tom Moore The Lamb's Gambol – NBC, musical variety Maggi's Private Wire – NBC, interview, Maggi McNellis Manhattan Showcase – CBS, musical variety, LIVE, Johnny Downs Masters Of Magic – CBS, magic, LIVE, Andre Baruch Meet Your Congress – NBC, debate, Sen. Blair Moody The Meredith Willson Show – NBC, music, Meredith Willson Mixed Doubles – NBC, soap, Rhoda Williams Music In Velvet – ABC, music, Johnny Hill NBC Repertory Theatre – NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Paris Cavalcade Of Fashions – NBC, fashion show, Faye Emerson Pauline Frederick's Guestbook – ABC, interviews, Pauline Frederick Practice Tee – NBC, golf lesson, William P. Barbour Press Correspondents Panel – NBC, discussion, LIVE Program Playhouse – DUM, various R.F.D. America – NBC, instruction, Bob Murphy Rehearsal Call – ABC, variety, Dee Parker Report On... – CBS, documentary, 4 episodes, Charles Hodges School House – DUM, comedy variety, Kenny Delmar, Wally Cox Science Circus – ABC, instruction, Bob Brown Sing–Co–Pation – ABC, music, Jack Brand The Skip Farrell Show – ABC, music, Skip Farrell Song And Dance – NBC, music, LIVE, Roberta Quinlan Sparring Partners With Walter Kiernan– ABC, quiz, 5 episodes, Walter Kiernan Stand By For The Crime – ABC, crime drama, Boris Aplon Stump The Authors – ABC, stories, Syd Breeze Sugar Hill Times – CBS, musical variety, Willie Bryant Sunday At Home – NBC, music, 5 episodes, Obey Pickard Sunday Date – NBC, music, LIVE Talent Jackpot – DUM, talent, Vinton Freedley Teen Time Tunes – DUM, music, Sue Benjamin Tex And Jinx – CBS, talk, Tex McCrary, Jinx Falkenburg Theater Of My Mind – NBC, discussion, Dr. Houston Peterson They're Off – DUM, quiz, Tom Shirley The Three Flames Show – NBC, music, LIVE, Tiger Haynes Through The Crystal Ball – CBS, dance, LIVE, Jimmy Savo U.S. Marine Band – NBC, music Vaudeo Varieties – ABC, variety, Eddie Hubbard Volume One – ABC, dramatic anthology, Wyllis Cooper Wesley – CBS, comedy, LIVE, Donald Devlin What Do You Think? – ABC, discussion, 4 episodes Window On The World – DUM, variety, Merle Kendrick A Woman To Remember – DUM, soap, Patricia Wheel Words And Music – NBC, music, LIVE, Barbara Marshall Wren's Nest – ABC, comedy, Sam Wren, Virginia Sale Young Broadway – NBC, music, LIVE Syndication Kieran's Kaleidoscope – Early 1949–1952, syndication, documentary, John Kieran Two Seasons (1947/48) Americana – December 1947–1949, NBC, quiz America Song – April 1948–1949, NBC, music Author Meets The Critics – April 1948–1949, NBC; 1949/50, ABC; 1951/52, NBC, 1952–1954, DUM, book discussion Birthday Party – May 1947–1949, DUM, children’s Candid Microphone – August–December 1948, ABC; 1949, NBC; 1949/50, CBS, humor Charade Quiz – December 1947–1949, DUM, charades Court Of Current Issues – February 1948–1951, DUM, debate Doorway To Fame – May 1947–1949, DUM, talent Face The Music – May 1948–1949, CBS, music Fashions On Parade – August 1948–1949, DUM, fashion/variety For Your Pleasure – April 1948–1949, NBC, music, LIVE Hollywood Screen Test – April 1948–1953, ABC; talent Kraft Television Theatre – May 1947–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology Mary Kay & Johnny – November 1947–1948, DUM; 1948/49, NBC; 1949, CBS; 1949/50, comedy Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Musical Merry-Go-Round – June 1947–1949, NBC, music Musical Almanac – May 1948–1949, NBC; music The Nature Of Things – February 1948–1952, instruction, LIVE Original Amateur Hour – January 1948–1949, DUM; 1949–1954, NBC; 1955–1957, ABC; 1957/58, NBC; May 1959, CBS; March 1960, ABC, talent Scrapbook Junior Edition – June–November 1948, CBS, children's Stop Me If You're Heard This One – March 1948–1949, NBC, LIVE Sportsman's Quiz – April 1948–1949, CBS, sports information, Story Of The Week – January 1948–1949, NBC, interview The Swift Show – April 1948–1949, NBC, musical variety Texaco Star Theater – June 1948–1956, NBC, comedy/variety Toast Of The Town – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety To The Queen's Taste – May 1948 –1950, CBS, cooking We, The People – June 1948–1949, CBS; 1949–1951, NBC, interview What's It Worth – May 1948–1949, CBS, art appraisal Winner Take All – June 1948–1949, CBS, game Village Barn – May 1948–1950, NBC, musical variety Three Seasons (1946/47) Birthday Party – May 1947–1949, DUM, children’s Doorway To Fame – May 1947–1949, DUM, talent Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, boxing Kraft Television Theatre – May 1947–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology Musical Merry–Go–Around – June 1947–1949, NBC, music Small Fry Club – March 1947–1951, DUM, children’s Television Screen Magazine – 1946–1949, NBC, various You Are An Artist – 1946–1949, NBC, art instruction