1949

1949/50 – No ratings till the 1950/51 season. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1949 season; Mary Kay & Johnny was cancelled in the third season. Alternate Shows: Inside U.S.A With Chevrolet and Romance were on CBS Thursday at 8:30 PM. Ford Theatre and The Fifty–Fourth Street Revue were on CBS Friday at 9 PM. Toni Twin Time and What's My Line were on CBS Wednesday at 9 PM. Local TV: The Alan Dale Show was on local TV in New York in May 1948 till DUM picked it up three months later. Chicagoland Mystery Players was on local TV in Chicago for two years till DUM picked it up in 1949. People's Platform was on local TV in New York in May 1948 till CBS picked it up three months later. Name Change: ABC Television Players to ABC Tele–Players in April 1949 to ABC Penthouse Players in August 1949. Art Ford On Broadway to Art Ford On The Broadway Of The World for the final month. Cross Question to They Stand Accused in January 1950. Fishing And Hunting Club to Sports For All in January 1950. Goodrich Celebrity Time to Celebrity Time in April 1950. Hands Of Murder to Hands Of Destiny (April 1950) to Hands Of Mystery (August 1950). The show has so many hands that they don't know what hands they have! Inside Photoplay to Photoplay Time (September 1949) to The Wendy Barrie Show (December 1949) to Through Wendy's Window (August 1950). Starring Boris Karloff to Mystery Playhouse Starring Boris Karloff in October 1949. Strictly For Laughs to The Kirby Stones Quinlet in April 1950. This Is Broadway to This Is Show Business in October 1949. To The Queen's Taste to The Dione Lucas Show. Van Camp's Little Show was also known as John Corte's Little Show and The Little Show. Young And Gay to The Girls after two weeks on the air. Original Run: Cactus Jim was on NBC weeknights at 6 PM from 1949–1951. Mama was on CBS Friday at 8 PM from 1949–1956. Martin Kane, Private Eye was on NBC Thursday from 1949–1954. Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue was on ABC Sunday at 7 PM from 1949–1952. Robert Montgomery Presents was on NBC Monday at 9:30 PM from 1950–1957. Wayne King was on NBC Thursday at 10:30 PM from 1949–1952. Your Show Of Shows was on NBC Saturday from 1950–1954. Radio: Easy Aces was on the radio from 1931–1945 and 1948–1949. Escape was on CBS from 1948–1954. The Garry Moore Show was on CBS from 1949/50. The Life Of Riley was on NBC from 1943–1951. John Brown played the same role, Digby "Digger" O'Dell, in the TV series. Martin Kane, Private Eye was on MBS from 1949–1952. One Man's Family was on NBC from 1932–1959. The O'Neills was on the radio from 1934–1943. People's Platform was on CBS from 1938–1952. Your Hit Parade was on NBC from 1935–1959. The Return: Tonight On Broadway returned to CBS for a three month run. It was previously on CBS in 1948. Winner Take All returned to CBS for the final six months in April 1950. CBS revived The Alan Dale Show. It was previously on DUM in 1948. Simultaneous: Paul Whiteman was on two series - Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club (1949–1954) and Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949–1952). Summer Replacements: Billy Boone And Cousin Kib replaced Mr. I Magination for the summer. Detective's Wife replaced Man Against Crime for the summer. Ford Star Revue replaced Kay Kyser's Kollege Of Musical Knowledge for the summer. The Ransom Sherman Show replaced Kukla, Fran, & Ollie for the summer. Switch Networks: Candid Camera went from NBC to CBS. Cross Question went from CBS to DUM. Eddie Condor's Floor Show went from NBC to CBS. Inside Photoplay (DUM) to Photoplay Time (NBC). Twenty Questions went from NBC to ABC. Tidbits: Stud! Stud! Stud! What a place you didn't have for a short period of time. Chicago Jazz and Studs' Place premiered on November 26, 1949 on NBC. Studs' Place, right along with Chicago Jazz, was incorporated into a new variety show, Saturday Square, on January 5, 1950. Saturday Square lasted for a month and Studs' Place became a separated series in April 1950. Studs Terkel had better luck on his own; he lasted till 1952. NBC grabbed Cavalcade Of Stars' first host, Jack Carter, from DuMont in February 1950. Jack fronted the first hour of Saturday Night Revue with his LIVE variety show, The Jack Carter Show, premiered on February 15. The second hour belongs to Your Show Of Shows with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Jerry Lester replaced Jack on Cavalcade Of Stars for four months till Jackie Gleason arrived in July 1950. Cavalcade Of Stars moved away from Your Show Of Shows to a much better time slot on Friday. Jackie Gleason became a huge star for DuMont. Tomorrow's Boxing Champions was ABC's first boxing show; it only lasted a season. Some future stars appeared on The Web. Grace Kelly, Jack Palance, Eva Marie Saint, and Paul Newman were among those stars. Paul's future wife, Joanne Woodward, was in the final CBS telecast. Paul and Joanne were married in 1958. John Daly of The Front Page was a real life news correspondent; he worked for CBS and ABC. The Life Of Riley was Jackie Gleason's first series. It only last a season. Jack Haley was best known for his role, Tin Woodsman, in the 1939 classic movie, The Wizard Of Oz. He was the host of Ford Star Revue. Norman Lear was one of the writers of the 1951 edition. Don Hastings begun as very successful career. He was first on DuMont's Captain Videos And His Video Rangers for the full seven years, then he moved to daytime soaps, The Edge Of Night (1956–1960) and his ever-popular role on As The World Turns. He played Dr. Bob Hughes since October 1960. He is second only to play the same role for the longest period of time, next to Helen Wagner. Arthur Godfrey discovered Al Robinson, the ventriloquist. For a short period, Al had his own CBS series. The series was named after his dummy, Alkali Ike. Cynthia Stone played Jack Lemmon's girlfriend on That Wonderful Guy as well in real life. They were married in 1950. 1949/50 Fall Season One Season (1949/50) Al Morgan – 1949–1951, DUM, music, Al Morgan The Aldrich Family – 1949–1953, NBC, comedy, Robert Casey The Big Story – 1949–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, Bob Sloane Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties – 1949–1951, NBC, 1951, ABC, variety/children's, LIVE, George Givot Cactus Jim – 1949–1951, NBC, children's, Clarence Hartzell Famous Jury Trials – 1949–1952, DUM, courtroom drama Ford Theatre – 1949–1951, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Hands Of Murder – 1949–1951, DUM, suspense anthology, LIVE International Boxing Club Bouts – 1949–1955, CBS, boxing, Russ Hodges The Lone Ranger – 1949–1957, ABC, western, Clayton Moore Man Against Crime – 1949–1953, CBS; 1953/54, NBC/DUM, detective drama, LIVE, Ralph Bellamy Martin Kane, Private Eye – 1949–1954, NBC, detective drama, LIVE, William Gargan One Man's Family – 1949–1952, NBC, soap, Bert Lytell Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue – 1949–1952, ABC, musical variety, Paul Whiteman The Plainclothesman – 1949–1954, DUM, police drama, Ken Lynch Stud's Place – 1949/50, NBC; 1950–1952, ABC, variety, Studs Terkel Twenty Questions – 1949, NBC; March 1950–1951, ABC; 1951–1954, DUM; 1954/55, ABC, quiz, Bill Slater Wayne King – 1949–1952, NBC, music, LIVE, Wayne King The Voice of Firestone – 1949–1954, NBC; 1954 – 1959, ABC, music Youth On The March – 1949–1952, ABC; 1952/53, DUM, religion, Rev. Percy Crawford Cancelled Shows ABC Penthouse Players – ABC, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Don Gallagher Auction-Aire – ABC, auction, Jack Gregson Capitol Cloak Room – CBS, public affairs/discussion, LIVE, Bill Shadel Chicagoland Mystery Players – DUM, police drama, Gordon Urquhart Cities Service Band Of American – NBC, music, Paul Lavalle The Crisis – NBC, drama, LIVE, Adrian Spies Fishing and Hunting Club – DUM, sports, Bill Slater Front Page – CBS, newspaper drama, LIVE, John Daly The Herb Shriner Show – CBS, comedy/variety, Herb Shriner Hollywood Premiere – NBC, variety Inside U.S.A. With Chevrolet – CBS, musical variety, Mary Wicks Let There Be Stars – ABC, musical variety The Life Of Riley – NBC, comedy, Jackie Gleason The Little Revue – ABC, music, Nancy Evans Majority Rules – ABC, quiz, Ed Prentiss Mr. Black – ABC, mystery anthology, Andy Christopher Oboler Comedy Theatre – ABC, comedy anthology, LIVE The O'Neils – DUM, drama, Vera Allen People's Platform – August 1948–1950, CBS, discussion, Quincy Howe Photocrime – ABC, crime drama, Chuck Webster Romance – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Sessions – NBC, Art Van Damme Quintette The Silver Theater – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Conrad Nagel Sleepy Joe – ABC, children's, Jimmy Scribner Spin The Picture – June 1949–1950, DUM, quiz, Carl Caruso Starring Boris Karloff – ABC, suspense anthology, Boris Karloff Strictly For Laughs – CBS, music, The Kirby Stones Quinlet Suspense – March 1949–1954, CBS, dramatic anthology This Week In Sports – CBS, sports news Tomorrow's Boxing Champions – ABC, Bob Elson Tonight On Broadway – CBS, play excerpts, John Mason Brown Your Witness – ABC, courtroom drama, Edmund Lowe 20 out of 52 new series SURVIVED for 1950/51 ABC – 2/14, The Lone Ranger & Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue CBS – 3/14, Ford Theatre, Man Against Crime & International Boxing Club Bouts DUM – 5/9, Al Morgan, Famous Jury Trials, Hands Of Murder, The Plainclothesman & Youth On The March NBC – 10/15, The Aldrich Family, The Big Story, Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties, Cactus Jim, Martin Kane, Private Eye, One Man's Family, Stud's Place, Twenty Questions, Wayne King & The Voice of Firestone Mid Season shows The Alan Dale Show – June 1950–1951, CBS, music, Alan Dale The Alan Young Show – April 1950–1953, CBS, comedy/variety, Alan Young Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology The Arthur Murray Party – 1950, ABC; 1950/51, DUM, 1951/52, ABC; 1952, CBS; 1952/53, DUM; 1953, CBS; 1953/54 – 1954/55, NBC; 1956, CBS; 1956/57, NBC, musical variety, Arthur Murray Battle Report – 1950, 1951, NBC, documentary/public affairs, Robert McCormick Beat The Clock – March 1950–1958, CBS, quiz, Bud Collyer Big Top – July 1950–1951, CBS, circus, Ed McMahon Buck Rogers – April 1950–1951, ABC, sci-fi, LIVE, Kem Dibbs Cameo Theatre – May 1950–1952, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Cavalcade Of Bands – January 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety, Fred Robbins Cavalcade Of Sports – 1950–1955, NBC, sports/sports commentary, Don Dunphy Country Style – July 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety, Peggy Ann Ellis The Faye Emerson Show – March–July 1950, CBS; April–August 1950, NBC; fall of 1950, CBS, interview, Faye Emerson Fireside Theatre – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology Ford Star Revue – July 1949–1950, NBC, comedy/variety, Jack Haley The Gene Autry Show – July 1950–1956, CBS, western, Gene Autry Hawkins Falls, Population 6,200 – January–October 1950, NBC, comedy/drama, Frank Dane Headline Clues – July 1949–1954, DUM, magazine, George F. Putnam Holiday Hotel – March 1950–1952, ABC, musical variety, Edward Everett Horton Inside Detective – January 1950–1954, DUM, crime drama, LIVE, Roscoe Karns The Jack Carter Show – February 1950–1951, NBC, variety, Jack Carter The Joan Edwards Show – July–October 1950, DUM, music, Joan Edwards Kay Kyser's Kollage Of Musical Knowledge – December 1949–1950, NBC, quiz, Kay Kyser The Ken Murray Show – January 1950–1953, CBS, variety, Ken Murray, Darla Hood Life Begins At Eighty – January–August 1950, NBC; 1950 – 1952, ABC; 1952–1955, DUM; 1955/56, ABC, discussion, Jack Berry Magic Cottage – July 1949–1951, DUM, children's Marshall Plan In Action – June 1950–1953, ABC, documentary Pantomime Quiz – July 1950–1951, CBS; Jan–March 1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; 1953/54, DUM; summer of 1954, CBS; Jan–March 1955, ABC; 1955–1957, CBS; 1958/59, ABC, quiz, Mike Stokey Robert Montgomery Presents – January 1950–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, Robert Montgomery Rocky King, Inside Detective – January 1950–1954, DUM, crime drama, LIVE Show Goes On – January 1950–1952, CBS, variety, Robert Q. Lewis Soap Box Theatre – June 1950–1951, ABC, drama, dramatic anthology Songs For Sale – July 1950–1952, CBS, music, Jan Murray Starlight Theatre – April 1950–1951, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Starlit Time – April 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety, Bill Williams Stork Club – July 1950–1953, CBS, talk, LIVE, Sherman Billingsley Sure As Fate – July 1950, 1950/51, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Toni Twin Time – April–September 1951, CBS, variety, Jack Lemmon Van Camp's Little Show – June 1950–1951, NBC, music, John Corte Visit With The Armed Forces – July 1950–1951, DUM, documentary We Take Our World – April 1950–1951, CBS, quiz, John K.M. McCaffrey The Web – July 1950–1954, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Jonathan Blake What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game, John Daly Winner Take All – April–October 1950, CBS, game, Bud Collyer Your Hit Parade – summer of 1950–1958, NBC; 1958/59, CBS, music, Eileen Wilson Your Show Of Shows – February 1950–1954, NBC, comedy/variety, Sid Caesar Cancelled Mid Season Shows ABC Showcase – ABC, drama/variety Abe Burrow's Almanac – CBS, comedy/variety, LIVE, Abe Burrows Alkali Ike – CBS, comedy, LIVE, Al Robinson Answer Yes Or No – NBC, quiz, Moss Hart Around The Town – NBC, documentary, Bob Stanton Art Ford On Broadway – ABC, interview, Art Ford Arthur Godfrey And His Ukulele – CBS, instruction, Arthur Godfrey The Ben Grauer Show – NBC, talk, Ben Grauer Billy Boone And Cousin Kib – CBS, children's, Carroll Colby By Popular Demand – CBS, variety, Robert Alda The Carolyn Gilbert Show – ABC, music, Carolyn Gilbert Children's Sketch Book – NBC, children's, LIVE, 5 episodes, Edith Skinner Command Post – CBS, instruction Crash Corrigan's Ranch – ABC, children's, Ray Corrigan Detective's Wife – CBS, comedy, LIVE, Lynn Bari The Diane Doxee Show – ABC, music, Diane Doxee Easy Aces – DUM, humor, Goodman Ace Escape – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE The Garry Moore Evening Show – CBS, variety, LIVE, Garry Moore The Girls – CBS, comedy, LIVE, Bethel Leslie Glamour–Go–Round – CBS, interview, Ilka Chase The Golden Game – ABC, religion, 5 episodes Hazel Scott – DUM, music, Hazel Scott Hollywood House – ABC, variety, Jim Backus In The Morgan Manner – ABC, musical variety, Russ Morgan The Joan Edwards Show – DUM, music, Joan Edwards Joey Faye's Frolics – CBS, comedy/variety, 2 episodes, Joey Faye Kuda Bux, Hindu Mystic – CBS, magic, Kuda Bux Lewisohn Stadium Concert – NBC, music, LIVE Life With Snarky Parker – CBS, children's, LIVE, Bill Baird Lights, Camera, Action – NBC, talent, Walter Woolf King The Magic Slate – NBC, children's Mama Rosa – ABC, comedy, LIVE, Beverly Garland The Marshal Of Gunsight Pass – ABC, western, LIVE, Russell Hayden Masterpiece Playhouse – NBC, dramatic anthology, 7 episodes, LIVE Melody, Harmony & Rhythm – NBC, music, Lynne Barrett Menasha The Magnificent – NBC, comedy, Menasha Skulnik My True Story – ABC, dramatic anthology Mysteries Of Chinatown – ABC, crime drama, Marvin Miller The Popsicle Parade Of Stars – CBS, variety Portrait Of America – NBC, interview, 4 episodes, Norman Barry Prize Performance – CBS, talent/variety, Cedric Adams The Ransom Sherman Show – NBC, comedy/variety, Ransom Sherman Rendezvous With Music – NBC, music, 5 episodes, Carol Reed Romance – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Saturday Square – NBC, variety So You Want To Lead A Band – NBC, musical variety, Sammy Kaye Spotlight On Sports – NBC, sports, Bill Stern The Stage Door – CBS, drama, LIVE, Scott McKay Stage 13 – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Stage Two Revue – ABC, musical variety, Bob Carroll That Wonderful Guy – ABC, comedy, Jack Lemmon Three's Company – CBS, music, LIVE, Martha Wright Time For Reflection – DUM, poetry, David Ross Tin Pan Alley TV – ABC, musical variety, LIVE, Johnny Desmond Toni Twin Time – CBS, variety, LIVE, Jack Lemmon The Trap – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Joseph DeSantis Waiting For The Break – NBC, variety, 4 episodes, Hank Ladd Watch The World – NBC, documentary, Don Goddard Windy City Jamboree – DUM, country music, Danny O'Neil Two Seasons (1948/49) ABC Barn Dance – February–November 1949, ABC, music Action Autographs – April 1949–January 1950, ABC, documentary Actors Studio – 1948–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology And Everything Nice – March 1949–1950, DUM, fashions Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – 1948–1958, CBS, talent At Home – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1951, CBS; 1951/52, ABC, music The Bigelow Show – 1948/49, NBC, 1949/50, CBS, variety The Black Robe – May 1949–1950, NBC, courtroom reenactments Blind Date – May 1949–1951, ABC, audience participation Blues By Bargy – April 1949–1950, CBS, music Break The Bank – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; summer of 1953, NBC; Jan 1954–1956, ABC; 1956/57, NBC, quiz Captain Video And His Video Rangers – June 1949–1955, DUM, children's Cartoon Teletales – November 1948–1950, ABC, children's Cavalcade Of Stars – June 1949–1952, DUM, comedy/variety Celebrity Time – January–March 1949, CBS; March 1949/50, ABC; April 1950-1952 quiz Chesterfield Supper Club – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS, 1955–1963, NBC; variety Chevrolet Tele-Theater – 1948–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Colgate Theatre – January 1949–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Crusade In Europe – May–October 1949, ABC, documentary Dr. Fix–Um – May 1949–1950, ABC, information Eddie Condor's Floor Show – 1949, NBC; 1950, CBS, music The Fifty–Fourth Street Revue – May 1949 –1950, CBS, variety, LIVE Fireball Fun-For-All – June–October 1949, NBC, comedy/variety Fireside Theatre – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology The Fred Waring Show – April 1949–1954, CBS, musical variety Front Row Center – March 1949–1950, DUM, musical variety Fun For The Money – June–December 1949, ABC, quiz Garroway At Large – April 1949–1951, NBC, variety, LIVE The Goldbergs – January 1949–1951, CBS; 1952–1953, NBC; 1954, DUM, comedy, LIVE Greatest Fights Of The Century – 1948–1954, NBC, boxing Hopalong Cassidy – June 1949–1951, NBC, western Kieran's Kaleidoscope – Early 1949–1952, syndication, documentary Kukla, Fran & Ollie – November 1948–1952, NBC, children's, LIVE Leave It To The Girls – April 1949–1951, NBC, discussion Lights Out – July 1949–1952, NBC, suspense anthology, LIVE Mama – July 1949–1956, CBS, comedy/drama, LIVE Manhattan Spotlight – January 1949–1950, DUM, interview Mohawk Showroom –May 1949–1951, NBC, music, LIVE The Morey Amsterdam Show – December 1948–March 1949, CBS; April 1949-1950, DUM, comedy/variety On Trial – 1948–1952, ABC, debate Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club – April 1949–1954, ABC, talent, LIVE People's Platform – 1948–1950, CBS, discussion, Philco TV Playhouse – 1948–1955, NBC, dramatic anthology, Photoplay Time – March–July 1949, DUM; 1949/50, NBC; 1950, ABC, interview Quiz Kids – March 1949–1952, NBC; Jan–Nov 1953, CBS, quiz Red Barber's Playhouse – July 1949–1950, CBS, sports commentary Riddle Me This – January 1949, CBS; March 1949–1950, ABC; April 1950–1952, CBS; quiz The Road Of The Rails – 1948–1950, ABC, adventure/documentary, LIVE Ruthie On The Phone – June–November 1949, CBS, comedy The Sonny Kendis Show – April 1949–1950, CBS, music Spin The Picture – June 1949–1950, CBS, quiz Stop The Music – May 1949–1952, ABC, quiz Studio One – 1948–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology They Stand Accused – Jan–May 1949, CBS; 1949–1952, DUM, courtroom drama Think Fast – March 1949–1950, ABC, quiz This Is Show Business – July 1949–1954, CBS, variety Vincent Lopez – March 1949–1950, DUM, musical variety Your Sports Special – 1948–1950, ABC, sports news Who Said That? – December 1948–1954, NBC, 1955, ABC, quiz Third Seasons (1947/48) Author Meets The Critics – April 1948–1949, NBC; 1949/50, ABC; 1951/52, NBC, 1952–1954, DUM, book discussion Candid Camera – August–December 1948, ABC; 1949, NBC; 1949/50, CBS, humor Court Of Current Issues – February 1948–1951, DUM, debate 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 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 Texaco Star Theater – June 1948–1956, NBC, comedy/variety Toast Of The Town – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety The Dione Lucas Show – May 1948 –1950, CBS, cooking We, The People – June 1948–1949, CBS; 1949–1951, NBC, interview Village Barn – May 1948–1950, NBC, musical variety Four Seasons (1946/47) Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, boxing Kraft Television Theatre – May 1947–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology Small Fry Club – March 1947–1951, DUM, children’s