1950

1950/51 – Texaco Star Theater was #1 on NBC Tuesday. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1950 season; Blind Date was cancelled in the third season. Alternate Shows: Robert Montgomery Presents and Musical Comedy Time were on NBC Monday at 9:30 PM. Prudential Family Playhouse and Sure As Fate were on CBS Tuesday at 8 PM. Ford Theatre and Magnavox Theater were on CBS Friday at 9 PM. The Big Story and The Clock were on NBC Friday at 9:30 PM. The Colgate Comedy Hour: Eddie Cantor, Fred Allen, Abbott & Costello, Spike Jones, Tony Martin, and Ray Bolger was in their first starring vehicle. This was the first series to originate in Hollywood on September 30, 1951. It was also aired the first ever color network telecast, hosted by Donald O'Connor, on November 22, 1953. Eddie Cantor had a heart attack following one of his telecasts in September 1952, he returned in January 1953 for one more season. This was NBC's first successful counter programming against The Ed Sullivan Show on the same night. Death: Richard Hart died from a heart attack on January 2, 1951 in New York. Lee Bowman replaced him on The Adventures Of Ellery Queen. Local TV: They Stand Accused originally started on WGN–TV in Chicago in April 1948 as Cross Question. It later became a CBS series in January 1950. Sandy Dreams was a local Los Angeles series; it moved to ABC in October 1950. The Hank McCune Show was a local Hollywood series in 1949; it moved to NBC in September 1950. Once Upon A Tune was a local New York series, then it moved to DUM. Movies 2 TV: Richard Byrd starred in the 1937 Dick Tracy movie and some sequels. Name Change: Andy And Della Russell to Cook's Champagne Party after a month. Cavalcade Of Sports to Sports Newsreel – 1950–1955, NBC, sports/sports commentary Chesterfield Supper Club to The Perry Como Show Hollywood Premiere Theatre changed to Hollywood Theatre Time after two months. The Stu Erwin Show had three more names throughout its run – Life With The Erwins, The Trouble With Father and The New Stu Erwin Show in the last season. The show was best known as The Stu Erwin Show. Life With The Erwin is the first known name, and later The Trouble With Father. Sessions to Chicago Jazz After three weeks, Teller Of Tales changed the name to Somerset Maugham TV Theatre. The Most Important People to Mr. And Mrs. Carroll in December 1950. The Bill Gwinn Show had different names throughout the run - It Could Be You, This Could Be You, The Bill Gwinn Show and This Is My Song. Headline Clues to Broadway To Hollywood–Headline Clues Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties to Versatile Varieties International Boxing Club Bouts to Blue Ribbon Bouts in the summer of 1951. Original Run: Amos 'N' Andy was on CBS Thursday at 8:30 PM for three seasons. Beulah was on ABC Tuesday at 7:30 PM from 1950–1953. The Colgate Comedy Hour was on NBC Sunday at 8 PM till Xmas 1955. Sports Spot was on CBS Wednesday at 10:45 PM. Your Show Of Shows was on NBC Saturday at 9 PM from 1950–1954. Radio: The Adventures Of Ellery Queen was on the radio from 1939–1948. Amos 'N' Andy was on the radio from 1937–1960. Beulah was on the radio from 1945–1954. Big Town was on the radio from 1937–1952. The Cisco Kid was on MBS from 1942–1943 and 1946–1947. Dick Tracy was on the radio from 1935–1939 and 1943–1948. Don McNeill TV Club was on the radio from 1933–1968 under the name of The Breakfast Club. The Horace Heidt Show was on the radio from 1932–1952. Lux Radio Theatre was on the radio from 1934–1955. Meet Corliss Archer was on the radio from 1943–1955. Fred Shields and Irene Tedrow reprised their role for TV. Our Secret Weapon–The Truth was on CBS from 1942–1943. Sing It Again was on CBS from 1948–1951. Truth Or Consequences was on the radio from 1940–1957. The Return: Club Seven returned to ABC for another year, their final season, after a year absence. It was previously on ABC in 1948. DUM revived the former CBS series, The John Hopkins Science Review, after a year absence. It Pays to Be Ignorant returned to NBC. It was previously on CBS in 1949. Sammy Kaye returned to CBS in July 1951 after a year absence. He was previously on NBC last summer. Summer Replacement: Fireside Arena Theatre replaced Fireside Theatre for the summer. Go Lucky replaced This Is Show Business for the summer. It Pays To Be Ignorant replaced You Bet Your Life for the summer. Manhunt replaced Your Hit Parade for the summer. Short Story Playhouse replace The Wayne King Show for the summer only on NBC Midwest network. Switch Networks: Life Begins At Eighty went from NBC to ABC. Studs' Place went from NBC to ABC. Somerset Maugham TV Theatre went from CBS to NBC in April 1951. Treasury Men In Action went from ABC to NBC in April 1951. Twenty Questions went from ABC to DUM Tidbits: The 1950/51 season was the first ever Nielsen ratings season. Sing It Again was simulcast on CBS Radio and TV networks. Big Top moved to Saturday afternoon in January 1951 on CBS for seven years. Beulah was the first sitcom to star a black woman. In the originally radio run, she was performed by a male actor, Marlin Hurt. Beulah first came to TV in 1950, followed by Fibber McGee And Molly in 1959. On the radio, Beulah spins off from Fibber McGee And Molly in 1945. The Hank McCune Show was the first show to use a laugh track. The Steve Allen Show was Steve Allen's first series. His series premiered on Xmas day. Magnavox Theater showed the first ever hour long made for TV movie, The Three Musketeers, on November 24, 1950 on CBS. Robert Clarke, Mel Archer and Marjorie Lord were in the movie. Helen Hayes made her TV debut on Pulitzer Prize Playhouse. Hold That Camera started out as a game show; the format and Jimmy Blaine, the host, was scrapped. Hold That Camera became a straight variety show with the new host, Kyle MacDonnell. Hawkins Falls later became the first successful soap in daytime from April 1951-July 1955. It was NBC's longest running soap until The Doctors in 1967. The Stork Club was broadcast LIVE from Sherman Billingsley's The Stork Club, an actual club. The future Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, was in two Stars Over Hollywood productions in 1992. Truth Or Consequences creator, Ralph Edwards, hosted the show on the radio and the very first TV season of Truth Or Consequences. It didn’t do that well in prime time. The biggest success was in daytime with Bob Barker, the legendary The Price Is Right host, as the longest running host from 1956–1974. The show made Bob Barker a star. For a popular singer like Frank Sinatra, he bombed big time on TV! For some stupid reason, the show was against NBC's popular show, Your Show Of Shows, in the first season and the last season he was against the #1 show of the season, The Texaco Star Theatre. Poor old Frank, he didn't have a real chance on TV. Hey, man! Let's take a chance on Don Ameche! He is giving away prizes LIVE on national TV. Oh, boy! I can't wait till my turn! Sadly, my turn never came. Take A Chance was cancelled on Xmas eve. Ad Libbers was the summer replacement for Mama on CBS. For a failed show, the Ad Libbers format later proved very popular as Whose Line Is It Anyway on ABC in 1998. The Cisco Kid was the first hit in syndication and one of the first popular filmed programs on TV. The series was filmed in color; most stations showed them in B/W. Ben Alexander also produced Party Time At Club Roma. He was a former child star in the movies. Party Time was his first exposure to network TV. He later played Jack Webb's partner on Dragnet from 1953–1959. Two Networks: The Faye Emerson Show was shown simultaneously on CBS and NBC. 1950/51 Fall Season One Season (1950/51) The Adventures Of Ellery Queen – 1950/51, DUM, 1951–1952, ABC, detective drama, LIVE, Richard Hart Beulah – 1950–1953, ABC, comedy, Ethel Waters Big Town – 1950–1954, CBS; 1954–1956, NBC, newspaper drama, LIVE, Patrick McVey Chance Of A Lifetime – 1950–1951, ABC, quiz, John Reed King The Colgate Comedy Hour – 1950–1956, NBC, variety, Eddie Cantor Danger – 1950–1955, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Richard Stark Don McNeill TV Club – 1950–1951, ABC, variety, LIVE, Don McNeill Four Star Revue – 1950–1953, NBC, comedy variety, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante The Frank Sinatra Show – 1950–1952, CBS, musical variety, LIVE, Frank Sinatra The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show – 1950–1958, CBS, comedy, George Burns, Gracie Allen The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy The John Hopkins Science Review – 1950–1954, DUM, information Life With Linkletter – 1950–1952, ABC, variety, Art Linkletter Lux Video Theatre – 1950–1954, CBS; 1954–1957, NBC, LIVE Pulitzer Prize Playhouse – 1950–1952, ABC, dramatic anthology The Speidel Show – 1950–1954, NBC, comedy/variety, Paul Winchell The Stu Erwin Show – 1950–1955, ABC, comedy, Stu Erwin, June Collyer Teller Of Tales – 1950–1951, CBS; 1951, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE, W. Somerset Maugham Treasury Men In Action – 1950, ABC; 1951–1954, NBC; 1954/55, ABC, crime drama, Walter Greaza You Asked For It – December 1950–1952, DUM; 1951–1959, ABC, audience participation You Bet Your Life – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz, Groucho Marx Cancelled Shows The Billy Rose Show – ABC, dramatic anthology Can You Top This? – ABC, comedy, Ward Wilson Club Seven – ABC, musical variety, Tony Bavaar College Bowl – ABC, musical comedy, LIVE, Andy Williams Cowboys & Injuns – ABC, children's, Rex Bell Dick Tracy – ABC, police drama, Ralph Byrd The Game Of The Week – ABC, collage football highlights, Bill Fisher The Hank McCune Show – NBC, comedy, Hank McCune Hold That Camera – DUM, game/variety, Jimmy Blaine Hollywood Premiere Theatre – ABC, various The Horace Heidt Show – CBS, talent, LIVE, Horace Heidt I Cover Time Square – ABC, newspaper drama, Harold Huber Magnavox Theater – CBS, dramatic anthology The Morton Downey Show – CBS, music, Morton Downey Most Important People – DUM, musical variety, Jimmy Carroll, Rita Carroll Musical Comedy Time – NBC, musical comedy, LIVE, The Ken Christie Singers Nash Airflyte Theater– CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE, William Gaxton New York Giants Quarterback Huddle – DUM, sports commentary, Joe Hasel Old Fashioned Meeting – ABC, religion Penthouse Party – ABC, variety, Betty Furness Prudential Family Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Rhythm Rodeo – DUM, music, Art Jarrett Sandy Dreams – ABC, children's variety Sandy Strong – ABC, children's, Sandy Strong Sessions – NBC, music, Art Van Damme Quintette Showtime U.S.A – ABC, variety, Vinton Freedley Sing It Again – CBS, quiz, Dan Seymour Sit Or Miss – ABC, quiz, Kay Westfall Smilin' Ed McConnell And His Buster Brown Gang – NBC, children's, Ed McConnell Star Time – DUM, musical variety, Lew Parker Stars Over Hollywood – NBC, anthology Susan Raye – DUM, music, Susan Raye Take A Chance – NBC, quiz, LIVE, Don Ameche Truth Or Consequences – CBS, game, Ralph Edwards The Vaughn Monroe Show – CBS, musical variety, LIVE, Vaughn Monroe 21 out of 56 new series SURVIVED for 1951/52 ABC – 7/22, Beulah, Chance Of A Lifetime, Don McNeill TV Club, Life With Linkletter, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, The Stu Erwin Show & Treasury Men In Action CBS – 7/15, Big Town, Danger, The Frank Sinatra Show, The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, The Jack Benny Show, Lux Video Theatre & Teller Of Tales DUM – 3/9, The Adventures Of Ellery Queen, The John Hopkins Science Review & You Asked For It NBC – 4/10, The Colgate Comedy Hour, Four Star Revue, The Speidel Show & You Bet Your Life Mid season shows America In View – May 1951–1953, ABC, travelogue American Inventory – July 1951–1952, NBC, documentary/drama, Ray Morgan Amos 'N' Andy – June 1951–1953, CBS, comedy, Alvin Childress Bigelow Theatre – December 1950–1951, CBS; 1951, DUM, dramatic anthology The Bill Gwinn Show – February 1951–1952, ABC, audience participation, Bill Gwinn The Carmel Myers Show – June 1951–1952, ABC, interviews, Carmel Myers Charlie Wild, Private Detective – December 1950–1951, CBS; 1951/52, ABC; 1952, DUM, detective drama, LIVE, Kevin O'Morrison Crime Photographer – April 1951–1952, CBS, newspaper drama, LIVE, Richard Carlyle Door With No Name – July 1951–1952, NBC; 1953, ABC, international intrigue, Mel Ruick Down You Go – May 1951–1955, DUM; summer of 1955, CBS; 1955/56, ABC; summer of 1956, NBC, quiz, Dr. Bergen Evans DuMont Royal Theatre – April 1951–1952, DUM, dramatic anthology Everybody's Business – 1951, 1952 ABC, documentary, Oscar Ewing Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town – June 1951-1952, CBS, variety, Faye Emerson Ford Festival – April 1951–1952, NBC, musical variety, James Melton The Freddy Martin Show – July–November 1951, NBC, musical variety, Freddy Martin Front Page Detective – July 1951–1952 & 1953, DUM, newspaper drama, Edmund Lowe Georgetown University Forum – July 1951–1953, DUM, discussion, Frank Blair Hollywood Opening Night – July 1951–1952, CBS; 1952/53, NBC, dramatic anthology How Did They Get This Way – July 1951–1952, ABC, discussion, Isabelle Leighton Industries For America – May 1951–1952, ABC, documentary It's News To Me – July 1951–1953, CBS, quiz, John Daly The Jerry Colonna Show – May–November 1951, ABC, comedy/variety, Jerry Colona Live Like A Millionaire – January 1951–1953, CBS, talent/variety, Jack McCoy Manhunt – 1951–1952, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Meet Corliss Archer – June 1951–1952, CBS, comedy, LIVE, Lugene Sanders Midwestern Hayride – June 1951–1952, NBC, musical variety, Bill Thall Mr. Wizard – May 1951–1955, NBC, educational, Don Herbert Not For Publication – May 1951–1952, DUM, newspaper drama, William Adler Other Lands, Other Places – July–December 1951, ABC, travelogue The Paul Dixon Show – 1951–1952, ABC, variety, Paul Dixon Pentagon – May 1951–1952, DUM, interview Racket Squad – June 1951–1953, CBS, police drama, Reed Hadley The Sam Levenson Show – January 1951–1952, CBS, comedy, Sam Levenson The Sammy Kaye Variety Show – July 1951–1952, CBS, musical variety, Sammy Kaye Say It With Acting – January 1951–1952, ABC, charades, Maggi McNellis Shadow Of The Cloak – June 1951–1952, DUM, international intrigue, Helmut Dantime Space Patrol – June 1951–1952, ABC, children's, Ed Kemmer Sports Spot – June 1951–1954, CBS, sports commentary, Jim McKay Stage Entrance – May 1951–1952, DUM, interview, Ed Wilson Strike It Rich – July 1951–1955, CBS, quiz, Warren Hull Untied Or Not – July 1951–1952, ABC, interview, John MacVane Watch Mr. Wizard – May 1951–1955, NBC, educational, Don Herbert What's The Story – July 1951–1955, DUM, quiz, Walt Raney Cancelled Mid Season Shows Ad Libbers – CBS, improvisation, LIVE, 5 episodes, Peter Donald, Jack Lemmon Andy And Della Russell – ABC, music, LIVE, Andy Russel, Della Russell The Armed Forces Hour – DUM, musical variety The Art Ford Show – NBC, quiz, Art Ford Circuit Rider – ABC, religion, Rex Marshall Comedy Circus – ABC, films Day Dreaming With Laraine Day – ABC, interview/variety, Laraine Day Doodles Weaver – NBC, comedy variety, Doodles Weaver Ernie In Kovacsland – NBC, comedy/variety, LIVE, Ernie Kovacs Fireside Arena Theatre – NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE, 8 episodes, Albert McCleery Frosty Frolics – ABC, musical variety, 4 episodes G.E. Guest House – CBS, quiz/panel, Oscar Levart Go Lucky – CBS, quiz, Jan Murray Going Places With Betty Betz – ABC, discussion, Betty Betz Guess Again – CBS, quiz, 2 episodes, Mike Wallace Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt – NBC, comedy/variety, Henry Morgan Heritage – NBC, music and art, LIVE, Frank Blair Horizons – ABC, discussion, LIVE How To – CBS, informational, Roger Price It Pays To Be Ignorant – NBC, quiz, Tom Howard Jimmy Blaine's Junior Edition – ABC, music, Jimmy Blaine, Mary Crosby Kid Gloves – CBS, sports, Frank Goodman Kreisler Bandstand – ABC, music, Fred Robbins Major Dell Conway Of The Flying Tigers – DUM, adventure, LIVE, Eric Fleming Moments Of Music – ABC, music Music From Chicago – DUM, music Once Upon A Tune – DUM, musical variety, Phil Hanna Our Secret Weapon–The Truth – DUM, discussion, Leo Cherne The Peter Lind Hayes Show – NBC comedy, LIVE, Peter Lind Hayes Q.E.D. – ABC, quiz, Doug Browning Saturday Roundup – NBC, western anthology, Kermit Maynard Sawyer Views Hollywood – ABC, musical variety, Hal Sawyer Short Story Playhouse – NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE, Robert Breen Songs At Twilight – NBC, music, LIVE, Bob Carroll The Steve Allen Show – CBS, comedy/variety, LIVE, Steve Allen TV Recital Hall – NBC, music, LIVE TV's Top Tunes – CBS, music, LIVE, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee Tag The Gag – NBC, quiz, 2 episodes, Hal Block The Victor Borge Show – NBC, comedy/variety, Victor Borge Washington Report – DUM, discussion, Tris Coffin Who's Whose – CBS, quiz, 1 episode, Phil Baker With This Ring – DUM, quiz, Bill Slater Your Esso Reporter – CBS, news Your Story Theatre – DUM, dramatic anthology Syndication The Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok – April 1951–1958, syndication, western, Guy Madison The Cisco Kid – 1950–1956, syndication, western, Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carillo Late Night Party Time At Club Roma – NBC, variety, Ben Alexander The Robbins Nest – ABC, comedy/variety, Fred Robbins Seven At Eleven – NBC, comedy/variety, Sid Gould Sheilah Graham In Hollywood – NBC, talk, LIVE, Sheilah Graham Two Seasons (1949/50) Al Morgan – 1949–1951, DUM, music The Alan Dale Show – June 1950–1951, CBS, music The Alan Young Show – April 1950–1953, CBS, comedy/variety The Aldrich Family – 1949–1953, NBC, comedy 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 Battle Report – 1950, 1951, NBC, documentary/public affairs Beat The Clock – March 1950–1958, CBS, quiz The Big Story – 1949–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology Big Top – July 1950–1951, CBS, circus Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties – 1949–1951, NBC, 1951, ABC, variety/children's Broadway To Hollywood–Headline Clues – July 1949–1954, DUM, magazine Buck Rogers – April 1950–1951, ABC, sci-fi, LIVE Cactus Jim – 1949–1951, NBC, children's Cameo Theatre – May 1950–1952, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Cavalcade Of Bands – January 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety Country Style – July 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety The Faye Emerson Show – March–July 1950, CBS; April–August 1950, NBC; fall of 1950, CBS, interview Famous Jury Trials – 1949–1952, DUM, courtroom drama Ford Theatre – 1949–1951, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Ford Star Revue – July 1949–1950, NBC, comedy/variety The Gene Autry Show – July 1950–1956, CBS, western Hands Of Mystery – 1949–1951, DUM, suspense anthology, LIVE Hawkins Falls, Population 6,200 – January–October 1950, NBC, comedy/drama Holiday Hotel – March 1950–1952, ABC, musical variety Inside Detective – January 1950–1954, DUM, crime drama, LIVE International Boxing Club Bouts – 1949–1955, boxing The Jack Carter Show – February 1950–1951, NBC, variety The Joan Edwards Show – July–October 1950, DUM, music Kay Kyser's Kollage Of Musical Knowledge – December 1949–1950, NBC, quiz The Ken Murray Show – January 1950–1953, CBS, variety Life Begins At Eighty – January–August 1950, NBC; 1950 – 1952, ABC; 1952–1955, DUM; 1955/56, ABC, discussion The Lone Ranger – 1949–1957, ABC, western Man Against Crime – 1949–1953, CBS; 1953/54, NBC/DUM, detective drama Marshall Plan In Action – June 1950–1953, ABC, documentary Martin Kane, Private Eye – 1949–1954, NBC, detective drama, LIVE One Man's Family – 1949–1952, NBC, soap 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 Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue – 1949–1952, ABC, musical variety The Plainclothesman – 1949–1954, DUM, police drama Robert Montgomery Presents – January 1950–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology Rocky King, Inside Detective – January 1950–1954, DUM, crime drama, LIVE Show Goes On – January 1950–1952, CBS, variety Soap Box Theatre – June 1950–1951, ABC, drama, dramatic anthology Songs For Sale – July 1950–1952, CBS, music Sports Newsreel – 1950–1955, NBC, sports/sports commentary Starlight Theatre – April 1950–1951, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Starlit time – April 1950–1951, DUM, musical variety Stork Club – July 1950–1953, CBS, talk, LIVE Stud's Place – 1949/50, NBC; 1950–1952, ABC, variety Sure As Fate – July 1950, 1950/51, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Twenty Questions – 1949, NBC; March 1950–1951, ABC; 1951–1954, DUM; 1954/55, ABC, quiz Van Camp's Little Show – June 1950–1951, NBC, music Visit With The Armed Forces – July 1950–1951, DUM, documentary The Voice of Firestone – 1949–1954, NBC; 1954–1959, ABC, music Wayne King – 1949–1952, NBC, music, LIVE We Take Our World – April 1950–1951, CBS, quiz The Web – July 1950–1954, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Your Hit Parade – summer of 1950–1958, NBC; 1958/59, CBS, music Your Show Of Shows – February 1950–1954, NBC, comedy/variety Youth On The March – 1949–1952, ABC; 1952/53, DUM, religion Three seasons (1948/49) At Home Show – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1951, CBS; 1951/52, ABC, music Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – 1948–1958, CBS, talent Blind Date – May 1949–1951, ABC, audience participation 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 Cavalcade Of Stars – June 1949–1952, DUM, comedy/variety Celebrity Time – January–March 1949, CBS; March 1949/50, ABC; April 1950-1952 quiz The Clock – May 1949–1951, NBC; 1951/52, ABC, suspense anthology, LIVE Fireside Theatre – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology The Fred Waring Show – April 1949–1954, CBS, musical variety Hopalong Cassidy – June 1949–1951, NBC, western 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 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 Magic Cottage – July 1949–1951, DUM, children's Mama – July 1949–1956, CBS, comedy/drama, LIVE Mohawk Showroom –May 1949–1951, NBC, music, LIVE On Trial – 1948–1952, ABC, debate Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club – April 1949–1954, ABC, talent, LIVE The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS; 1955–1963, NBC, variety Philco TV Playhouse – 1948–1955, NBC, dramatic anthology Quiz Kids – March 1949–1952, NBC; Jan–Nov 1953, CBS, quiz Riddle Me This – January 1949, CBS; March 1949–1950, ABC; April 1950–1952, CBS; quiz Stop The Music – May 1949–1952, ABC, quiz Studio One – 1948–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology This Is Show Business – July 1949–1954, CBS, variety Who Said That? – December 1948–1954, NBC, 1955, ABC, quiz Four seasons (1947/48) Author Meets The Critics – April 1948–1949, NBC; 1949/50, ABC; 1951/52, NBC, 1952–1954, DUM, book discussion Court Of Current Issues – February 1948–1951, DUM, debate Hollywood Screen Test – April 1948–1953, ABC; talent Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview 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 We, The People – June 1948–1949, CBS; 1949 – 1951, NBC, interview Five 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