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- Low-budget children's show with four alien fighters recruited by Nimbar. The four are Gordon, Laurie, Drew and Swinton, who fight to save the universe from the evil Emperor Gorganus.
- In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
- Two contestants compete in a life-sized board game, answering questions and performing stunts for cash and prizes.
- Most of the shows featured grand opera but on occasion, ballet dancers and popular singers were also guests.
- John Gunther, who had traveled to many areas of the world, hosted this program that showed two filmed trips to exotic locations. The first film had been shot explicitly for this show; the second film had been made by some other group or person.
- Two plot lines evolved for this show. The first, broadcast from August 1949 to January 1951, was a live variety show set in a nightclub with guest singers, comedians, etc. Guests who did not perform that night, or other famous people, were seen sitting at ringside in the "nightclub." The original emcee was George "the Greek Ambassador of Good Will" Givot but he left after two months, replaced by comedian Harold Barry who was succeeded by singer Bob Russell. Anne Francis appeared in floor covering commercials as "Bonny Maid" assisted by four other people. The show went off the air in January 1951 and returned in September 1951 with a different format. Lady Irish Mountbatten appeared with a group of children and the show featured children's stories and songs; the show finally went off the air in December 1951.
- The Wiere Brothers were an internationally known trio of slapstick comedians. In this series, the brothers worked for Henry Slocum in a Hollywood prop shop along with Kitty Mathews, Slocum's secretary. The brothers managed to turn simple events in large disasters in typical slapstick style. The show only lasted two months.
- Summer replacement show for The Lineup (1954). In the first two years, this show featured up-and-coming actors and actresses in original dramas. During the 1957-1958 summer season, the program re-ran shows from other series, for example, the 1958 season featured reruns of The Web (1950).
- A show featuring model railroad trains running on tracks sponsored by Lionel Trains. The show lasted 2-1/2 months. "Don Magee, the narrator told railroad tales to augment the series.
- Henry Morgan would thumb through copies of the trade newspaper "Variety" turning up the names of the guests, usually little-known nightclub performers and offer comments on the show's sponsor. The sponsor was not amused and canceled the show after five weeks.
- A live science fiction program aimed at kids. Commander Bill Hollister, aided by his protege Dink Saudners, was ordered to determine why a large number of ships were sinking. Hollister finds that the source of the trouble is the evil Kebeda and his henchman Mersennus.
- Short lived (4 weeks) show featuring Hollywood gossip columnist Rona Barrett hosting this program about television personalities, stories, etc. Joining her was Pat Weaver, former chairman of the board of NBC; humorist WIll Shriner; and TV columnist Gary Deeb.
- Musical show that was on in two different periods. It started as a summertime replacement show between June and August 1959, was brought back February to March 1960 for 30 minutes and then March to September 1960 for 60 minutes. The show consisted mainly of musical numbers from Broadway show tunes and the classics, e.g., "Madame Butterfly," "La Traviata," and "Tosca."
- Actual court cases were presented on this show. CBS correspondents provided the background material and excerpted testimony for the trial transcript were read and finally, the jury reached a verdict. This was a summer replacement show that lasted three months.