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- The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
- A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
- This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity Association, and featured adaptations of Broadway plays and musicals. Bert Lytell, the former President of the Association, acted as host. During the second season, an agreement was made with the Book-of-the-Month Club, and the plays were adaptations of current novels. Starting in the third season, the television plays were adaptations of plays, novels, dramas, etc., by known and unknown authors. The title of the show was changed to "Repertory Theatre" (1949) for episodes 1.29 to 1.31 and "Arena Theatre" (1949) for episodes 1.32 to 1.38. Effective with episode 1.39, the original title was used. Starting with the fourth season, this show alternated weekly with "The Goodyear Theatre" (1951); starting in the eighth season, this program alternated with "The Goodyear Theatre" (1951) and "The ALCOA Hour" (1955).
- Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"
- Produced by the ABC as its television network was just getting off the ground, this program was one of the first dramatic series television to attract top-name actors and actresses. Performing plays by such authors as Poe and Thurber, cast members included current well-known performers like Julie Harris and Cloris Leachman, as well as up-and-coming talents like Marlon Brando. The series was renamed "The Play's the Thing" midway through its final season.
- The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the show soared to ratings dominance (Number One in 1950-51), NBC dominated Tuesday night, and Berle became the first great star of the new medium, "Mr. Television". The basic format was modeled after a vaudeville variety hour, spotlighting Berle's jokes, sight gags, and costumes.
- Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast and named it The Supper Club. In 1950 Como and his Sponsors moved to CBS and named this The Perry Como Chesterfield Show.
- A direct descendant of radio's "Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour" (1934-1946), hosted by Major Edward Bowes until his death. After a one-year hiatus, Ted Mack, who had directed Bowes' auditions, revived the show (which lasted into 1952) and brought the concept to the DuMont Television Network. The at-home audience voted by postcard for the favorite, winning performer(s) each week.
- One of Television's earliest religious series providing inspirational drama and readings. Aired usually on Sunday mornings.
- An anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
- Unsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera.
- The show had two venues. In December 1948 to March 1949, Morey Amsterdam was the emcee at a small fictional nightclub in New York City's Times Square. Charlie the Doorman (later Newton the Waiter) and Lola the cigarette girl were also employed at the club. Between April 1949 and October 1950, the show shifted to a different network and the scene shifted to the Silver Swan Cafe with Newton and Lola still employed.
- This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
- A popular radio personality in the 1940's brought his variety talent contest show to television that continued into the 1950's.
- Detroit news, weather, sports, and traffic serving all of southeast Michigan and Metro Detroit. Watch breaking news live as it happens.
- A 15-minute American television news program which regularly aired on NBC from 1948 to 1956. John Cameron Swayze served as the news anchor. The series was the first NBC news program to use NBC-filmed news stories rather than newsreels produced for movie theaters. The show was canceled in 1956, and replaced by the "Huntley-Brinkley Report".
- A puppet show that regularly aired on CBS from 1948 to 1951. The main characters were the stage magician Foodini and his assistant Pinhead. The puppeteers Hope and Morey Bunin created this show. They had previously performed with their puppets in theaters and nightclubs since the early 1930s. The series switched networks to ABC in 1951, but a number of shifts in its time slot led to declining ratings. It was permanently canceled within the same year.
- The host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.
- "Winner Take All" was the first Goodson-Todman game show to be broadcast on network television. The show had previously been heard on the CBS radio network, with Bill Cullen as host. Two contestants, one the champion and one the challenger, play against each other. Whoever correctly answered three questions first became the champion and won a prize. In the 1951 daytime version some of the questions were demonstrated through songs and sketches.
- Mr.Paynes son falls in love.
- On May 3, 1948 Douglas Edwards begins "The CBS-TV News," a regular 15-minute nightly newscast later named "Douglas Edwards with the News." It is broadcast weeknights at 7:30 PM and is the first regularly scheduled television news program in American history.
- Singer Amanda Randolph sang and hosted this daytime series.
- WJZ-TV, New York series that ran from 1948 to 1952. Host Jack Mangan interviews Dracula (1931) star Bela Lugosi.
- A television version of the popular radio game show "Break the Bank" (1945-1955). Contestants would be asked questions for a progressively larger cash prize, and the final question was the "break the bank" question which was worth all the money in the bank. The television version debuted in 1948 on ABC, co-hosted by Bert Parks and Bud Collyer. In October 1956, a prime version of the show debuted on NBC under the title "Break the $250,000 Bank". It was permanently canceled in January 1957, featuring the actress Ethel Waters as the penultimate contestant.
- Quiz show with the panelists being read a quotation in the news and they had to identify the person uttering it. In addition to the panelists listed, famous people frequently appeared to join the panel.
- Apartment 4A was an original TV Series at the dawn of television in the 1940's. The show revolved around the lives of three girls sharing Apartment 4A. The main characters were played by Anne Diamond, as a G.I. majoring in psychology, Martha Shaw, as a secretary who writes short stories, and Julie Kingdon, as a manicurist at a beauty shop. The announcer on the series was Howard Culver.
- Highlighting the talents of one of the premier singers of the day, this musical and variety show provided viewers with a new musical treat each episode. Set inside a record shop supposedly run by Alan and his partner, Janie Ford, the pair would perform duets of Alan's latest recordings. Occasionally, other musical guests or comedians would make an appearance on the program.
- America has produced a wide variety of folk music and dance, raging from the fishing songs of the east coast to the cowboy ballads of the old west, and this show presented viewers with a sampling of it. Hosted by musician and singer Paul Arnold and featuring a rotating cast of singers and dancers, this program included a new lineup of performances each week of its year-long run.
- Comedy bits from a cast of regulars and guest stars filled this half hour, which was emceed by Phil Silvers for all but a month of its one-season run. In April 1949, Hank Ladd took over as host.
- Uncle Mistletoe, a winged denizen of the North Pole who serves as Santa Claus's office manager, and his human friend, Aunt Judy, spins stories, sing songs and promote good deeds and kindness.
- Audience participation show where monetary prizes are given to winners of contests between partipants involved in stunts based on use of the various "senses", including sense of humor, sense of balance, sense of imagination, etc.
- Beginning as a short cartoon-sketch program, it evolved into a longer interview series.