Dumont Television Network TV Series - Page 5
Pro Football Highlights
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Pro Football Highlights, also known as Football News or Football Highlights, was a 30-minute TV sports program broadcast by ABC and the DuMont Television Network. The ABC version aired Fridays at 8:30 pm ET and the DuMont version aired Wednesdays at 7:30pm ET.Football This Week
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Football This Week
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Football This Week was a TV sports program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The 15-minute program aired on Thursdays at 10:45 pm ET from October 11 to December 6, 1951.Spin the Picture
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Spin the Picture
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Spin the Picture was an early American game show which aired on the DuMont Television Network. The hosts telephoned home viewers to see if they could identify a famous person within a spinning photograph. The show was originally called Cut at the premiere on 9 June 1949, and was renamed Spin the Picture on 25 June. The show was hosted by Kathi Norris and Carl Caruso and was on Saturdays at 8 pm ET. The final show was broadcast 4 February 1950. Norris was also the host of the DuMont daytime television show TV Shopper. Norris and Caruso were married from 1979 to Norris' death in 2005.The Magic Cottage
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The Magic Cottage
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The Magic Cottage was an American children's program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1952.DuMont Evening News
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DuMont Evening News
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The DuMont Evening News was an American news program which aired Monday through Friday at 7:15pm ET on the DuMont Television Network during the 1954-1955 season. Presented by Morgan Beatty, the 15-minute show was the network's third and final attempt at a nightly news broadcast.Meet Your Congress
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Meet Your Congress
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Meet Your Congress was a public affairs TV series on NBC and on the DuMont Television Network. The show premiered on NBC on July 1, 1949, airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953 until July 4, 1954. Moderator Blair Moody, who hosted the radio and TV versions from 1946 to 1952, died of pneumonia and heart problems on July 20, 1954.The Ted Steele Show
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The Ted Steele Show
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The Ted Steele Show is a 15-minute musical variety show which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from February 27 to July 12, 1949. Each episode was hosted by bandleader Ted Steele, who appeared on many programs during the early days of television. A previous version of the show aired on NBC on Wednesdays at 8:30pm and then Fridays at 9pm ET during the 1948-1949 television season, with the first show airing September 29, 1948. Steele later presented local daytime TV shows under the same title, running from 2:30 to 5:30pm ET, on WPIX-TV and WOR-TV, which hired Steele away from WPIX in July 1954.Sense and Nonsense
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Sense and Nonsense
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Sense and Nonsense is an American game show hosted by Bob Kennedy which ran on New York City TV station WABD from 1951-1954. The show consisted of two three-child teams using their five senses to complete challenges and earn money, with the high-scoring team returning on the next show. Sponsored by Coca-Cola, and with a somewhat-unorthodox Monday-Wednesday-Friday airing schedule, Sense has since gained something of a "cult following" among fans of early television. While only shown on WABD, it is often considered a DuMont Television Network program due to not only being on the network's flagship affiliate, but having several production "quirks" typical of many DuMont programs.Court of Current Issues
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Court of Current Issues is a nontraditional court show featuring public-affairs debates. The program aired live on Tuesday nights from 1948-1951 on the DuMont Television Network. Originally a half-hour in length, it expanded to 60 minutes in 1949. The series was scheduled opposite Milton Berle's popular Texaco Star Theater on NBC, and hence did not receive a wide audience.It's a Small World
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It's a Small World
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It's a Small World was a short-lived TV travel series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from June 27 to July 27, 1953.Broadway to Hollywood
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Broadway to Hollywood was an early American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. While the daytime version was mainly a talk show with news, celebrity gossip, and home-viewer quizzes, the quiz portion became a full-fledged nighttime version within two weeks of the program's debut.Dark of Night
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star 6Dark of Night is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network which aired Fridays at 8:30pm EST from October 3, 1952 to May 1, 1953. The series starred mostly unknown actors. Each episode was filmed at a different location in the New York City area. According to Brooks and Marsh, locations included a Coca-Cola bottling plant, Brentano's book store in Manhattan, a castle in New Jersey, and the American Red Cross Blood Bank.Football Sidelines
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Football Sidelines
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Football Sidelines was a TV sports program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from October 6 to December 22, 1952 and hosted by Harry Wismer. The program was 15 minutes long, and aired on Mondays at 9:30pm ET, followed by Famous Fights From Madison Square Garden at 9:45pm.Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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Ethel Barrymore Theatre was an anthology television series hosted by Ethel Barrymore and the last series produced by the DuMont Television Network. While produced by the network, the series was aired on Fridays at 8:30pm ET from September 21 to December 21, 1956 on DuMont station WABD after the network had closed. The series may have been filmed in 1953, and was known as Stage 8 in syndication.Your Story Theatre
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Your Story Theatre
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Your Story Theater is an American anthology television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network and on NBC. The DuMont series aired from November 4, 1950 to May 11, 1951 and the NBC series aired from June 24 to September 17, 1951. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios and sponsored by Durkee Foods.The Walter Compton News
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The Walter Compton News was an American television news series that aired from 1947 to 1948 on the DuMont Television Network Monday through Friday from 6:45pm to 7pm ET.Playroom
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Playroom
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Playroom was an American children's television series that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Fridays from January 9, 1948 to May 9, 1948. Little else is known about the content of the series.Key to the Missing
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Key to the Missing
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Key to the Missing was a TV series which aired on Fridays at 7pm EST on the DuMont Television Network from 4 July 1948 to 23 September 1949. Each 30-minute episode was hosted by Archdale Jones. The series interviewed people looking for long-lost friends and relatives. The series was typical of TV programming of the time, when the major TV networks were trying out various untested concepts and ideas. Although short-lived, the basic concept has been re-used many times since, usually by independent TV stations and small TV networks. Where Are They Now, the radio program on which the series was based claimed a 68 percent success rate.Rhythm Rodeo
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Rhythm Rodeo
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Rhythm Rodeo was a short-lived American television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from August 6, 1950 to January 7, 1951. Each 30-minute episode was broadcast live. Despite its name, it featured many different types of popular music, although the original premise of the show was to showcase country and western music. The series starred noted singer Art Jarrett, and also featured Paula Wray and the Star Noters. The series aired on Sunday nights at 8 pm EST opposite the popular The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS and The Colgate Comedy Hour on NBC, and was cancelled after the January 7 broadcast.Manhattan Spotlight
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Manhattan Spotlight
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Manhattan Spotlight was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.
