King Cole's Birthday Party was an early American children's television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network. The program was broadcast from 1947 to 1949. Little is known about the series. Each 30-minute episode featured the real birthday of a child. The series was sponsored by the Jay Day Dress Company of New York.
The program was first broadcast locally over DuMont's WABD in New York City. By early 1948, King Cole's Birthday Party was aired nationally on DuMont's chain of stations. The final broadcast was on June 23, 1949. Among the people to have hosted the program included Bill Slater and Ted Brown.
Youth on the March is an American religious television program originally broadcast on ABC from October 1949 to May 1952, and by the DuMont Television Network from October 1952 to June 1953.
The Power of Women was an early American television program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from July to November of 1952. This thirty minute long series was a public affairs program originally hosted by Vivien Kellems. Kellems would leave partway through the series' run.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Mondays at 8pm ET on most DuMont affiliates. The series was cancelled in November 1952, replaced by popular quiz show Twenty Questions.
Operation Information was a DuMont Television Network public affairs TV show giving veterans information on their rights and benefits. The show aired Thursdays from July 17, 1952 to September 18, 1952. DuMont had previously aired a similar series for veterans Operation Success.
A Visit With the Armed Forces was a 30-minute TV series which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network Mondays at 8pm EST from July 3, 1950 to January 22, 1951. As its title suggests, the series consisted of documentary films on the United States armed forces.
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.
Front Row Center is an American variety show that aired on the DuMont Television Network Sundays at 7pm ET from March 25, 1949 to April 2, 1950.
The show was originally 30 minutes then expanded to 60 minutes. This was one of several DuMont network programs to start as a local show on one of its affiliates. The premiere episode featured Marilyn Maxwell in her TV debut. On April 9, 1950, DuMont replaced this show with Starlit Time in the same time slot.
School House is a musical comedy variety show, with Kenny Delmar presiding over a classroom of adult students, often famous guest stars, who perform variety acts. Ran on Tuesday nights on the Dumont network in 1949.
One Woman's Experience, also known as One Woman's Story, was a DuMont Television Network anthology TV show created and produced by Lawrence Menkin and starring Wendy Waldron. The show aired from October 6, 1952 to April 3, 1953. The 15-minute show aired alongside another 15-minute Menkin show One Man's Experience. Some sources suggest that these episodes were also aired during the DuMont series Monodrama Theater which aired at 11pm ET from May 1952 until December 7, 1953.
Program Playhouse was an anthology television series aired on the DuMont Television Network on Wednesdays from June 22 to September 14, 1949.
The first program starred Ernest Truex as Caspar Milquetoast in The Timid Soul.
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.
The Roy Doty Show was a Sunday morning DuMont Television Network children's TV show hosted by Roy Doty. The show aired from May 10, 1953 to October 4, 1953. Cartoonist Roy Doty drew sketches and told children's stories.
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.
Starlit Time was a variety series on the DuMont Television Network. The series aired from April 9 to November 19, 1950. This show aired Sundays at 7pm ET, and replaced Front Row Center which ended April 2. Bela Lugosi made a rare TV guest appearance on May 21.
Talent Jackpot was an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 13 to August 23, 1949. The show was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer. Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250.
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.