DuMont dies. Its last remaining programs were occasional sporting events. Its last program was Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena, at 9pm on Mondays, followed by At Ringside at 10:45. It, and the network, ended April 6, 1956. Game show What's the Story ran until September 23, 1955, 9:30 on Wednesdays. Four popular DuMont shows moved to ABC.
| Sunday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | You Asked For It | Famous Film Festival | Chance of a Lifetime | The Original Amateur Hour | Life Begins at Eighty | . . . | ||
| CBS | Lassie | The Jack Benny Program / Private Secretary | The Ed Sullivan Show | General Electric Theater | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Appointment with Adventure | What's My Line? | |
| NBC | It's a Great Life | Frontier | The Colgate Variety Hour | Goodyear Television Playhouse / The Alcoa Hour | The Loretta Young Show | Justice | ||
| Monday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Topper (reruns) | TV Reader's Digest | The Voice of Firestone | The Dotty Mack Show | Medical Horizons | The Big Picture | . . . |
| CBS | . . . | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Arthur Godrey's Talent Scouts | I Love Lucy | December Bride | Studio One | |
| NBC | . . . | The Tony Martin Show 7:45 Camel News Caravan | Caesar's Hour | Medic | Robert Montgomery Presents | . . . | ||
| Tuesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Warner Bros. Presents | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Make Room for Daddy | Du Pont Cavalcade Theater | Talent Varieties | . . . | |
| CBS | . . . | Name That Tune | The Phil Silvers Show | Navy Log | Meet Millie | The Red Skelton Show | The $64,000 Question | My Favorite Husband |
| NBC | . . . | The Dinah Shore Show 7:45 Camel News Caravan | The Milton Berle Show | Jane Wyman's Fireside Theater | Armstrong Circle Theatre / Pontiac Presents Playwrights '56 | Big Town | ||
| Wednesday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | Disneyland | MGM Parade | Masquerade Party | Enterprise | The Wednesday Night Fights | ||
| CBS | . . . | Brave Eagle | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | The Millionaire | I've Got a Secret | The United States Steel Hour / The 20th Century Fox Hour | ||
| NBC | . . . | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 7:45 Plymouth News Caravan | Screen Director's Playhouse | Father Knows Best | Kraft Television Theater | This Is Your Life | Midwestern Hayride | |
| Thursday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | The Lone Ranger | Life Is Worth Living | Stop the Music | Star Tonight | Down You Go | Outside U.S.A. | . . . |
| CBS | . . . | Sergeant Preston of Yukon | The Bob Cummings Show | Climax! | Four Star Playhouse | The Johnny Carson Show | Wanted | |
| NBC | . . . | The Dinah Shore Show 7:45 Camel News Caravan | You Bet Your Life | The People's Choice | Dragnet | Ford Theatre | Lux Video Theatre | |
| Friday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Kukla, Fran and Ollie 7:15 John Charles Daly and the News | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Ozzie and Harriet | Crossroads | Dollar a Second | The Vise | Ethel and Albert | ... |
| CBS | . . . | The Adventures of Champion | Mama | Our Miss Brooks | Crusader | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | The Lineup | Person to Person |
| NBC | . . . | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 7:45 Plymouth News Caravan | Truth or Consequences | The Life of Riley | The Big Story | Star Stage | Gillette Cavalcade of Sports | 10:45 Red Barber's Corner |
| Saturday | 7pm | 7:30 | 8pm | 8:30 | 9pm | 9:30 | 10pm | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | . . . | Ozark Jubilee | Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party | Tomorrow's Careers | . . . | |||
| CBS | The Gene Autry Show | Beat the Clock | Stage Show | The Honeymooners | Two for the Money | It's Always Joan | Gunsmoke | Damon Runyon Theater |
| NBC | ... | The Big Surprise | The Perry Como Show | People Are Funny | Texaco Star Theater: The Jimmy Durante Show | The George Gobel Show | Your Hit Parade | |
ABC: Grand Ole Opry aired monthly, 8-9pm on Saturdays. Warner Bros. Presents rotated three series: Kings Row, Cheyenne, and Casablanca. The Original Amateur Hour moved from NBC. Chance of a Lifetime, Life is Worth Living, Life Begins at Eight, and Down You Go moved from DuMont. The Wednesday Night Fights, formerly named Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts, moved from CBS.
CBS: Fort Star Jubilee ran monthly, 9:30-11pm on Saturdays. Shower of Stars ran monthly, 8:30-9:30 on Thursdays. The Ed Sullivan Show was formerly named Toast of the Town. The Phil Silvers Show was formerly named You'll Never Get Rich. Douglas Edwards with the News aired at 6:45 on some affiliates, and at 7:15 on others. My Friend Flicka ran Fridays at 7:30, February 10, 1956-February 1, 1957.
NBC: Color Spread ran monthly, 7:30-9pm on Sundays. Producers' Showcase ran monthly, 8-9:30 on Mondays. The Martha Raye Show and The Chevy Show each ran monthly, 8-9pm on Tuesdays. Max Liebman Presents ran monthly, 9-10:30pm on Saturdays. The Colgate Variety Hour was formerly named The Colgate Comedy Hour.
Captain Kangaroo debuts on October 3, 1955 and would run until December 8, 1984 on CBS. Daytime soap As the World Turns debuts on April 2, 1956, and would run until September 17, 2010 on CBS. The Edge of Night also debuts on April 2, and would run until December 28, 1984. Syndicated public affairs program The Open Mind debuts in May 1956.
Credit: Wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are turned off. This site moved to:
igwell.wordpress.com