TV Shows released in 1949

ABC Television Players

44/100

Prodced during the earliest days of television, this program was essentially a series of short stage plays performed in front of a camera...

The Charlie Chester Show

52/100

College of Musical Knowledge

78/100

Leave It to the Girls

52/100

This show had originated on the radio in 1945 and was intended to be a serious discussion of male-female relationships. It soon degenerated into a show where women bashed men and this was ... See full summary »

School House

80/100

A live Tuesday-evening musical-comedy revue series.

These Are My Children

70/100

One of the first television soap operas, this show focused on an immigrant Irish family who lived in a boarding house in Chicago.

Hands of Mystery

78/100

A prime-time mystery/anthology series seen on Friday nights.

NBC Presents

64/100

20 Questions

62/100

Stand by for Crime

A crime show with a twist. The viewers saw a murder and the police investigating. But before the murderer was revealed, the audience was invited to call in their solutions. Celebrities also... See full summary »

The Dude Martin Show

Was a Country music show..

Sports for All

Panelists answered viewers' questions about the subject matter: fishing and hunting.

It Pays to Be Ignorant

A spoof of game shows.

Red Barber's Corner

Roller Derby

Family Affairs

The Squirrel's Nest

ABC 7 San Francisco

Draw Me a Laugh

Two cartoonists turn an idea into cartoon and caption with an audience panel choosing the funnier one. Folksinger Oscar Brand offered "singing captions."

ABC Barn Dance

One of the eariest prime-time television programs, this show originally started as the radio program "National Barn Dance," which began broadcasting all the way back in 1924. Hosted by ... See full summary »

Jazz Concert

Action Autographs

A series of fifteen-minute films sponsored by Bell & Howell Cameras to demonstrate to viewers the power of film to bring people into places and situations they would never have seen before.... See full summary »

Adventures in Jazz

Hosted by well-known disc-jockey Fred Robbins (and later Bill Williams), this show gave viewers a glimpse into the world of jazz. Showcasing the talents of some of the premier musicians and... See full summary »

Alice Pearce

Hosted by by noted comedienne Alice Pearce in the earliest days of the ABC network, this program offered viewers a mix of humor and music, provided by Pearce and her pianist partner Mark ... See full summary »

American Minstrels of 1949

A prime example of days when television was seen more as an extansion of the live stage, the program was essentially a vaudeville show performed in front of the cameras. Among the various ... See full summary »