TeleTales #30…1955 Prime Time Schedule
In February of 1955, The Dumont Network ceased to exist and that left the Big Three…ABC, CBS and NBC. Here’s a look at what was on back then. Interesting that ABC and CBS ran their 15 minute network news shows at 7:15 while NBC stuck to it’s original 7:45 time.
Almost everything here was done from New York or on film, but I see a few live shows from Hollywood here…the 15 minute “Dinah Shore Show” was form KNBH, “The Red Skelton Show” was from Television City. The Johnny Carson variety show was from KNXT and “The Colgate Variety Hour” alternated between NYC and LA. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
Three stations and there’s nothing on
Does anyone miss “TV Guide”? I sure do. Now I have to go to the TV section on cable tv and wait for the boards to change. Once there it seems it doesn’t stay on any particular page very long. I miss the old days !!!!
I remember most of those shows. Dang…how did I get so fricken old??
Whoever runs this site, I love it. You’re so prolific, with such high quality posts (for a TV nerd like me) that I can’t even get to half of them. The phrase ‘Lenticular Kinescope’ sends shivers down my spine.
TV Guide is still published. I miss the local listings however.
Cool. Dad was on ABC at 9p on Saturday.
Lawrence Welk was from L.A. too. “And Dodge had a good time too!”
The Johnny Carson variety show. Do you mean “Who Do You Trust??” And who doesn’t love Dinah Shore. I’m going to dedicate my new Corvette to her SOMEDAY.
On this schedule at least one show originated outside the normal production centers. Ozark Jubilee originated it’s first 14 weeks from the KOMU-TV studio in Columbia, Missouri, before making its permanent move to Springfield, Mo.
Due to the football games originated from the University of Missouri, network programming could be originated onto the AT&T network (even through the KOMU studios sit in the middle of a cow pasture eight miles from the then-General Telephone central office).