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CBS Television City: Studio 31, 1960

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CBS Television City: Studio 31, 1960

I’ve been meaning to post this since the great ‘Price Is Right’ videos a week or so ago. Although TPIR is done in Studio 33, 31 was a mirror image until the audience area was filled in 1961.

The audience capacity of each…31 and 33 was 347. The Net Total Production Area for each was 5,564 square feet…this is stage space. Both are 109 X 109 wall to wall. After the seats were taken out of 31, the Net Total Production Area went to 9,087 square feet.

In 1961, both were equipped with 5 Marconi Mark IV cameras each and the studios had the ability to operate 6 telecine banks and 4 video tape machines from their control rooms. The Television City phone number was Olive 1 – 2345. The extensions to the backstage phones were 311 for Studio 31 and 331 for Studio 33.

Color could be done from either studio using control rooms 41 or 43. Studio 41 had 3 RCA TK40s and 43 had 3 RCA TK41s.

Look at the size of this stage. Looks a lot smaller on television. Interesting to see the wear marks on the floor where most of the backdrops land. Enjoy and share!

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4 responses to “CBS Television City: Studio 31, 1960”

  1. Curtis R Anderson

    That’s interesting. In Hollywood, the “OLive 1” exchange is now known as 323-575. The ‘2345’ part stayed the same. It also amazes me how shows like The Price Is Right can make such great use of the stage space.

  2. David Fredericks

    Huge

  3. Mark Tipton

    Thanks for posting! LOVE shots and history like this, especially TV City, and NBC Burbank. What show came out of here after the seats were filled in? Those fab Twilight Zones done on tape, perhaps?

  4. Jacki Anker

    I remember the Carol Burnett Show being taped in Studio 33 in the 70s. I used to go whenever I could get access to a car

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