{"id":21677,"date":"2016-08-06T07:55:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T11:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyesofageneration.com\/?p=21677"},"modified":"2021-02-11T11:27:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:27:10","slug":"dumont-television-network-historical-web-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/?p=21677","title":{"rendered":"August 6, 1956&#8230;The DuMont Network Goes Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 6, 1956&#8230;The DuMont Network Goes Dark<\/p>\n<p>In furthering television on a technical basis, DuMont brought a lot to the game, but financially, it had always been an uphill battle. Their deal with Paramount was always a problem, and without radio properties, they had no leverage with AT&amp;T. At the link is the story of the final years. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumontnetwork.com\/7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dumontnetwork.com\/7.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, here is how DuMont began to dismantle its network operations. On April 1, 1955, many of the entertainment programs on the network (including &#8220;Captain Video&#8221;, DuMont&#8217;s longest-running show) were dropped. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen&#8217;s last program aired a few weeks later, on April 26 (he would soon move to ABC).<\/p>\n<p>By May, only eight shows remained on the DuMont network, and the AT&amp;T coaxial-cable interconnection to DuMont affiliates in other cities was cancelled. Inexpensive programs like &#8220;It&#8217;s Alec Templeton Time&#8221; sustained what was left of the network during the summer months. A panel show called &#8220;What&#8217;s the Story&#8221; was the last regularly scheduled non-sports program on DuMont, with its final airing on September 23, 1955.<\/p>\n<p>After that date, DuMont reserved its &#8220;live&#8221; network feed for occasional sporting events. The last program of any kind on the DuMont Television Network was &#8220;Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena&#8221;, with Chris Schenkel on August 6, 1956, although this show continued locally on WABD in New York City. -Bobby Ellerbee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumontnetwork.com\/7.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"DuMont Television Network | Historical Web Site\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1477162660_217_DuMont-Television-Network-Historical-Web-Site.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/189359747768249\/posts\/1056001464437402\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 6, 1956&#8230;The DuMont Network Goes Dark In furthering television on a technical basis, DuMont brought a lot to the game, but financially, it had always been an uphill battle. Their deal with Paramount was always a problem, and without radio properties, they had no leverage with AT&amp;T. 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