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- ↑ "CBS Surprises, Goes Outside For 'Studio'". Billboard. November 5, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 14. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Radio and Television: Peabody Awards Presented at Hotel Roosevelt -- Two Video Shows Are Honored" . The New York Times. April 22, 1949. p. 46. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Radio and Television: C. B. S. Video Network to Offer Tuesdays 'Actor's Studio,' Dropped by A. B. C." . The New York Times. October 29, 1949. p. 28. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Dramatic Shows". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 27, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ Hawes, William (November 16, 2015). Live Television Drama, 1946-1951. McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-4766-0849-5 . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- 1 2 "Tele Follow-up Comment". Variety. January 12, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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- ↑ "Radio and Television: ' Actors' Studio' Returns to ABC Video Chain Sept. 28 With 'The Canterville Ghost'" . The New York Times. September 20, 1949. p. 58. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
