Better Living TV Theater

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Better Living TV Theater
StarringFischer Black (moderator)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network ABC (1953)
DuMont (1954)
ReleaseJune 21, 1953 (1953-06-21) 
August 29, 1954 (1954-08-29)

Better Living TV Theater is an American television documentary program originally broadcast on ABC and later on the DuMont Television Network. The documentary series, featuring moderator Fischer Black, debuted on June 20, 1953. [1] The ABC version was a summer replacement series which aired on Sunday afternoons. The final ABC broadcast occurred on August 16, 1953. [2]

Contents

On April 21, 1954, the DuMont Network began to air the series in prime time. Better Living TV Theater aired on Wednesday nights at 10:30 pm EST, until June, when the program was moved to Sunday nights. The final broadcast was on August 29, 1954. [3]

Episode status

One episode of this series survives at the Paley Center for Media. [4]

See also

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References

  1. "Premieres". Newsday (Nassau Edition). New York, Hempstead. June 20, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved September 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN   0-14-024916-8.
  3. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 128. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  4. "Better Living Television Theatre: From Every Mountain Top (Tv)". Paleycenter.org. Retrieved 2022-08-29.

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