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The year 1946 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1946. The number of television programming was increasing after World War II.
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The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre is an American anthology series that aired live on NBC Mondays at 8 pm EST from September 27, 1948 to June 26, 1950. The program presented both news headlines and live dramatic performances of either original plays or works adapted for television from the stage. Sometimes the show was referred to as Chevrolet on Broadway or The Broadway Playhouse; particularly when the program was presenting an adapted stage work from New York City's theatre scene.
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- 1 2 3 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 214. ISBN 9780307483201 . Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Campus Hoopla". Variety. February 12, 1947. p. 28. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- 1 2 Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ↑ "Short Scannings". Billboard. January 11, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ Wilson, Earl (February 10, 1957). "Just Plain Actress". Independent Press-Telegram. California, Long Beach. p. 26. Retrieved August 31, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hood, John McDonald (2005). Selling the Dream: Why Advertising is Good Business. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 84. ISBN 9780275984359 . Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ "U. S. Rubber Takes Summer Tele Hiatus". Variety. July 9, 1947. p. 78. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
