Television Playhouse

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Television Playhouse
Genre Anthology
Written by Robert Alan Aurthur
Paddy Chayefsky
Sumner Locke Elliott
Horton Foote
Joseph Liss
Tad Mosel
Harry Muheim
N. Richard Nash
David Shaw
Stewart Stern [1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time25 mins.
Original release
ReleaseDecember 4, 1947 (1947-12-04) –
April 11, 1948 (1948-04-11)

Television Playhouse is a half-hour American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC. The series aired from December 4, 1947 to April 11, 1948, generally appearing every third Sunday during its run. The program was in cooperation with the National Theater and Academy, a federally sponsored theater group, and featured live performances of plays, some of which were by well-known authors. [2]

Contents

The first presentation was The Last of My Solid Gold Watches by Tennessee Williams. Each episode featured actors and actresses who had not reached stardom. A wide variety of plays was presented on the program. Although short-lived, the "live play" format later became very popular during the early 1950s. [2]

The show was broadcast on Sundays from 8:40 to 9:10 p.m. Eastern Time. [2]

Another Television Playhouse would air in the 1950s (see The Philco Television Playhouse and Goodyear Television Playhouse ).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tashman, George (April 29, 1954). "Clickin' the Channels". Richmond Independent. p. 43. Retrieved December 15, 2025. "Two weeks ago last night the Television Playhouse, NBC's Sunday night, 9 p.m. drama entry, was named as a Peabody Award winner, thereby copping the top teievision award for dramatic shows. [...] Most of the scripts used on the Sunday night dramatic hour are written by Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Robert Alan Arthur, Tad Mosel, Harry Muheim, David Shaw, N. Richard Nash, Steven Stern, Joseph Liss, and Stewart Sumner Locke Elliot."
  2. 1 2 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. 1364. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved 2026-01-11.


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