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- 1 2 3 Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 1008. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ↑ "This Week -- Debuts, Highlights, Changes". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. February 5, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2022.