Your Witness (TV series)

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Your Witness
Genre dramatized court show
Starring Edmund Lowe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time24–26 minutes
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 19, 1949 (1949-09-19) –
1950 (1950)

Your Witness is an American dramatized court show [1] that aired on the ABC network from September 19, 1949, to September 26, 1950. The 30-minute program first aired on Mondays at 8 P.M. EST, then moved to Sundays at 9 P.M., and ended up on Wednesdays at 9 P.M. [2] It was based around real-life cases. [3]

Edmund Lowe starred in the program, which originated in Chicago [2] from WENR. [4]

Your Witness was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Live Show in 1950. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Reality Courtroom Series: 1949-2005" (PDF): 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2012.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 1145. ISBN   0-345-42923-0.
  3. ↑ Chun, Wendy Hui Kyong; Keenan, Thomas (2006). New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader. Psychology Press. p. 151. ISBN   978-0-415-94224-9 . Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "This Week -- Debuts, Highlights, Changes". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 4, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Your Witness". Emmy Awards. Television Academy. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.


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