Television Screen Magazine

Television Screen Magazine
Genre	Talk show
Starring	Bob Haymes; John McCaffery; Millicent Fenwick; Ray Forrest; Alan Scott; George F. Putnam
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	17 November 1946 –; 13 July 1949

Television Screen Magazine, also known as TV Screen Magazine, is an NBC Television Network series which debuted 17 November 1946, airing Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET, and ended on July 23, 1949.[1]

Participants

Hosts and panelists included Bob Haymes, John McCaffery, Millicent Fenwick, Ray Forrest, Alan Scott, and George F. Putnam.[2] The series later moved to Saturdays at 8:30pm ET.[3]

Format

Described as "an early version of 60 Minutes",[4] the program featured a magazine-type format with various subjects and guests. The Police Athletic League Chorus was featured on the first episode, and "Walter Law and his stamp collection was an early favorite."[2]

According to some sources, as the series aired during the early days of live television, very few famous people agreed to appear on the series.[5]

Episode status

While it is unclear if any episodes survive of this series, it is certain that none of the 1946 episodes survive, as NBC did not start kinescoping its programs until 1947, and even then only a few series were recorded.

An audio recording of the live TV broadcast of September 14, 1948 from WNBT-TV in New York City is listed as archived in the SONIC Catalogue of Library of Congress. The audio recording features a news recap, followed by interviews with an Irish beauty queen and a horseback rider, among others.

References

Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. p. 504. ISBN 9780879728212. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1364. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
CTVA website, 1948-1949 US network television schedule
Rowan, Terry (2012). WOrld War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide. Lulu.com. p. 467. ISBN 9781105586026. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
IMDB entry

External links

Television Screen Magazine at IMDB

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[guspc-1] Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. p. 504. ISBN 9780879728212. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[cd-2] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1364. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[3] CTVA website, 1948-1949 US network television schedule

[4] Rowan, Terry (2012). WOrld War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide. Lulu.com. p. 467. ISBN 9781105586026. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[5] IMDB entry