Prime Time in the 50s

Prime Time in the 50s

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We interrupt this program to bring you this late-breaking bulletin: In the beginning, there was live TV. The migration from radio had begun. From Donna Reed's perfect family to Marshal Dillon and Joe Friday, from the Texaco Star Theater to You Bet Your Life to I Love Lucy, all across the country, Americans begin to build their routine around their favorite shows. A new lexicon is quickly established: TV Dinner. Sitcom. "To the moon, Alice." Soon, familiar faces like Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Groucho Marx are joined by "new" performers, and cowboys, spacemen, and loyal dogs and horses crowd the screen as the battle for ratings begins. A The Abbott and Costello Show
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Superman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
B Bachelor Father
Bonanza
C Candid Camera
Circus Boy
D Dennis the Menace
The Donna Reed Show
Dragnet
E The Ed Sullivan Show
F Father Knows Best
G Gunsmoke
H Have Gun, Will Travel
The Honeymooners
I I Love Lucy
J The Jack Benny Program
L Lassie
Leave It To Beaver
M Make Room for Daddy / The Danny Thomas Show
Mama
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Maverick
The Milton Berle Show
My Friend Flicka
P Perry Mason
R Rawhide
Red Skelton Show
The Rifleman
S Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
T This Is Your Life
Topper
Twenty-One
The Twilight Zone
U The Untouchables
W Wagon Train
What's My Line?
Wild Bill Hickok
The Wonderful World of Disney
Y You Bet Your Life
Your Show of Shows
Z Zorro
2>26 Men
6 >The $64,000 Question