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Manhattan Spotlight Format Talk show Starring Charles Tranum (host) Country of origin United States Production Running time 15 minutes Broadcast Original channel DuMont Original run January 17, 1949 – April 20, 1951 Manhattan Spotlight was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.
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Broadcast history
The series was a talk show ran from 1949 to 1951 hosted by Charles Tranum. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Monday through Friday at 7:30 PM on most DuMont affiliates.[1] During the 1950-1951 season, the Hazel Scott, Joan Edwards, and Susan Raye shows all ran in the 7:45 PM EST slot immediately after Manhattan Spotlight.
The series was cancelled in 1951, and DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
External links
Categories:- DuMont Television Network shows
- 1940s American television series
- 1950s American television series
- 1949 television series debuts
- 1951 television series endings
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