- The Hazel Scott Show
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show_name = The Hazel Scott Show
caption =
format =Music
runtime = 15 minutes
creator =
starring =Hazel Scott (host)
country = USA
network = DuMont
first_aired =July 3 ,1950
last_aired =September 29 ,1950
num_episodes =
imdb_id = 0324844"The Hazel Scott Show" was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct
DuMont Television Network . The series ran during the summer of 1950, and is most notable for being the first U.S. network television series to be hosted by a Black woman.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows" (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.] McNeil, Alex. "Total Television". Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.]History
"The Hazel Scott Show" was a 15-minute-long musical program hosted by pianist and singer
Hazel Scott , who would performshow tune s and other numbers live on the show. Scott was no stranger to performing before she began appearing on the program: she had appeared in nightclubs, on radio and television programs, on Broadway, and in five feature films. The program, produced and distributed by the DuMont network, aired Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:45 to 8 PM on most DuMont affiliates.Trinidad -born Hazel Scott was described as a "novelty on the entertainment scene",Bogle, Donald (2001). "Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television". Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 520 p. ISBN 0374127204 [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/bogle-blues.html Excerpt] ] and the series was well-received by critics; "Variety" wrote: "Hazel Scott has a neat little show in this modest package. [The] most engaging element [...] is the Scott personality, which is dignified, yet relaxed, and versatile."Despite critical acclaim and decent
Hooper Ratings , the series was cancelled after just a few months. OnJune 22 1950 , Scott's name had appeared in "Red Channels ", an anti-Communist publication which named supposed Communist sympathizers. Although Scott appeared before theHouse Un-American Activities Committee onSeptember 22 and vehemently denied the charges, "The Hazel Scott Show" found itself without a sponsor.The DuMont network cancelled the series just one week later. The final network telecast was on
September 29 1950 . The network replaced the series with "The Susan Raye Show ".Footnotes
References
* McNeil, Alex. "Total Television". Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
* Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows" (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.External links
*imdb title|id=0324844|title=The Hazel Scott Show
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