Front Row Center

Front Row Center is an American variety show that aired on the DuMont Television Network Sundays at 7pm ET from March 25, 1949, to April 2, 1950.[1]

Front Row Center
GenreVariety
Directed byMilt Douglas
Fletcher Markle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerFletcher Markle
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
(March 1949June 1949)
60 minutes
(June 1949April 1950)
Release
Original networkDuMont Television Network
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseMarch 25, 1949 (1949-03-25) 
April 2, 1950 (1950-04-02)

The show was originally 30 minutes then expanded to 60 minutes. This was one of several DuMont network programs to start as a local show on one of its affiliates. The premiere episode featured Marilyn Maxwell in her TV debut. On April 9, 1950, DuMont replaced this show with Starlit Time in the same time slot.

There was also an hour-long TV series of the same name on CBS from 1955–56.

Episode status

Only one episode of the series survives, which is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]

See also

References

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
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