Medical Horizons

Medical Horizons was a public affairs television series, focusing on advancements in medical technology, which aired on ABC from September 12, 1955 to March 5, 1956. The program, broadcast live, sometimes offered surgical scenes as well as information about new medical equipment.[1]

Medical Horizons
GenreDocumentary
Directed byFred Carney
StarringDon Goddard (host)
Quincy Howe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerFred Carney
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseSeptember 12, 1955 (1955-09-12) –
March 5, 1956 (1956-03-05)

The series was hosted for the first four episodes by Quincy Howe. He was replaced by Don Goddard, later a temporary ABC News anchorman. Medical Horizons ran on Monday evenings from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern. It aired opposite the CBS situation comedy December Bride, starring Spring Byington, and the NBC anthology series Robert Montgomery Presents.[2] After the 26-week prime time run, Medical Horizons switched to Sunday afternoons from September 1956 to June 9, 1957.[1]

Fred Carney was the producer and Robert "Bob" Foster was the director. Jay Raeben of the J. Walter Thompson agency was the writer. Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, in cooperation with the American Medical Association, sponsored the program.[3] The purpose of the program was to "bring to the attention of the public the contributions of the American health professions" (per "Cibascope," company newsletter, 1956).

Critical reception

A review of the November 14, 1955, episode in the trade publication Broadcasting found that broadcast lacking in interest. It began, "The dramatic and increasingly successful fight against tuberculosis managed to become a dull story ..."[3] The review also contained the comment, "Lines intended to reflect spontaneity instead came out as clumsy and plodding ..."[3]`

References
  1. Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, p. 762
  2. Alex McNeil, Total Television, appendix, network television schedule
  3. "Medical Horizons" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 21, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 10 April 2018.


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