The Big Idea (American TV series)

The Big Idea was a documentary TV series on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network which focused on modern inventions.

For other uses, see Big Idea (disambiguation).
The Big Idea
Presented byDonn Bennett (host)
Ray Wood (panelist)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 Minutes
Release
Original networkDuMont
Original releaseDecember 15, 1952 (1952-12-15) –
October 22, 1953 (1953-10-22)

Broadcast history

The Big Idea was a 30-minute program which aired on DuMont from December 15, 1952, to October 22, 1953. Donn Bennett was the host, and Ray Wood was a panelist.[1]

Episode status

As with many DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

See also

References
  1. DuMont historical website Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

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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