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Broadcast network · 1940–1949

NBC in the 1940s

28 shows premiered on NBC in the 1940s, in order of premiere.

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
PremiereShowYearsSeasonsEpisodesGenreCreated by
Jun 3Winner Take All1946–1952—1,952—Mark Goodson
Jun 9Geographically Speaking19461——
Jun 30Lights Out1946–19524160Thriller
Nov 1You Are an Artist1946–19501——
Nov 17Television Screen Magazine1946–1949——Talk show
—You Bet Your Life1947–196114529Game show
May 7Kraft Television Theatre1947–195811587Anthology
May 21In the Kelvinator Kitchen1947–1948———
Oct 5Ford Theatre1947–19575195Anthology
Oct 13Kukla, Fran and Ollie1947–1957———Burr Tillstrom
Nov 6Meet the PressNews program1947701,414Public affairsMartha Rountree, Lawrence Spivak
Nov 18Mary Kay and Johnny1947–1950——SitcomMary Kay Stearns
Dec 4Television Playhouse1947–19481—Anthology
Dec 8Americana1947–194924Game show
Dec 27Howdy Doody1947–1960——Children'sE. Roger Muir
—The Brighter Day1948–1962——Soap operaIrna Phillips
Feb 16NBC Nightly News with Tom LlamasNews program1948–1956—4,029NewsReuven Frank
Apr 22Barney Blake, Police Reporter1948113Drama
Sep 27The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre1948–1950282Anthology
Oct 3The Philco Television Playhouse1948–19558265Anthology
Dec 9Who Said That?1948–1955——Game show
—Martin Kane, Private Eye1949–1954——Crime fiction
—The Hank McCune Show1949–195016Sitcom
Jan 21Your Show Time1949126Anthology
Apr 5Fireside Theater1949–19587268Drama
Jun 6It Pays to Be Ignorant1949–19743——
Jul 4Colgate Theatre1949–1958—50Anthology
Sep 16The Big Story1949–19589349Anthology