Fireside Theater

Season 71949

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

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Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

First Aired
April 5, 1949
Last Aired
June 28, 1955
Runtime
1h 0min
Seasons
7
Episodes
142
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
NBC
Production
General Television Enterprises, Hal Roach Studios, NBC
Cast
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