Manhattan Spotlight is an American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.
| Manhattan Spotlight | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Charles Tranum (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | January 17, 1949 – April 20, 1951 |
Broadcast history edit
The series was a talk show ran from 1949 to 1951 hosted by Charles Tranum. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Monday through Friday at 7:30pm or 7:45pm ET on most DuMont affiliates.[1]
From December 1949 to June 1950, Easy Aces aired in the Wednesday 7:45pm slot. During the 1950-1951 season, the Hazel Scott, Joan Edwards, and Susan Raye shows all ran in the 7:45pm ET slot immediately after Manhattan Spotlight.
The series was cancelled in 1951, and DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
Bibliography edit
- 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
