TV Shows released in 1949

The Aldrich Family

81/100

Based on a popular radio show, this middle-class-American-family comedy is built around the life of the Aldrich family of Elm Street, Centerville and particularly focuses on the adventures ... See full summary »

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

63/100

Arthur Godfrey and his Friends entertained the audience with many skits and Musical numbers. The show was live, and Godfrey often did away with the script and improvised. He refused to ... See full summary »

Super Circus

70/100

Believe It or Not

71/100

The first season, beginning in March 1949, featured Robert L. Ripley sitting in a "living room" recounting tales of strange stories. Ripley died on 27 May and was replaced by Robert St. ... See full summary »

Come Dancing

66/100

Exhibition dancing series.

Mr. I. Magination

72/100

Music and the Spoken Word

88/100

For more than eight decades, nearly the lifetime of radio, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has presented a weekly program - Music and the Spoken Word - without interruption, giving voice to ... See full summary »

The Fred Waring Show

87/100

Standard musical show featuring Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. During the 1949-50 season, there was a dance contest titled Video Ballroom.

The Silver Theatre

88/100

The teleplays normally concerned the various aspects of romance.

One Man's Family

83/100

This soap opera was the TV version of the radio serial that had begun in 1932. It tells the story of San Francisco banker Henry Barbour and his family, i.e., Paul, the eldest son; Hazel, ... See full summary »

The Herb Shriner Show

90/100

Your Show Time

78/100

Filmed dramas of famous literary short stories by authors such as Guy de Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc.

The Admiral Broadway Revue

80/100

A comedy/variety show featuring the early performances of Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

The Magic Clown

73/100

A Saturday morning kids show featuring a clown doing magic tricks.

Fireball Fun-For-All

82/100

A lively comedy series. It was short-lived, but stars Olsen and Johnson continued to work on television variety shows during the 1950s.

The Voice of Firestone

97/100

This show started on radio in 1928 and migrated to TV in 1949. Most of the shows featured grand opera but on occasion, popular singers were also guests.

That Wonderful Guy

58/100

Franklin Westbrook is a snooty theater critic who relishes showing disdain for everything. Midwestern Harold is his eager valet who thinks his job will help him become a successful actor and become more worldly.

The Charlie Chester Show

52/100

These Are My Children

70/100

One of the first television soap operas, this show focused on an immigrant Irish family who lived in a boarding house in Chicago.

20 Questions

62/100