Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC during 1949, returning during 1958, for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats.
Colgate Theatre | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 50 |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | 1949 |
The first edition, a live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from January 1949 to October 1949 at 9 p.m. ET and on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET from October 1949 to June 1950.[1]
The second series airing on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET consisted of filmed television pilots of unsold series,[2] and was a last-minute replacement for the quiz show Dotto, which ended August 12, 1958 due to accusations that it was rigged. Colgate Theatre served as a filler for the sponsor until The George Burns Show premiered on October 14, 1958. Bill Goodwin was host for the 1958 series.[3]
A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality".[4] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp", adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script".[4]