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'''''The Drew Pearson Show''''' was an early American [[television program]] originally broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and later on the now defunct [[DuMont Television Network]]. The series ran from [[1952 in television|1952]] to [[1953 in television|1953]]. It was a [[Public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] program hosted by political [[columnist]] [[Drew Pearson (journalist)|Drew Pearson]].<ref name="McNeil">McNeil, Alex (1980). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.</ref>
'''''The Drew Pearson Show''''' was an American television program originally broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and later on the now defunct [[DuMont Television Network]]. The series ran from [[1952 in television|1952]] to [[1953 in television|1953]]. It was a [[Public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] program hosted by political [[columnist]] [[Drew Pearson (journalist)|Drew Pearson]].<ref name="McNeil">McNeil, Alex (1980). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-024916-8}}.</ref>


The program aired Sunday nights at 11 (Eastern Standard Time) on ABC. When the series moved to the DuMont network, it aired on Wednesday nights at 7:30. The series was cancelled in mid-March 1953.<ref name="BM">Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.</ref>
The program aired Sunday nights at 11 (Eastern Standard Time) on ABC.<ref name=BM/> It was sponsored by Carter Products.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 3, 1952 |page=16 |title=Network ... |url=https://archive.org/details/broadcastingtele43unse_0/page/n437/mode/1up |magazine=Broadcasting |access-date=January 14, 2024 }}</ref> When the series moved to the DuMont network, it aired on Wednesday nights at 7:30. The series was cancelled in mid-March 1953.<ref name="BM">Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia: [[Temple University Press]], 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
*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
*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
*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}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0324790|title=The Drew Pearson Show}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0324790|title=The Drew Pearson Show}}
*[http://www.dumonthistory.tv/a1.html DuMont historical website]
*[https://dumonthistory.com/a1.html DuMont historical website]


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Latest revision as of 22:09, 2 February 2024

The Drew Pearson Show
StarringDrew Pearson (host)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time15 minutes (inc. ads)
Original release
NetworkABC (May–November 1952)
DuMont (December 1952-March 1953)
ReleaseMay 4, 1952 (1952-05-04) –
March 18, 1953 (1953-03-18)

The Drew Pearson Show was an American television program originally broadcast on ABC and later on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1952 to 1953. It was a public affairs program hosted by political columnist Drew Pearson.[1]

The program aired Sunday nights at 11 (Eastern Standard Time) on ABC.[2] It was sponsored by Carter Products.[3] When the series moved to the DuMont network, it aired on Wednesday nights at 7:30. The series was cancelled in mid-March 1953.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
  3. ^ "Network ..." Broadcasting. November 3, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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