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| Broadway Open House | |
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 As Dagmar rose to fame on Broadway Open House, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed her for the July 16, 1951 issue of Life. | |
| Genre | Variety show |
| Created by | Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr. |
| Presented by | Jerry Lester (1950–1951) Morey Amsterdam (1950) Dagmar (1951) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio 6H, NBC Studios New York City |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | NBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 29, 1950 – August 24, 1951 |
| Related | |
| The Tonight Show | |
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Broadway Open House is network television's first late-night comedy-variety series.[1] It was telecast live on NBC from May 29, 1950, to August 24, 1951, airing weeknights from 11pm to midnight. One of the pioneering TV creations of NBC president Pat Weaver, it demonstrated the potential for late-night programming and led to the later development of The Tonight Show.[2]
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 138.
- ^ McNeil, Alex. Total Television: a Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin, 1985.