Broadway Open House

Broadway Open House
As Dagmar rose to fame on Broadway Open House, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed her for the July 16, 1951 issue of Life.
GenreVariety show
Created bySylvester L. Weaver, Jr.
Presented byJerry Lester (1950–1951)
Morey Amsterdam (1950)
Dagmar (1951)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationsStudio 6H, NBC Studios
New York City
Running time60 minutes
Production companyNBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMay 29, 1950 (1950-05-29) –
August 24, 1951 (1951-08-24)
Related
The Tonight Show
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Jerry Lester, first host of Broadway Open House

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]

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 138.
  2. ^ McNeil, Alex. Total Television: a Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin, 1985.