Omnibus (American TV program)

Omnibus
Leonard Bernstein's debut appearance, 1954
GenreVariety
Developed byRobert Saudek and the Ford Foundation
Directed byAndrew McCullough (44 eps), Seymour Robbie (24), Charles S. Dubin (22), Bob Banner (16), Tad Danielewski (12), Elliot Silverstein (12), William A. Graham (10)
Presented byAlistair Cooke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8[1] or 9[2]
No. of episodes152
Production
Running time90 min in first five seasons or 60–90 min in later seasons
Production companiesFord Foundation
Robert Saudek Associates
Original release
NetworkCBS (4 seasons, 1952–1956)
ABC (1 season, 1956–1957)
NBC (3[1] seasons, 1957–1961) or 4[2])
ReleaseNovember 9, 1952 (1952-11-09) –
April 16, 1961 (1961-04-16)
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Omnibus was an American, commercially sponsored, educational variety television series.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Current was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time, Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946 to 2007. Ballantine. p. 1014.[need quotation to verify][ISBN missing]