| Warner Bros. Presents | |
|---|---|
 Arleen Whelan and Lydia Reid in "Shadow on the Sand", 1955 | |
| Genre | Wheel series Anthology Documentary |
| Presented by | Gig Young |
| Theme music composer | Opening fanfare by Ray Heindorf main theme, "Dominque's Theme" from The Fountainhead, by Max Steiner[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William T. Orr |
| Producer | Roy Huggins |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 20, 1955 – May 22, 1956 |
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Warner Bros. Presents is the umbrella title for three series that were telecast as part of the 1955–56 season on ABC: Cheyenne, a new Western series that originated on Presents, and two based on classic Warner Bros motion picture properties, becoming Casablanca and Kings Row. The series ran from September 13, 1955, until September 4, 1956,[2] or September 11, 1956.[3]
While neither a critical nor popular success,[4] this wheel series is an historically important program. Perhaps most significantly, it is the first television program of any kind made by Warner Bros. It was also the original home of Cheyenne, the first hour-long television Western series and the first wholly original television series produced by a major Hollywood studio. It also allowed ABC, then a junior player in American television, to secure its first advertising contracts with commercial giants General Electric and tobacco company Liggett & Myers.[4]
- ^ Warner Brothers Presents at classicthemes.com
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 896. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 1096. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ a b Anderson, Christopher. "Warner Brothers Presents". Museum of Broadcast Communications edits. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2023.