Bride and Groom (TV series)

Robert Paige (left) and Frank Parker, hosts of Bride and Groom (1957)

Bride and Groom is a 1951–58 American daytime television series. It was originally broadcast on CBS from January 25, 1951 to October 9, 1953, and then moved to NBC for a run from December 1, 1953 to August 27, 1954. After a pause, the show returned on NBC from July 1, 1957 to January 10, 1958.[1] It could be considered an early reality series. The series presented marriages live on the air, but these couples were not put together for the purpose of the program. Couples who were intending to get married could apply to be married on the show. The CBS episodes aired in a 15-minute time-slot, with two commercial breaks.

The program was based on a radio series of the same name.[2]

In a 1957 news article, it was stated that the divorce rate of couples married on the show was lower than the national average.[3]

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 70. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ McMahon, Ed; Fisher, David (2001). For Laughing Out Loud: My Life and Good Times. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780759520738. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Bride and Groom Coming Back on Television Soon". Ellensburg Daily Record - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved 18 December 2014.