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American TV series or program
Broadway Open House
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 (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]
^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.
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