List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
This is a list of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network, which operated in the United States from 1942 to 1956. All regularly scheduled programs which were aired on the DuMont network are listed below, regardless of whether they originated at DuMont. Some DuMont network series were actually broadcast from Baltimore's WAAM-TV, Chicago's WGN-TV, Cincinnati's WCPO-TV, or Philadelphia's WFIL. These stations were not DuMont-owned stations but were affiliated with the network. Programs which aired on the DuMont network but originated from affiliate stations are noted in this list.
Some DuMont programs were produced by other networks but aired on DuMont. For example, Play the Game was produced by ABC, but aired on DuMont since ABC had no network until 1948. The Admiral Broadway Revue aired on both NBC and DuMont at the same time, as did Man Against Crime. Pick the Winner aired on both CBS and DuMont. Some programs, such as Flash Gordon aired both in syndication and on DuMont. These exceptions are noted in the list.
Programs produced at DuMont facilities but which aired on other networks, such as CBS's The Honeymooners, are not included in this list. Also not included in this list are the numerous local programs seen on individual DuMont stations, Paramount television series, and programs created by successor companies. See those articles for programs produced or aired by those companies.
A timeline of DuMont network programs appears at the end of this list. For a list of surviving DuMont programs, see List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts.
A
- A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 - closed-circuit fundraising appeal sponsored by American National Theater and Academy and CARE, seen in 31 theaters nationwide on 28 March 1955
- Adlai Stevenson Speech From Salt Lake City - telecast of a speech by presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, hosted by U.S. Representative from Utah Walter K. Granger
- The Admiral Broadway Revue
- Adventure Playhouse
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventures of Oky Doky
- The Al Morgan Show
- The Alan Dale Show
- All About Baby
- Amanda - daytime musical series, aired 12noon to 12:15pm ET, starring Amanda Randolph
- Amateur Boxing Fight Club
- And Everything Nice
- The Armed Forces Hour
- Army-McCarthy Hearings
- Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party see Jazz Party
- The Arthur Murray Party
- At Home With Billie Burke
- Author Meets the Critics
B
- Battle of the Ages
- Better Living TV Theater
- The Big Idea
- The Big Issue
- Big Town - a.k.a.City Assignment
- The Bigelow Theatre a.k.a.The Bigelow-Sanford Theatre and Hollywood Half Hour
- Bingo at Home - hosted by Monty Hall on WABD
- Birthplace of Television and the DuMont Story
- Blind Date - a.k.a.Your Big Moment
- Bowling Headliners
- Boxing From Eastern Parkway
- Boxing From Jamaica Arena
- Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena - the last DuMont series to go off the air
- Boxing From Sunnyside Gardens
- Broadway to Hollywood - a.k.a.Headline Clues
C
- Café de Paris
- Camera Headlines
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers
- The Cases of Eddie Drake
- Cash and Carry
- Cavalcade of Bands
- Cavalcade of Stars
- Champagne and Orchids
- Chance of a Lifetime
- Charade Quiz
- Charlie Wild, Private Detective
- Chez Paree Revue hosted by Russ Reed
- Chicago Symphony
- Chicagoland Mystery Players
- A Christmas Carol - special aired December 25, 1947, with John Carradine, David Carradine, and Eva Marie Saint
- Cinema Varieties
- City Assignment - reruns of CBS series Big Town aired on DuMont under this title
- Coaxial Cable Opening - special, aired 8:30pm to 11pm EST on all four TV networks of opening of East-Midwest cable, with first hour broadcast by WDTV in Pittsburgh
- Colonel Humphrey Flack
- Concert Tonight
- Cosmopolitan Theatre
- Counterpoint
- Country Style
- Court of Current Issues
- Crawford Mystery Theatre
- Cross Question
- Cut
D
- Dark of Night
- The Delora Bueno Show
- Dinner Date
- Dollar a Second
- Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
- Doorway to Fame
- The Dotty Mack Show
- Down You Go
- Drama at Eight
- The Drew Pearson Show
- DuMont Evening News
- DuMont Royal Theater
- The DuMont Story
- Durkee Story Theatre
E
- Easy Aces
- Elder Michaux
- Eloise Salutes the Stars - weekly series Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET on 8-station network, including WABD hosted by Eloise McElhone, host of Quick on the Draw
- The Ernie Kovacs Show - late-night talk show
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre - last series produced by the network, aired on WABD
F
- The Face of the War
- The Family Genius
- Famous Fights From Madison Square Garden
- Famous Jury Trials
- Faraway Hill
- Fashions on Parade
- Feature Theatre
- The Fisher Family
- Fishing and Hunting Club
- Flash Gordon
- Flight to Rhythm
- Follow That Man
- Football News
- Football Sidelines
- Football This Week
- Front Page Detective
- Front Row Center
- Frontier Theatre
G
- The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong
- Gamble on Love
- Georgetown University Forum
- Golf Instruction, with Phil Galvano
- Gold Medal Movies
- The Goldbergs
- The Growing Paynes
- Gruen Playhouse
- Guess What?
- Guide Right
H
- Hands of Murder
- Happy's Party
- Have a Heart
- The Hazel Scott Show
- Headline Clues
- Highway to the Stars
- Hold That Camera
- Hollywood Half Hour
- Hollywood Off Beat
- Hollywood Preview - hosted by Conrad Nagel
- Hotel Broadway
I
- I.N.S. Telenews
- The Igor Cassini Show
- The Ilona Massey Show
- Inside Detective
- Inside Photoplay
- International Playhouse
- It's Alec Templeton Time
- It's a Business
- It's a Small World - travel show
J
- The Jack Eigen Show - Thursdays 7:45 to 8pm ET
- Jacqueline Susann's Open Door
- Jazz Party
- Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop
- The Joan Edwards Show
- Johnny Jupiter
- Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review
- Joseph Schildkraut Presents
K
- The Kathi Norris Show
- Keep Posted
- Key to the Ages
- Key to the Missing
- Kids and Company
- King Cole's Birthday Party
- Know Your New York
L
- Ladies Before Gentlemen
- Ladies' Date
- The Laytons
- Let's Play the Game
- Life Begins at Eighty
- Life Is Worth Living
- Light's Diamond Jubilee - two-hour special sponsored by General Electric aired 24 October 1954 on all four TV networks, directed by King Vidor, William Wellman, Roy Rowland, Christian Nyby, Norman Taurog, Alan Handley, and Bud Yorkin, and produced by David O. Selznick
- Look Upon a Star
- Love Story
M
- The Magic Cottage
- Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers
- Man Against Crime
- Manhattan Spotlight
- Marge and Jeff
- Marquee Theater
- Mary Kay and Johnny
- Meet the Boss
- Meet Your Congress
- Melody Street
- Miss U.S. Television Grand Finals
- Monday Night Fights from St. Nicholas Arena
- Monodrama Theater - late-night program, possibly local on WABD only
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
- Morgan Beatty and the News
- The Most Important People
- Music From Chicago
- The Music Show
- Mystery Is My Business
- Mystery Theater
N
- NBA on DuMont
- The Needle Shop - 15-minute show at 2:30pm ET on WABD
- New York Times Youth Forum
- News Gal
- Newsweek Views the News
- NFL on DuMont
- Night Editor
- Nine Thirty Curtain
- Not for Publication
O
- Off the Record - Tuesdays at 7pm ET, 30 minutes, only lasted two episodes
- Okay, Mother
- Old American Barn Dance
- On Your Way
- Once Upon a Tune
- One Man's Experience
- One Minute Please
- One Woman's Experience
- The O'Neills
- Open Door
- Opera Cameos
- Operation Information
- Operation Success
- The Original Amateur Hour
-
P
- Pantomime Quiz
- The Paul Dixon Show
- Pentagon a.k.a. Pentagon Washington
- Personal Appearance Theatre
- The Pet Shop
- Photographic Horizons
- Photoplay Time
- Pick the Winner
- The Plainclothesman
- Play the Game
- Playroom
- The Power of Women
- Pro Football Highlights a.k.a.Football News
- Pro Wrestling From Chicago
- Program Playhouse
- Public Prosecutor
- Pulse of the City
Q
- Quick on the Draw
R
- Rebound - series produced by Bing Crosby, was on ABC, known as Counterpoint in syndication
- Report Card for Parents
- Rhythm Rodeo
- Rocky King, Detective
- The Roy Doty Show - children's show on Sunday mornings, hosted by cartoonist Roy Doty
- Royal Playhouse
- Rumpus Room
- Russ Hodges' Scoreboard
S
- Saturday Night at the Garden
- The School House
- Scoreboard
- Screen Mystery
- The Secret Files of Captain Video - Saturday morning spinoff of Captain Video
- Serving Through Science
- Shadow of the Cloak
- Small Fry Club
- Spin the Picture
- Sports for All
- Sports Showcase - one episode at Museum of Broadcast Communications, unclear if network or local series
- Stage Entrance - hosted by columnist Earl Wilson
- Stage a Number
- The Stan Shaw Show - daytime show 11am to 12noon ET
- Star Time
- Starlit Time
- Stars on Parade
- Steve Randall starring Melvyn Douglas on DuMont then CBS
- Stop the Play
- Story Theater
- The Stranger
- The Strawhatters
- Studio 57
- Summer in the Park
- Summer Night Theater
- The Susan Raye Show
- Swing Into Sports
T
- Take the Break - daytime disc jockey program debuted 2 July 1951 ran to 1953, shown on WABD and WAAM, not known if shown on other DuMont stations
- Talent Jackpot
- The Talent Shop
- Talk Fast, Mister - one-hour drama filmed by RKO Radio Pictures at their RKO-Pathe studio in NYC, first TV show filmed by a Hollywood studio
- The Ted Steele Show
- Teen Time Tunes
- Television Fashions
- Thrills and Chills from Everywhere
- They Stand Accused
- They're Off
- This Is the Life - also known as The Fisher Family, later on both DuMont and ABC
- This Is Music
- Through Wendy's Window
- Time for Reflection
- Time Will Tell
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
- Top 12 Business Leaders - at the UCLA Film and Television Archive
- Trash or Treasure a.k.a.Treasure Hunt
- TV Department Store - daytime show aired at 11:30 am ET
- TV Shopper - daytime show, aired at 10:30am ET
- Twenty Questions
- The Twinkle in Your Eye - DuMont network pilot show on expectant mothers
V
- The Vincent Lopez Show
- A Visit With the Armed Forces
W
- The Walter Compton News
- Washington Exclusive
- Washington Report
- The Week in Religion
- The Wendy Barrie Show
- Western Movie
- What's It Worth?
- What's the Story? - last non-sports series on DuMont
- What's Your Bid?
- Where Was I?
- Who's Who With Wendy Barrie
- Window on the World
- Windy City Jamboree
- Wisdom of the Ages
- With This Ring
- A Woman to Remember
- Wrestling From Columbia Park Arena - hosted by Dennis James
- Wrestling From Jamaica Arena - hosted by Dennis James
- Wrestling From Marigold - NWA wrestling from Marigold Arena in Chicago, continued on WGN-TV until 1957
- Wrestling From Sunnyside Gardens
Y
- You Asked for It
- Your Big Moment
- Your Story Theatre - DuMont, Nov 1950-May 1951, then NBC Jun-Sept 1951
- Your School Reporter - produced by Hal Cooper
- Your Television Babysitter - produced by Hal Cooper
- Your Television Shopper
- Youth Forum
- Youth on the March
Timeline of programs