List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recover the silver content of the film prints. Most of whatever survived was later loaded onto three trucks and dumped into Upper New York Bay in the mid-1970s. Since then, there has been extensive research on which DuMont programs have episodes extant.
Due to the possibilities that various unknown collectors may be in possession of programs and/or episodes not listed here, and that the sources below may actually hold more than what is listed, this list is very likely incomplete.
For a list of program series aired on DuMont, see List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network.
Held by the [UCLA Film and Television Archive]
- A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 – special shown on March 28, 1955
- The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episode
- All About Baby – three episodes
- The Bigelow Theatre – nine episodes, including October 4, 1951 and series finale from December 27)
- Boxing From Eastern Parkway – 30 episodes, ranging from December 1, 1952 to October 26, 1953
- Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena – five episodes
- Boxing With Dennis James – three episodes from 1949–1950, possibly including episodes of Boxing From Jamaica Arena, Amateur Boxing Fight Club or Boxing From Sunnyside Gardens
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers – 24 episodes, ranging from at least 1949–1953
- Cavalcade of Stars – 15 episodes, ranging from September 1949 to October 26, 1951
- Cavalcade of Bands - 1 episode from September 4, 1951 with Charlie Spivak and Orch., The Haydens, Morey Amsterdam, The Mello-Larks, Bob Hammond’s Birds, others.
- Champagne and Orchids – two episodes
- Charlie Wild, Private Detective – two episodes
- Colonel Humphrey Flack – 12 episodes, ranging from October 14, 1953 to February 9, 1954
- Concert Tonight – one episode from 1954 and one from 1953. The latter aired on WGN on December 3, 1953, though it's unclear when it aired over the network.
- Cosmopolitan Theatre - one episode from October 23, 1951, "Reward, One Million".
- Dark of Night – one episode
- Doorway to Fame – two episodes
- Eloise Salutes the Stars - one episode from Jan. 4, 1952, featuring guest Elsa Maxwell.
- Front Page Detective – 17 episodes
- Front Row Center – one episode from 1949
- Georgetown University Forum – one episode
- The Goldbergs – 71 restored episodes, including DuMont, available on DVD
- The Growing Paynes – one episode from 1949
- Gruen Playhouse – two episodes
- Guide Right – 18 episodes
- Happy's Party - a 10 minute segment from February 5, 1955. WDTV went to KDKA only a few days prior, and the show was long off the network by this point, but it's the only surviving example of the program.
- International Playhouse – 12 episodes
- Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop – one episode
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review – three episodes, one of which features Wernher von Braun
- Joseph Schildkraut Presents – one episode ; another six episodes, ranging from December 4, 1951 to April 23, 1952, are from the earlier ABC series Personal Appearance Theatre, which also featured Schildkraut and may have been shown on DuMont stations
- Kids and Company – one episode, one of the very few surviving daytime DuMont broadcasts; while host Johnny Olson states that the program is going on a ten-week hiatus. Featured is Kid of the Year, Jimmy Carrick.
- Life Is Worth Living – four episodes
- The Magic Cottage – two episodes
- Major Dell Conway of The Flying Tigers - 20 episodes from the series run.
- Marge and Jeff – 27 episodes, one excerpt
- Melody Street – two episodes, one excerpt
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – 48 episodes, ranging from November 21, 1949 to August 31, 1950.
- Newsweek Views the News – two episodes
- Not for Publication – 12 episodes, including shows ranging from May 13, 1951 to April 15, 1952
- The Original Amateur Hour – three episodes, one excerpt
- Pantomime Quiz – two episodes, plus a larger amount of CBS episodes
- – live television play aired November 14, 1951
- The Paul Dixon Show – one episode
- Pulse of the City – three episodes from 1953
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – 37 episodes, ranging from 1951–1954
- Star Time – four episodes, one excerpt
- Time For Reflection - one episode from December, 1950
- The Stranger – two episodes
- The Ted Steele Show – one episode
- This Is Music – two episodes
- Top 12 Business Leaders
- The Vincent Lopez Show – one episode from 1950
- Window on the World – one episode
- Wisdom of the Ages – one episode
- You Asked for It – two episodes
Held by the [Paley Center for Media]
- 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 – 18 episodes of the 19-show run, including the January 28 premiere and June 3 finale
- And Everything Nice – one episode from 1949
- At Home With Billie Burke – one episode
- Better Living TV Theater – one episode
- The Big Issue – one episode
- Blind Date – one episode
- The Cases of Eddie Drake – one episode, "Sleep Well, Angel"
- Cavalcade of Stars – 17 episodes, possibly more
- Charlie Wild, Private Detective – four episodes, possibly five
- Colonel Humphrey Flack – two episodes
- Court of Current Issues – 14-minute fragment
- Dollar a Second – one episode
- The Ernie Kovacs Show/The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal – one episode ; although only airing on flagship station WABD, at least one major historian considers it a DuMont program since the network intended to broadcast it nationally, a plan that came just months before the network's collapse.
- Flight to Rhythm – two episodes
- The Growing Paynes – four episodes, possibly five
- Guide Right – two episodes
- Hold That Camera – one episode
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review – eight episodes, ranging from September 18, 1951 to February 2, 1953
- Kids and Company – two episodes
- Marge and Jeff – four episodes from 1954
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – two episodes
- New York Times Youth Forum – one episode
- Once Upon a Tune – three episodes from 1951, including May 8
- Opera Cameos – eight episodes, including December 13, 1953 and March 12, 1955
- Operation Success – two episodes from 1948
- Photographic Horizons – one episode
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – seven episodes, including November 15, 1953
- Stop the Play – one episode
- Swing Into Sports – one episode of series on WABD
- This Is Music – two episodes
Held by the [Museum of Broadcast Communications]
- The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episode
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen – one episode
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers – two episodes
- Cavalcade of Stars – one episode
- Don McNeill's Breakfast Club – two episodes
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review – one episode
- Kids and Company – one episode
- Life Is Worth Living – five episodes
- Miss U.S. Television Grand Finals – special aired September 30, 1950
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – five episodes
- Public Prosecutor – one episode
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – one episode
- Sense and Nonsense – one episode ; sources indicate that this was a local series aired on WABD
- Sports Showcase – one episode
- They Stand Accused – one episode
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episode
- Twenty Questions – one episode
- Washington Journal – one episode
Held by the [Library of Congress]
- The Admiral Broadway Revue – three half-hour segments
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen – one episode
- The Alan Dale Show – one episode
- The Armed Forces Hour – two 15-minute segments
- The Arthur Murray Party – one hour-long episode, one half-hour episode, and four half-hour segments
- The Bigelow Theatre – one CBS episode from February 11, 1951, may have aired on DuMont during the fall of 1951
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers – one episode
- Cavalcade of Stars – one full Gleason episode and three segments
- Chance of a Lifetime – one episode
- Dilemma – one episode
- Easy Aces – one episode
- Eloise Salutes the Stars – two episodes, weekly series hosted by Eloise McElhone
- Fashions on Parade – two episodes
- Flash Gordon – two episodes, "Escape into Time" and "The Witch of Neptune"
- Hold That Camera – one episode
- It's a Small World – one episode from 1953
- Life Begins at Eighty – two episodes
- Life Is Worth Living – six episodes
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – two half-hour segments
- Night Editor – entire series
- The Old American Barn Dance – three episodes
- Pentagon Washington – one episode
- The Plainclothesman – one episode
- Rebound – two episodes
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – two episodes
- Sports for All – one episode
- Star Time – five half-hour segments
- Stars on Parade – two episodes
- Steve Randall – four episodes from 1952
- They Stand Accused – one episode
- Twenty Questions – one episode
- What's the Story – one episode, featuring interviews with Allen B. DuMont and Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
- Who's Who With Wendy Barrie – one episode
Held by TV4U
Note: Only one episode of the following.
- The Admiral Broadway Revue – one episode
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers – one episode
- The Cases of Eddie Drake – one episode
- Cavalcade of Stars – one episode
- Don McNeill's Breakfast Club – one episode
- Front Page Detective – one episode
- Hold That Camera – one episode
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – one episode
- Okay, Mother – one episode
- Rebound – one episode
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – one episode
- Sense and Nonsense – one episode
- Star Time – one episode
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episode
- Twenty Questions – one episode
Held by the [Internet Archive]
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen – four episodes
- The Arthur Murray Show – half a 60-minute episode with Reginald Gardiner and Lily Ann Carol
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers – four episodes
- Cavalcade of Stars – two episodes hosted by Jerry Lester and several hosted by Jackie Gleason
- Flash Gordon – twelve episodes, ranging from October 1, 1954 to June 24, 1955
- Front Page Detective – one episode
- The Goldbergs – 22 episodes from 1954, ranging from May 4 to the October 19 network finale
- Hold That Camera – one episode
- Jazz Party – three episodes --the continuation, on the NTA Film Network, of a WABD series, Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review – six episodes
- Kids and Company – one episode
- Life Is Worth Living – one episode, discussing angels
- Man Against Crime – "Murder in the Rough" and "Murder Mountain"
- Miss U.S. Television Grand Finals – special aired September 30, 1950
- The Morey Amsterdam Show – two episodes
- Okay, Mother – one episode
- The Old American Barn Dance – seven episodes from Summer 1953
- On Your Way – one episode
- Public Prosecutor – "The Case of the Comic-Strip Murder" and "The Case of the Man Who Wasn't There"
- Rocky King, Inside Detective – four episodes
- The School House – one episode
- Sense and Nonsense – one episode
- Steve Randall – one episode
- They Stand Accused – one episode
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – one episode
- Twenty Questions – one episode
- You Asked for It – at least four episodes from 1951 ; the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows
Held by others
- Concert Tonight – one episode held by the Peabody Award collection
- Jazz Party – three episodes at YouTube
- The Johns Hopkins Science Review – most of the DuMont series survives at the Johns Hopkins University archives.
- Keep Posted – one episode from 1952 held by the Peabody Award collection
- Life Is Worth Living –a large number held by Diocese of Rochester Archives, nearly the complete run of the series.
- Man Against Crime – 28 episodes available on DVD
- Meet the Boss – one episode held by the Peabody Award collection
- NFL on DuMont – highlight footage from a sideline camera, without audio, from the 1953 NFL Championship Game; also limited highlights from week 1 and week 6 Saturday Night Football games on YouTube
- Off the Record – one episode from WTTG with Art Lamb and Aletha Agee at YouTube
- Pro Football Highlights / Time for Football — two episodes at YouTube, this also includes limited game footage from NFL on DuMont games
- Studio 57 – entire series is very likely held by Universal Television. Unlike most DuMont series, it was produced directly on film by an outside production company, whose successor renewed the copyrights to the episodes, including those aired on DuMont, which may confirm their existence.
- This Is the Life – one episode at YouTube
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet – unknown number held by Wade Williams Productions
- Twenty Questions – one episode held by DePauw University and at YouTube
- The Wendy Barrie Show – one episode at YouTube featuring Jack Shaindlin as guest
- Other shows at YouTube.
- Archivist Ira Gallen has an unknown number of DuMont network broadcasts.
- The estate of Dennis James may own a substantial amount of programming with him as host ; James kept an archive with samples of his work as a résumé supplement during his lifetime.
- WWE has footage of DuMont wrestling matches held in the New York/Washington D.C. area, which is from WWE's direct corporate predecessor, Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The McMahon family, owners of the then-CWC, archived this footage on their own and not through DuMont.
- More DuMont-era wrestling footage has turned up with a collector in Japan.
- Several shows at Dailymotion
- A Roku channel, Days of DuMont, streams over 100 shows upgraded to 1080p, many with improved audio.