The Joan Edwards Show
| The Joan Edwards Show | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Joan Edwards |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | July 4 – October 24, 1950 |
The Joan Edwards Show is an American television variety show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network[1] July 4, 1950 – October 24, 1950.[2]
Broadcast history
Hosted by singer Joan Edwards, the show aired Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:45 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time,[3] alternating with The Hazel Scott Show which premiered on July 3, 1950 and was in the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (Beginning on October 2, 1950,[4] The Susan Raye Show was a replacement for The Hazel Scott Show, after Scott was accused of being a Communist in the newsletter Red Channels.)[5]
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
Production
Martin Goodman produced the series, and Dick Sandwick was the director.[2]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1950-51 United States network television schedule
References
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 535.
- ^ a b 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. 433. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "The Joan Edwards Show". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Susan Raye". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 1341. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Bogle, Donald (2001). Prime Time Blues: African Americans On Network Television. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 18. ISBN 0-374-52718-0. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4