ABC Television Players

ABC Television Players
Genre	Anthology
Narrated by	Don Gallaher
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 16 (1949-01-16) – October 30, 1949 (1949-10-30)

ABC Television Players is an American live television anthology that ran on ABC[1] from January 16, 1949, through October 30, 1949.

The program was originally called ABC Television Players, then (beginning in April) ABC Tele-Players, and finally (beginning in August) ABC Penthouse Players.[2]

The program was a series of 30-minute, live dramatic presentations, containing little-known actors. It was narrated by Donald Gallaher, a Hollywood actor whose name was sometimes misspelled as Don Gallagher. The show was broadcast live from Chicago[1] originating from WENR-TV. It was broadcast on Sundays from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and was sustaining. Fred Killian was the director, and H. Y. Bingham was the writer.[3]

Episodes of the program included "Record of a Social Wreck" on June 26, 1949,[4] and "The Betrayers" on June 5, 1949.[5]

See also

• 1949-50 United States network television schedule

References

1. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
2. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 5. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
3. "Big Dramatic Shows". Ross Reports. July 17, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
4. "Listeners' Choice". Chicago Tribune. June 26, 1949. p. Part 2 - Page 14. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Listeners' Choice". Chicago Tribune. June 5, 1949. p. Part 3 - page 16. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• ABC Television Players at IMDB
• Television Players inc ABC, NBC, BBC