Chicagoland Mystery Players
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Chicagoland Mystery Players was a TV series first shown in Chicago
starting 1947, then picked up nationally by the DuMont Television Network
and first aired on the network 18 September 1949. The network aired the show on Sundays at 8pm EST. It was one of several DuMont series that originally aired in a local TV market before being picked up nationally. Each live episode was 30 minutes long.
DuMont dropped the program during 1950, and it's unknown if it continued in Chicago for any time. The DuMont Network itself ceased broadcasting in 1956.
When the series aired in Chicago viewers were not given the solution to the crime, instead they were told to pick up the next days Chicago Tribune
to find out.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
starting 1947, then picked up nationally by the DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
and first aired on the network 18 September 1949. The network aired the show on Sundays at 8pm EST. It was one of several DuMont series that originally aired in a local TV market before being picked up nationally. Each live episode was 30 minutes long.
DuMont dropped the program during 1950, and it's unknown if it continued in Chicago for any time. The DuMont Network itself ceased broadcasting in 1956.
When the series aired in Chicago viewers were not given the solution to the crime, instead they were told to pick up the next days Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
to find out.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1949-50 United States network television schedule