The Joan Edwards Show
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The Joan Edwards Show is a short-lived American television show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
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which premiered on July 3, 1950 and was in the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (Beginning on October 2, 1950, 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
.)
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...
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Broadcast History
The 15-minute show was hosted by Joan Edwards (1919-1981), premiered July 4, 1950 and ended October 24, 1950.The Joan Edwards Show aired Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:45PM ET, alternating with The Hazel Scott ShowThe Hazel Scott Show
The Hazel Scott Show was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran during the summer of 1950, and is most notable for being the first U.S...
which premiered on July 3, 1950 and was in the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (Beginning on October 2, 1950, The Susan Raye Show
The Susan Raye Show
The Susan Raye Show was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.-Broadcast history:The series ran from October to November of 1950. It was a musical program hosted by singer and pianist Susan Raye...
was a replacement for The Hazel Scott Show after Scott was accused of being a Communist in the newsletter Red Channels
Red Channels
Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television is an anti-Communist tract published in the United States at the height of the Red Scare...
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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