Talent Patrol

Talent Patrol
Also known as	''Soldier Patrol''
Genre	Game show
Directed by	Edward Nugent
Presented by	Arlene Francis Steve Allen (1953-1955)
Narrated by	Steve Allen (1953) Bud Collyer (1953-1955) Richard Hayes (1955)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Dave Myers
Running time	30 minutes (season 1-2) 60 minutes (season 3)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 19, 1953 – June 1955

Talent Patrol was an American game show during the 1950s. The series stars Arlene Francis^[1] and later Steve Allen as the hosts. The series ran on the American Broadcasting Company from 1953-1955.^[2][3]

Broadcast history

Talent Patrol originally was broadcast on Monday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm.^[4] Starting with season two, the series moved to Saturdays at 8-8:30 pm. Its primetime competition was The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS, Bonino on NBC and National Football League Professional Football on DuMont.^[5] Beginning in April 1954, the series moved to Thursdays at 8-8:30 pm.^[6] Its third and last season aired on Sunday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm.

References

1. "Francis, Arlene - U.S. Talk Show Host/Performer". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
2. "The Military As TV Entertainment". J. Fred Macdonald. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
3. Atlas, Ben (June 24, 1954). "Washington Once-over". Billboard.
4. "Television–Radio Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 14, 1953.
5. Niemeyer, Daniel (2013). 1950s American Style: A Reference Guide (soft cover). Zulu.com. p. 107. ISBN 9781304201652. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
6. "Harry Belafonte To Appear On Two TV Shows". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 8, 1954.

External links

Talent Patrol at the Internet Movie Database