Manhattan Spotlight
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| image =
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| runtime = 15 minutes
| creator =
| starring = Charles Tranum (host)
| country = United States
| network = DuMont
| first_aired = {{start date|1949|1|17}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1951|4|20}}
| num_episodes =
}}
Manhattan Spotlight is an American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.
Broadcast history
The series was a talk show ran from 1949 to 1951 hosted by Charles Tranum. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Monday through Friday at 7:30pm or 7:45pm ET on most DuMont affiliates.McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-024916-8}}.
From December 1949 to June 1950, Easy Aces aired in the Wednesday 7:45pm slot. During the 1950-1951 season, the Hazel Scott, Joan Edwards, and Susan Raye shows all ran in the 7:45pm ET slot immediately after Manhattan Spotlight.
The series was cancelled in 1951, and DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
See also
References
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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 TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) {{ISBN|0-345-31864-1}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0337553|title=Manhattan Spotlight}}
- [https://dumonthistory.com/a2.html DuMont historical website]
Category:DuMont Television Network original programming
Category:1949 American television series debuts
Category:1951 American television series endings
Category:1940s American television talk shows