Television Screen Magazine

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| starring = Bob Haymes
John McCaffery
Millicent Fenwick
Ray Forrest
Alan Scott
George F. Putnam

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| camera = Multi-camera

| runtime = 30 minutes

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| channel = NBC

| first_aired = {{start date|1946|11|17|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1949|7|13|df=y}}

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Television Screen Magazine, also known as TV Screen Magazine, is an NBC Television Network series which debuted 17 November 1946, airing Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET, and ended on July 23, 1949.{{cite book|last1=Browne|first1=Ray Broadus|last2=Browne|first2=Pat|title=The Guide to United States Popular Culture|date=2001|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=9780879728212|page=504|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC&dq=%22Television+Screen+Magazine%22&pg=PA504|accessdate=31 August 2017|language=en}}

Participants

Hosts and panelists included Bob Haymes, John McCaffery, Millicent Fenwick, Ray Forrest, Alan Scott, and George F. Putnam.{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle F.|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|date=2009|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=9780307483201|page=1364|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Television+Screen+Magazine%22&pg=PA1364|accessdate=31 August 2017|language=en}}

Format

Described as "an early version of 60 Minutes",{{cite book|last1=Rowan|first1=Terry|title=WOrld War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide|date=2012|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781105586026|page=467|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OdvGBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Television+Screen+Magazine%22&pg=PA467|accessdate=31 August 2017|language=en}} the program featured a magazine-type format with various subjects and guests. The Police Athletic League Chorus was featured on the first episode, and "Walter Law and his stamp collection was an early favorite." Some episodes of the show served as "a showcase for new talent".{{cite magazine |date=November 27, 1946 |page=40 |title=NBC, Y&R to Audition New Shows When Broadcast To Replace 'Speaking' |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety164-1946-11/page/n231/mode/1up?view=theater|accessdate=July 27, 2024 }}

Episode status

While it is unclear if any episodes survive of this series, it is certain that none of the 1946 episodes survive, as NBC did not start kinescoping its programs until 1947, and even then only a few series were recorded.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}

An audio recording of the live TV broadcast of September 14, 1948 from WNBT-TV in New York City is listed as archived in the SONIC Catalogue of Library of Congress. The audio recording features a news recap, followed by interviews with an Irish beauty queen and a horseback rider, among others.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}

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Category:NBC original programming

Category:1946 American television series debuts

Category:1949 American television series endings

Category:1940s American variety television series

Category:American educational television series

Category:Black-and-white American television shows

Category:American English-language television shows