Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television
anthology series telecast on
NBC during 1949, returning during 1958, for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats.
The first edition, a
live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from January 1949 to October 1949 at 9 p.m. ET and on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET from October 1949 to June 1950.[1]
The second series airing on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET consisted of filmed
television pilots of unsold series,[2] and was a last-minute replacement for the quiz show Dotto, which ended August 12, 1958 due to
accusations that it was rigged. Colgate Theatre served as a filler for the sponsor until The George Burns Show premiered on October 14, 1958.
Bill Goodwin was host for the 1958 series.[3]
Critical reception
A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality".[4] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp", adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script".[4]
^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 198.
ISBN0-345-42923-0.
^Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 199.