The Drew Pearson Show

This article is about the public affairs program. For the sports and lifestyle talk show, see Drew Pearson (American football) § After_the_NFL.

The Drew Pearson Show
Starring	Drew Pearson (host)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	15 minutes (inc. ads)
Original release
Network	ABC (May–November 1952) DuMont (December 1952-March 1953)
Release	May 4, 1952 (1952-05-04) – March 18, 1953 (1953-03-18)

The Drew Pearson Show was an American television program originally broadcast on ABC and later on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1952 to 1953. It was a public affairs program hosted by political columnist Drew Pearson.^[1]

The program aired Sunday nights at 11 (Eastern Standard Time) on ABC.^[2] It was sponsored by Carter Products.^[3] When the series moved to the DuMont network, it aired on Wednesday nights at 7:30. The series was cancelled in mid-March 1953.^[2]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

1. McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
2. Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
3. "Network ..." Broadcasting. November 3, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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

• The Drew Pearson Show at IMDb
• DuMont historical website