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It's Alec Templeton Time

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It's Alec Templeton Time
StarringAlec Templeton (host)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJune 3 (1955-06-03) –
August 26, 1955 (1955-08-26)

It's Alec Templeton Time was an early American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran during the summer of 1955. It was a musical program hosted by blind satirist and musician Alec Templeton. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired on Friday nights on most DuMont affiliates.[1]

It's Alec Templeton Time has the distinction of being one of the last programs to air on the dying DuMont Television Network, along with Have a Heart (ended June 14, 1955), What's the Story (ended September 23, 1955) and Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena (ended August 6, 1956).[citation needed] The struggling network was already beginning to shut down network operations before It's Alec Templeton Time even aired its first episode, and Paramount Pictures would take control of DuMont during the summer; as a result, the series' run was brief, and did not last past the summer months.

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As is the case with most DuMont programs, nothing remains of the series today.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.

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