The Dotty Mack Show
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The Dotty Mack Show was an early American television program
originally broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
.
to 1956
. The program, produced and distributed from Cincinnati, Ohio aired Monday at 10:45 p.m. on most DuMont affiliates until July 1953, when it moved to Tuesdays at 9:30.
Originally called Girl Alone, the program featured performer Dotty Mack lip sync
hing and dancing to popular 1950s songs. The name of the program was changed to The Dotty Mack Show in the summer of 1953 when she was joined by male performers. The last DuMont show was on August 25, 1953. The series then moved to ABC
; first on Saturday at 8 p.m., opposite The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan
on NBC
and The Jackie Gleason Show
on CBS
. It was then switched to Monday at 9 p.m. on ABC, where it remained until being canceled in September 1956.
Television program
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originally broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
.
Broadcast history
The series ran from 19531953 in television
The year 1953 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1953.-Events:*January 19 – 68% of all US television sets were tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth to little Ricky....
to 1956
1956 in television
The year 1956 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1956.-Events:*January 28 – Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on CBS on Stage Show, the first of six appearances on the series....
. The program, produced and distributed from Cincinnati, Ohio aired Monday at 10:45 p.m. on most DuMont affiliates until July 1953, when it moved to Tuesdays at 9:30.
Originally called Girl Alone, the program featured performer Dotty Mack lip sync
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
hing and dancing to popular 1950s songs. The name of the program was changed to The Dotty Mack Show in the summer of 1953 when she was joined by male performers. The last DuMont show was on August 25, 1953. The series then moved to ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
; first on Saturday at 8 p.m., opposite The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan
The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan
The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan is an American sitcom that aired from 1954 to 1955 on NBC. The series stars Mickey Rooney who was particularly remembered for his starring role in numerous Andy Hardy films made between 1937 and 1958, which overlapped with Hey Mulligan.-Synopsis:Rooney stars...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show is the name of a series of popular American network television shows that starred Jackie Gleason, which ran from 1952 to 1970.-Cavalcade of Stars:...
on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. It was then switched to Monday at 9 p.m. on ABC, where it remained until being canceled in September 1956.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts