Ford Festival
| Ford Festival (The James Melton Show) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety |
| Presented by | James Melton |
| Theme music composer | Lewis Allan David Broekman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Charles Friedman Albert McCleery |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC Television |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 5 April 1951 – 26 June 1952 |
Ford Festival, also known as Ford Festival Time or The James Melton Show, is an hour-long television show, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, hosted by James Melton, and broadcast on NBC Television beginning on April 5, 1951. The final show aired June 26, 1952.[1] This show was replaced by another Ford-sponsored NBC show, Ford Television Theatre, from October 1952 to June 1956.
The show aired:
- April 5, 1951 – December 27, 1951, Thursdays 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
- January 3, 1952 – June 26, 1952, Thursdays 9:30-10:30 p.m. ET[2]
See also[]
- 1951-52 United States network television schedule
- For other TV series sponsored by Ford Motor Company, see Ford Television Theatre, Ford Startime, The Ford Show, and Ford Star Jubilee.
References[]
External links[]
- The James Melton Show at IMDB
- The James Melton Show at ClassicThemes
- Episode list at CTVA
- April 26, 1951 episode at Internet Archive
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Categories:
- 1951 American television series debuts
- 1952 American television series endings
- 1950s American variety television series
- NBC original programming
- Black-and-white American television shows
- English-language television shows
- Ford Motor Company
- United States television show stubs