Wanted (1955 TV program)
''Wanted'' | |
---|---|
Genre | Crime documentary |
Starring | Walter McGraw (host) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | October 20, 1955 January 12, 1956 | –
Wanted was a short-lived half-hour CBS crime documentary television program hosted by Walter McGraw, which aired in the 1955-1956 season at 10:30 EST on Thursdays following the original version of The Johnny Carson Show (not to be confused with the subsequent The Tonight Show).[1]
This Wanted had a format similar to the subsequent Unsolved Mysteries on NBC, hosted by Robert Stack and Fox Channel's America's Most Wanted, with John Walsh. Like the two later programs, Wanted featured re-enactments of actual crimes and profiles fugitives from justice. Viewers were urged to telephone information that they may have about each case presented on the program.[2]
Declared a "flop" by Billboard magazine, Wanted aired only from October 20, 1955,[3] to January 12, 1956. ABC aired no program at the time Wanted was on the schedule. The program ran opposite the last half-hour of NBC's long-running Lux Video Theatre.[1]
References[]
- 1955 American television series debuts
- 1956 American television series endings
- 1950s American drama television series
- 1950s American documentary television series
- American mystery television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- English-language television shows
- CBS original programming