DuMont Daytime

[dustintv]

One thing that has been elusive to me is what programming did DuMont have during the daytime? I know DuMont had a least a couple of soap operas like "A Woman to Remember" but I can't find much info on DuMont programming outside of primetime.

 

[oldiesfan6479]

Have you perused Clarke Ingram's DuMont history site?

http://www.dumonthistory.tv

 

[dhett]

I recommend starting with DuMont's Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network). It is well-researched and has many footnotes, providing a library of other excellent sites, including the aforementioned site by Clarke Ingram.

(No, I didn't write the article, but have worked with the person who did, including proofreading this article for him. The author is a stickler for reliably sourcing his work, and the article attained Good Article status, just falling short of Featured Article status.)

 

[bpatrick]

I'll give you what is about as full a daytime schedule
as DuMont ever fielded. It's from the winter of 1949,
and from Castleman and Podrazik, "The TV Schedule
Book."

10 AM DuMont Kindergarten
10:30 Your Television Shopper
11 AM Rumpus Room (Johnny Olson)
11:30 Fashions In Song
11:45 A Woman To Remember
12 N Amanda (a singer)
12:15 Sidewalks Of New York
12:30 Ted Steele Show
1 PM Okay Mother (Dennis' James catchphrase
from his wrestling shows became the name
of this variety show which he hosted.)
1:30 (Local)
2:30 Inside Photoplay
3 PM Needle Shop
3:15 Lopez Speaking (bandleader Vincent Lopez)
3:30 (Local)
6 PM Small Fry Club (Big Brother Bob Emery)
6:30 Camera Headlines
6:45 Vincent Lopez (MWF)/Oky Doky (TTh)

 

[Tim L]

Here's a weekday WDTV Pittsburgh schedule from March 2-6, 1953

7AM Today-NBC
9AM Ding Dong School-NBC
9:40 Morning Chapel-DuMont
9:45 Garry Moore-CBS
10AM Home Edution-Local Women's
10:30 Arthur Godfrey-CBS
11AM Buzz and Bill-Local Variety
11:15 Bride And Groom-CBS-John Nelson
11:30 M/W/F Strike It Rich-CBS
Tues.Pittsburgh Public Schools
Thurs. Film

11:45 Thurs. Welcome Travelers-Tommy Bartlett-NBC
Noon News At Noon-Dave Murray, Nick Perry

12:15 Love Of Life-CBS


12:30 Search For Tomorrow-CBS
12:45 Guiding Light-CBS
1PM Ladies' Date-Local
1:30 Kay's Kitchen-Local
2PM MWF Bob Caldwell Music Shop
Tues. Thurs. Let's Visit

2:15 Stars On Parade-Film
2:30 Meet Your Neighbor-Local Interview
3PM Mon., Wed. Fri. Big Payoff-CBS
Tues. Thurs. Double Or Nothing-Bert Parks CBS

3:30 Mon, Fri.Bill Brant Show-Variety (Local)
Tues. Thurs. Ask The Girls-Local Women's
Wed. Paul Dixon-DuMont



4PM Kate Smith Hour-NBC
4:15 Mon. Film
4:30 Mon. Kate Smith Hour (conclusion)
(They put a film in the middle of the Kate Smith Hour On Monday Only)

5PM EZ C Ranch Gang-Country Western
5:30 Mon. Wild Bill Hickok-Syn.
Tues.-Thurs. Howdy Doody-NBC
Fri. Cisco Kid-Syn.

6PM Video Adventures-Western
6:30 Chevrolet News-Ed Wood
6:45 Pitt Parade-Happenings In Pittsburgh
6:55 Viz Quiz-Phone Quiz
7PM Captain Video-DuMont
DuMont's Longest running Non-Sports Program-from 1949-55


For comparison:WXEL-8, Cleveland December 21, 1953..WXEL was considered a primary DuMont affiliate..

9AM Movie-Kiss Of Araby
10:30 Charming Children
11AM Alice Weston
11:30 Movie-Warren Case
12:30 Rena and Bob-Shopping (Garage sale on TV)
1PM Movie-Scarlet Clue
2:40 You are What You Eat
2:45 All For You-Alice Weston
3PM Maggie Wulff
3:30 Paul Dixon-DuMont
4PM Turn To A Friend-Dennis James-ABC
4:30 King Jack's Toy Box-Kids
5PM Santa Claus
5:15 Comedy Carnival
5:30 Desert Deputy
6:10 Bob Rowley News
6:20 Al Rosen Sports
6:30 TV Weatherman-Dr. Annear
6:40 Les Paul/Mary Ford
6:45 Home With the Grahams (Browns QB Otto Graham and Family)
7PM Captain Video-DuMont


By this time, the onluy "daytime" DuMont programs were Morning Chapel Hour, Paul Dixon and Captain Video..