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Broadway Open House

Name: Broadway Open House
Genre: Reality
Released: 1950-05-29
Rating: 8
Cast: Dagmar, Morey Amsterdam, Milton Delugg, Wayne Howell

Reality~60 min

1 Season1 EpisodeUSEN8.0

Synopsis and details

Broadway Open House, is network television's first late-night comedy-variety series. It was telecast live on NBC from May 29, 1950 to August 24, 1951, airing weeknights from 11pm to midnight. One of the pioneering TV creations of NBC president Pat Weaver, it demonstrated the potential for late-night programming and led to the later development of The Tonight Show.