Colgate Theatre
Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC during 1949, returning during 1958, for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats.
| Colgate Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 1949 |
The first edition, a live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from January 1949 to October 1949 at 9 p.m. ET and on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET from October 1949 to June 1950.
The second series airing on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET consisted of filmed television pilots of unsold series, and was a last-minute replacement for the quiz show Dotto, which ended August 12, 1958 due to accusations that it was rigged. Colgate Theatre served as a filler for the sponsor until The George Burns Show premiered on October 14, 1958. Bill Goodwin was host for the 1958 series.