One Minute Please
One Minute Please was a panel quiz show hosted by Ernie Kovacs aired on the DuMont Television Network from 6 July 1954 to 17 February 1955 on Tuesdays at 9pm ET.[1]
| One Minute Please | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel show |
| Created by | Ian Messiter - based on his BBC Radio show of the same name which ran from 1951-52 and 1957 |
| Starring | John K. M. McCaffery (host) Cleveland Amory Hermione Gingold Alice Pearce Ernie Kovacs Marc Connelly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DuMont |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 6 July 1954 – 17 February 1955 |
Panelists were given a topic and had to talk about the subject for one minute nonstop. The panelist who talked the most was the winner.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
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See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1954-55 United States network television schedule
References
- DuMont historical website Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
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