Byline (TV series) explained

Starring:Betty Furness
Country:United States
Channel:ABC

Your Kaiser Dealer Presents Kaiser-Frazer "Adventures In Mystery" Starring Betty Furness in "Byline" is a brief series of live mysteries that aired from November 4 through December 9, 1951, on ABC television.

In the 1950s, when companies directly sponsored entire TV programs, it was not unusual for a sponsor to place its name directly on the title of the show (such as The US Steel Hour or The Bell Telephone Hour). The full fourteen-word title by sponsor Kaiser Motors is believed to be the longest for any program in US television history.[1]

The show was usually known simply as Byline during its six-week prime time run, and as News Gal when the series aired Saturdays at noon on the DuMont Television Network for two weeks in October 1951.

Betty Furness portrayed a newswoman who fought espionage.[2] Other actors featured in the program included Don Cherry, Hank Frost, David Ross, and Bill Stern.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brooks . Tim . Marsh . Earle F. . The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. 2007. Ballantine Books. 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 200 .
  2. Book: Timberg . Bernard M. . Erler . Robert J. . Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show . 2010 . University of Texas Press . 9780292773660 . 24 April 2019 . en.
  3. Book: Terrace . Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 . 2011 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . 978-0-7864-6477-7 . 2nd . Jefferson, N.C. . 150.