Talent Patrol Explained

Alt Name:	Soldier Patrol
Genre:	Game show
Director:	Edward Nugent
Presenter:	Steve Allen Arlene Francis (1953-1955)
Narrated:	Steve Allen (1953) Bud Collyer (1953-1955) Richard Hayes (1955)
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Dave Myers
Runtime:	30 minutes (season 1-2) 60 minutes (season 3)
Channel:	ABC

Talent Patrol was an American game show during the 1950s. The series starred Steve Allen and later Arlene Francis^[1] as the hosts. The series ran on the American Broadcasting Company from 1953-1955.^{[2] [3]}

Broadcast history

Talent Patrol originally was broadcast on Monday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm.^[4]

Starting with season two, the series moved to Saturdays at 8-8:30 pm. Its primetime competition was The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS, Bonino on NBC and National Football League Professional Football on DuMont.^[5] Beginning in April 1954, the series moved to Thursdays at 8-8:30 pm.^[6] Its third and last season aired on Sunday nights from 9:30-10:00 pm.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francis, Arlene - U.S. Talk Show Host/Performer. Museum of Broadcast Communications. April 10, 2015.
2. Web site: The Military As TV Entertainment. J. Fred Macdonald. April 10, 2015.
3. Atlas. Ben. June 24, 1954. Washington Once-over. Billboard.
4. February 14, 1953. Television–Radio Reviews. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
5. Book: Niemeyer, Daniel. 2013. 1950s American Style: A Reference Guide (soft cover). Zulu.com. 107. 9781304201652. April 10, 2015.
6. April 8, 1954. Harry Belafonte To Appear On Two TV Shows. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.