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]
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.