CBS Playhouse

American TV series or program
CBS Playhouse
Arthur Hill and Barbara Bel Geddes in Secrets, 1968
GenreAnthology drama
Written byRon Cowen
Robert J. Crean
Earl Hamner
Loring Mandel
J.P. Miller
Tad Mosel
Ronald Ribman
Reginald Rose
Ellen M. Violet
Directed byPaul Bogart
Robert Butler (director)
William A. Graham (director)
David Greene (director)
Delbert Mann
George Schaefer (director)
Theme music composerAaron Copland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerBarbara Schultz
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time90 mins.
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 29, 1967 (1967-01-29) –
February 10, 1970 (1970-02-10)

CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama television series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series won ten Primetime Emmy Awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.

History

The CBS Playhouse series was announced in 1966, with CBS announcing a $500,000 outlay for new scripts to film. CBS was specifically looking to "encourage authors to write original and significant dramas for television," and offered $25,000 per optioned script.[1] This occurred shortly after ABC announced its dramatic arts program ABC Stage 67,[citation needed] along with many CBS dramas.

Playhouse ultimately commissioned thirteen playwrights to write scripts for the series.[2] The first program aired in 1967, called The Final War of Olly Winter starring Ivan Dixon and written by noted playwright Ronald Ribman. According to CBS, over 30 million people watched the broadcast, making it a popular hit for the time.[3]

Twelve broadcasts ultimately occurred before production stopped due to lack of sponsorship funding.[4] CBS would later revive the genre in CBS Playhouse 90, which would refer back to both CBS Playhouse and the early drama series Playhouse 90 that broadcast in the late 1950s.[citation needed]

Episodes

CBS broadcast twelve teleplays over the three television seasons between 1967 and 1970.[citation needed]

1967-68 Season

1968-69 Season

1969-70 Season

Episode status

The broadcasts have been preserved in a variety of archives, with all twelve broadcasts archived between the Paley Center for Media, the UCLA film archive, and the Peabody Awards Collection.[citation needed]

Awards

The CBS Playhouse series of broadcasts were nominated for a number of awards over the course of its run. In total, the dramatic series was nominated for twenty-eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including ten wins, and seven Directors Guild of America awards, including three wins.[5] CBS Playhouse was also honored with a Peabody Award in 1967.[6]

References

  1. ^ New York Times: C.B.S. SEEKS OUT ORIGINAL DRAMAS. June 22, 1966.
  2. ^ New York Times: Where's CBS Playhouse? October 23, 1966.
  3. ^ Advertisement from early 1967 as seen in many national newspapers.[citation needed]
  4. ^ New York Times: TV Drama Faces Cutback in Fall. May 22, 1970
  5. ^ Emmys.com: CBS Playhouse
  6. ^ Profile for CBS Playhouse from PeabodyAwards.com (accessed 11/8/2014)

External links

  • CBS Playhouse at CVTA with episode list
  • CBS Playhouse at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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PeopleSeason 1
  • "Forbidden Area"
  • "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
  • "Sizeman and Son"
  • "Rendezvous in Black"
  • "The Country Husband"
  • "The Big Slide"
  • "Heritage of Anger"
  • "Eloise"
  • "Confession"
  • "Made in Heaven"
  • "Sincerely, Willis Wade"
  • "The Family Nobody Wanted"
  • "Massacre at Sand Creek"
  • "Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses"
  • "The Ninth Day"
  • "So Soon To Die"
  • "The Star Wagon"
  • "So Soon To Die"
  • "The Greer Case"
  • "The Miracle Worker"
  • "The Comedian"
  • "The Coat of White"
  • "The Blackwell Story"
  • "Invitation to a Gunfighter"
  • "The Last Tycoon"
  • "The Hostess with the Mostes'"
  • "Charley's Aunt"
  • "Clipper Ship"
  • "If You Know Elizabeth"
  • "Three Men on a Horse"
  • "Four Women in Black"
  • "Child of Trouble"
  • "Homeward Borne"
  • "Helen Morgan"
  • "Winter Dreams"
  • "Circle of the Day"
  • "Without Incident"
  • "Clash by Night"
  • "Ain't No Time for Glory"
  • "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2
  • "The Death of Manolete"
  • "The Dark Side of the Earth"
  • "Topaze"
  • "A Sound of Different Drummers"
  • "The Playroom"
  • "Around the World in 90 Minutes"
  • "The Mystery of Thirteen"
  • "The Edge of Innocence"
  • "The Clouded Image"
  • "The Jet Propelled Couch"
  • "The Troublemakers"
  • "Panic Button"
  • "Galvanized Yankee"
  • "The Thundering Wave"
  • "For I Have Loved Strangers"
  • "The Lone Woman"
  • "Reunion"
  • "The Last Man"
  • "The 80 Yard Run"
  • "Before I Die"
  • "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue"
  • "The Violent Heart"
  • "No Time at All"
  • "Point of No Return"
  • "Portrait of a Murderer"
  • "The Last Clear Chance"
  • "The Male Animal"
  • "The Right Hand Man"
  • "Turn Left at Mount Everest"
  • "The Dungeon"
  • "Verdict of Three"
  • "Rumors of Evening"
  • "Not the Glory"
  • "Nightmare at Ground Zero"
  • "Bomber's Moon"
  • "Natchez"
  • "The Innocent Sleep"
  • "A Town Has Turned to Dust"
  • "The Great Gatsby"
  • "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3
Season 4
Revivals
  • CBS Playhouse
  • CBS Playhouse 90
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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Anthology, Any Length
1960s
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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Anthology, Any Length (1962–1969)
1970s
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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Anthology, Any Length (1970–1971)
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