Fireside Theater

Fireside Theater

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

Drama

Seasons

1. Friend of the Family

Air Date: 1949-04-05

2. Ghost Story

Air Date: 1949-04-12

3. New Faces

Air Date: 1949-04-19

4. Meet My Sister

Air Date: 1949-05-03

5. Time Bomb

Air Date: 1949-05-10

6. Brainy Bobby

Air Date: 1949-05-17

7. Make a Wish

Air Date: 1949-05-24

8. Feature Story

Air Date: 1949-06-07

9. Dance Discoveries

Air Date: 1949-06-14

10. The Stronger/A Terribly Strange Bed

Air Date: 1949-06-21

11. Father

Air Date: 1949-06-28

1. Smooth Fingers/Germelshausen

Air Date: 1949-09-06

2. Vain Glory/Out of the River

Air Date: 1949-09-20

3. The Spy/The Postmistress of Laurel Rim

Air Date: 1949-09-27

4. Like Money in the Bank/Magic Skin

Air Date: 1949-10-04

5. Scream in the Night/Troubled Harbor

Air Date: 1949-10-11

6. Bandit, Banker and Blonde/The Wall

Air Date: 1949-10-18

7. Heartbeat/Mardi Gras

Air Date: 1949-10-25

8. Checkmate/Solange

Air Date: 1949-11-01

9. The Night Owl/Another Road

Air Date: 1949-11-08

10. Stagecoach Driver McLean/Cowboy's Lament

Air Date: 1949-11-15

11. The Room/Epilogue

Air Date: 1949-11-29

12. Sealed Orders/Battle Scene

Air Date: 1949-12-06

13. The Pardoner's Tale

Air Date: 1949-12-13

14. The Doll/The Bet

Air Date: 1949-12-20

15. The Gambler/Threshold

Air Date: 1949-12-27

16. Dinner for Three/The Vampire

Air Date: 1950-01-03

17. The Devil's Due/Rendezvous

Air Date: 1950-01-10

18. The Golden Ball/Just Three Words

Air Date: 1950-01-17

19. Confession/Reprieve

Air Date: 1950-01-24

20. Of Thee I Love/Double Jeopary

Air Date: 1950-01-31

21. The Imp in the Bottle/The Stronger (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-02-07

22. The Shot/The Red by the Window

Air Date: 1950-02-14

23. Anniversary/Jungle Terror

Air Date: 1950-02-21

24. A Terribly Strange Bed (restaged)/The Stronger (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-02-28

25. Germelshausen (restaged)/Sealed Orders (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-03-07

26. The General's Coat/Vain Glory (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-03-14

27. Leather Heart

Air Date: 1950-03-21

28. The Bunker

Air Date: 1950-03-28

29. The Tangled Web

Air Date: 1950-04-11

30. No Strings Attached

Air Date: 1950-04-18

31. Boys Will Be Men

Air Date: 1950-04-25

32. Operation Mona Lisa

Air Date: 1950-05-02

33. The Parasol

Air Date: 1950-05-09

34. The Hired Girl

Air Date: 1950-05-16

35. Big Ben

Air Date: 1950-05-23

36. The Man Without a Country

Air Date: 1950-05-30

37. The Human Touch/The Assassin

Air Date: 1950-06-06

38. Dinner for Three (restaged)/The Devil's Due (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-06-13

39. The Courting of Bell/Rendezvous (restaged)

Air Date: 1950-06-20

40. The Ear

Air Date: 1950-06-27

1. Polly

Air Date: 1950-08-29

2. Stopover

Air Date: 1950-09-05

3. The Leather Heart [restaged]

Air Date: 1950-09-12

4. Incident in the Rain

Air Date: 1950-09-19

5. Andy's Old Man

Air Date: 1950-09-26

6. International Incident

Air Date: 1950-10-03

7. Lucy and the Stranger

Air Date: 1950-10-10

8. Hope Chest

Air Date: 1950-10-17

9. The Amber Gods

Air Date: 1950-10-24

10. Mother's Mutiny

Air Date: 1950-10-31

11. Judas

Air Date: 1950-11-07

12. The Party Line

Air Date: 1950-11-14

13. The Love of Mike

Air Date: 1950-11-21

14. Three Strangers

Air Date: 1950-11-28

15. The Green Convertible

Air Date: 1950-12-05

16. The Case of Marina Goodwin

Air Date: 1950-12-12

17. Miggles

Air Date: 1950-12-19

18. No Children, No Dogs

Air Date: 1950-12-26

19. Flight 13

Air Date: 1951-01-02

20. Neutral Corner

Air Date: 1951-01-09

21. Looking Through

Air Date: 1951-01-16

22. Drums in the Night

Air Date: 1951-01-23

23. Child in the House

Air Date: 1951-01-30

24. The Hottest Day of the Year

Air Date: 1951-02-06

25. The Substance of His House

Air Date: 1951-02-13

26. Going Home

Air Date: 1951-02-20

27. Copy Boy

Air Date: 1951-02-27

28. The Acquittal

Air Date: 1951-03-06

29. Shifting Sands

Air Date: 1951-03-13

30. The Eleventh Hour

Air Date: 1951-03-20

31. The Unwritten Column

Air Date: 1951-03-27

32. The Gentleman from La Porte

Air Date: 1951-04-03

33. The Hot Spot

Air Date: 1951-04-10

34. Close Shave

Air Date: 1951-04-17

35. Mrs. Rowland

Air Date: 1951-04-24

36. The Moment of Truth

Air Date: 1951-05-01

37. The Tunnel

Air Date: 1951-05-08

1. Back to Zero

Air Date: 1951-06-26

2. Moment of Glory

Air Date: 1951-07-03

19. Big Night in Boonetown

Air Date: 1951-11-06

24. Land of Destiny

Air Date: 1952-02-05

29. The Secret

Air Date: 1952-03-11

1. The Next to Crash

Air Date: 1952-09-30

2. A Grand for Grandma

Air Date: 1952-10-07

1. The Traitor

Air Date: 1953-09-01

2. Bless the Man

Air Date: 1953-09-08

3. Man Enough for Millie

Air Date: 1953-09-15

4. His Name Is Jason

Air Date: 1953-09-22

5. Domestic Tranquility

Air Date: 1953-09-29

10. Full Portrait

Air Date: 1953-10-27

13. Appointment with Death

Air Date: 1953-11-17

16. The Boys Down the Road

Air Date: 1953-12-08

17. The Suitors

Air Date: 1953-12-15

22. The First Prize

Air Date: 1954-01-12

28. The Grass Is Greener

Air Date: 1954-02-23

34. The Relentless Weavers

Air Date: 1954-03-30

35. Invitation to Marriage

Air Date: 1954-04-06

36. Beyond the Cross

Air Date: 1954-04-13

37. Nine Quarts of Water

Air Date: 1954-04-20

40. Fight Night

Air Date: 1954-05-11

44. Bread Upon the Waters

Air Date: 1954-06-08

48. The Desert Answer

Air Date: 1954-06-29

1. Second Elopement

Air Date: 1954-08-31

2. Crusade Without Conscience

Air Date: 1954-09-07

3. Smoke and Fire

Air Date: 1954-09-14

4. Second Elopement

Air Date: 1954-09-21

5. Afraid to Live

Air Date: 1954-09-28

6. Member of the Jury

Air Date: 1954-10-05

13. The Last Hat

Air Date: 1954-11-23

15. His Father's Keeper

Air Date: 1954-12-07

19. The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis

Air Date: 1955-01-04

21. The Double Life of Barney Peters

Air Date: 1955-01-18

23. Brian

Air Date: 1955-02-01

24. Mr. Onion

Air Date: 1955-02-08

25. No Place to Live

Air Date: 1955-02-15

26. Marked for Death

Air Date: 1955-02-22

28. The Poachers

Air Date: 1955-03-08

31. The Failure

Air Date: 1955-03-29

32. Not the Marrying Kind

Air Date: 1955-04-05

33. The Blessing of the Pets

Air Date: 1955-04-12

34. Luxurious Ladies

Air Date: 1955-04-19

35. Bitter Grapes

Air Date: 1955-04-26

36. The Innocent and the Guilty

Air Date: 1955-05-03

37. Cheese Champion

Air Date: 1955-05-10

38. Night of Terror

Air Date: 1955-05-17

39. A Dream for Jimmy

Air Date: 1955-05-24

40. The 99th Day

Air Date: 1955-05-31

41. Murderer's Wife

Air Date: 1955-06-07

42. The Man Who Liked to Kill

Air Date: 1955-06-14

43. A Ring for Nell

Air Date: 1955-06-21

44. Argument with Death

Air Date: 1955-06-28

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Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

1949-04-05

Episodes

142 (7 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Host

Frank Wisbar

Frank Wisbar

Host

Production Companies

General Television Enterprises

Hal Roach Studios

NBC

NBC