Critic at Large

Author and critic John Mason Brown, who once commented that "some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes," offered this intellectual alternative in 1948-1949. It consisted of an informal living-room discussion on the arts with two or three guests, of the caliber of author James Michener, producer Billy Rose, publishrer Bennet Cerf, and critic Bosley Crowther. The subjects ranged from modern art to new novels, films, the theater and fashions.

Talk

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1948-08-18

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1948-08-25

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1948-09-01

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1948-09-08

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1948-09-15

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1948-09-22

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1948-09-29

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1948-10-06

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1948-10-13

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1948-10-20

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1948-10-27

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1948-11-03

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1948-11-10

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1948-11-17

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 1948-11-24

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 1948-12-01

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 1948-12-08

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 1948-12-23

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 1948-12-30

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 1949-01-06

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 1949-01-19

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 1949-01-26

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 1949-02-02

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 1949-02-09

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 1949-02-16

The panel discusses "Are Detective Stories Getting Better of Worse?"

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 1949-02-23

27. Episode 27

Air Date: 1949-03-02

28. Episode 28

Air Date: 1949-03-09

29. Episode 29

Air Date: 1949-03-16

30. Episode 30

Air Date: 1949-03-23

31. Episode 31

Air Date: 1949-03-30

32. Episode 32

Air Date: 1949-04-06

33. Episode 33

Air Date: 1949-04-13

34. Episode 34

Air Date: 1949-04-20

35. Episode 35

Air Date: 1949-04-27

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Rating

4.0/10

Release Date

1948-08-18

Episodes

35 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

ABC