TV USA 1949

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Have you ever wondered what sorts of television programs your grandparents watched back in the day? The 1948-49 television season was the first season in which all four networks then in operation in the United States (ABC, CBS, NBC, and the now-defunct Dumont Network) offered full nightly prime time schedules Monday through Friday. Now, 75 years later, how many of the below television stars do you recognize?

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Notable	Photograph	Born	Died	Television Show	Seasons	Genra	Starting CC7	Current CC7	Additions	Status
Arthur Godfrey		1903	1983	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts	12	Variety	167	-	+
Jackie Gleason		1916	1987	Cavalcade of Stars	3	Variety	56	-	+
Fred Waring		1900	1984	The Fred Waring Show	5	Variety	126	-	+
Dave Garroway		1913	1982	Garroway at Large	5	Variety	0	54	+54	Connected
Milton Berle		1908	2002	Texaco Star Theater	8	Variety	132	-	+
Clifton Fadiman		1904	1999	This is Showbusiness	7	Variety	120	135	+15
Ed Sullivan		1901	1974	Toast of the Town	23	Variety	0	65	+65	Connected
Betty White		1922	2021	Hollywood on Television	4	Talk and Sketch Comedy	1311	1314	+3
Allen Funt		1914	1999	Candid Camera	6	Comedy Reality	0	44	+44	Connected
Conrad Nagel		1897	1970	Celebrity Time	3	Game	0	312	+312	Connected
Bert Parks		1914	1992	Stop the Music	4	Game	0	6	+6	Not Connected
Jane Wyman		1917	2007	Fireside Theater	6	Anthology (Drama)	1270	1286	+16
Ed Herlihy		1909	1999	Kraft Television Theater	11	Anthology (Drama)	97	-	+
Bert Lytell		1885	1954	The Philco Television Playhouse	7	Anthology (Drama)	0	449	+449	Connected
Jack LaRue		1902	1984	Lights Out	3	Anthology (Suspense)	0	26	+26	Connected
Rex Marshall		1919	1983	Suspense	5	Anthology (Suspense)	0	142	+142	Connected
Gertrude Berg		1899	1966	The Goldbergs	8	Sitcom	8	-	+	Not Connected
Philip Loeb		1891	1955	The Goldbergs	8	Sitcom	0	11	+11	Not Connected
Peggy Wood		1892	1978	Mama	8	Sitcom	526	538	+12
Judson Laire		1902	1979	Mama	8	Sitcom	0	15	+15	Connected
Mary Kay Stearns		1925	2018	Mary Kay & Johnny	3	Sitcom	498	502	+4
Johnny Stearns		1916	2001	Mary Kay & Johnny	3	Sitcom	1520	1524	+4
Charlie Ruggles		1886	1970	The Ruggles	3	Sitcom	238	239	+1
Irene Tedrow		1907	1995	The Ruggles	3	Sitcom	809	810	+1
Ralph Bellamy		1904	1991	Man Against Crime	5	Crime Drama	9	305	+296	Connected
William Gargan		1905	1979	Marvin Kane Private Eye	5	Crime Drama	0	4	+4	Not Connected
Richard Coogan		1914	2014	Captain Video and His Video Rangers	6	Science Fiction	0	322	+322	Connected
William Boyd		1895	1972	Hopalong Cassidy	3	Western	303	-	+
Clayton Moore		1914	1999	The Lone Ranger	8	Western	99	-	+
Jay Silverheels		1912	1980	The Lone Ranger	8	Western	94	-	+
Pinto Colvig		1892	1967	Bozo the Clown	52	Children's Show	1501	1504	+3
Buffalo Bob Smith		1917	1998	Howdy Doody	13	Children's Show	0	33	+33	Connected
Shirley Dinsdale		1926	1999	Judy Splinters	1	Children's Show	0	93	+93	Connected
Fran Allison		1907	1989	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	10	Children's Show	0	313	+313	Connected
Daws Butler		1916	1988	Time for Beany	6	Children's Show	301	303	+2
Stan Freberg		1926	2015	Time for Beany	6	Children's Show	5	12	+8	Not Connected
John Cameron Swazye		1906	1995	Camel Newsreel Caravan"	2	News	0	143	+143	Connected
Douglas Edwards		1917	1990	CBS Television News	14	News	0	2319	+2319	Connected
Martha Rountree		1911	1999	Meet the Press	77	Public Affairs	0	89	+89	Connected
Bob Haymes		1923	1989	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports	18	Sports	734	749	+15	Connected