Big Top (American TV series)

Big Top
Also known as"Sealtest Big Top"
GenreFamily Television
Written byEd McMahon
StarringJack Sterling
Dan Lurie
Ed McMahon
Chris Keegan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWCAU Philadelphia
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release1 July 1950 (1950-07-01) –
1957 (1957)

Big Top is a children's television show that aired on CBS from July 1, 1950, to 1957. The cast included Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's future sidekick, as Ed the Clown and America's Most Muscular Man Dan Lurie as "Sealtest Dan The Muscle Man". The program originated live from the 32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory.

The series debuted on July 1, 1950, and ran at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday until September 1950, when it moved to 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Friday, where it remained through January 6, 1951.[1] It then moved to Saturday at noon, where it remained through the end of its run in 1957.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition), New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 106.
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