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The series aired at various times on [[ABC]] between 1951 and 1957, with a year and a half absence from the screen between June 1954 and December 1955. ''Saber of London'' was renamed and switched to [[NBC]] beginning in September 1957, when it aired at 7:30 p.m. EST on Fridays, opposite ''[[Leave It To Beaver]],'' then on [[CBS]], and ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' on ABC. In the 1958-1959 season, ''Saber of London'' switched to 7 p.m. Sundays, opposite CBS's ''Lassie''. In its last year, 1959–1960, it was moved a half-hour earlier just outside prime time to 6:30 EST on Sundays.<ref name=guide>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA740&lpg=PA740&dq=Saber+of+London+(TV+series)+1957&source=bl&ots=RdvzVljvSa&sig=CEIVV5YtXF5BqcWcUr3vWCiQFLw&hl=en&ei=SwcJTZXVE4GC8gbf0rRe&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Saber%20of%20London%20(TV%20series)%201957&f=false|author=Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|publisher=[[New York City]]: Random House Publishing Co.|date=2003|accessdate=January25, 2020}}</ref>
 
The series aired at various times on [[ABC]] between 1951 and 1957, with a year and a half absence from the screen between June 1954 and December 1955. ''Saber of London'' was renamed and switched to [[NBC]] beginning in September 1957, when it aired at 7:30 p.m. EST on Fridays, opposite ''[[Leave It To Beaver]],'' then on [[CBS]], and ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' on ABC. In the 1958-1959 season, ''Saber of London'' switched to 7 p.m. Sundays, opposite CBS's ''Lassie''. In its last year, 1959–1960, it was moved a half-hour earlier just outside prime time to 6:30 EST on Sundays.<ref name=guide>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA740&lpg=PA740&dq=Saber+of+London+(TV+series)+1957&source=bl&ots=RdvzVljvSa&sig=CEIVV5YtXF5BqcWcUr3vWCiQFLw&hl=en&ei=SwcJTZXVE4GC8gbf0rRe&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Saber%20of%20London%20(TV%20series)%201957&f=false|author=Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|publisher=[[New York City]]: Random House Publishing Co.|date=2003|accessdate=January25, 2020}}</ref>
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The 1955-1957 segments, which aired on ABC at 9:30 EST on Fridays, were called ''The Vise.'' In those particular sixty-five episodes, Saber was a private investigator who, with one arm, worked exclusively in Europe, London, [[Paris]], and the [[Riviera]].<ref name=guide/> ''The Vise'' is so titled as a reference to people impacted in "the vise" of fate by their own actions or misdeeds.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046659/|title=''The Vise''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 25, 2020}}</ref> In ''The Vise,'' Saber greets his viewers, accordingly: "I'm Mark Saber - and this is London."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/12041742/Classic-British-TV-Series-Saber-Of-London-Man-From-Interpol-Tales-Of-Edgar-Wallace-Scotland-Yard/Product.html|title=DVD: Classic British TV Series: Saber Of London / Man From Interpol / Tales Of Edgar Wallace / Scotland Yard|publisher=play.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>​
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The 1955-1957 segments, which aired on ABC at 9:30 EST on Fridays, were called ''The Vise.'' In those particular sixty-five episodes, Saber was a private investigator who, with one arm, worked exclusively in Europe, London, [[Paris]], and the Riviera.<ref name=guide/> ''The Vise'' is so titled as a reference to people impacted in "the vise" of fate by their own actions or misdeeds.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046659/|title=''The Vise''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 25, 2020}}</ref> In ''The Vise,'' Saber greets his viewers, accordingly: "I'm Mark Saber - and this is London."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/12041742/Classic-British-TV-Series-Saber-Of-London-Man-From-Interpol-Tales-Of-Edgar-Wallace-Scotland-Yard/Product.html|title=DVD: Classic British TV Series: Saber Of London / Man From Interpol / Tales Of Edgar Wallace / Scotland Yard|publisher=play.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>​
    
Danziger Productions in London filmed ''Saber of London''.<ref name=imdb/> In the 1950s, Danziger was considered an expert at producing low-cost films and could complete two episodes of the series each week.<ref name=memotv/>​
 
Danziger Productions in London filmed ''Saber of London''.<ref name=imdb/> In the 1950s, Danziger was considered an expert at producing low-cost films and could complete two episodes of the series each week.<ref name=memotv/>​
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