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'''''Jukebox Jury''''' was a forgotten hour-long [[television]] series hosted by disc jockey Peter Potter (1905-1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1983/april_17_1983_155892.html|title=April 17, 1983 in History|publisher=brainyhistory.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> which aired in the 1953-1954 season on [[ABC]] and was syndicated in 1959.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' p. 441.</ref>
The program actually began in 1948 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on KTSL Channel 2, which became the [[CBS]] station KNXT in 1951 and is now KCBS-TV.<ref name=tvparty>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/games2e.html|author=Billy Ingram|title=Oddball Game Shows of the '50spublisher=tvparty.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Five years later, ''Jukebox Jury'' went national for one season. The show has been compared to a [[radio]] program replete with commercial endorsements and movie previews.<ref name=tvparty/>
The jury on the program consisted of six usually young lesser-known film stars or minor recording artists who judged the latest releases from the record companies. Among the "jurors" were Barry Sullivan (1912-1994), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911-1998), and Jane Powell (born 1929). Mike Connors (1925-2017) appeared on an early KNXT episode under the name "Touch" Connors.<ref name=tvparty/>
Once the program was added to the network schedule, many who appeared as jurors to yell "Hit" or "Miss" at each song selection were already or later well-known entertainers, having included: Steve Allen (1921-2000), Walter Brennan (1894-1974), Elinor Donahue, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dean Martin, Steve McQueen, Jayne Meadows, Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), Sal Mineo, Leslie Nielsen, Debbie Reynolds, Mamie Van Doren, Robert Wagner, and Natalie Wood.<ref>''Jukebox Jury'': Research Video, Inc.: Music Footing Licensing Agency and Vintage Television Footage Archive</ref> Dick Clark used this listen-and-comment technique from persons in his audience on a reduced scale with his later long-running [[Philadelphia]]-based ABC series, ''[[American Bandstand]]''.
''Jukebox Jury'' aired Sundays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern, preceding [[Billy Graham]]'s ''Hour of Decision'' spiritual program.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' appendix, network television schedule.</ref> The program was somewhat similar to NBC's half-hour ''[[Judge for Yourself]]'', starring Fred Allen and Dennis James, which also aired in the 1953-54 season.<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA622&lpg=PA622&dq=Judge+for+Yourself+(1953+TV+series)&source=bl&ots=RemEYokyS8&sig=WQ_G-E4volU2LYjM4dn3Zp0fuLc&hl=en&ei=LffyTafwJseutwf81JyDBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Judge%20for%20Yourself%20(1953%20TV%20series)&f=false |title=''Judge for Yourself'' in Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''A Complete Directory to Prime Time Cable and Network TV Shows , 1946 - Present,'' p. 622|publisher=New York: Random House Publishing|date=2003|accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jukebox Jury (TV series)}}
[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:1950s]]
[[Category:California]]
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'''''Jukebox Jury''''' was a forgotten hour-long [[television]] series hosted by disc jockey Peter Potter (1905-1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1983/april_17_1983_155892.html|title=April 17, 1983 in History|publisher=brainyhistory.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> which aired in the 1953-1954 season on [[ABC]] and was syndicated in 1959.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' p. 441.</ref>
The program actually began in 1948 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on KTSL Channel 2, which became the [[CBS]] station KNXT in 1951 and is now KCBS-TV.<ref name=tvparty>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/games2e.html|author=Billy Ingram|title=Oddball Game Shows of the '50spublisher=tvparty.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Five years later, ''Jukebox Jury'' went national for one season. The show has been compared to a [[radio]] program replete with commercial endorsements and movie previews.<ref name=tvparty/>
The jury on the program consisted of six usually young lesser-known film stars or minor recording artists who judged the latest releases from the record companies. Among the "jurors" were Barry Sullivan (1912-1994), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911-1998), and Jane Powell (born 1929). Mike Connors (1925-2017) appeared on an early KNXT episode under the name "Touch" Connors.<ref name=tvparty/>
Once the program was added to the network schedule, many who appeared as jurors to yell "Hit" or "Miss" at each song selection were already or later well-known entertainers, having included: Steve Allen (1921-2000), Walter Brennan (1894-1974), Elinor Donahue, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dean Martin, Steve McQueen, Jayne Meadows, Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), Sal Mineo, Leslie Nielsen, Debbie Reynolds, Mamie Van Doren, Robert Wagner, and Natalie Wood.<ref>''Jukebox Jury'': Research Video, Inc.: Music Footing Licensing Agency and Vintage Television Footage Archive</ref> Dick Clark used this listen-and-comment technique from persons in his audience on a reduced scale with his later long-running [[Philadelphia]]-based ABC series, ''[[American Bandstand]]''.
''Jukebox Jury'' aired Sundays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern, preceding [[Billy Graham]]'s ''Hour of Decision'' spiritual program.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' appendix, network television schedule.</ref> The program was somewhat similar to NBC's half-hour ''[[Judge for Yourself]]'', starring Fred Allen and Dennis James, which also aired in the 1953-54 season.<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA622&lpg=PA622&dq=Judge+for+Yourself+(1953+TV+series)&source=bl&ots=RemEYokyS8&sig=WQ_G-E4volU2LYjM4dn3Zp0fuLc&hl=en&ei=LffyTafwJseutwf81JyDBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Judge%20for%20Yourself%20(1953%20TV%20series)&f=false |title=''Judge for Yourself'' in Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''A Complete Directory to Prime Time Cable and Network TV Shows , 1946 - Present,'' p. 622|publisher=New York: Random House Publishing|date=2003|accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jukebox Jury (TV series)}}
[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:1950s]]
[[Category:California]]