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'''''This Is Show Business''''' is an [[United States|American]] panel discussion program about the entertainment industry, hosted by Clifton Paul Fadiman (1904-1999) , which aired on [[CBS]] [[Television]] from July 15, 1949, to March 9, 1954, and then again as a summer series on [[NBC]] from June 26 to September 11, 1956.<ref name=mcneil>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=W2GXTaT8OZDRsga1x6TICA&ct=result&id=dctkAAAAMAAJ&dq=mcneil+this+is+television&q=silent+night |first=Alex |last=McNeil |title=Total Television:The comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present |year=1996 |page=832 |publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=0-14-024916-8}}</ref>
==Overview==
Guest celebrities, such as Merv Griffin (1925-2007), or Dave Garroway (1913-1982) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048905/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (1956)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref> dropped by to visit the panel of intellectuals and humorists, including Sam Levenson (1911-1980), Abe Burrows (1910-1985), and [[playwright]] George S. Kaufman (1889-1961). In September 1951, ''This Is Show Business'' entered television history as the first CBS program to have been televised live from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts. Kaufman, who was [[Jewish]], was suspended because of viewer complaints after the December 21, 1952, [[Christmas]] broadcast in which he said, "Let's make this one program on which no one sings "[[Silent Night]]"!"<ref name=mcneil/>
On September 29, 1953, Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Phil Foster, and John Raitt (1917-2005) were ''This Is Show Business'' guest stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898056/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (September 29, 1953)|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
After its five-year run on CBS, the series resumed for the summer of 1956 on NBC. This time the panel consisted of Burrows, Walter Slezak (1902-1983), and author Jacqueline Susann (1918-1974), later the author of ''The Valley of the Dolls.'' Susann's husband, Irving Mansfield, was the producer for the later episodes. Byron Paul was the director.<ref name=mcneil/>
==Scheduling==
In its first season, ''This Is Show Business'' preceded ''Toast of the Town,'' later ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on the CBS Sunday lineup. In the 1950-1952 seasons, ''This Is Show Business'' alternated with ''The Jack Benny Program.''
In the last full season on CBS, the series followed ''The Red Skelton Show'' on Tuesday evenings and faced competition from [[Danny Thomas]], then on [[ABC]] with his ''Make Room for Daddy,'' and ''Fireside Theatre,'' an anthology series on NBC.<ref>McNeil, ''Total Television,'' appendix, national television schedule.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:This Is Show Business}}
[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:1940s]]
[[Category:1950s]]
[[Category:New York City]]
==Overview==
Guest celebrities, such as Merv Griffin (1925-2007), or Dave Garroway (1913-1982) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048905/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (1956)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref> dropped by to visit the panel of intellectuals and humorists, including Sam Levenson (1911-1980), Abe Burrows (1910-1985), and [[playwright]] George S. Kaufman (1889-1961). In September 1951, ''This Is Show Business'' entered television history as the first CBS program to have been televised live from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts. Kaufman, who was [[Jewish]], was suspended because of viewer complaints after the December 21, 1952, [[Christmas]] broadcast in which he said, "Let's make this one program on which no one sings "[[Silent Night]]"!"<ref name=mcneil/>
On September 29, 1953, Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Phil Foster, and John Raitt (1917-2005) were ''This Is Show Business'' guest stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898056/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (September 29, 1953)|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
After its five-year run on CBS, the series resumed for the summer of 1956 on NBC. This time the panel consisted of Burrows, Walter Slezak (1902-1983), and author Jacqueline Susann (1918-1974), later the author of ''The Valley of the Dolls.'' Susann's husband, Irving Mansfield, was the producer for the later episodes. Byron Paul was the director.<ref name=mcneil/>
==Scheduling==
In its first season, ''This Is Show Business'' preceded ''Toast of the Town,'' later ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on the CBS Sunday lineup. In the 1950-1952 seasons, ''This Is Show Business'' alternated with ''The Jack Benny Program.''
In the last full season on CBS, the series followed ''The Red Skelton Show'' on Tuesday evenings and faced competition from [[Danny Thomas]], then on [[ABC]] with his ''Make Room for Daddy,'' and ''Fireside Theatre,'' an anthology series on NBC.<ref>McNeil, ''Total Television,'' appendix, national television schedule.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:This Is Show Business}}
[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:1940s]]
[[Category:1950s]]
[[Category:New York City]]