Fireside Theater 1949

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

  • Poster for Season 1

    Season 1

    1949

    11 episodes

    Season 1 of Fireside Theater premiered on April 5, 1949.

  • Poster for Season 2

    Season 2

    1949

    40 episodes

    Season 2 of Fireside Theater premiered on September 6, 1949.

  • Poster for Season 3

    Season 3

    1950

    37 episodes

    Season 3 of Fireside Theater premiered on August 29, 1950.

  • Poster for Season 4

    Season 4

    1951

    5 episodes

    Season 4 of Fireside Theater premiered on June 26, 1951.

  • Poster for Season 5

    Season 5

    1952

    2 episodes

    Season 5 of Fireside Theater premiered on September 30, 1952.

  • Poster for Season 6

    Season 6

    1953

    18 episodes

    Season 6 of Fireside Theater premiered on September 1, 1953.

  • Poster for Season 7

    Season 7

    1954

    29 episodes

    Season 7 of Fireside Theater premiered on August 31, 1954.