Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Season 1
1951
35 episodes
Season 1 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 24, 1951.
Season 2
1952
42 episodes
Season 2 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on September 7, 1952.
Season 3
1953
40 episodes
Season 3 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on September 27, 1953.
Season 4
1954
42 episodes
Season 4 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on September 5, 1954.
Season 5
1955
7 episodes
Season 5 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 23, 1955.
Season 6
1956
6 episodes
Season 6 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 28, 1956.
Season 7
1957
6 episodes
Season 7 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 17, 1957.
Season 8
1958
6 episodes
Season 8 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 13, 1958.
Season 9
1959
6 episodes
Season 9 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 26, 1959.
Season 10
1960
6 episodes
Season 10 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 24, 1960.
Season 11
1961
2 episodes
Season 11 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 30, 1961.
Season 12
1962
4 episodes
Season 12 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 26, 1962.
Season 13
1963
4 episodes
Season 13 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 15, 1963.
Season 14
1964
5 episodes
Season 14 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 18, 1964.
Season 15
1965
4 episodes
Season 15 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 20, 1965.
Season 16
1966
4 episodes
Season 16 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 11, 1966.
Season 17
1967
4 episodes
Season 17 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 11, 1967.
Season 18
1968
3 episodes
Season 18 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 20, 1968.
Season 19
1969
4 episodes
Season 19 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 21, 1969.
Season 20
1970
3 episodes
Season 20 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 17, 1970.
Season 21
1971
4 episodes
Season 21 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 15, 1971.
Season 22
1972
4 episodes
Season 22 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 17, 1972.
Season 23
1973
5 episodes
Season 23 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 28, 1973.
Season 24
1974
3 episodes
Season 24 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 12, 1974.
Season 25
1975
6 episodes
Season 25 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on October 20, 1975.
Season 26
1976
4 episodes
Season 26 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 17, 1976.
Season 27
1977
4 episodes
Season 27 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 16, 1977.
Season 28
1978
3 episodes
Season 28 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 17, 1978.
Season 29
1979
3 episodes
Season 29 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 14, 1979.
Season 30
1981
3 episodes
Season 30 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on February 9, 1981.
Season 31
1981
2 episodes
Season 31 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 1, 1981.
Season 32
1982
2 episodes
Season 32 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 4, 1982.
Season 33
1983
2 episodes
Season 33 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 6, 1983.
Season 34
1984
2 episodes
Season 34 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 11, 1984.
Season 35
1985
2 episodes
Season 35 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 9, 1985.
Season 36
1986
3 episodes
Season 36 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 14, 1986.
Season 37
1987
4 episodes
Season 37 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 30, 1987.
Season 38
1988
3 episodes
Season 38 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 4, 1988.
Season 39
1989
3 episodes
Season 39 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 3, 1989.
Season 40
1990
3 episodes
Season 40 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 2, 1990.
Season 41
1991
3 episodes
Season 41 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 1, 1991.
Season 42
1992
3 episodes
Season 42 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 29, 1992.
Season 43
1993
3 episodes
Season 43 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 5, 1993.
Season 44
1994
3 episodes
Season 44 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 4, 1994.
Season 45
1995
3 episodes
Season 45 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 10, 1995.
Season 46
1996
4 episodes
Season 46 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 1, 1996.
Season 47
1997
4 episodes
Season 47 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 23, 1997.
Season 48
1998
4 episodes
Season 48 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 22, 1998.
Season 49
1999
4 episodes
Season 49 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 21, 1999.
Season 50
2000
4 episodes
Season 50 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 19, 2000.
Season 51
2001
4 episodes
Season 51 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 18, 2001.
Season 52
2002
3 episodes
Season 52 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 8, 2002.
Season 53
2003
3 episodes
Season 53 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 26, 2003.
Season 54
2004
3 episodes
Season 54 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 22, 2004.
Season 55
2005
3 episodes
Season 55 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 27, 2005.
Season 56
2006
3 episodes
Season 56 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 26, 2006.
Season 57
2007
3 episodes
Season 57 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 2, 2007.
Season 58
2008
3 episodes
Season 58 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on December 7, 2008.
Season 59
2009
2 episodes
Season 59 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 29, 2009.
Season 60
2010
3 episodes
Season 60 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 28, 2010.
Season 61
2011
1 episodes
Season 61 of Hallmark Hall of Fame premiered on November 27, 2011.