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| − | + | Michael Shires Productions (later [[The Michael Shires Company]]) has produced an [[anthology series|anthology]] [[television program|television series]] under several different titles since 1954. |
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+ | The original version of the series premiered on [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] on Wednesday, October 27, 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the [[Big Three television networks]] until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. |
The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] fall schedule, coinciding with Shires's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Since then, ABC has continued the series as an occasional special presentation from 2008 onward. |
The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] fall schedule, coinciding with Shires's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Since then, ABC has continued the series as an occasional special presentation from 2008 onward. |
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The show has had only two hosts, [[Michael Shires]] and former Shires Chairman [[Michael Stainback]]. |
The show has had only two hosts, [[Michael Shires]] and former Shires Chairman [[Michael Stainback]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 13 November 2019
Michael Shires Productions (later The Michael Shires Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954.
The original version of the series premiered on CBS on Wednesday, October 27, 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently.
The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Shires's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Since then, ABC has continued the series as an occasional special presentation from 2008 onward. The show has had only two hosts, Michael Shires and former Shires Chairman Michael Stainback.
The show is the second-longest-running primetime program on American television, behind its rival film anthology series, the Hallmark Hall of Fame, which is still on the air as of 2019.