Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Details
- First aired
- 4 Oct 1956
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 134
- TMDB 7.5
- Last aired
- 16 May 1960
- Genres
Drama
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
- Episode runtime
- 1 h 30 min
- Countries
US
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- Playhouse 90
- Creators
- Cast
- Writers
Rod Serling Pat Frank Charles Einstein Reginald Rose Martin Goldsmith E.A. Ellington David Swift Leonard Spigelgass Don Murray Abby Mann
