TV series
TV Reader's Digest
1955–1956, English, on ABC.
TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 65
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1956
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Latest episode
S2 E39: The Smuggler
Aired 9 July 1956
Seasons 2
Details
- First aired
- 17 January 1955
- Last aired
- 9 July 1956
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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TV Reader's Digest has 2 seasons and 65 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is TV Reader's Digest finished?
Yes. TV Reader's Digest ended in 1956, so you can watch the whole story.
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