Starring Walter McGraw (host) Original language(s) English No. of episodes 13 First episode date 20 October 1955 Number of seasons 1 Language English | Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 Camera setup Multi-camera Final episode date 12 January 1956 Number of episodes 13 Audio format Monaural | |
Genres Documentary film, Crime Fiction | ||
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Wanted was a short-lived half-hour CBS crime documentary television series hosted by Walter McGraw, which aired in the 1955-1956 season at 10:30 EST on Thursdays following the original version of The Johnny Carson Show (not to be confused with the subsequent The Tonight Show).
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This Wanted had a format similar to the subsequent Unsolved Mysteries on NBC, hosted by Robert Stack and Fox Channel's America's Most Wanted, with John Walsh. Like the two later series, Wanted features re-enactments of actual crimes and profiles fugitives from justice. Viewers were urged to telephone information that they may have about each case presented on the series.
Declared a "flop" by Billboard magazine, Wanted aired only from October 20, 1955, to January 12, 1956. ABC aired no program at the time Wanted was on the schedule. The series ran opposite the last half-hour of NBC's long-running Lux Video Theatre.