Genre Talk show Original language(s) English | Country of origin United States Running time 30 minutes | |
Starring Dwight Weist
Dan Seymour (hosts)
Lee Vines (announcer) Original network CBS Television (1948-1949)
NBC Television (1949-1952) |
We the People was an American talk show aired on CBS Television (1948-1949) and then on NBC Television (1949-1952).
Broadcast history
We the People was a 30-minute talk show, first on CBS for one season and then on NBC for two seasons. The host interviewed politicians, celebrities, and everyday people. The interviews tended to be "up close and personal", interviewing celebrities about difficulties they had to overcome. The non-celebrities were usually people who participated in some type of charitable work. The show was sponsored by Gulf Oil and produced by Life magazine.
The TV show aired Tuesdays at 9pm ET, and then Fridays at 8:30pm ET, and was simulcast on radio and TV for a time. The show had been aired on CBS Radio since 1936. In October 1948, We the People was rated #3 on the Hooper Ratings, Hooper being a precursor to Nielsen ratings.