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We the People (U.S. TV series)

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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.

References

We the People (U.S. TV series) Wikipedia