Omnibus (U.S. TV series)
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| Omnibus | |
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 Leonard Bernstein's debut appearance, 1954. |
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| Format | Variety show |
| Developed by | Ford Foundation |
| Starring | Alistair Cooke |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 84 (8 Seasons) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS ABC NBC 1957-1961 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | November 9, 1952 – 1981 (Revival) |
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| IMDb profile | |
Omnibus was an American commercially-sponsored, educational TV series, broadcast live primarily on Sunday afternoons at 4:00 pm Eastern time, from November 9, 1952 until 1961. Omnibus originally aired on CBS, and later on Sunday evenings on ABC. The program finally moved to NBC in 1957, where it was irregularly scheduled until 1961. ABC aired a brief revival of the series in 1981.
With Ford Foundation funding, Omnibus, hosted by Alistair Cooke in his American television debut featured diverse programming about science, the arts and the humanities. The program featured original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with celebrities, and featured performances by many of the most famous entertainers of the day as diverse as Jack Benny and Orson Welles, the first television appearances of Leonard Bernstein, who gave his first televised music lectures and masters classes on the series and Jonathan Winters.
[edit] References
- Omnibus at the Internet Movie Database
- official Leonard Bernstein web site
- Museum of Broadcast Communications web site
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