Charlie Wild, Private Detective

Charlie Wild, Private Detective was a half-hour detective series that aired on three of the four major American television networks of the 1950s. It first aired on CBS from December 22, 1950 to June 27, 1951, then aired on ABC from September 11, 1951 to March 4, 1952.

On March 13, the DuMont Television Network picked the series up for its last three months, ending on June 19, 1952.

Episode status

Most of the series is believed to have been destroyed as per network practices. However, 15 episodes are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, including two from the short-lived DuMont run. The Paley Center for Media holds four episodes from the DuMont run.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

• Charlie Wild, Private Detective at IMDb
• DuMont historical website