The Johns Hopkins Science Review

The Johns Hopkins Science Review
Format Documentary
Starring Lynn Poole
Robert Cochrane
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 186
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS (1948-1950)
DuMont (1950-?)
Original run December 31, 1948 (CBS)
October 1950 (DuMont)
– October 1950 (CBS)
1953 or 1954 (Dumont)

The Johns Hopkins Science Review is a critically acclaimed television series sponsored by Johns Hopkins University which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.

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Broadcast history

The series aired from December 31, 1948 to either 1953 or 1954 depending on the source. McNeil (1996) states the program aired until April 20, 1953.[1] Brooks and Marsh (1985) state the program ended its run on September 2, 1954.[2] The program aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm EST during the 1950-51 season, Mondays at 8:30pm EST during the 1951-52 season, and Wednesdays at 8pm EST during the 1952-53 season. According to the 1953-54 United States network television schedule, the show remained in the Wednesday at 8pm EST slot for the 1953-54 season, which would suggest the 1954 ending date is the correct one.

The series consisted of documentaries on science and included guests like Wernher von Braun. Each half-hour episode was broadcast from WAAM in Baltimore. The series originally aired on CBS, but moved to the DuMont Television Network in October 1950.[2] The series would win the network a Peabody Award in the Education category in 1952.[1]

A spin-off program, Johns Hopkins File 7, aired on a syndicated basis from 1956 to 1958. Like the Review, File 7 was produced at WAAM and featured host Lynn Poole.[2]

Episode status

At least three episodes survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. One of these episodes, which features Wernher von Braun, can be seen online at a website called TV4U. It has since been confirmed that all 186 episodes of the show are stored at Johns Hopkins University, which funded the program.[3] This means it has the most surviving episodes of any DuMont Network program.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex. Total Television, p. 438-439, 1121. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  2. ^ a b c Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 to Present p. 433. Ballantine: New York. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.
  3. ^ Johns Hopkins University Special Collections

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