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Actors Studio Season 1

September. 26,1948

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Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly. The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman. In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing. The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.

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Actors Studio Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 35 - You're Breaking My Heart

First Aired: May. 26,1949

Episode 34 - Spreading the News

First Aired: May. 19,1949

Episode 33 - Salt of the Earth

First Aired: May. 12,1949

Episode 32 - Somebody Has to Be Nobody

First Aired: May. 05,1949

Episode 31 - Here Comes Spring

First Aired: April. 28,1949

Episode 30 - From Paradise to Butte

First Aired: April. 21,1949

Episode 29 - I Can't Breathe

First Aired: April. 14,1949

Episode 28 - A Reputation

First Aired: April. 07,1949

Episode 27 - Three O'Clock

First Aired: March. 31,1949

Episode 26 - Concerning a Woman of Sin

First Aired: March. 24,1949

Episode 25 - Dead Man

First Aired: March. 13,1949

Episode 24 - Joe McSween's Atomic Machine

First Aired: March. 06,1949

Joe McSween is a factory worker who builds a machine in his basement. The machine doesn't do anythingâ€”it just runs. Naturally, everyone thinks that it's an atomic machine, and the government gets involved.

Episode 23 - Greasy Luck

First Aired: February. 27,1949

Episode 22 - The Tell-Tale Heart

First Aired: February. 20,1949

Episode 21 - Zone of Quiet

First Aired: February. 13,1949

Episode 20 - Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger

First Aired: February. 06,1949

Episode 19 - A Trip to Czardis

First Aired: January. 30,1949

Episode 18 - The Lady on 142

First Aired: January. 23,1949

Episode 17 - The Little Wife

First Aired: January. 16,1949

Episode 16 - I'm No Hero

First Aired: January. 09,1949

Episode 15 - A Day in Town

First Aired: January. 02,1949

Episode 14 - To the Lovely Margaret

First Aired: December. 26,1948

Episode 13 - The Man Who Lost Christmas

First Aired: December. 19,1948

Episode 12 - The Widow of Wasdale Head

First Aired: December. 12,1948

Episode 11 - The Night the Ghost Got In

First Aired: December. 05,1948

Episode 10 - Ten Percent

First Aired: November. 28,1948

Episode 9 - Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden

First Aired: November. 21,1948

Episode 8 - Esther

First Aired: November. 14,1948

Episode 7 - Ropes

First Aired: November. 07,1948

Episode 6 - The Inexperienced Ghost

First Aired: October. 31,1948

Episode 5 - The Catbird Seat

First Aired: October. 24,1948

Episode 4 - The Thousand Dollar Bill

First Aired: October. 17,1948

Episode 3 - The Giant's Stair

First Aired: October. 10,1948

Episode 2 - Night Club

First Aired: October. 03,1948

Episode 1 - Portrait of a Madonna

First Aired: September. 26,1948

Seasons

Season 2 1949

Season 1 1948