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The Week in Religion
Presented byRabbi William S. Rosenbloom
Reverend Robbins Wolcott Barstow
Reverend Joseph N. Moody
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 mins. (1952-1953)
30 mins. (1953-1954)
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseMarch 16, 1952 (1952-03-16) –
October 18, 1954 (1954-10-18)

The Week in Religion is an American religious television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from March 16, 1952 to October 18, 1954. The program gave equal time to Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic speakers; it was hosted by Rabbi William S. Rosenbloom, Reverend Robbins Wolcott Barstow, and Reverend Joseph N. Moody.

The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired on Sundays at 6pm ET on most DuMont affiliates.[1] The series was cancelled in 1954.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.

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

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