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| Football Sidelines | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Starring | Harry Wismer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | October 6 – December 22, 1952 |
Football Sidelines is a TV sports program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from October 6 to December 22, 1952 and hosted by Harry Wismer. The program was 15 minutes long, and aired on Mondays at 9:30pm ET, followed by Famous Fights From Madison Square Garden at 9:45pm.[1]
Episode status
[edit]As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Football Sidelines (Sports)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 488. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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 and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
External links
[edit]- Football Sidelines at IMDb
- DuMont historical website Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine