Official poster of Fireside Theater
⭐ 7.2/10
TV Series • 1949

Fireside Theater

Drama
7 seasons • 142 episodes

Synopsis

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

Release date 1949-04-05
Original language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 3

Main Cast

Seasons

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

11 episodes

1949
Poster for Season 2

Season 2

40 episodes

1949
Poster for Season 3

Season 3

37 episodes

1950
Poster for Season 4

Season 4

5 episodes

1951
Poster for Season 5

Season 5

2 episodes

1952
Poster for Season 6

Season 6

18 episodes

1953
Poster for Season 7

Season 7

29 episodes

1954