Playhouse 90 (1956 – 1960)

Name: Playhouse 90
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-10-04
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 8.4

1956 • 4 seasons • Drama

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Drama

Oct 4, 1956 – May 16, 1960•USA•4 Seasons•134 Episodes

Type: Scripted

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LanguageEnglish

W2TCH Rating80%Good

Won 13 Primetime Emmys. 19 wins & 36 nominations total

Synopsis

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.

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