Omnibus (American TV program)

U.S. TV series

Omnibus was an American educational variety television series.

Omnibus
GenreVariety
Developed byRobert Saudek and the Ford Foundation
Directed byAndrew McCullough (44 eps), Seymour Robbie (24), Charles S. Dubin (22), Bob Banner (16), Tad Danielewski (12), Elliot Silverstein (12), William A. Graham (10)
Presented byAlistair Cooke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8 or 9[1]
No. of episodes152
Production
Running time90 min in first five seasons or 60–90 min in later seasons
Original release
NetworkCBS (4 seasons, 1952–1956)
ABC (1 season, 1956–1957)
NBC (3 seasons, 1957–1961 or 4[1])
ReleaseNovember 9, 1952 (1952-11-09) –
April 16, 1961 (1961-04-16)

The series won more than 65 awards, including eight Emmy Awards (it was nominated for thirteen)[2] and two Peabody Awards.[3] The series is held at the Library of Congress.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time, Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946 to 2007. Ballantine. p. 1014.[need quotation to verify][ISBN missing]
  2. "Omnibus (NBC) – Awards & Nomintions". The Emmys. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Search results: Omnibus". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.