Omnibus (American TV program)
U.S. TV series
(Redirected from Omnibus (U.S. TV series))
Omnibus was an American educational variety television series.
| Omnibus | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety |
| Developed by | Robert Saudek and the Ford Foundation |
| Directed by | Andrew McCullough (44 eps), Seymour Robbie (24), Charles S. Dubin (22), Bob Banner (16), Tad Danielewski (12), Elliot Silverstein (12), William A. Graham (10) |
| Presented by | Alistair Cooke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 or 9[1] |
| No. of episodes | 152 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 min in first five seasons or 60–90 min in later seasons |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS (4 seasons, 1952–1956) ABC (1 season, 1956–1957) NBC (3 seasons, 1957–1961 or 4[1]) |
| Release | November 9, 1952 – April 16, 1961 |
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
change- ↑ 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]
- ↑ "Omnibus (NBC) – Awards & Nomintions". The Emmys. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ "Search results: Omnibus". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
