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Life Is Worth Living is an inspirational American television series which ran on the DuMont Television Network from February 12, 1952, to April 26, 1955, [1] then on ABC until April 8, 1957, featuring the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Similar series, also featuring Sheen, followed in 1958–1961 and 1961–1968.
Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois, in 1919, [ 1 ] Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize ...
On April 1, 1955, most of DuMont's entertainment programs were dropped. Bishop Sheen aired his last program on DuMont on April 26 but later moved it to ABC. [31] By May, just eight programs were left on the network, with only inexpensive shows and sporting events keeping the remains of the network going through the summer.
However, DuMont continued to air Bishop Fulton Sheen's program Life Is Worth Living against NBC's popular The Buick-Berle Show. DuMont's counter-programming strategy, scheduling a religious program against Milton Berle's bawdy show, had met with success in previous years. The rivalry between the programs had caused Berle to joke, "He uses old ...
Life Is Worth Living with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen on DuMont (1952–1955), then on ABC (1955–1957) My Little Margie (1952–1955), starring Gale Storm; See It Now, hosted by Edward R. Murrow; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC (1952–1966)
Pope Paul VI then named auxiliary bishop Fulton J. Sheen of the Archdiocese of New York as the next bishop of Rochester. [30] While serving in Rochester, he created the Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation. In 1967, Sheen decided to give the St. Bridget's Parish building to the federal Housing and Urban Development program. Sheen wanted to let ...
DuMont, too, avoided flashy comedy series when in February 1952, in desperation the network added Bishop Fulton Sheen's program, Life Is Worth Living, to its Tuesday night schedule. The religious series was pitted against NBC's hit program Texaco Star Theater , and became the surprise hit of the year, holding its own against Texaco host "Uncle ...
The church hosted Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's radio and television broadcasts on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for over half a century. The broadcasts, including the famous "Death of Stalin," were some of the most important influences in reshaping mainstream twentieth-century American attitudes on Catholicism. [ 1 ]