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Topper is an American fantasy sitcom television series based on the 1937 film Topper, which was based on two novels Topper and Topper Takes a Trip by Thorne Smith. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953, to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role. It finished at #24 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1954–1955 ...
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [1] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module .
Pat O'Brien and Jeffreys in Riffraff (1947) Cast of Topper (1953) Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Leo G. Carroll and Lee Patrick. Anne Jeffreys (born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael; January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) [1] [2] was an American actress and singer. She was the female lead in the 1950s TV series Topper.
In the early 1950s, TV stations telecast a lot of movies from the 1930s and ’40s, with the unofficial rule that they would air only films that were at least 10 years old.
Sterling is perhaps most well known for starring with Jeffreys as the spirited George Kerby, to Jeffreys' Marion Kerby in the television program Topper, based on the 1937 original film Topper; Sterling played Cary Grant's role in the TV series, which aired on the CBS network from 1953 to 1955. Leo G. Carroll starred in the title role. Wife ...
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946–Present. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-29588-9; Gianakos, Larry James (1992) Television Drama Series Programming A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1984–1986. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2601-1; Gitlin, Todd (1994). Inside Prime Time. London: Routledge ISBN 0-415-08500-4
It would not be until fall 1958 that it would be confirmed that several of these new quiz shows were rigged.) [1] For years, ABC had "struggled to cobble together a TV schedule", [ 2 ] but following the network's major success with Disney-produced series Disneyland in 1954, other Hollywood film companies began embracing television.
Light purple indicates movies. Red indicates irregularly-scheduled programs, including specials. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. [3] Lime indicates the #1 most watched programs of the season. Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.