old_tv_nut
05-23-2014, 06:10 PM
NBC four-page ad for the 1960/61 season.
First page lists a number of local NBC affiliates, then the following three pages list 15 programs each of new programs, returning programs, and specials, each with a photo and promo blurb, and calling out if IN COLOR.
A lot of Westerns in those days, and some insipid comedies (I think there are well written dramas on TV these days, but so many are police procedurals); but note also some really high quality variety like Bell Telephone Hour, Omnibus, Hallmark Hall of Fame, etc.
First page lists a number of local NBC affiliates, then the following three pages list 15 programs each of new programs, returning programs, and specials, each with a photo and promo blurb, and calling out if IN COLOR.
A lot of Westerns in those days, and some insipid comedies (I think there are well written dramas on TV these days, but so many are police procedurals); but note also some really high quality variety like Bell Telephone Hour, Omnibus, Hallmark Hall of Fame, etc.