Kraft Television Theatre 1947
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- May 7, 1947
- Last Aired
- October 1, 1958
- Format
- 11 seasons · 261 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~261 hours (60 min/ep)
- Network
- NBC
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What is Kraft Television Theatre?
Kraft Television Theatre is an American anthology series that presented live television dramas. The series began airing on NBC, initially at 7:30 p.m.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1947
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 261
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- May 7, 1947
- Last aired
- Oct 1, 1958
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.8/10 from 5 votes
- Format
- 11 seasons · 261 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- NBC
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Kraft Television Theatre is an American anthology series that presented live television dramas. The series began airing on NBC, initially at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings in May 1947. It later moved to a different time slot in January 1948. The show featured individual, live performances of various stories. Many notable actors participated in the series, which was well-received by audiences. The series promoted a product, MacLaren's Imperial Cheese, which was advertised exclusively through the show.
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Should you watch it?
“Live anthology dramas aired weekly on 1947 American television.”
Reasons to watch
- Live, theatrical performances
- Anthology format offers varied stories
- Highly regarded in its era
Keep in mind
- Black‑and‑white vintage production
- Limited to 1947 episodes only
Watch it if you enjoy historic live drama anthologies and early TV history.
Suitable for viewers comfortable with vintage, black‑and‑white live drama.
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Season 1 · 70 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Double Door Mytharc May 7, 1947
- E2 Merton of the Movies Core May 14, 1947
- E3 The Doctor in Spite of Himself Core May 21, 1947
- E4 Her Master's Voice Core May 28, 1947
- E5 The Barker Core Jun 4, 1947
- E6 There's Always Juliet Core Jun 11, 1947
- E7 The Doll's House Core Jun 18, 1947
- E8 I Like It Here Core Jun 25, 1947
- E9 You and I Core Jul 2, 1947
- E10 To the Ladies Core Jul 9, 1947
- E11 Consider Lily Core Jul 16, 1947
- E12 Papa Is All Core Jul 23, 1947
- E13 Interference Core Jul 30, 1947
- E14 The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife Core Aug 6, 1947
- E15 Laburnum Grove Core Aug 13, 1947
- E16 The First Year Core Aug 20, 1947
- E17 Yes and No Core Aug 27, 1947
- E18 Mr. Pim Passes By Core Sep 3, 1947
- E19 Craig's Wife Core Sep 10, 1947
- E20 Murder Without Crime Core Sep 17, 1947
- E21 Suspect Core Sep 24, 1947
- E22 Payment Deferred Core Oct 1, 1947
- E23 January Thaw Core Oct 8, 1947
- E24 Therese Core Oct 15, 1947
- E25 The Man Who Changed His Name Core Oct 22, 1947
- E26 Blind Alley Core Oct 29, 1947
- E27 On Stage Core Nov 5, 1947
- E28 Ladies in Retirement Core Nov 12, 1947
- E29 But Not Goodbye Core Nov 19, 1947
- E30 The Curtain Rises Core Nov 26, 1947
- E31 Parlor Day Core Dec 3, 1947
- E32 The Importance of Being Earnest Core Dec 10, 1947
- E33 Holiday Core Dec 17, 1947
- E34 Reverie/The Desert Shall Rejoice Core Dec 24, 1947
- E35 Respectfully Yours Core Dec 31, 1947
- E36 The Truth About Bladys Core Jan 7, 1948
- E37 Alternating Current Core Jan 14, 1948
- E38 Only the Heart Core Jan 21, 1948
- E39 The Criminal Code Core Jan 28, 1948
- E40 Outward Bound Core Feb 4, 1948
- E41 Spring Green Core Feb 11, 1948
- E42 Apple of His Eye Core Feb 18, 1948
- E43 Alison's House Core Feb 25, 1948
- E44 Counselor-at-Law Core Mar 3, 1948
- E45 The Wind is Ninety Core Mar 10, 1948
- E46 No Way Out Core Mar 17, 1948
- E47 Captain Applejack Core Mar 24, 1948
- E48 She Stoops to Conquer Core Mar 31, 1948
- E49 June Moon Core Apr 7, 1948
- E50 Barchester Towers Core Apr 14, 1948
- E51 The Silver Cord Core Apr 21, 1948
- E52 Louder Please! Core Apr 28, 1948
- E53 The Royal Family Core May 5, 1948
- E54 Broken Dishes Core May 12, 1948
- E55 Mr. Minick Core May 19, 1948
- E56 Riddle Me This Core May 26, 1948
- E57 The Torchbearers Core Jun 2, 1948
- E58 The Fourth Wall Core Jun 9, 1948
- E59 Applesauce Core Jun 16, 1948
- E60 Foolish Notion Core Jun 30, 1948
- E61 The Show-Off Core Jul 7, 1948
- E62 Berkeley Square Core Jul 21, 1948
- E63 Green Cars Go East Core Jul 28, 1948
- E64 Theatre Core Aug 4, 1948
- E65 The Tenth Man Core Aug 11, 1948
- E66 The White-Haired Boy Core Aug 18, 1948
- E67 Poor Aubrey Core Aug 25, 1948
- E68 Icebound Core Sep 1, 1948
- E69 Poor Little Me Mytharc Sep 8, 1948
- E70 Lady Frederick Mytharc Sep 15, 1948
Season 2 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Her Husband's Wife Mytharc Sep 22, 1948
- E2 Great Day Core Sep 29, 1948
- E3 Suppressed Desires Core Oct 6, 1948
- E4 The Truth Game Core Oct 13, 1948
- E5 Criminal at Large Core Oct 20, 1948
- E6 Biography Core Oct 27, 1948
- E7 Old Lady Robbins Core Nov 3, 1948
- E8 The Detour Core Nov 10, 1948
- E9 The Ivory Door Core Nov 17, 1948
- E10 Wuthering Heights Core Nov 24, 1948
- E11 The Dover Road Core Dec 1, 1948
- E12 The Flashing Stream Core Dec 8, 1948
- E13 The Old Soak Core Dec 15, 1948
- E14 Hansel and Gretel Core Dec 22, 1948
- E22 Room Service Core Feb 16, 1949
- E25 The Arrival of Kitty Core Mar 9, 1949
- E30 The Miracle of Chickerston Core Apr 13, 1949
- E49 Where the Deer and the Antelope Play Core Aug 24, 1949
- E51 Respectfully Yours Mytharc Sep 7, 1949
Season 3 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Man in Half Moon Street Mytharc Sep 21, 1949
- E14 The Glove Core Dec 21, 1949
- E46 January Thaw Mytharc Aug 2, 1950
Season 4 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E11 Short Story Core Dec 6, 1950
- E13 The Village Green Core Dec 20, 1950
- E18 The Spring Green Core Jan 24, 1951
- E28 Yours Truly Core Apr 4, 1951
- E36 Ben Franklin Core May 30, 1951
- E43 Zone Four Mytharc Jul 18, 1951
Season 5 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E4 Irish Eyes Core Oct 3, 1951
- E10 Never Be the Same Core Nov 14, 1951
- E14 The Golden Slate Core Dec 12, 1951
- E30 That Ryan Girl Core Apr 2, 1952
- E34 The Man in Half Moon Street Core Apr 30, 1952
- E46 The Music Master Mytharc Jul 30, 1952
Season 6 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Michael and Mary Mytharc Oct 1, 1952
- E2 The New Tenant Core Oct 8, 1952
- E3 A Kiss for Cinderella Core Oct 15, 1952
- E4 A Long Night in Forty Miles Core Oct 22, 1952
- E5 The Divine Drudge Core Oct 29, 1952
- E6 Melody Jones Core Nov 5, 1952
- E7 Hilda McKay Core Nov 12, 1952
- E8 The Quiet Wedding Core Nov 19, 1952
- E9 Mr. Lazarus Core Nov 26, 1952
- E10 The Iron Gate Core Dec 3, 1952
- E11 The Intimate Strangers Core Dec 10, 1952
- E12 The Guest Core Dec 17, 1952
- E13 A Christmas Carol Core Dec 24, 1952
- E14 The Paper Moon Core Dec 31, 1952
- E16 Zone Four Core Jan 14, 1953
- E21 Snooksie Core Feb 18, 1953
- E31 Hoodlums with a Halo Core Apr 29, 1953
- E35 The Twilight Rounds Core May 27, 1953
- E44 Old Macdonald Had a Curve Mytharc Aug 5, 1953
Season 7 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Quite a Guy Mytharc Sep 2, 1953
- E2 Double in Ivory Core Sep 9, 1953
- E3 Her Father's Butler Core Sep 16, 1953
- E4 Corinth House Core Sep 23, 1953
- E5 Lobblies Never Lie Core Sep 30, 1953
- E6 Cap'n Jonas Core Oct 7, 1953
- E7 Keep Our Honor Bright Core Oct 14, 1953
- E8 The Picket Fence Core Oct 21, 1953
- E9 The Threshold Core Oct 28, 1953
- E11 A Long Time Till Dawn Core Nov 11, 1953
- E28 The Picture Window Core Mar 10, 1954
- E33 The People Next Door Core Apr 14, 1954
- E36 Alice in Wonderland Core May 5, 1954
- E50 Charm Bracelet Core Aug 11, 1954
- E52 Short Story Mytharc Aug 25, 1954
- E53 Kidnapped Mytharc Sep 1, 1954
Season 8 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Simple Matter Mytharc Sep 29, 1954
- E4 The Luck of Roaring Camp Core Oct 20, 1954
- E5 Split Level Core Oct 27, 1954
- E9 Emma Core Nov 24, 1954
- E11 Career Core Dec 8, 1954
- E15 One Hill, One River Core Jan 5, 1955
- E16 Patterns Core Jan 12, 1955
- E17 The Written Word Core Jan 19, 1955
- E19 The Skin Game Core Feb 2, 1955
- E20 Patterns (2nd Version) Core Feb 9, 1955
- E22 The Emperor Jones Core Feb 23, 1955
- E25 The Story of Mary Surratt Core Mar 25, 1955
- E30 Gramercy Ghost Mytharc Apr 20, 1955
- E31 A Seacoast in Bohemia Core Apr 27, 1955
- E32 Flowers for 2-B Core May 4, 1955
- E33 Judge Contain's Hotel Core May 11, 1955
- E34 The Braveness of Christy Fellon Core May 18, 1955
- E35 Million Dollar Rookie Core May 25, 1955
- E36 A Woman for Tony Core Jun 1, 1955
- E40 The Mob Core Jun 29, 1955
- E43 In the La Banza Core Jul 20, 1955
- E44 Meet a Body Core Jul 27, 1955
- E45 Spur of the Moment Mytharc Aug 3, 1955
- E46 Two Times Two Mytharc Aug 10, 1955
Season 9 · 49 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Mytharc Sep 28, 1955
- E2 The Beautiful Time Core Oct 5, 1955
- E3 Trucks Welcome Core Oct 12, 1955
- E4 I, Mrs. Bibb Core Oct 19, 1955
- E5 One Core Oct 26, 1955
- E6 Number Four with Flowers Mytharc Nov 2, 1955
- E7 The Ticket and the Tempest Core Nov 9, 1955
- E8 Summer's End Core Nov 16, 1955
- E9 Day of Judgment Mytharc Nov 23, 1955
- E10 Once a Genius Core Nov 30, 1955
- E11 Lady Ruth Core Dec 7, 1955
- E12 A Nugget from the Sunrise Core Dec 14, 1955
- E13 A Christmas Dinner Core Dec 21, 1955
- E14 Eleven O'Clock Flight Core Dec 28, 1955
- E15 The Thieving Magpie Core Jan 4, 1956
- E16 The Sears Girl Core Jan 11, 1956
- E17 The Devil as a Roaring Lion Core Jan 18, 1956
- E18 Home Is the Hero Core Jan 25, 1956
- E19 Five Minutes to Live Core Feb 1, 1956
- E20 Good Old Charlie Faye Core Feb 8, 1956
- E21 The Man on Roller Skates Core Feb 15, 1956
- E22 Snapfinger Creek Core Feb 22, 1956
- E23 Bobbie Core Feb 29, 1956
- E24 The Fool Killer Core Mar 7, 1956
- E25 The Lost Weekend Core Mar 21, 1956
- E26 A Night to Remember Core Mar 28, 1956
- E27 Paper Foxhole Core Apr 4, 1956
- E28 The Last Showdown Core Apr 11, 1956
- E29 No Riders Core Apr 18, 1956
- E30 The Gentle Grafter Core Apr 25, 1956
- E31 A Night to Remember Core May 2, 1956
- E32 Death Is a Spanish Dancer Core May 9, 1956
- E33 A Profile in Courage Core May 16, 1956
- E34 Bedroom Twelve on the Appalachian Waterfall Core May 23, 1956
- E35 Box 704 Core May 30, 1956
- E36 The Night of May Third Core Jun 6, 1956
- E37 Boy in a Cage Core Jun 13, 1956
- E38 Flying Object at Three O'Clock High Core Jun 20, 1956
- E39 Starfish Core Jun 27, 1956
- E40 Tear Open the Skies Core Jul 4, 1956
- E41 Long Arm Core Jul 11, 1956
- E42 Babies for Sale Core Jul 18, 1956
- E43 Prairie Night Core Jul 25, 1956
- E44 One Way West Core Aug 1, 1956
- E45 Anna Santonello Core Aug 8, 1956
- E46 The Magic Box Core Aug 15, 1956
- E47 The Girls Who Saw Too Much Core Aug 29, 1956
- E48 Mock Trial Mytharc Sep 5, 1956
- E49 Shadow of Evil Mytharc Sep 12, 1956
Season 10 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Out to Kill Mytharc Sep 19, 1956
- E2 The Plunge Core Sep 26, 1956
- E4 Murder of a Sand Flea Core Oct 10, 1956
- E9 Before It's Too Late Core Nov 14, 1956
- E10 The Day of the Hunter Core Nov 21, 1956
- E12 The Ninth Hour Core Dec 5, 1956
- E15 The Just and the Unjust Core Dec 26, 1956
- E17 Six Hours of Terror Core Jan 9, 1957
- E18 No Warning Core Jan 16, 1957
- E21 The Discoverers Core Feb 6, 1957
- E24 A Traveler from Brussels Core Feb 27, 1957
- E26 Collision Core Mar 13, 1957
- E27 Night of the Plague Core Mar 20, 1957
- E28 Sheriff's Man Core Mar 28, 1957
- E31 A Night of Rain Core Apr 24, 1957
- E33 Flesh and Blood Core May 8, 1957
- E34 The Glass Wall Core May 15, 1957
- E37 The Roaring Twentieth Core Jun 5, 1957
- E42 The First and the Last Core Jul 10, 1957
- E43 The Big Break Core Jul 17, 1957
- E47 Circle of Fear Core Aug 14, 1957
- E48 Ride into Danger Core Aug 27, 1957
- E52 The Killer Instinct Mytharc Sep 18, 1957
Season 11 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Vengeance Mytharc Sep 25, 1957
- E2 Barefoot Soldier Core Oct 2, 1957
- E3 Smart Boy Core Oct 9, 1957
- E4 A Cook for Mr. General Core Oct 16, 1957
- E5 Man in a Trance Core Oct 23, 1957
- E10 Come to Me Core Dec 4, 1957
- E12 Polka Core Dec 18, 1957
- E13 The Story of the Other Wise Man Core Dec 25, 1957
- E14 The Battle for Wednesday Night Core Jan 1, 1958
- E15 The Velvet Trap Core Jan 8, 1958
- E17 Eddie Core Jan 22, 1958
- E19 The Spell of the Tigress Core Feb 5, 1958
- E20 Material Witness Core Feb 19, 1958
- E22 Dog in a Bush Tunnel Core Mar 5, 1958
- E25 Angry Angel Core Mar 26, 1958
- E26 The Man in Authority Core Apr 2, 1958
- E27 Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry/The Last of My Solid Gold Watches/This Property Is Condemned Core Apr 16, 1958
- E29 Fifty Grand Core Apr 30, 1958
- E30 The Outcasts of Poker Flat Core May 7, 1958
- E31 All the King's Men: Part 1 Mytharc May 14, 1958
- E32 All the King's Men: Part 2 Mytharc May 21, 1958
- E38 Next Door to Death Core Jul 2, 1958
- E42 Death Wears Many Faces Mytharc Jul 30, 1958
- E44 Night Cry Core Aug 13, 1958
- E45 We Haven't Seen Her Lately Core Aug 20, 1958
- E48 Trick or Treat Core Sep 10, 1958
- E49 A Cup of Kindness Core Sep 17, 1958
- E50 Riddle of a Lady Mytharc Sep 24, 1958
- E51 Presumption of Innocence Mytharc Oct 1, 1958
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Frequently asked questions
When did Kraft Television Theatre first air?
It premiered on May 7, 1947 on NBC.
How many episodes were produced in its 1947 run?
Seventy episodes were broadcast in 1947.
What time slot did the series occupy initially?
It aired at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings until December 1947.
Who served as the series' announcer?
Ed Herlihy was the announcer.
What type of programming does the series feature?
It presents live television drama anthology episodes.
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