Lights Out 1949
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- July 19, 1949
- Last Aired
- January 15, 1972
- Format
- 3 seasons · 161 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~80.5 hours (30 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E38 "Dead Man's Coat" (★ 7/10)
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
- Tubi TV
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★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 5 votes TV-PG Sci-Fi & FantasyCrimeDramaReality 3 seasons · 161 eps Ended
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What is Lights Out?
Lights Out is a television series that transitioned from a popular American old-time radio program. The radio series, which aired from January 1934 to the summer of 1947, was an early example of a network series devoted to horror and the supernatural.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1949
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 161
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 19, 1949
- Last aired
- Jan 15, 1972
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Reality
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 5 votes
- Format
- 3 seasons · 161 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
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Lights Out is a television series that transitioned from a popular American old-time radio program. The radio series, which aired from January 1934 to the summer of 1947, was an early example of a network series devoted to horror and the supernatural. It eventually made the transition to television, with NBC Television bringing it to the small screen in a series of four specials in 1946. These specials were broadcast live and produced by Fred Coe, who also contributed to the scripts. The television series, which premiered on July 12, 1949, was the first TV dramatic program to use a split-screen display. It aired on NBC until September 29, 1952.
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Should you watch it?
“A pioneering live horror anthology that haunted early TV with split-screen chills.”
Reasons to watch
- Groundbreaking split-screen visual storytelling
- Live broadcast adds eerie immediacy
- Adaptation of famed radio horror series
Keep in mind
- Limited episode archive makes full viewing difficult
- Production values reflect 1940s television technology
Watch it if you enjoy vintage horror anthologies that pioneered TV’s visual tricks.
Its classic horror themes and period production may be unsettling for younger viewers.
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Season 1 · 48 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Edna Warren Mytharc Jul 19, 1949
- E2 Promise Core Jul 26, 1949
- E3 Long Distance Core Aug 2, 1949
- E4 Crater Core Aug 9, 1949
- E5 SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE Core Aug 16, 1949
- E6 The Housekeeper Core Aug 23, 1949
- E7 Dressing Gown Core Aug 30, 1949
- E8 The Whisper Core Sep 23, 1949
- E9 Conqueror's Isle Core Nov 7, 1949
- E10 Pengallen's Bell Core Nov 14, 1949
- E11 The Fall of the House of Usher Mytharc Nov 21, 1949
- E12 I Dreamt I Died Core Nov 28, 1949
- E13 SOMETHING IN THE WIND Core Dec 5, 1949
- E14 Justice Lies Waiting Core Dec 12, 1949
- E15 The Elevator Core Dec 19, 1949
- E16 The Man Who Couldn't Lose Core Dec 26, 1949
- E17 The Riverman Core Jan 2, 1950
- E18 JUDGEMENT REVERSED Core Jan 9, 1950
- E19 The Green Dress Core Jan 16, 1950
- E20 The Devil to Pay Core Jan 23, 1950
- E21 Reservations for Four Core Jan 30, 1950
- E22 Dead Pigeon Core Feb 6, 1950
- E23 The Invisible Staircase Core Feb 13, 1950
- E24 Graven Image Core Feb 20, 1950
- E25 Portrait of a Dead Man Core Feb 27, 1950
- E26 The Strange Case of John Kingman Core Mar 6, 1950
- E27 The Emerald Lavalier Core Mar 13, 1950
- E28 The Scarab Core Mar 20, 1950
- E29 Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Core Mar 29, 1950
- E30 The Queen is Dead Core Apr 3, 1950
- E31 The Faithful Heart Core Apr 10, 1950
- E32 A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth Core Apr 17, 1950
- E33 The Man Who Couldn't Remember Core Apr 24, 1950
- E34 GLOVES OF GINO Core May 1, 1950
- E35 The Silent Voice Core May 8, 1950
- E36 The House That Time Forgot Core May 15, 1950
- E37 Rendezvous Core Sep 22, 1950
- E38 HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA Core May 29, 1950
- E39 The Heart of Jonathan O'Rourke Core Jun 5, 1950
- E40 DETERMINED LADY Core Jun 12, 1950
- E41 A Child is Crying Core Jun 19, 1950
- E42 An Encore Core Jun 26, 1950
- E43 THE WHISPER (RESTAGING) Core Jul 3, 1950
- E44 I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING) Core Jul 10, 1950
- E45 THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING) Core Jul 17, 1950
- E46 THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING) Core Jul 31, 1950
- E47 THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING) Mytharc Aug 14, 1950
- E48 THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING) Mytharc Aug 21, 1950
Season 2 · 52 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 IDES OF APRIL Mytharc Aug 28, 1950
- E2 Benuili Chant Core Sep 4, 1950
- E3 The Dark Corner Core Sep 11, 1950
- E4 The Leopard Lady Core Sep 18, 1950
- E5 SISTER OF SHADOW Core Sep 25, 1950
- E6 The Posthumous Dead Core Oct 2, 1950
- E7 Just What Happened Core Oct 9, 1950
- E8 The Thing Upstairs Core Oct 16, 1950
- E9 The Skeptics Core Oct 16, 1950
- E10 The Martian Eyes Core Oct 30, 1950
- E11 The Half Pint Flask Core Nov 6, 1950
- E12 The Waxwork Core Nov 13, 1950
- E13 THE EXPERIMENT Core Nov 20, 1950
- E14 THE MULE MEN Core Nov 27, 1950
- E15 Beware This Woman Core Dec 4, 1950
- E16 THE MASQUE Core Dec 11, 1950
- E17 The Men on the Mountain Core Dec 18, 1950
- E18 Jasper Core Dec 25, 1950
- E19 The Haunted Skyscraper Core Jan 1, 1951
- E20 Bird of Time Core Jan 8, 1951
- E21 The Bottle Imp Core Jan 15, 1951
- E22 For Release Today Core Jan 22, 1951
- E23 The Masque of the Red Death Core Jan 29, 1951
- E24 THE HOUSE OF DUST (AKA) 1962 Core Feb 5, 1951
- E25 Curtain Call Core Feb 12, 1951
- E26 Strange Legacy Core Feb 19, 1951
- E27 The Dispossessed Core Feb 26, 1951
- E28 THE MAN WITH ASTRAKHAN HAT Core Mar 5, 1951
- E29 Leda's Portrait Core Mar 12, 1951
- E30 Western Night Core Mar 19, 1951
- E31 THE POWER OF BRUTE Core Mar 26, 1951
- E32 The Mad Dullaghan Core Apr 2, 1951
- E33 The Crushed Rose Core Apr 9, 1951
- E34 The Witness Core Apr 16, 1951
- E35 THE FONCECILLE CURSE Core Apr 23, 1951
- E36 Grey Reminder Core Apr 30, 1951
- E37 The Lost Will of Dr. Rant Core May 7, 1951
- E38 Dead Man's Coat Core May 14, 1951
- E39 Cat's Cradle Core May 21, 1951
- E40 The Pattern Core May 28, 1951
- E41 THE MARTIAN EYES Core Jun 4, 1951
- E42 Pit of the Dead Core Jun 11, 1951
- E43 Dead Freight Core Jun 18, 1951
- E44 The Passage Beyond Mytharc Jun 25, 1951
- E45 THE ADAM BEGOT Core Jul 2, 1951
- E46 The Meddlers Core Jul 9, 1951
- E47 THE DEVIL IN GLENCAIRE Core Jul 16, 1951
- E48 Zero Hour Core Jul 23, 1951
- E49 The Fingers Core Jul 30, 1951
- E50 The Faceless Man Core Aug 6, 1951
- E51 The Man With the Watch Mytharc Aug 13, 1951
- E52 Follow Me Mytharc Aug 20, 1951
Season 3 · 57 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mrs. Manifold Mytharc Aug 27, 1951
- E2 Blackwood Hall Core Sep 3, 1951
- E3 Prophet of Darkness Core Sep 10, 1951
- E4 To See Ourselves Core Sep 17, 1951
- E5 Rappaccini's Daughter Core Sep 24, 1951
- E6 Will-O-the-wisp Core Oct 1, 1951
- E7 Dark Image Core Oct 8, 1951
- E8 I SPY Core Oct 15, 1951
- E9 The Deal Core Oct 22, 1951
- E10 The Veil Core Oct 29, 1951
- E11 The Chamber of Gloom Core Nov 5, 1951
- E12 The Beast in the Garden Core Nov 12, 1951
- E13 Friday the Nineteenth Core Nov 19, 1951
- E14 BEYOND THE DOOR (AKA) FAR OFF ISLAND Core Nov 26, 1951
- E15 The Silent Supper Core Dec 3, 1951
- E16 The Angry Birds Core Dec 10, 1951
- E17 Perchance to Dream Core Dec 17, 1951
- E18 This Way to Heaven Core Dec 24, 1951
- E19 Of Time and Third Avenue Core Dec 30, 1951
- E20 THE SCHOOL FOR THE UNSPEAKBLE Core Jan 7, 1952
- E21 Blood Relation Core Jan 14, 1952
- E22 The Intruder Core Jan 21, 1952
- E23 The Third Door Core Jan 28, 1952
- E24 The Chain Core Feb 4, 1952
- E25 Cries the String Core Feb 11, 1952
- E26 The Eyes from San Francisco Core Feb 18, 1952
- E27 The Perfect Servant Core Feb 25, 1952
- E28 Private - Keep Out Core Mar 3, 1952
- E29 The Upstairs Floor Core Mar 10, 1952
- E30 The Borgia Lamp Core Mar 17, 1952
- E31 Another Country Core Mar 24, 1952
- E32 The Pit Core Apr 7, 1952
- E33 THE MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN Core Apr 14, 1952
- E34 A Lucky Piece Core Apr 21, 1952
- E35 For Rent Core Apr 28, 1952
- E36 A Journey Into the Shadows Core May 5, 1952
- E37 The Green Thumb Core May 12, 1952
- E38 Little Girl Core May 19, 1952
- E39 The Death's Head Core May 26, 1952
- E40 Night Walk Core Jun 2, 1952
- E41 Blind Man's Bluff Core Jun 9, 1952
- E42 Nightmare Core Jun 16, 1952
- E43 The Coins of Death Core Jun 23, 1952
- E44 The Lonely Albatross Core Jun 30, 1952
- E45 THE GUEST IN ROOM THIRTEEN Core Jul 7, 1952
- E46 The Bog Oak Necklace Core Jul 14, 1952
- E47 Death Trap Core Jul 28, 1952
- E48 Man in the Dark Core Aug 4, 1952
- E49 The Killer's Moon Core Aug 11, 1952
- E50 Twist of Fate Core Aug 18, 1952
- E51 DEATH IS A SMALL MONK Core Aug 25, 1952
- E52 The Verdict Core Sep 1, 1952
- E53 The Red Rose Core Sep 8, 1952
- E54 The Darker Night Core Sep 15, 1952
- E55 Flight Thirteen Core Sep 22, 1952
- E56 The Hollow Man Mytharc Sep 29, 1952
- E57 WHEN WIDOWS WEEP Mytharc Jan 15, 1972
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
When did the Lights Out TV series air?
It aired on NBC from July 12 1949 until September 29 1952.
Which network broadcast Lights Out?
The series was broadcast on NBC.
Who produced the early television specials?
Fred Coe produced the 1946 live specials and contributed three scripts.
What visual technique was first used in this series?
It was the first TV dramatic program to use a split-screen display.
Is the TV series based on an earlier program?
Yes, it transitioned from the extremely popular American radio horror program that ran from 1934 to 1947.
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