About this season
Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.
Episodes (29)
1. Second Elopement
Aired 31 August 1954
2. Crusade Without Conscience
Aired 7 September 1954
3. Smoke and Fire
Aired 14 September 1954
4. Second Elopement
Aired 21 September 1954
5. Afraid to Live
Aired 28 September 1954
6. Member of the Jury
Aired 5 October 1954
13. The Last Hat
Aired 23 November 1954
15. His Father's Keeper
Aired 7 December 1954
19. The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis
Aired 4 January 1955
21. The Double Life of Barney Peters
Aired 18 January 1955
23. Brian
Aired 1 February 1955
24. Mr. Onion
Aired 8 February 1955
25. No Place to Live
Aired 15 February 1955
26. Marked for Death
Aired 22 February 1955
28. The Poachers
Aired 8 March 1955
31. The Failure
Aired 29 March 1955
32. Not the Marrying Kind
Aired 5 April 1955
33. The Blessing of the Pets
Aired 12 April 1955
34. Luxurious Ladies
Aired 19 April 1955
35. Bitter Grapes
Aired 26 April 1955
36. The Innocent and the Guilty
Aired 3 May 1955
37. Cheese Champion
Aired 10 May 1955
38. Night of Terror
Aired 17 May 1955
39. A Dream for Jimmy
Aired 24 May 1955
40. The 99th Day
Aired 31 May 1955
41. Murderer's Wife
Aired 7 June 1955
42. The Man Who Liked to Kill
Aired 14 June 1955
43. A Ring for Nell
Aired 21 June 1955
44. Argument with Death
Aired 28 June 1955