 The show was broadcast between 17 April 1949 and 30 May 1954  excluding the summer months. Between April 1949 and January 1952,  the show was 60 minutes in length. Between January 1952 and May  1954, the show was 30 minutes in length. Duirng the 1954 season, the  show alternated on Sunday nights with  _"General Electric Theater" (1953)_ (qv). It was broadcast on Sunday  nights following _"Toast of the Town" (1948)_ (qv), giving it a big  lead