The 75th Anniversary of Goodyear Television Playhouse

It was 75 years ago on this date, October 14, 1951, that the anthology series Goodyear Television Playhouse debuted on NBC. The series was critically acclaimed. It was also nominated for its share of Emmy Awards. Goodyear Television Playhouse was also relatively popular with audiences. It ranked at no. 16 in the 1951-1952 season, no 15 in the 1952-1953 season, and no 22 in th 1953-1954.Of course, in some ways The Goodyear Television Playhouse could simply be considered the same show as The Philco Television Playhouse give they shared the same producer (Fred Coe) and the same crew. Indeed, The Goodyear Television Playhouse and The Philco Television Playhouse are often referred to collectively as The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, even that was never the actual name of either program. The Philco Television Playhouse came about when Philco entered into a partnership with Actors Equity Association to produce adaptations of Broadway plays for television. It debuted on October 3,…