Matinee Theater Season 1 • TV Show
Matinee Theater • TV Show • Rating 5.3 out of 10
release-radar
Are there new episodes of Matinee Theater coming?
Matinee Theater is marked as an ended series, with its final episode airing on June 13, 1958. At this time there are no new seasons or episodes announced, so the release radar for this show is effectively closed unless a revival or spin-off is announced.
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overview
What is Matinee Theater about?
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity. It blends drama elements. The series reflects a distinct US style and perspective.
release-timeline
Release pattern and schedule for Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater has been releasing episodes between October 1955 and June 1958 across 3 seasons. So far there are 574 released episodes, giving you plenty of story to catch up on before the next drop. Historically there have been longer waits of around 16 months between seasons, which can explain why some fans search early for hints about the next release.
