Kraft Television Theatre (NBC) (1947-58) "live" Wednesday  night  Anthology Series
Kraft Television Theatre (ABC) (1953-55) "live" Thursday  night  Anthology Series

Actors Studio (ABC/CBS)(1948-50) 30 min "live" Dramatic Anthology
Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (NBC)(1948-50) "live" Dramatic Anthology

 TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE (NBC) (1948-57) "live" Sunday night Anthology Series
Philco Television Playhouse (NBC)(1948-55)  "live" Sunday-night Dramatic Anthology
Goodyear Television Playhouse (NBC)(1951-57) "live" Sunday-night Dramatic Anthology series
Alcoa Hour (NBC)(1955-57) "live" Sunday-night Dramatic Anthology series 

Mr. Black (ABC) (1949) Anthology series - host Anthony Christopher

Doorway To Fame (DuMont) (7-March-1949 to 4-July-1949) Half-hour Dramatic Anthology series

Hands of Destiny/ Hands of Murder/ Hands of Mystery (Dumont)(1949-52)  Dramatic Anthology

The Clock (NBC/ABC)(1949-52) Suspense Anthology series narrated by Larry Semon

Colgate Theatre (NBC)(1949-50) &  (Summer1958)  Anthology Series
Ford Theatre(CBS) (1948-51) 60 min "live" Anthology / Ford All-Star Theatre (Screen Gems/ NBC/ABC) (1952-57) 30 min filmed Anthology
Westinghouse Studio One (CBS)(1948-58) 60 min "live" Monday Night Dramatic Anthology
Your Show Time (NBC) (1949) 30 min filmed Anthology
NBC Presents ... (NBC) (1949) Anthology
Silver Theater (CBS) (1949-50) Anthology Series host Conrad Nagel
Light Out (NBC)(1949-52) Anthology Series host Frank Gallop
Suspense (CBS) (1949-54) Anthology Series based on the radio series of the same name
The Big Story (NBC) (1949-58) Newspaper Reporter Anthology Series
Fireside Theatre (NBC) (1949-55)/ Jane Wyman Theatre (1955-58) Anthology Series
Bigelow Theatre (CBS 1950-51) Bigelow-Sanford Theater (DuMont Fall 1951) Dramatic Anthology series

Tales of the Black Cat (syndicated)(1950) (30 min) filmed Anthology series hosted by James Monks and his cat, Thanatopis

Stage 13 (CBS)(1950) (19Apr50-28Jun50)  Suspense Anthology series. Produced & Directed by Wyllis Cooper

Magnavox Theatre (CBS)(Fall 1950) "live" Dramatic Anthology Series

Story Theater(DuMont-NBC)(1950-51) Filmed Anthology Series
Stars Over Hollywood (NBC) (1950-51) Dramatic Anthology series

Sure As Fate (CBS)(1950-51) "live" Mystery Anthology series narrated by Paul Lukas
Prudential Family Playhouse (CBS)(1950-51) "live" Dramatic Anthology series

Nash Airflyte Theatre (CBS)(1950-51) "live" Dramatic Anthology series
Starlight Theatre (CBS)(1950-51) "live" Dramatic Anthology
Billy Rose's Playbill (NBC)(1950-51) Dramatic Anthology series
Somerset Maugham Theatre (CBS 1950-51)(NBC 1951) Live Dramatic Anthology series
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (ABC) (1950-52) Dramatic Anthology series
The Web (Goodson-Todman/CBS) (1950-54) Anthology series
Danger (CBS) (1950-55) Anthology Series hosted by Richard Stark
Cameo Theatre (NBC) (1950-55) Anthology Series
Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC)(1950-57)(30 min) Dramatic Anthology
Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC 1950-57)(30 min)/ (CBS 1957-63)(60 min) Dramatic Anthology
Lux Video Theatre (CBS 1950-54)(30 min)/ (NBC 1954-57)(60 min) Dramatic Anthology
CosmopolitanTheatre (DuMont)(1951) Dramatic Anthology
Gruen Guild Playhouse (ABC/DuMont)(1951-52) various hosts
Celanese Theatre (ABC)(1951-52) "live" Dramatic Anthology

Personal Appearance Theater (ABC)(1951-52) Drama/Comedy Anthology series

Out There (CBS)(1951-52) SciFi Anthology
Tales Of Tomorrow (ABC)(1951-53) Sci-Fi Anthology - no host
Hollywood Opening Night (CBS 1951-52) Filmed Anthology / (NBC 1952-53) Live Anthology
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951-59) various hosts
The Passerby (circa 1951-56)(15 min)(syndicated anthology series)

Mr. Arsenic (ABC) (1952) Anthology series - host Burton Turkus
Gangbusters! (1952) Crime Anthology, host Chester Morris
The Unexpected (ZIV) (1952) Suspense Anthology hosted by Herbert Marshall
Schaefer Century Theater (syndicated)(1952) Anthology series
Curtain Call (NBC)(Summer 1952) "live" dramatic anthology

CBS Workshop (CBS)(Sundays at Midday)(1952) Experimental Anthology series

Sunkist Premiere Theatre (syndicated)(1952) filmed Anthology series
Screen Associates Films (1952-53) Anthology series  aka  Televideo Theater (syndicated)(1952-53)
Your Jeweler's Showcase (CBS)(1952-53) 30 min filmed Anthology

Gulf Playhouse (NBC)(1952-53) "live" dramatic anthology
Footlights Theater (CBS)(Summer 1952 / Summer 1953) "live" dramatic anthology
Short Short Dramas (NBC)(1952-53) (duration15 min)
Orient Express (European Anthology series) (1952-53) (filmed in Europe- syndicated in the US)

Dark Of Night (DuMont) (Fridays)(3Oct52-1May53) Half-hour Mystery Anthology Series

Rebound (ABC/DuMont) (1952-53) / Counterpoint (1955-56) (syndicated title)
Campbell Playhouse (NBC)(Summer 1952) / Campbell TV Soundstage (NBC)(1953-54)
Broadway Television Theatre (syndicated)(1952-54) hour-long dramatic anthology series
Four Star Playhouse (1952-56) hosts Dick Powell, Ida Lupino, David Niven, Charles Boyer
Cavalcade of America (1952-55)/ DuPont Cavalcade Theatre (1955-57)
Omnibus (CBS 1952-56) (ABC 1956-57) (NBC 1957-61)
Death Valley Days (1952-70) Western Anthology series
Plymouth Playhouse (ABC)(Spring 1953) hosted by Donald Cook
Eye Witness (NBC)(1953) "Live" Mystery Anthology series, hosted by Lee Bowman
Revlon Mirror Theater (NBC Summer 1953)(CBS Fall 1953) hostess Robin Chandler
Chrysler Medallion Theater (CBS)(1953-54)  "live" Dramatic Anthology
Philip Morris Playhouse (CBS)(1953-54) "live" Dramatic Anthology
Motorola TV Hour (ABC)(1953-54)
Joseph Schildkraut Presents (DuMont)(1953-54) Filmed Anthology (30 min)
Your Favorite Story (ZIV)(1953-54) host Adolphe Menjou
Your Play Time (CBS - Summer 1953,1954)(NBC - Summer 1955)
Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (Revue/ABC)(1953-55) hosts Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby, Polly Bergen
Man Behind The Badge (1953-55) host Charles Bickford
You Are There (CBS Sundays)(1953-57) host Walter Cronkite
U.S. Steel Hour (ABC)(1953-55)(CBS 1955-63)
The Loretta Young Show (NBC)(1953-61) host Loretta Young
General Electric Theater (Revue/CBS)(1953-62) host Ronald Reagan

Cheer Television Theatre  (MCA/NBC) (1954) Filmed Anthology series (30May54-27Jun54)

The Mail Story -aka-Handle With Care (ABC)(7Oct54-30Dec54) (30min) Dramatic Anthology series about the US Post Office

Love Story (DuMont)(1954) Dramatic Anthology
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1954) host Gloria Swanson
Inner Sanctum (1954) host Paul McGrath
Center Stage (ABC)(Summer 1954) filmed anthology
The Whistler (1954-55) no host
Medic (1954-55) Medical Anthology series, host Richard Boone
Best of Broadway (CBS)(1954-55)
Elgin TV Hour (ABC)(1954-55)

The Vise (Danzigers/UK) (1954-55) Anthology series hosted by Ron Randell  (filmed in the UK for ABC in the US)
Triangle Theater (syndicated/reruns)(1954-56) host Adolph Menjou
Max Liebman Presents (NBC)(1954-56)
Heinz Studio57 (DuMont)(1954-55)/(Syndicated)(1955-56)
Producers' Showcase (NBC}(1954-57) prestige monthly Dramatic/Musical Anthology series
Chrysler presents Climax! (CBS)(1954-58) host William Lundigan

Walt Disney TV Anthologies (1954-83) (by season)  Family Anthology Series  NEW

Kodak Request Performance (NBC)(1955) Anthology series
Stage 7 (Sharpe-Lewis/Official) (CBS)(1955) anthology series
Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (ZIV)(1955) comedy anthology, host Eddie Cantor
Mr. Citizen (ABC) (1955) Anthology series - host Allyn Edwards
Appointment with Adventure (CBS) (1955-56) Anthology series (live)
Screen Directors Playhouse (Hal Roach Studios/NBC) (1955-56) no host
TV Readers Digest (ABC) (1955-56) host Hugh Reilly, Gene Raymond
The Star & The Story (Sharpe-Lewis/4Star/Official Films)(1955-56) anthology , host Henry Fonda
Counterpoint (1955-56) - syndicated title for reruns of  Rebound (1952-53)
I Spy (1955-56) host Raymond Massey
Front Row Center (CBS) (1955-56) Anthology Series
Playwrights '56 (NBC)(1955-56) Anthology Series
Frontier (California National/NBC)(1955-56) Western Anthology series
Damon Runyon Theater (1955-56) host Donald Woods
Star Stage (Revue/NBC) (1955-56) host Jeffrey Lynn
Celebritiy Playhouse (Screen Gems/NBC) (1955-56) filmed anthology series
Conrad Nagel Theater (Syndicated) (1955-56) filmed anthology series
Star Tonight (ABC)(1955-56)

Lilli Palmer Theatre (UK)(1955-56) anthology series- host Lilli Palmer  (some American episodes added to US syndication package)
Crossroads (1955-57) Religious Anthology Series
Warner Brothers Presents (1955-56)  followed by  Conflict (WarnerBrothers/ABC)(1956-57) Anthology Series
Science Fiction Theatre (ZIV)(1955-57) host Truman Bradley
20th Century-Fox Hour (CBS)(1955-57) Dramatic Anthology Series
Navy Log (Sam Gallu)(1955-58) Navy Anthology Series
Matinee Theater (NBC)(1955-58) "live" daytime daily Dramatic Anthology Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Revue/Shamley/CBS/NBC)(1955-62)(30min) Anthology Series
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (DuMont)(1956) Dramatic Anthology Series

Adventure Theater  (DanzigersUK/NBC) (Summer1956 &1957)  Anthology series hosted by Paul Douglas

Strange Stories (syndicated )(1956)  Anthology series  hosted by Edward Arnold

Conflict (WarnerBrothers/ABC)(1956-57) Anthology Series
West Point Story (ZIV)(1956-57) Military Anthology Series
On Trial/The Joseph Cotten Show (Revue/NBC)(1956-57) Anthology Series
Kaiser Aluminum Hour (NBC)(1956-57) Dramatic Anthology
Telephone Time (Hal Roach Studios)(1956-58) Dramatic Anthology Series
Playhouse 90 (CBS)(1956-60) Dramatic Anthology Series
Zane Grey Theater (4 Star)(1956-61) Western Anthology Series - host Dick Powell
O. Henry Playhouse (1957) Anthology Series - host Thomas Mitchell
The Web (Goodson-Todman/NBC)(Summer1957) Anthology Series
George Sanders Mystery Theatre (Screen Gems/NBC) (Summer 1957) Anthology Series
Panic! (NBC)(Summer 1957)/ No Warning (NBC)(Summer 1958) Anthology Series
Destiny (Revue/CBS)(Summer Reruns 1957/ Summer Reruns 1958) Anthology Reruns - host Francis L. Sullivan

Suspicion (Revue/Shamley-Alfred Hitchcock/NBC)(1957-58) Thriller Anthology Series

Official Detective (Desilu/NTA/Synd.)(1957-58) Crime Anthology host Everett Sloane
The Walter Winchell File (Desilu/Synd.)(1957-59) Crime Anthology host Walter Winchell
Men of Annapolis (ZIV)(1957-58) Naval Anthology Series
The Silent Service (Twin Dolphins)(1957-59) Naval Anthology Series
Official Detective (Desilu) (1957-58) Crime Anthology Series host  Everett Sloane
Alcoa/Goodyear AWARD Theatre (NBC)(1957-60) Dramatic Anthology Series
DuPont Show of the Month (CBS) (1957-61) Dramatic Anthology Series
True Story (NBC)(1957-61)Saturday Noon Dramatic Anthology Series
Target (ZIV)(1958) Anthology Series host Adolphe Menjou
The Veil (1958) Anthology Series host Boris Karloff

Decision (NBC)( Summer1958) Anthology Series
Colgate Theatre (NBC)(Summer1958) (previously 1949-50) Anthology Series

Behind Closed Doors (Screen Gems/Gallu) (1958-59) Spy Anthology hosted by Bruce Gordon
Flight (C-Nat.) (1958-59) Airforce anthology series, host General George C. Kenney
Lux Playhouse (CBS)(1958-59) Anthology Series   -   (alternated with season 8 of  Schlitz Playhouse)
Pursuit (CBS)(1958-59) "live" Anthology Series
Rendezvous (1958-59) UK/US anthology hosted by & starring Charles Drake
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958-60) host Desi Arnaz

 The Unforeseen  (CBC) (1958-60) Canadian Anthology series

Shirley Temple's Storybook (NBC Sundays)(12Jan58-21Dec58)
Shirley Temple's Storybook (ABC Mondays)(12Jan59-21Dec59) (to be verified)
Shirley Temple Theatre (NBC Sundays)(18Sep60-10Sep61)

The David Niven Show (Four Star/NBC)(Summer 1959) host David Niven

Deadline (Official Films/synd) (1959) Newspaper Anthology hosted by Paul Stewart
Best of The Post (Syndicated)(1959-60) "Saturday Evening Post" stories
Sunday Showcase (NBC)(1959-60) Sunday Evening Specials
The Robert Herridge Theater (CBS Films/Syn)(1959-60) host Robert Herridge
Ford Startime (NBC) (1959-60) 60 min  Dramatic/Variety Anthology + some 90 min specials
Buick-Electra Playhouse (CBS)(1959-60) 90 min Specials

Schilling Playhouse (syndicated) (1959-60) Hosted by Charles Drake - episodes first shown on "Rendezvous"
DuPont presents The June Allyson Show (Four Star) (1959-61) hosted by June Allyson
Alcoa presents One Step Beyond (1959-61) hosted and directed by John Newland
Play of the Week (PBS)(1959-61)

Our American Heritage (NBC)(1959-61) American History Anthology Series

The Twilight Zone (original series) (CBS) (1959-64)  Anthology series hosted by Rod Serling

1960's

CBS Workshop (CBS)(Sundays at Midday)(1960) Experimental Anthology series

Dow Hour Of Great Mysteries (/NBC) (Summer/Fall 1960) host Joseph N. Welch

Chevy Mystery Show (NBC)(Summer 1960) Anthology Series
Moment Of Fear (NBC)(Summer 1960)(live) (Summers 1964 & 1965) (rerun of filmed dramas) Anthology Series

Insight (1960-85) Religious Anthology Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960-61)
Thriller (Revue/Hubbell-Robinson)(1960-62) host Boris Karloff
Way Out (Talent Associates/CBS)(Spring 1961) host Roald Dahl
Great Ghost Tales (NBC)(Summer 1961)("live" anthology) host Frank Gallup
The Dick Powell Show (4 Star/NBC) (1961-63) host Dick Powell
Alcoa Premiere (ABC) (1961-63) host Fred Astaire
Kraft Mystery Theatre (NBC)(Summer 1961,1962,1963) host Frank Gallup
DuPont Show of the Week (NBC) (1961-64) Dramatic/Musical/Documentary Anthology Series
General Electric True (Jack Webb/CBS)(1962-63) host Jack Webb
The Lloyd Bridges Show (Four Star/CBS)(1962-63) host Lloyd Bridges
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Revue/Shamley/CBS/NBC) (1962-65) host Alfred Hitchcock
Lawbreaker (U-A) (1963-64) Crime Anthology, host Lee Marvin
The Great Adventure (CBS) (1963-64) host Van Heflin, Russell Johnson
The Richard Boone Show (NBC)(1963-64) host Richard Boone
Kraft Suspense Theatre (Roncom/Revue/NBC)(1963-65)
The Outer Limits (UA/Leslie Stevens/ABC)(1963-65) SciFi Anthology

Bob Hope presents The Chrysler Theatre (Hovue-Morpics/NBC)(1963-67) hour-long Dramatic & Comedy Anthology series

Summer Playhouse 64 (Don Fedderson/CBS)(Summer 1964 ) Anthology of  Pilots for Projected Series
Profiles In Courage (NBC)(1964-65) Anthology series

ABC Stage '67 (ABC)(1966-67) Drama/Comedy/Music/Documentary Anthology Series

CBS Playhouse (CBS)(1966-70) Specials/Anthology series

NET Playhouse (PBS/NET)(1966-72) Anthology series  

Night Gallery  (Universal/NBC)(1969-73) Supernatural Anthology series - Hosted by Rod Serling

1970's

Norman Corwin Presents (Syndicated)(1971) (half-hour Dramatic Anthology series)  

Great Performances (PBS)(1972-79) Anthology series

Ghost Story: Circle Of Fear (1972-73) host Sebastian Cabot
Police Story (1973-80)(1987-88) Police Anthology series
Medical Story (1975-76) Medical Anthology series
Visions (PBS)(1976-80) Anthology series

Tales of the Unexpected (Quinn Martin/NBC)(1977) Anthology series Narrated by William Conrad

The Next Step Beyond (1978-79) Hosted and Directed by John Newland

1980's

The Twilight Zone (revival series) (CBS) (1985-89)  Anthology series narrated by Charles Aidman, Robin Ward

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