Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
Series end of network run
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 1958-01-01
Curated landmark Open databases lack a full episode list for this title. This entry is a public cultural milestone from the TV Flash desk — not a complete season guide.
Synopsis
By the late 1950s the Godfrey machine had cooled — talent shows still thrived, but the man who owned Monday night no longer owned the culture.
Desk landmark
Desk landmark: the end of an empire that taught TV how a personality could outrank the network schedule.
In the series
This episode is part of Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (1948–1958) on CBS.
Godfrey's ukulele empire discovers stars — and teaches America how a host can own a network night.
Key cast
- Arthur Godfrey as Host