Fireside Theatre
Season 6
4 listed hours · 1949–1958 · NBC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Fireside Theatre is the ratings ghost of early television: a filmed half-hour anthology giant, later hosted by Jane Wyman, that once dominated Nielsen lists and now sits half-forgotten. Watch it now to see how filmed drama anthologies conquered the 1950s — and how a most-watched show can still vanish from the conversation.
TV Flash files Season 6 of Fireside Theatre (1949–1958) on NBC as a mid listed season (6; 2 of 3) — 4 listed hours, 1953-12-15–1953-11-03 from “The Suitors” (S06E01) to “Man of the Comstock” (S06E10). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S06E10 Man of the Comstock
Man of the Comstock: mid-run western-tinged title, Jane Wyman-era hostcraft still somewhere ahead of this filmed factory.
- S06E01
The Suitors
The Suitors — Season 6, Episode 1 of Fireside Theatre. Aired 1953-12-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S06E02
Beyond the Cross
Beyond the Cross — Season 6, Episode 2 of Fireside Theatre. Aired 1954-04-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S06E03
Bread Upon the Waters
Bread Upon the Waters — Season 6, Episode 3 of Fireside Theatre. Aired 1954-06-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S06E10
Man of the Comstock
Man of the Comstock — Season 6, Episode 10 of Fireside Theatre. Aired 1953-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
More from the 1950s.