Fireside Theatre
Season 7
1 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 7 of Fireside Theatre (1949–1958) on NBC as the last listed season of 3 — 1 listed hour, 1955-04-26 opening on “Bitter Grapes” (S07E01). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S07E01 Bitter Grapes
Bitter Grapes: late-pack named hour, the most-watched 1950s anthology tasting like a closer the canon forgot to toast.
- S07E01
Bitter Grapes
Bitter Grapes — Season 7, Episode 1 of Fireside Theatre. Aired 1955-04-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
More from the 1950s.