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Life Is Worth Living

Season 1956

17 listed hours · 1952–1957 · DuMont/ABC

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Filed by Vivian Cross · The Carpet Report

Life Is Worth Living put Bishop Fulton Sheen and a chalkboard against Milton Berle some weeks — and won. Cape, ideas, faith talk as unexpected prime-time muscle. Watch it in 2026 as the ratings freak that proved a lecture could beat vaudeville: Uncle Fultie versus Uncle Miltie, still the decade's strangest head-to-head.

TV Flash files Season 1956 of Life Is Worth Living (1952–1957) on DuMont/ABC as a mid listed season (1956; 4 of 5) — 17 listed hours, 1956-01-01 from “Anatomy of Melancholy” (S1956E01) to “Character Building” (S1956E17). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S1956E01 Anatomy of Melancholy

    Anatomy of Melancholy: mid-run literary title, ideas as programming, the chalkboard still a more honest graphic than most 1950s sets.

  1. S1956E01

    Anatomy of Melancholy

    Anatomy of Melancholy — Season 1956, Episode 1 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S1956E02

    Courtship

    Courtship — Season 1956, Episode 2 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S1956E03

    Effect on Behavior

    Effect on Behavior — Season 1956, Episode 3 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S1956E04

    Endustrial and Respectability

    Endustrial and Respectability — Season 1956, Episode 4 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S1956E05

    Gloom

    Gloom — Season 1956, Episode 5 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S1956E06

    Glories of Science

    Glories of Science — Season 1956, Episode 6 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S1956E07

    Good Friday

    Good Friday — Season 1956, Episode 7 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S1956E08

    Have You Been Tempted More Lately

    Have You Been Tempted More Lately — Season 1956, Episode 8 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S1956E09

    Instinct for Eternity

    Instinct for Eternity — Season 1956, Episode 9 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S1956E10

    Is Capital Always Right

    Is Capital Always Right — Season 1956, Episode 10 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S1956E11

    Politeness

    Politeness — Season 1956, Episode 11 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S1956E12

    Selfishness

    Selfishness — Season 1956, Episode 12 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S1956E13

    The True Meaning of Christmas

    The True Meaning of Christmas — Season 1956, Episode 13 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S1956E14

    Training of Children

    Training of Children — Season 1956, Episode 14 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S1956E15

    Western and Communist World

    Western and Communist World — Season 1956, Episode 15 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S1956E16

    Angels

    Angels — Season 1956, Episode 16 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S1956E17

    Character Building

    Character Building — Season 1956, Episode 17 of Life Is Worth Living. Aired 1956-01-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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