Studio One
The Storm
TV Flash files “The Storm” as a desk essential hour — Studio One (1948–1958) on CBS, season 1, episode 1, aired 1948-11-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 466 in the Studio One guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1948-11-07 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Let Me Do the Talking” (S01E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Essential hour: “The Storm”. The Storm opens Westinghouse's live stage: 1948 pressure-cooker studio, scripts and stars launched under sponsor light.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Storm sit in the Studio One guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 466 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Studio One S01E01 air?
The Storm aired 1948-11-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with the 1954 Twelve Angry Men telecast if you can get it, then sample other surviving Westinghouse hours. The jury play is the calling card.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Studio One is Westinghouse's live stage: 467 episodes, and the 1954 Twelve Angry Men that argued on television before the film. Watch it in 2026 as premier CBS dramatic anthology — a pressure-cooker studio that launched scripts and stars, then became the nostalgia of a braver prime time.
The group chat in 1954 was a jury room. Westinghouse *Studio One* turned CBS into a prestige factory: live hour dramas, literary adaptations, original teleplays, November 7, 1948 to September 29, 1958, **467 episodes across ten seasons** — including the 1954 television *Twelve Angry Men* that preceded the famous film. Reginald Rose's jury-room original is the ultimate flex of live-drama legacy. (Spoiler-free mostly: the film is the spoiler everyone already has. The TV night was first.)