Studio One
The Happy Housewife
TV Flash files “The Happy Housewife” as hour 167 of 466 in the TV Flash guide — Studio One (1948–1958) on CBS, season 4, episode 50, aired 1952-09-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E50: listed hour 167 of 466 in the Studio One guide, hour 50 of 51 in season 4. It aired 1952-09-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Stan, the Killer” (S04E49). Next is “The Shadowy Third” (S04E51). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Happy Housewife sit in the Studio One guide?
S04E50 is listed hour 167 of 466 — hour 50 of 51 in season 4, season 4 episode 50.
When did Studio One S04E50 air?
The Happy Housewife aired 1952-09-08 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.)