Studio One
Herman Came by Bomber
TV Flash files “Herman Came by Bomber” as hour 238 of 466 in the TV Flash guide — Studio One (1948–1958) on CBS, season 6, episode 20, aired 1954-02-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E20: listed hour 238 of 466 in the Studio One guide, hour 20 of 52 in season 6. It aired 1954-02-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Favor for a Friend” (S06E19). Next is “Man of Extinction” (S06E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Herman Came by Bomber sit in the Studio One guide?
S06E20 is listed hour 238 of 466 — hour 20 of 52 in season 6, season 6 episode 20.
When did Studio One S06E20 air?
Herman Came by Bomber aired 1954-02-01 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.)