The United States Steel Hour
The Last Notch
TV Flash files “The Last Notch” as hour 12 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 1, episode 12, aired 1954-03-30, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E12: listed hour 12 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 12 of 23 in season 1. It aired 1954-03-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Welcome Home” (S01E11). Next is “Late Date” (S01E13).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Last Notch sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S01E12 is listed hour 12 of 259 — hour 12 of 23 in season 1, season 1 episode 12.
When did The United States Steel Hour S01E12 air?
The Last Notch aired 1954-03-30 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with surviving prestige teleplays — Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout if you can get it. Live industrial-sponsor drama is the brief.
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Why this series still plays
The United States Steel Hour was live Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's sheen: serious teleplays, launched stars, theatrical punch. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened here. Watch it in 2026 as corporate-sponsored theater of the air — proof a steel company once bankrolled the kind of play networks now fear.
The silhouette is industrial sheen on a live play: a steel logo as a curtain, theatrical punch in a living room, hard-hat prestige. The United States Steel Hour (ABC then CBS, 1953–1963) was Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's polish — serious teleplays, launched stars, The Theatre Guild and U.S. Steel, 259 episodes, ten seasons. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened on this stage of the air (1955). **This was not a commercial break; this was a hard launch in corporate light.** Proof a…
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