The United States Steel Hour
A Fair Shake
TV Flash files “A Fair Shake” as hour 61 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 3, episode 16, aired 1956-02-01, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E16: listed hour 61 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 3. It aired 1956-02-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Great Adventure” (S03E15). Next is “Command” (S03E17).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Fair Shake sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S03E16 is listed hour 61 of 259 — hour 16 of 32 in season 3, season 3 episode 16.
When did The United States Steel Hour S03E16 air?
A Fair Shake aired 1956-02-01 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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