The United States Steel Hour
A Time to Decide
TV Flash files “A Time to Decide” as hour 189 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 8, episode 5, aired 1960-11-02, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E05: listed hour 189 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 5 of 28 in season 8. It aired 1960-11-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Missing Key” (S08E04). Next is “The Guest Cottage” (S08E06).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Time to Decide sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S08E05 is listed hour 189 of 259 — hour 5 of 28 in season 8, season 8 episode 5.
When did The United States Steel Hour S08E05 air?
A Time to Decide aired 1960-11-02 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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