Famous Fights from Madison Square Garden is a TV sports series broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from September 15, 1952 to December 22, 1952. The program aired famous past boxing matches at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The program aired Monday nights at 9:45pm ET, was 15 minutes long, and was preceded by another 15-minute show Football Sidelines.
| Famous Fights from Madison Square Garden | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Leslie Winik, Winik Films |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | September 15 – December 22, 1952 |
Jimmy Powers provided commentaries on the telecasts, which preceded bouts from Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn. The program was sponsored by Adam Hats and originated at WABD.[1]
Syndication
editIn 1953, a revised version of Famous Fights from Madison Square Garden with "all new footage" was offered for syndication.[2] It was produced by Winik Films, Incorporated, and distributed by Du Mont Film Syndication Department.[2] In 1954, Winik took control of distribution of the series. Also in 1954, the series took second place in the sports division of Billboard magazine's Second Annual TV Film Awards.[3]
Episode status
editAs with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mon(15)". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 14, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Famous Fights from Madison Square Garden". Billboard. October 3, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Winik Film Best Series Syndicated". Billboard. July 31, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
Bibliography
edit- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1