Pentagon (TV series)

Pentagon, aka Pentagon Washington, was a public affairs TV series broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from May 6, 1951, to November 24, 1952. The series aired Sundays at 8:30pm ET.

Pentagon
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	May 6, 1951 (1951-05-06) – November 24, 1952 (1952-11-24)

Episode status

Only the final episode from November 24, 1952, exists. This episode is held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1951-52 United States network television schedule

Bibliography

• 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

External links

• Pentagon (TV series) at IMDB
• DuMont historical website