Omnibus | |
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![]() Leonard Bernstein's debut appearance, 1954 | |
Genre | Variety |
Developed by | Robert Saudek and the Ford Foundation |
Directed by | Andrew McCullough (44 eps), Seymour Robbie (24), Charles S. Dubin (22), Bob Banner (16), Tad Danielewski (12), Elliot Silverstein (12), William A. Graham (10) |
Presented by | Alistair Cooke |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8[1] or 9[2] |
No. of episodes | 152 |
Production | |
Running time | 90 min in first five seasons or 60–90 min in later seasons |
Production companies | Ford Foundation Robert Saudek Associates |
Original release | |
Network | CBS (4 seasons, 1952–1956) ABC (1 season, 1956–1957) NBC (3[1] seasons, 1957–1961) or 4[2]) |
Release | November 9, 1952 April 16, 1961 | –
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Omnibus was an American, commercially sponsored, educational variety television series.
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