The Jack Eigen Show was an American television show, 15 minutes in duration, which aired Thursdays 7:45 to 8:00 pm ET on the DuMont Television Network from 1947 to 1951, The show continued as a radio program from 1951 to 1971, running from 11:15pm to 12:30am ET on WMAQ (AM).

Broadcast history

Eigen (1913–1983) hosted two different television series, both local series which were briefly on the DuMont network.^[1]

WABD television series

A television version aired from 1947 to circa 1951 on New York City television station WABD, at that time part of the DuMont Television Network.^[2][3][4] An early episode featured Milton Berle as a guest.^[5] Other segments included the playing of records and the reading of gossip. In late 1950, Ansonia Clock Company became sponsor of the series.^[6]

Preservation status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.^{[citation needed]}