Medical Horizons

Medical Horizons
Genre Documentary
Directed by Fred Carney
Starring Don Goddard (host)
Quincy Howe
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) Fred Carney
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 12, 1955 (1955-09-12) – March 5, 1956 (1956-03-05)

Medical Horizons is a public affairs television series, focusing on advancements in medical technology, which aired on ABC from September 12, 1955 to March 5, 1956. The program, broadcast live, sometimes offered surgical scenes as well as information about new medical equipment.[1]

The series was hosted for the first four episodes by Quincy Howe. He was replaced by Don Goddard, later a temporary ABC News anchorman. Medical Horizons ran on Monday evenings from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern. It aired opposite the CBS situation comedy December Bride, starring Spring Byington, and the NBC anthology series Robert Montgomery Presents.[2] After the 26-week prime time run, Medical Horizons switched to Sunday afternoons from September 1956 to June 9, 1957.[1]

Fred Carney was the producer and director. Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, in cooperation with the American Medical Association, sponsored the program.[3]

Critical reception

A review of the November 14, 1955, episode in the trade publication Broadcasting found that broadcast lacking in interest. It began, "The dramatic and increasingly successful fight against tuberculosis managed to become a dull story ..."[3] The review also contained the comment, "Lines intended to reflect spontaneity instead came out as clumsy and plodding ..."[3]`

References

  1. 1 2 Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, p. 762
  2. ↑ Alex McNeil, Total Television, appendix, network television schedule
  3. 1 2 3 "Medical Horizons" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 21, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 10 April 2018.


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