America After Dark
A short-lived change of format for the talk show "Tonight Starring Steve Allen". The co-hosts Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs were dismissed, and the series changed into a news show. Jack Lescoulie and Al "Jazzbo" Collins served as the new hosts, while Hy Gardner conducted the interviews. The news show suffered from low ratings, and several NBC affiliates dropped the show. NBC then changed the format back into a talk show, under the title "Tonight Starring Jack Paar".
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1957
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1957
Storyline
A short-lived change of format for the talk show "Tonight Starring Steve Allen". The co-hosts Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs were dismissed, and the series changed into a news show. Jack Lescoulie and Al "Jazzbo" Collins served as the new hosts, while Hy Gardner conducted the interviews. The news show suffered from low ratings, and several NBC affiliates dropped the show. NBC then changed the format back into a talk show, under the title "Tonight Starring Jack Paar".
Top credits
Jack Lescoulie — Self - Host- Hy Gardner — Self - Regular, Self - Interviewer
Hugh Downs — Self - Regular
Paul Coates — Self - Interviewer
Did you know
• America After Dark, was hosted first by Jack Lescoulie and then by Al "Jazzbo" Collins.
Episodes
25 episodes – 1 seasons
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
