Victory at Sea (Documentary, English)
Genres: War, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1952-10-26
Ended: 1953-05-03
Network: NBC
Country: US
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 17:30
Runtime: 30 minutes
A documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally aired by NBC in the USA in 26 half-hour segments on Sunday afternoons, starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy in 1954 as best public affairs program, played a major role in establishing historic documentaries as a viable television genre. When it first aired, NBC thought it so important that it had no commercial breaks. The series was also aired on The History Channel in 1996.