num_pages: 240
description: During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the name DuMont was synonymous with the new medium of television. Many people first watched TV on DuMont-brand sets, the best receivers money could buy. More viewers enjoyed their first programs on the DuMont network, which was established in 1946. This book examines DuMont's programs and personalities.
language: English
title: The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television
titlecomplete: The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Temple University Press