The Laytons

The Laytons is an American sitcom. It was broadcast live on station WABD from May to June 1948. The show was on the DuMont Television NetworkWeinstein, David, The Forgotten Network, page 191, Temple University Press, 2004 from August to October 1948 on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.. One of the cast members in the series was Amanda Randolph. Randolph was the first African-American performer to have a regular role on a U.S. network TV series.
Series cast of characters
Martha - housekeeper (Amanda Randolph)
Ruth Layton - mother (Vera Tatum)
George Layton - father, a doctor
Virginia (Ginny) Layton - teenage daughter
Bill Layton - son, a city official
Peggy Layton - Bill's wife
Nancy Layton - Bill's daughter

Episode status
The Layton's series was broadcast live. None of the episodes were saved. The script from one episode, which aired August 11, 1948, was printed in the book The TV Writer's Guide.Weiss, Margaret R., The TV Writer's Guide, pages 93-110, Peliegoini & Cudahy, 1952

References

Bibliography
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) 
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) 
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1984) 

Other websites

DuMont historical website

Category:1948 establishments in the United States
Category:1940s disestablishments in the United States
Category:1948 American television series debuts
Category:1940s American television series
Category:American sitcoms
Category:1940s American television series endings
Category:Black and white American television series
Category:Lost television series