BW - EP129—005: Radio, Roswell And The Flying Saucer Craze—Fibber Sees A UFO
On Tuesday nights at 9:30PM eastern time in the s…
Breaking Walls · James Scully
July 9, 202218m 23s
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Show Notes
On Tuesday nights at 9:30PM eastern time in the spring of 1950, Fibber McGee and Molly was NBC’s highest-rated show. They’d stuck with NBC while stars like Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, George Burns, and Gracie Allen jumped to CBS. Their 17.7 was fourth overall, but their rating fell by almost six points from the year prior.
Opposite on TV, NBC aired The Life of Riley, while CBS aired Suspense. The days of NBC’s Tuesday night comedy schedule being appointment radio were over.
On March 28th, Fibber McGee saw a UFO.